/ameripol/ - it's time for a serious conversation about big pickle  ameribros, it's time for a serious conversation. who the fuck is actually eating pickles on their burgers?  i know very, very few people who actually like pickles on their burgers. the few who do absolutely love them, sure, and they'll ask you for them, but most people i know hate them. doing some cursory research on my own, i find that "51%" of people don't like pickles on their burgers, so only a very, very small majority. it's almost like...that number was made intentionally to technically admit that most people don't like pickles, without honestly stating honestly how many don't like them.  the question came to me, for two reasons. one, because i know the history of pickles and meat (to follow shortly), and because i know that corporate america will do literally anything to squeeze more money out of you. it was the point of the latter that bothered me so much.  > if slightly more people don't like pickles than like them, why don't they exclude them by default? > if you want pickles on your burger you can ask for them specifically > not including pickles by default would save the company millions, if not billions per year on product cost > even if the "official" numbers are accurate the case is made for there being no reason to include them by default > not including pickles by default but allowing them to be added for no charge allows customers who want pickles to make sure they have some > it also allows customers who don't like pickles, the majority, to have what they want at lesser friction and a lower cost to the company so something in my mind isn't adding up- why is it, that the biggest burger chains in the world can all, at the exact same time, start saving money by not including pickles by default, but refuse to? the owners don't have to spend as much on overhead, you can include it for free upon request but charge the same amount of money for a burger and spend less on your overhead by eliminating a shit, hated ingredient. so why don't they?
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