I’d say so. Easy extra sale for a variety of reasons someone might choose the add on.
BoopingBurrito
It’s probably not dumb. Your profit margin on a handful of fries and a couple of wings/cheese sticks is going to be decent. And it won’t just appeal to couples who know one of them is going to snack from the other’s plate, but to folk who want a little extra without ordering a whole other thing.
The only downside is you’ll have the occasional person get offended about the name.
technicallyademon
Yep 100%. Im a woman and this happens way more often than I’d love to admit.
reflectivepondscum
brilliant
HashishChef
Honest to God this is perfect for me 😅
JustinCompton79
What my wife eats
diskowmoskow
I think the fries are irresistible, works for everyone imho.
No_Sir_6649
Yes. They will always eat your fries. Gotta throw some mozz sticks at em. Fucking wild animals…
RegisterOk2927
No it’s genius
Adventurous-Start874
I say give the people what they want, even when they don’t know they want it
Iatemydoggo
Those prices make me want to sob
thisistherevolt
That kind of menu entry isn’t there to make money. It’s supposed to make you talk about the place long after you’ve left. It’s doing its job exceedingly well by making us talk about it. Free advertisement is good.
doiwinaprize
I haven’t seen a menu with those prices in a few years… serious nostalgia vibes…
Rekoms12
Should probably call it ” I’ll just taste yours”. No misogyny, but with a slight sexual undertone.
Naive_Shift_3063
I’d change the name to “my partner” instead of my girlfriend. It’s still funny, but it can’t be seen as sexist or anything else unseemly. The worst you will have is people who are weird about the term partner, but those people get offended by everything so who cares.
tall_dom
To be really smart, it needs a different name.
Gnoll_For_Initiative
At one of those places where they market themselves as being enjoyably abrasive, pretty smart marketing.
Anywhere else, probably not smart marketing.
ChimoEngr
Depends on your girl friend.
Marilyn1618
This has become a running gag between me and my SO. Sometimes when he makes snacks or goes to the supermarket I ask him to add a ‘my girlfriend is not hungry’.
I think it’s a great idea for pub food.
quottttt
Pricing all the side dishes the same seems smart enough, but in this day and age you can probably just go for $3.00 flat.
i__hate__stairs
It doesn’t seem smart or dumb to me, it seems realistic.
SpphosFriend
Eh no it’s funny but it’s not smart
prajwalmani
Can I order it if I am single???
FinnTheArt1st
I would keep something similar but remove the gendered part of it, because I would order that every time at a restaurant.
the_rest_were_taken
/r/UnnecessarilyGendered
Call it “My Partner is Not Hungry” and it’d be smart. Why not incentivize all of your customers to order it instead of half?
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I’d say so. Easy extra sale for a variety of reasons someone might choose the add on.
It’s probably not dumb. Your profit margin on a handful of fries and a couple of wings/cheese sticks is going to be decent. And it won’t just appeal to couples who know one of them is going to snack from the other’s plate, but to folk who want a little extra without ordering a whole other thing.
The only downside is you’ll have the occasional person get offended about the name.
Yep 100%.
Im a woman and this happens way more often than I’d love to admit.
brilliant
Honest to God this is perfect for me 😅
What my wife eats
I think the fries are irresistible, works for everyone imho.
Yes. They will always eat your fries. Gotta throw some mozz sticks at em. Fucking wild animals…
No it’s genius
I say give the people what they want, even when they don’t know they want it
Those prices make me want to sob
That kind of menu entry isn’t there to make money. It’s supposed to make you talk about the place long after you’ve left. It’s doing its job exceedingly well by making us talk about it. Free advertisement is good.
I haven’t seen a menu with those prices in a few years… serious nostalgia vibes…
Should probably call it ” I’ll just taste yours”. No misogyny, but with a slight sexual undertone.
I’d change the name to “my partner” instead of my girlfriend. It’s still funny, but it can’t be seen as sexist or anything else unseemly. The worst you will have is people who are weird about the term partner, but those people get offended by everything so who cares.
To be really smart, it needs a different name.
At one of those places where they market themselves as being enjoyably abrasive, pretty smart marketing.
Anywhere else, probably not smart marketing.
Depends on your girl friend.
This has become a running gag between me and my SO. Sometimes when he makes snacks or goes to the supermarket I ask him to add a ‘my girlfriend is not hungry’.
I think it’s a great idea for pub food.
Pricing all the side dishes the same seems smart enough, but in this day and age you can probably just go for $3.00 flat.
It doesn’t seem smart or dumb to me, it seems realistic.
Eh no it’s funny but it’s not smart
Can I order it if I am single???
I would keep something similar but remove the gendered part of it, because I would order that every time at a restaurant.
/r/UnnecessarilyGendered
Call it “My Partner is Not Hungry” and it’d be smart. Why not incentivize all of your customers to order it instead of half?