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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Dining out and ordering takeout are on the way out, according to a recent poll.
A new survey polling more than 2,000 Americans found that 41% said they are ordering takeout less often. Additionally, 40% of the respondents also said they cook more often.
“I go to school downtown [and] it’s very expensive,” one local resident told WBZ NewsRadio. “I do not want to spend that every single day when I go to class.”
Many attributed the cut back to higher menu prices.
“We see a lot of quote-on-quote added taxes and gratuity,” Anita added.
Meanwhile, 76% of the participants reported they cook at least a few times per week.
“I’m not going to say it’s going to stop me from going out, but it’s just more of do I want to go out or do I really want to do another activity,” another Bostonian said.
WBZ’s Emma Friedman (@EmmaFriedmanWBZ) reports.