今天傍晚跳完有氧舞蹈, 順道到 Sago 去外帶一杯珍珠奶茶回家喝, 赫然發現小杯的珍奶竟漲價成 $4.5, 門口並貼上一張告示: "爲反映成本, 菜單價格有所調整, 但服務不變, 敬請繼續光臨." (可能用詞有高雅一點啦! 但是大意是如此.)
這會不會太誇張啦? 一杯小杯 (真的很小杯) 的珍奶賣 $4.5, 再加一元就可以在隔壁買到一碗料多實在的牛肉麵呢! 雖然說是紐約的物價, 但是它可是位於紐約的法拉盛耶 (又不是曼哈頓)! 賣珍奶的到處都是, 難道不怕 competition 嗎? Sago 的珍珠也不好吃, 連兩個禮拜前從號稱是沙漠的 Charlotte 來拜訪, 又吃又買的瘋狂帶了一大堆食物回 Charlotte 的 Molly 一家人都嫌棄 Sago 的珍珠, 可見是真的難吃. 我會去外帶一杯是因為有他們買十送一的集點卡, 已經集到八杯了, 不集完剩下兩杯好像有點可惜 (歐巴桑的貪小便宜心態). 今天集了第九杯, 下次再去一次集滿十杯就再也不會去啦! (自己愛集還在這裡囉哩八嗦半天......)
回到正題, 最近物價真是漲得兇, 可能是經濟不景氣, 商家賺不到錢, 在消費人次減少的情況下, 只好拼命抬高單價, 希望總收入不變. 以我們家來講, 過了個年本來已經很高的大樓的管理費又調漲了許多, 上個月收到電費帳單也是高得嚇人, 出去吃飯有些餐廳每道菜的價格沒變, 但是一盤燒賣從四個變成三個, 根本就是變相漲價 1/3. 唯一不漲反跌的是大家的薪水, 各大公司行號不是裁員減薪就是勸退勸休, 我在台灣工作的某同學他們公司還喊出了 "圓夢計畫" 的口號, "希望大夥能珍惜這個難得的長假，讓人更認真的去看待生活裡的價值，去彌補當初因為忙於工作而被遺忘的夢想." 這, 物價上漲但薪水下跌, 我看實在是 "夢難圓" 啊......
oh! i don't like sago!! i've been there years ago, and the waiter was picking his nose right in front of us like it's nothing!! since then i never went back, and tell everyone i know about my story... (sorry, maybe i should've wait till you got your last cup of 珍珠奶茶 first XD)
ReplyDeleteas far as 珍珠奶茶, my favorite is quickly, and the one in flushing mall foodcourt (where they also sell the ice) i used to work in flushing when i was pregnant with my second baby, and i craved 珍珠奶茶 so bad that i had one almost everyday!!
To Ka: Now we go to FayDa a lot. I like the way they prepare their tapioca....very chewy ^_^ I only tried Quickly once and it was long time ago, so I forgot how it tasted. I am going to try it again next time since you recommend it!
ReplyDelete那個台灣同學就是我吧..春假又休兩個禮拜, 我又有一個禮拜圓夢了!不知道開心還是不開心..
ReplyDeleteTo Alice: 沒錯就是你啦! 我有認真在 follow 你的 blog 喔!
ReplyDeletePS. 放假要好好珍惜啦!