Episode 242
Morning 6-Pack - Fast Food Confessions: What We Wanna Ask!
Morning 6-Pack - Have You Heard About Chipotle's Shrinkflation? We’re diving into the burrito biz today, folks! So, Chipotle’s been hit with some serious shrinkflation accusations—yep, you heard that right! Apparently, the CEO says if your burrito’s looking more like a snack than a meal, just ask for more. I mean, can you imagine? “Excuse me, can I get a scoop of beans that could feed a small village?” It’s like a buffet in a burrito line! Plus, we’re throwing down our top 6 burning questions we’d love to ask fast food workers. Spoiler: it involves broken ice cream machines and some serious curiosity about those mysterious charred onion rings. So grab your breakfast burrito, kick back, and let’s roll!
Takeaways:
- Chipotle's CEO says just ask for more if you're feeling shortchanged on burritos, no shame in that game!
- Shrinkflation is real, folks! Paying more for less is the new norm, but we can always ask for an extra scoop!
- Guacamole is still the diva of toppings, organic and fancy, so expect to cough up some extra cash for that green goodness.
- We hit the top 6 questions we'd love to ask fast food workers, like, why is the ice cream machine always on strike?
- If you want a burrito that packs a punch, try the Moab, it'll have you down for the count!
- Fast food mysteries continue, like why that lone charred onion ring always shows up in my fries, we need answers!
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:I'm Haystack.
Speaker A:And there was a time when nobody complained about the portion sizes at Chipotle.
Speaker A:Your giant burrito could have been mistaken for a, I don't know, a kid in a sleeping bag or something.
Speaker A:Recently, though, Chipotle has been one of the places accused of shrinkflation.
Speaker A:Paying more, getting less.
Speaker A:And the CEO has heard the complaints about smaller portions, and his official response is apparently, just ask for more.
Speaker A:Just that.
Speaker A:That's all you gotta do.
Speaker A:Seriously.
Speaker A:The CEO said the company actually wants employees to load bowls and burritos up so much that customers go, whoa, that's too much.
Speaker A:He said, if you're not happy with portion size, simply ask for another scoop.
Speaker A:Employees are not supposed to say no, which of course sounds great in theory, but it's kind of a dangerous level of power for Americans to suddenly have in a burrito line.
Speaker A:People are gonna walk in, ah, a little more, a little more, a little more, a little more, a little more.
Speaker A:By the end, the tortilla's hanging on like a stressed out hammock.
Speaker A:Now the one thing that apparently still has limits.
Speaker A:The guacamole.
Speaker A:Now, the CEO says it's fair because it's organic, hand prepped and made fresh in house.
Speaker A:And all that may be true, but paying extra for guac still feels bad that that surcharge has started more arguments than, I don't know, politics have.
Speaker A:I still love the local version.
Speaker A:I wish they still had the location on Weddington.
Speaker A:But flying burrito.
Speaker A:And if you want a big burrito, go there and ask for the mother of all burritos, the Moab.
Speaker A:That thing will knock you in the dirt.
Speaker A:But anyway, it's pretty fascinating that you can just ask for more, apparently.
Speaker A:Although I can think of a bunch of things I would like to just ask fast food workers.
Speaker B:Well, gather round, folks.
Speaker B:It's the time of day when we laugh and smile in a lighthearted way.
Speaker B:Tune in for the giggles and let's kick back.
Speaker B:Here comes the fun.
Speaker B:It's the morning six pack your morning.
Speaker C:Six pack the top six other questions we would like to ask fast food workers.
Speaker C:Number six, why is the ice cream machine always broken?
Speaker C:Number five, do you get to keep the drugs that you find at the bottom of the ball pit?
Speaker C:Number four, why is there always a charred onion ring in my french fries?
Speaker C:Number three, If I'm gonna fill my water cup with soda, and you know I'm gonna fill my water cup with soda, why do you still give me a water cup?
Speaker C:Number two, where can I get one?
Speaker C:Of those sour cream guns.
Speaker C:And the number one thing that I would like to ask.
Speaker A:Just ask a fast food worker who was president the last time that somebody bought a salad.
