Thank god we didnt raise minimum wage, otheriwse the price of big macs would have sky rocketed!!!
Chipotle posted a few years back that raising the minimum wage to $15 (more than double current minimum wage) would increase the price of a burrito by about 30 cents.
Geez, and I thought our 11 euro meal was expensive here in the Netherlands…
The company really has lost track of why people went there in the first place. They used to be cheap and fast; that’s what mattered. Nobody gave a shit that the food was just OK or that you ate it off a plastic tray while sitting in a plastic bench seat.
But in the 90’s, things went downhill. They made the restaurants ‘fancy’ and added a lot to the menu. Which meant you were now paying more for food and waiting longer to get it. Before the self order kiosks were installed, the staff also couldn’t keep up with menu changes, which meant more order errors as well.
They also invested more in things like healthy options and added specific McCafe coffee corners to sell better coffee. As if that was something we went to McD’s for…
They really need to get back to basics. A ten item menu, sold cheap, in a who-gives-a-shit what it looks like restaurant.
They didn’t lose track. People are now addicted to the salt and sugar bomb. They know it and capitalize on it.
Big Mac combo should cost $6.99 imho
With the McDonald’s app they had a $6 Big Mac medium combo deal but they recently changed it to a medium double cheeseburger meal for $6.
Anybody get past the paywall to see where it’s with $18? I just pulled up the menu for nearest McD and a medium Big Mac meal is $8.98 where I live. Which now seems like a heck of a deal.
A place in Connecticut
Whatever, don’t care. Won’t be lured in to eat their crappy food. I could gather more sustenance from sunlight more cheaply and with better service. Bagged lunches unite!
“We have burgers at home” gang!
I keep patties/fries in the freezer and have an easily accessible grill and air fryer for when that urge hits. The only thing I need to get is the buns.
We rarely eat at McDonald’s these days. The prices pushed us out along with the poor quality food.
During the pandemic I just got really good at cooking and food prep. Air fried cauliflower! Air fried green beans! Air fried jalapenos! There’s so many good things to cook, looking back on fastfood is honestly bland.
(Air fry black beans for a pretty good beef crumble imitation - great for walking tacos and wraps)
What the… I use the 30% coupon and buy the big Mac bundle box which has 2 big macs, 2 cheeseburgers, 2 large fries, and a 10 pc nugget in it. Always too much food but super cheap at $16.
For 4 people, right?
2 humans and 2 doggos
I want to say that dogs probably shouldn’t be eating that stuff, but I guess humans shouldn’t, either…
Indeed, but it’s cheap. When it stops being cheap compared to healthier options I’ll eat healthier.
It better get much further than spitting distance from what carryout at a local pub buys me price-wise. Currently it’s essentially the same price whether I go get a hand-formed burger and fries with actual fresh lettuce and tomato from the local pub as it is if I get a meal from McD.
They were only ever winning on cost and speed, and now they can’t even compete there.
And yet I still see queues stretching round their drive through. I don’t understand who is still paying so much for lower quality food.
Maybe parents whose kids see mcds as their treat?
I mean you don’t need that much people to fill a drive through.
With bigger cars, you can fill it even faster.
You’re an idiot if you’re still eating fast food voluntarily. Might as well just take up smoking
This isn’t the case for me (I’m just lazy sometimes), but some people genuinely don’t have the time. Think single parents with children and two+ jobs. It probably hurts to be unfairly lumped into a generalization like that when you’re doing everything you can for your family.
I’m sure that wasn’t your intention; just wanted to offer my perspective.
Sucks to be you, I guess. I’d rather live a long life without the bowel cancer and gout.
They’ll proudly announce a $17.99 Big Mac meal and call it a good deal.
