When visiting both Wendy's and the Greenmarket at Union Square there were things that I picked up on instantly. Firstly the Wendy's was indoors and had places to sit and eat the meal you had purchased. This obsevation I think is important, Wendy's and many other fast food resturaunts do alot of extra things to make you feel comfortable in their resturaunt i.e. the seats, tables and public restrooms. And if you feel a bit shitty because you're sitting down in a place where there are way too many fatties they'll throw on some pictures of salad that no one will eat just to make you feel even more comfortable about yourself coming there. Why would a very cheap place go out of their way for customers comfortablility? Because if they can get a costumer happy enough and feel welcomed enough he or she will keep coming back.
When strolling through the Green Market all the food you may or may not want to buy is visable. No pictures of spray painted plastic models of food, no tricks done behind the counter, what you see infront of you is what you get. The people know a fair amount of the food they are selling much better than the cashiers at Wendy's. When you ask "What part of the chicken does the chicken nugget come from?" their response is "Are you alright?", so comparitly the cashiers at the green market care about what they sell.
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