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originalucifer ,
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the only fast food that didnt go stupid during covid in my area ... quality, price or service... seemed to be five guys

i think its the simple menu plus it was already quite expensive, and so i assume they are paying a fair wage to keep good people.

cdf12345 ,

Five guys already had astronomical prices.

originalucifer ,
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i could have sworn i said exactly that

calabast ,

Yeah but you put a “please stop reading now” gap before your first line, and the one where you said they were already expensive.

I know I’m being a bit tongue in cheek, but I had to reply because I literally did the same thing your replier did. I read your first line, and my immediate thought was “wait, aren’t they already expensive?” And I felt compelled to stop reading and immediately see if any replies confirmed that. And then I saw YOUR reply saying you already said they were expensive, and I had to go back to read the second half of your comment.

So yeah, not really my proudest moment, or a good sign for how the Internet is affecting attention spans… But I think that’s what happened.

(If I can make ANY defence for myself and your replier, it’s that your first sentence initially says five guys didn’t give in to gouging like other joints, which might imply that five guys has lower prices than the restaurants that raised their prices. So maybe we stopped reading because we thought we knew where you were heading.)

originalucifer ,
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i appreciate your analysis. thank you!

Dead_or_Alive ,

5 guys is insane where I live. $45 for 1 double hamburger, med drink, 1 kids hamburger, med drink and a med fry to share. I stopped going to 5 guys after that one a few months ago.

randon31415 ,

I would go to five guys if one of them would put in a drive thru. Drive thru food and ambiance but as a sit down restaurant? Why?

originalucifer ,
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this is a great point. it does seem like the perfect place for a drive thru

LordKitsuna ,

A drive-thru would be a disaster, their average turnaround time on orders is like five plus minutes drive-thrus need to be able to be pushed out in generally under 2 minutes.

I feel like people forget that they don’t pre-cook their burgers. Drive-thru’s only work because a lot of the food is pre-made based on popularity and just sits under a warmer

originalucifer ,
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they don't pre-cook their burgers

this is a great point.. But... we are post-covid. i would bet a non-insignificant percent of their orders are now 'pre-ordered' unlike before

adarza ,

culvers isn’t quick service either, but they do it.

you order, pay, and if there’s a line behind you (there always is), you get a number, pull ahead and park. they bring it out.

LordKitsuna ,

I feel like that’s stretching the definition of drive-thru. I guess you still don’t need to get out of your car but it feels like curbside delivery with extra steps

carvine1 ,

Oh wow… Increased prices resulted in people going else where… Who would have seen that coming 🤔

andyburke ,
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Their food sucks. 🤷‍♂️

RedditWanderer ,

They were making way too much money to begin with, nevermind growth.

Also McDonald’s is just a real estate company, I’m guessing the franchisees are complaining they aren’t going to stick around.

Drusas ,

I don't get fast food often, but I did go to McDonald's a week or two ago. I learned that they replaced their fountains so that they no longer dispense water, so you can't get a free cup of water anymore. You have to buy a bottle of water or a soda.

I don't intend on ever returning to a McDonald's.

aramis87 ,

the firm would lean on discounts to try to stop the sales decline

So not even price cuts, just temporary discounts. Eff off!

mozz ,
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How about you guys rethink the food

If you can reconstitute some kind of edible food that maintains some semblance of the low price, I think that'll be enough. People started going to Five Guys and paying $16 because your burgers are clearly made of mouse shit.

DaddleDew ,

The “food” they have now is the product of decades of incremental changes made to cut cost and tinkering with fat, salt and sugar contents to fool your brain into giving you a dopamine hit for eating it. What they have now doesn’t even taste like hamburgers anymore.

xc2215x ,

Finally. Better late than never I guess.

minibyte ,

Any time I try to get fast food I see what they’re charging for it and remember steak is $10 a pound. Steak and frozen veg with a baked potato for about the same price.

can ,

Good. I used to grab a burger after work sometimes but it barely feels worth it anymore.

MystikIncarnate ,

Oh no!

… Anyway.

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