Comment on McDonald’s CEO is grappling with a ‘two-tier economy’ as he slashes prices on value meals—and signals backing for a minimum wage increase

• _g_be@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You’re describing an elaborate maneuver to get a meal at the price it used to be without “app exclusive deals” etc. The turn to app-ification is shit.

  McDonald’s has traded “cheap” and “convenient” for gamification. They’re not the only ones, either

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  • Raiderkev@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    100% I know the app is cheaper. I refuse to download the app and accept binding arbitration for if their food kills me somehow. Fuck your app, I’m just not eating there.

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  • LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    ? A deal for a drink and fry for $1.50 if you’re using the app anyway isn’t elaborate, you can order your regular sandwich with that and still only pay $8. So exactly what is going on with the $22 order, I want to know.

    Being given virtual coupons daily so you can afford a large double QP with cheese meal for $6.50, which is like 2005 prices, is not gamification. I agree that all of their prices should be less, fuck, I’d have free food offices like the post office where anyone can pick up pre-made hot or cold meals.

    But you sound like a boomer or child who can’t take two seconds to think and order, $22 is some nonsense

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    • frostysauce@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Having to use an app to order from a drive through restaurant to get the food down to semi-affordable is bullshit and you know it. What about people (for whatever reason) don’t have access to a smartphone with the McDonald’s app?

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      • LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You’re making a completely different argument, please fuck off. You’re fighting just to fight. Read what I write and if you have beef with corporate McDonald’s, go email them.

        The OP said originally:

        Just for the chuckle I put that same meal into the app, it’s now 22$ after tax

        THIS is what sounds like nonsense to me, if they actually used the app then I wanna know their order and why they didn’t use any deals. It is disingenuous at best, and sounds genuinely stupid to anyone who uses the app.

        In no place ever did I argue that the app itself is a good thing or fair. It just isn’t gamification to distribute coupons digitally though. That isn’t what gamification is. The rewards points on the app can be argued as gamification, sure, but we were never discussing those (so see my first sentence). But not the virtual coupons, unless you want to argue that all coupons are gamification, however I don’t think anyone else sees coupons as such. Especially using (1) coupon, there’s no way their order was $22. This is likely a lie. I’m tired of lies. Aren’t you?

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• Pika@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Sorry I havent been on lemmy as often so delayed reply.

  My standard order is 2 bacon mcdoubles(currently $4.89 a piece), a large fry($4.99) and a lemonade($2.49) or a Mcafe($5.99), so it ends up being $17.29 for my food or 18.64 after tax, or if I wanted a cafe it would be 19.76 or 21.34 after tax.

  Just 5 years ago I could get 2 bacon mcdoubles, 2 large fries, a 20 piece nugget and a lemonade for about 18$ (granted that was with a deal).

  Back in 2016 I could get that same bacon burger meal above for a little over 12. I can’t warrent it.

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  • LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    There’s a 20% off orders over $15 deal you qualify for. Making it $15.08 before tax

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    • Pika@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I use that coupon every once and awhile, but that still makes it 3$ more than what it used to be, and requires me to use a coupon when I could redeem for points or use something else. And thats also forcing me to use their app. Which the app itself is actual trash now. They removed the search bar for items, they added point expiration(ok this was awhile ago) they now charge you immediately upon placing the order, despite not actually starting the order until your GPS detects you are at the establishment. Theres no ability to cancel and order once placed, regardless if its started being made. Their FAQ page intentionally lies to you telling you that every purchase is final, despite the fact that if they haven’t started making the order, it will eventually refund the purchase. They added a waiver for class actions to the apps TOS meaning if you want to sue you must use third party attribution. It massively harvests data. All for the benefit of paying more for something that I used to be able to spend 12$ not even 10 years ago on.

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• hotdogcharmer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Why would you buy two orders when you only want one? Wouldn’t that literally double the cost, too?

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  • LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The app limits you to one deal per order every 15 minutes. The 15 minute timer starts when the order is placed, however, and they may make your food early but not usually for fries and a drink. So you place the 2nd order so you can use another deal to order the sandwich, once the timer expired.

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    • hotdogcharmer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh I see, you order fries and a drink using a deal to get $1.50, wait fifteen minutes, and then order a burger with another deal?

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      • LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Right

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