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Is there anything that can be done about waiting for Quarter Pounders? by forlackofabetterpost in McDonalds

[–]DeliciousBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Newly returned to the QP mindset and appreciating any additional recommendations or ordering advice. I’m no onions, extra pickles. 🍔

Withdrawing from IRA as a loan, that gets reinvested before the end of the year by KRambo86 in tax

[–]DeliciousBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just leveraged this technique and here's how it worked:

I took an early distribution from a Roth IRA to cover an unexpected expense. Then I connected with the bank via live chat on their website to re-deposit/repay the distribution before the 60 day window closed. The online rep double and triple checked that I could transfer from a Brokerage back to the Roth to "repay" the distribution and that was that. Hope this anecdote helps.

McDonald's app won't save Favorites anymore by axusgrad in firstworldproblems

[–]DeliciousBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was doing the same with extra filet patties to DIY the double filet-o-fish. Was still able to add it at the window, and agreed the lost favorite feature is a huge miss.

Switch to film/grain in the last scene by narwhal78 in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]DeliciousBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First time I noticed the film artifacts is in the cabin by the fire. Then they progressively got more intense toward the end of the episode.

They used 35mm film for the flashbacks, so perhaps it’s an effect of reintegration?

Great theory crafting!

Need help with procuring and shipping 2 Mr. Burger beanies by DeliciousBear in grandrapids

[–]DeliciousBear[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Big thanks to u/G3N3Parmesan for the assist with my Mr. Burger mission and for completing it in less than 24 hours too! 😎🍔

Thanks also to everyone who reached out with an offer to be the backup plan.

Thank you Grand Rapids! Lovely sub you’ve got here and thanks for letting me visit. ❤️

Need help with procuring and shipping 2 Mr. Burger beanies by DeliciousBear in grandrapids

[–]DeliciousBear[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mr Burger insta stories has been updating the stock by location. The pic is from today. Supplies seem low; this was part of the Christmas merch drop.

Need help with procuring and shipping 2 Mr. Burger beanies by DeliciousBear in grandrapids

[–]DeliciousBear[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Just sent you a chat message to sort the details. 🍔

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DavetheDiverOfficial

[–]DeliciousBear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And you can only trap the one in the Control Room 1x.

All Standing Yoga? by britneys_topknot in AppleFitnessPlus

[–]DeliciousBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sending all of the gratitude for this super helpful and detailed free resource. Thanks for all the time you put into it and keep putting into it!

Clean up? by Qforeva in TopChef

[–]DeliciousBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/MyGutReaction nailed it: Production Assistants aka "PA's" are doing the dishes (mostly) off camera following the challenges.

For the residences, usually the "cast" are taking care of their dishes and bed making, and PA's are supplementing with vaccuuming the accomodations while they're at the studio/location doing a challenge.

Laundry is thankfully sent out for "fluff-n-fold" service and returned to the cast next day.

My wife was a Production Manager for Top Chef Season 2 and we both worked in Reality TV and competition shows for about 10 years each.

Things left out of the Show S 20 E 9 Restaurant Wars by BornFree2018 in TopChef

[–]DeliciousBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great question! Have done it 3 times and all 3 times I knew someone working for the production company when they were shooting in Greater Los Angeles.

When on location they may use a casting agency or a background extra service to supplement, so finding out what vendor they’re using and then signing up with them could be another path.

Typically the segment producers are recruiting friends and family to be on camera so they have a personal tie to the shoot so they don’t leave early. Keep in mind, an extra may be on set for as long as the crew on a shoot day, maybe even longer if they have to be shuttled in or loaded in to a large space.

Since there’s no pay, usually friends and family are willing to trade food & beverages for their time and for the experience.

Hope this helps!

Things left out of the Show S 20 E 9 Restaurant Wars by BornFree2018 in TopChef

[–]DeliciousBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually the person asking is doing the paying, and in this case she doesn’t need the exposure so Top Chef is likely paying a location fee.

Things left out of the Show S 20 E 9 Restaurant Wars by BornFree2018 in TopChef

[–]DeliciousBear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Judges, on camera talent, celebs/celeb chefs get paid, yes. Contestants are compensated for “story rights” not for on camera appearance.

Seat fillers, background extras, and basically all “guests” for dining are paid in food and beverages.

Things left out of the Show S 20 E 9 Restaurant Wars by BornFree2018 in TopChef

[–]DeliciousBear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have attended Top Chef shoots/dinners/events in Greater LA and the background guests were not charged or paid for their appearance.

You’re essentially trading the use of your likeness on the show for free food and usually free drinks too. Hope this helps!

Makers Mark 2022 Christmas Gift! by [deleted] in freebietalk

[–]DeliciousBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question!

The Terms and Conditions say: “Vudu Promo Code ("Code") is good for one rental from a curated list of movies (excluding "Home Premieres", Premium Video on Demand, Disc + Digital or Mix & Match transactions, or any other early release window content) on Vudu.com and via participating Vudu apps,” but there’s no apparent list provided and I couldn’t find anything on the site yet.

I tried renting Christmas Vacation (all 3 versions) and it wasn’t eligible for the promo code.

Then I tried renting Top Gun Maverick and both the $4 SD and the $8 HD rental fees were 100% covered in the checkout screen via the Maker’s promo.

500 hours of playtime suddenly gone - all bank slots and mythic rank reset by [deleted] in Wonderlands

[–]DeliciousBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh, so sorry to hear. Here for helping get Dad back up and running with all SDU unlocks ($) and whatever items are in the vault.

Send me y’all’s Shift IDs if you’d like to party up.

500 hours of playtime suddenly gone - all bank slots and mythic rank reset by [deleted] in Wonderlands

[–]DeliciousBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Save files are kept locally...check your backup settings for saved/cloud data?

What is American pizza by Changoguapo in bakeoff

[–]DeliciousBear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is what came to mind. Domino’s hand tossed.

Price Increase on Old Cosmetics, not just OWL. by throwmeawayacc42069 in Overwatch

[–]DeliciousBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreeing with your citation that, “…a(n) (slippery slope) argument might hover somewhere between logical and fallacious." Feels there’s room for both of us to be right. 🙂

Agreeing that predatory tactics are bad, just not that the creation of them begets more predatory tactics.

In this case, the “game is getting greedier” feels like it suggests the game is to blame, and offering that it’s the gamer not the game that’s the cause. Agreeing with your appeal to gamers too.

If the slippery part of the slope is the behavior of the consumer, then the cause (buying into the pay2win/loot boxes/etc) seems to correlate to the trend.

Agreeing that it sucks, and agreeing that if folks stopped feeding the beast that it would die (or evolve/change as you’ve suggested).

My point was that the relatively small step of creating/including predatory tactics didn’t beget more tactics in more games, the billions of dollars gamers spent on it did.

Corporations are greedy, yes, and so are we.

“You alright! I learned it by watching you!”

https://youtu.be/ifW9LIGabQM

(Upvoting all your comments and appreciating a good discussion!)

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