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JimSamtanko ,

Could it be that it’s exponentially cheaper to make a better version of everything they have right at home?

thejml ,

A few weeks ago my daughter and I were out and about and almost went to McDonalds. We decided instead to go to our favorite local Italian place and it ended up being cheaper than McDs, if you don’t include the tip, for a much better meal at a sit down restaurant that supports local businesses. I really feel like McDonald’s priced themselves out of their own market… and they’re not even the most expensive “fast food”.

ArbitraryValue ,

“Three years” isn’t a very long time.

MutilationWave ,

Three years puts us back mid covid though

ArbitraryValue , (edited )

Yeah, my guess is that sales have been going up since then due to people gradually resuming their pre-pandemic habits.

Edit: Looks like I’m wrong. Their earnings returned to pre-pandemic levels almost immediately, back in 2020. Source. (But I think these might not be global earnings since the trend doesn’t match what the article says.)

tiredofsametab ,

My fault. I moved from Tokyo to the countryside and there's no food delivery so I went from at least once a week down to once a month or less. I'll try harder to think of the profits next time.

Well, I do have to go into town tomorrow for an appointment...

PP_BOY_ ,
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I wonder what the impact of weight loss drugs will be once they hit the mainstream. Those things are just normal (but very effective) appetite suppressants. Combine 20+ years of bad PR with a real way for people to curb their very real psychological addictions to fast food and I can actually see a future where we look back on today’s fast food like we do to whatever the fuck the 1970s thought about jell-o

hydrashok ,

If you want really disgusting, my grandmother had a mayonnaise cookbook with all sorts of crimes against humanity presented as normal, everyday meals. Thankfully she was a good cook and thus never subjected us to those horrors, but I still get kinda sick just thinking about some of them.

hydrashok ,

I’ve pulled back as well. They’ve eliminated all their good coupons and increased all their prices to the point where a more upscale restaurant is on equal footing in price and far ahead in quality.

McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, and Burger King all compete on being cheap, filling, and of adequate quality for most people. Now they’re not cheap anymore and I can get Cane’s, Popeye’s, Culver’s, and Five Guys for nearly the same price. What incentive to I have to choose McDonald’s/BK/TB/etc? Also, I don’t drink soda, so no value meal options anywhere for that. I’ll never buy that $5 meal deal.

Taco Bell’s chili cheese burrito is $3.79. Beef and bean burritos are $2.49 for gods sake. That shit used to be 89 cents. Even with inflation it should only be about $1.50. McDonald’s double cheeseburger is $3.79, too. BKs app deals are a joke and what was once a pretty good value meal is basically toast. Same at Wendy’s, and they’re also investigating surge pricing for food, even though they walked it back.

I’m glad folks are voting with their wallets and saying no more to this crap. I get prices go up in the long term but damn, this feels more like price gouging than inflation.

Zerlyna ,
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Yes!!! The 20% off 3$ is now $7 at McDonalds. And I ordered that new maple bacon chicken sandwich at Chick-fil-A… $12.50!!! No thanks.

protist ,

In Texas we have a bunch of regional fast food chains that have popped up that are infinitely better quality food for basically the same price. Why would I ever go to McDonalds?

JoShmoe ,

Yeah sure, they’re ridiculous right now. But when they’re all dead and gone or hard to find, you’ll be missing those cheap ass burritos and happy meals.

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