Wendy's says surge pricing reports were "misconstrued" after internet turns Frosty

[hahahanoobs]

Simply because you don't like a business model doesn't make it "shady". Companies have been dynamically altering price based on demand since the dawn of time, and no amount of whining and foot stamping can change the laws of economics.


Actually, a horde of clickbait-seeking journalists chose to read far more into an investors call that was warranted, then neo-socialist readers chose to misconstrue it even further.

As seen in the other thread, I (and some other readers) understood immediately what was meant by Wendys' statement -- we didn't need this "clarification". Why did you?


But that isn't the intent. The intent is to take their fixed quantity of demand, and spread it out over time. They're hoping to train at least some of their more price-conscious and time-flexible customers to seek non-peak periods to order. Makes sense ... and (if I ever ate at Wendys) it would benefit me too, by reducing peak demand.

Sigh.....
That's not what makes it shady.
Read what I said again.

 

[hahahanoobs]

Wendy's around us are all nasty places. Can't remember the last time I stopped at one..

The burgers have a weird smell to them that I can't get used to. It's open late so if I'm coming from a club I'll go in, but only then.

 

[GoldenGoat]

It was presented as A is the regular price and B is the increase which takes you to C during peak times (A+B=C).
They want it presented as C is the regular price and B is the savings during off times, which takes you down to A.
Either way, the price is changing between A and C during the day, so neither is a regular price, but they want a positive spin on it. Everyone likes savings so they want to present it as a savings.

 

[Endymio]

Sigh.....
That's not what makes it shady.
Read what I said again.

Your statement was "businesses only make these shady attempts because previous ones worked." If you're speaking English, then 'these shady attempts' can only refer to their dynamic pricing model -- which isn't shady at all.

If you're actually working in some other, heretofore unknown language, please inform.

 

[hahahanoobs]

Your statement was "businesses only make these shady attempts because previous ones worked." If you're speaking English, then 'these shady attempts' can only refer to their dynamic pricing model -- which isn't shady at all.

If you're actually working in some other, heretofore unknown language, please inform.

lol
Everyone here understands but you....