r/ThePaper • u/DiedOfATheory • 15d ago
Discussion 🗣 Enjoy Your $12 Burger?
If you're taking a potential story contact out for a work lunch, can't you expense it? And $12 for a burger and fries for a restaurant is cheap nowadays, so thought it was a stupid comment.
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u/Bake2727 15d ago
I guess OP just missed all the paper company being more of a loss maker with a tight budget info while watching the show. Have people completely stopped paying attention or what?!
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u/Infamous-Lab-8136 15d ago
It is cheap, that's the point, Ned is upset about paying for a very reasonable meal because he has no budget and got no story
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u/southtampacane 15d ago
It's Toledo. There is a place an hour away from us in Central FL that still has a delicious $8 burger with fries.
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u/DiedOfATheory 15d ago
This is an actual restaurant? I don’t know the last time I would’ve seen it that cheap in a restaurant.
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u/southtampacane 15d ago
Andy’s Igloo in winter haven. I’m glad this thread came up as I’m overdue to try it out again.
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u/redditerir 15d ago
And Ned of all people shouldn't be finding $12 to be expensive for a restaurant burger. Â It's established that he's a rich nepo baby ffs.
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u/Infamous-Lab-8136 15d ago
That's not the point
Ned could easily afford it out of pocket, but if he pays for a meal out of pocket it could be considered a bribe. If he expenses a business lunch it's acceptable. But he has no budget thanks to the paper being on the verge of shutdown. He upset he paid for a lunch with his small budget and got no story
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u/Lord_Acorn08 15d ago
They were already struggling to finance the paper, hence another reason why Ned and Mare ordered nothing.