I would like to bring an issue to your attention:
I am a grad student and I attend MSU at night for my classes. I work 40-plus hours a week at my job and I don’t always eat dinner between 5 p.m., when I got off work, and 5:30 p.m., when class begins. Last night I had class in the Dillard Building and utilized the coffee/snack bar on the first floor.
I was charged $2.80 for a 20 oz Diet Coke and $1.50 for a small bag of potato chips. I don’t know who sets the prices for the items sold to the students, but that is almost a 200 percent markup!
It’s bad enough that we are charged numerous fees just for attending MSU, but it is quite another thing to overcharge for snacks or food. I attended Oklahoma State University for my undergraduate degree and I was NEVER overcharged for snacks from the shops inside classroom buildings.
The students and teachers of MSU are this shop’s ONLY customers, so why are we being taken advantage of so blatantly?
Sincerely,
Mandi Morrison
Counseling Grad Student