Cheap and convenient is too good to pass up for a overworked and underpaid population.
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BigTrout75@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Online people hate McDonalds. Crap food and shit pay. Yet everyday there’s a big lines at the McDonald’s down the street. The world is odd.
LazyBane@lemmy.world 7 months ago
theragu40@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I like McDonald’s. I know, wrong opinion.
Maybe it’s because it was an occasional treat when I was a kid, but there is something nostalgic about it.
But it’s definitely hard when eating at McDonald’s with our family of 4 is equivalent to eating at a fast casual place, and starting to approach the cost of a sit-down restaurant. The big happy meals are over 6 bucks now, and that’s starting not to be enough food as our kids get older. If we get a value meal it’s $8-10 each for me and my wife. So even if we go minimal, which usually results in people still being hungry, we are already at ~$30.
Remember the dollar menu?? I mean if we break each of those meals down to their components of sandwich/fry/drink, if we stayed on the dollar menu what now costs $30 could have been bought for $12. Obviously inflation comes into play a little bit but I’m not sure prices needed to nearly triple.
Diplomjodler@feddit.de 7 months ago
Only a few percent of people who use social media apps ever contribute anything at all. What you read here or anywhere are not the views of the majority.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I read a paper that suggested that the rule of thumb would be 90/9/1. 90% lurk, 9% comment, 1% generate content.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I dont eat McDonalds or Burger King anymore.
They price their food as the minimum wage is a living wage. Shouldnt have to work for an hour or more just to afford a big mac or whopper.
WashedOver@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Locally Wendy’s is the only one really still doing a value menu. A couple of junior cheese burgers with some veggies and I’m getting close to the price of 1 burger elsewhere. That’s a decent quick meal for me on the go. The worst pricing is A&W. They are the most expensive around now. They do have the upsell with the 100 grass fed no antibiotics line but it’s still a fast food joint. A single burger shouldn’t be costing almost a 10 spot with taxes.
Then I think I’m getting old as I recall the outrage of my parents and grandparents about how much the cost of everything was out of control while things were shrinking.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 7 months ago
yeah, if I’m going to be spending 10 bucks on fast food
I’m getting little ceasers pizza and a pack of crazy bread.
not a single fucking burger
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It isn’t “a lot” but I think Biggie bags are still $5. They include a shitty burger, 4 nuggets, small fry and a small drink I believe. I think Taco Bell got rid of their 5 dollar box. I should see if there is a little ceasers near me.
chilicheeselies@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I stopped eating burger king because the burger patty was becoming noticably smaller. Like absurdly so. Supposed to home of the whopper and the burger patty is becoming regular size. I stopped eating itbout of principle
MrPoopbutt@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That’s because most of their money comes from real estate, not selling food.
shasta@lemm.ee 7 months ago
What does that have to do with long lines of people going to McDonald’s? They are just there to admire the real estate?
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
mc’ds is always busy near me but that’s mostly due to a lack of drive-through places in this part of town. if you want something fast there are other places but you have to park go in sit down blah blah.
imho, the drive through is their last genuine advantage over any other place. the ‘value’ is gone.
Maalus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The world isn’t odd - it’s just that people on forums don’t represent the wider public, especially on a site like lemmy. That’s why boycots don’t work too - most often than not it’s a loud minority screaming into the void.