Who's Tried the $145 USD Burger in Phnom Penh?

Albror · Post by **Albror** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 9:49 pm

hanno wrote: ↑Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:22 am I have spent quite a bit of money on a decent feed in the past, but there is no way that I would put down $145 for a burger. Particularly not in a poor country and at a time when a lot of people do not know where their next meal is coming from.

Not sure how you keeping your 145 dollars in your bank account will make any starving person happier.

If you donate it instead of buying the burger i get your point but did you? And could you really not just do both if you wanted?

johnny lightning · Post by **johnny lightning** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:10 am

Let us know when you make your 145 dollar donation and the rest of us will be right behind you! No, really. He may just want to buy 10 really good $14.50 burgers. Nice try attempting to make him out to be a cheapskate though.

Albror · Post by **Albror** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:44 am

johnny lightning wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:10 am Let us know when you make your 145 dollar donation and the rest of us will be right behind you! No, really. He may just want to buy 10 really good $14.50 burgers. Nice try attempting to make him out to be a cheapskate though.

Yep, and that is fine.

But he is the one who brought up starving people in the country. How are they better of if he get 10x 14,50$ burgers instead? Or what was the point of the argument?

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:53 am

I would call it decency or being humble.

ItWasntMe · Post by **ItWasntMe** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:04 am

Albror wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:44 am
johnny lightning wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:10 am Let us know when you make your 145 dollar donation and the rest of us will be right behind you! No, really. He may just want to buy 10 really good $14.50 burgers. Nice try attempting to make him out to be a cheapskate though.
Yep, and that is fine.

But he is the one who brought up starving people in the country. How are they better of if he get 10x 14,50$ burgers instead? Or what was the point of the argument?

Well, spending money in Cambodia does add to the Cambodian economy and in the long run that trickles down.
Whether it's a $145 burger or 290x $.50 beer.

However the location where you are buying beer probably has a much smaller profit margin, thus your investment will be buying more meals in the short run vs hoping that whoever sits on the profits of the fancy place does something good with it.

In that sense I think it would be statistically better for the starving population of Cambodia if he opted for more of the cheaper goods.

What do you think?

Albror · Post by **Albror** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:32 am

ItWasntMe wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:04 am
Albror wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:44 am
johnny lightning wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:10 am Let us know when you make your 145 dollar donation and the rest of us will be right behind you! No, really. He may just want to buy 10 really good $14.50 burgers. Nice try attempting to make him out to be a cheapskate though.
Yep, and that is fine.

But he is the one who brought up starving people in the country. How are they better of if he get 10x 14,50$ burgers instead? Or what was the point of the argument?
Well, spending money in Cambodia does add to the Cambodian economy and in the long run that trickles down.
Whether it's a $145 burger or 290x $.50 beer.

However the location where you are buying beer probably has a much smaller profit margin, thus your investment will be buying more meals in the short run vs hoping that whoever sits on the profits of the fancy place does something good with it.

In that sense I think it would be statistically better for the starving population of Cambodia if he opted for more of the cheaper goods.

What do you think?

Maybe, but a guy with alot of money is also more likely to use his money to expand his bussiness/create new ones if he is making profit thus creating more jobs for those poor starving people. It costs allot of money and is something most people can not afford. Those rich guys are needed, someone who make enough money to be willing to take the financial risk.

You could spread it so that more people get a share of the money, sure, but there are millions and millions of people in this country who consume goods daily. What kind of power do you guys think you are sitting on with a couple hundred bucks? That is nothing. Up to each and everyone of course. If it makes you feel good, do it. But then its probably more about that, for you to feel good.

Post by **Freightdog** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 1:04 pm

Albror, you’re not related to Greta Funbird by any chance?

Here’s a suitable scientific leap that should bring such heavenly delights within even the poorest peddlotuktuk’s reach
https://apple.news/AvMLWiIh-Ry21N0VD9BwEZQ

Or would it just mean greater profit margins?

My critical assessment of that burger

It’s a little bit busy. It seems there might be too many tastes, competing. I want to taste a good burger, with the condiments lifting and complimenting it a little. Only really cheap burgers need lots of sauces to mask the meat.

As for being able to hold it without it falling apart, McDonalds’ and Burger King’s larger offerings fail that test.
Should a burger leave you satisfied and ready for work, or just a little hungry for more.

One of the best burgers I ever had was in a truck stop for breakfast, near San Jacinta (I may have mentioned it). I vaguely recall pricing in single digits.

ItWasntMe · Post by **ItWasntMe** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 2:13 pm

Albror wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:32 am Maybe, but a guy with alot of money is also more likely to use his money to expand his bussiness/create new ones if he is making profit thus creating more jobs for those poor starving people. It costs allot of money and is something most people can not afford. Those rich guys are needed, someone who make enough money to be willing to take the financial risk.

You could spread it so that more people get a share of the money, sure, but there are millions and millions of people in this country who consume goods daily. What kind of power do you guys think you are sitting on with a couple hundred bucks? That is nothing. Up to each and everyone of course. If it makes you feel good, do it. But then its probably more about that, for you to feel good.

That's a if, when and where. Rich guy might be looking two years down the road before he has enough capital to initiate his next project. In the meantime starving people be starving. On top of that you don't know if rich guy is planning his next project in Cambodia or in another country. That's going to be a lot of meals on hold while you wait for a possible positive outcome.

Spending money at more humble establishments seems like the better option if you're looking to be a philanthropic restaurant goer.

And, if it also makes you feel better about yourself then it's a double win

That being said, I read about this perfect peach grown in Japan that costs several thousand dollars for just one peach.

Would you buy a $7,000 peach? A fruit so juicy, so sweet, so perfect you just don't care about the sticky nectar dribbling down your face?

What if it came from Fukushima, infamous for one of the worst nuclear accidents in modern memory?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-18/ ... a/12440818

Short answer being YES!
Long answer being YES, if I could afford it

Chad Sexington · Post by **Chad Sexington** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 2:59 pm

Albror wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:44 am
johnny lightning wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:10 am Let us know when you make your 145 dollar donation and the rest of us will be right behind you! No, really. He may just want to buy 10 really good $14.50 burgers. Nice try attempting to make him out to be a cheapskate though.
Yep, and that is fine.

But he is the one who brought up starving people in the country. How are they better of if he get 10x 14,50$ burgers instead? Or what was the point of the argument?

Multiple vendors getting $14-50 each has to be better than one greedy, pretentious vendor getting $145. Spreading the wealth, as the saying goes.

truffledog · Post by **truffledog** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 3:04 pm

why not add a few slices of fresh white truffles and double the price?

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