http://jezebel.com/any-sandwich-that-costs-more-than-12-should-be-legally-1723951662
or make your own sandwich, it's some bread with avocado and tomato on it FFS!
So she's whining because we live in a world where other people set the prices, and our only choice is to buy or not buy.
Is she really so stupid as to ignore the dozen or so other options available to her? Choose another restaurant, choose a less expensive option at this restaurant, eat before she leaves home, munch a granola bar as she walks down the street, stash breakfast fixings in her desk at work? This limited thinking is why people whine, "No one can get ahead these days!"
I was stranded this weekend in Newark coming home from my brother's wedding. Mechanical issues with United caused me to miss my connection. Result - an extra 6 hours hanging around an airport. I went to United Customer Service (an oxymoron) to see what they would do for me. They gave me a "meal voucher" for my troubles. The "meal voucher" was for $7. I found a ham and cheese sandwich that came to $12.80 after tax, no drink, no side. I think this is the first time I have ever said this...I agree with Jezebel. Also, United sucks.
That is all.
Okay, at the airport, you really are trapped. You probably don't have transportation and sometimes don't know how long it'll be 'til you can leave, so you wouldn't go even if you had a car available. So they jack the prices up.
But the answer here is clear: Never go to the airport without a stash of snacks. Sure, you can't bring liquids, so you'll probably end up paying $5 for a soda or coffee, but you food shouldn't pose the same issues.
Which in choosing to buy or not buy sets the price on things. By not paying $13 for an avocado tartine (whatever a "tartine" is, and now my spell-check is blowing up so I am now googling tartine and most of the hits are Bakeries and such with the name Tartine and one "Free Dictionary" link stating that it is a French open faced sandwich with rich spreads, but the site seems very wiki-esque so I don't think this is a real word) you will in turn increase the likelihood of the bakery lowering prices. By paying the $13 as you did, you increase the likelihood of the price staying the same or even rising.
Yeah, I have to admit that I didn't know that word ... nor am I familiar with whatever overpriced coconut drink she chose.
I can't possibly know the author's intent, but what stuck out to me is when she mentioned the side as a culinary element of a meal; that a single sandwich is subtly unsatisfying if not paired with something else. When you pack your lunch, do you ever really bring just a sandwich, or do you at least grab a piece of fruit to go with it?
I think the OP's just whining, but your point is valid: A sandwich doesn't always feel like "enough".
In the case of this avocado toast, I suspect it literally isn't "enough". A piece of bread and some fruit -- regardless of the price, she's going to be famished by lunchtime. On the other hand, if this were scrambled egg on the toast, topped by the avocado and tomato -- that'd be considerably more filling.