I get a quarter pounder with cheese, fries and a drink. It costs almost $15. I can go to a cafe where I’m waited on and served decent food for $20.
I know it’s poison but it’s the only option that opens after 10pm
On a lighter note: Why do people still buy fast food?
Submitted 4 months ago by Kintarian@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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answersplease77@lemmy.world 4 months ago
morphballganon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Sometimes I want cheap, fast and delicious.
Not always, but sometimes.
TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
They think it’s more expensive.
Y’all, Olive Garden and Friday’s are as expensive as Chipotle and Popeyes. Stop exclusively celebrating birthdays there and just order takeout whenever.
DrownedRats@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Most cafes aren’t open at 3am when I get off a dreadful shift and just want to wolf something down before collapsing into bed for 10 hours.
Kintarian@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Wow, that’s a crazy schedule
forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Usually a craving (This is the only reason I go to McDonald’s once a year or so) or it’s something I want to try that I don’t have at home (like Jollibee or Shackshack).
model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I like to splurge on a Shackshackshack from time to time.
i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
I have rarely gone to get fast food in the last few years, a lot of the reason because of the cost. That, and quality has gone down a lot even with price increases.
The times I have gone, were because I was short on time. I miss the days I could overlook the poor quality due to the cost.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 months ago
That’s the neat part: I don’t.
Not anymore. I scaled back my fast food consumption quite a bit in previous years, but when the prices of everything skyrocketed to absurd levels during COVID I just quit going to fast food places and never looked back. I get Taco Bell or something like, maybe two or three times a year now and that’s usually when I’m on a road trip or something. Otherwise they can get bent as far as I’m concerned.
If I want slop it’s cheaper and honestly also easier to just buy a TV dinner from any of the selection of general goods stores within walking distance of my house and pop it in the microwave. And these days probably faster, too, because I don’t have to deal with the McAttitude or inevitably discover that the fast food place is trying to run with half the staff it’s supposed to have because its franchise owner is a greedy prick, nor have to worry about getting sucked into the thrice-weekly fistfight in the parking lot, nor getting caught in the crossfire because some fuckmuch is salty about not getting enough ketchup packets and decides to shoot up the joint.
yonder@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Exactly. If they are just reheating frozen food, it’s easier and cheaper just to do it at home using a mircowave. Throw in some frozen veggies for added health.
sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s because of the drive-thru. If I could get a locally-made channa masala on rice or a good salad at the drive-thru with a decent cup of coffee, that would be my daily lunch. And, yes, I know that’s lazy, but the drive-thrus are packed so I know I’m not the only one. Unfortunately, only the fast food chains have drive-thrus where I live. There is a business opportunity.
Kintarian@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I have long wished for a fast food joint offering healthy foods. But healthy foods aren’t addictive like frankenfood.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Currently waiting for my order at burger King. I was headed out the door to pick up some plywood in the nearest town, just as two of my kids returned from school. They asked if they could come too. We’re currently about to head back, but wanted to pick up something for the one hour drive back.
DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 4 months ago
I sometimes get the $5 bag from wendys. It fills me up. I used to use the taco bell app to get a cravings box for $6 or $7 dollars, but my credit cards would become compromised. It happened to 2 cards only when I used the taco bell app. I refuse to spend $10 on fast food. The quality is just so bad I can justify spending $5. My girlfriend wanted a sundae from McDonald’s the other day and the person in front of me ordered 2 mcchickens for $5. When I was in high school I could buy 1 for $1. They were barely worth it then.
SauceBossSmokin@lemmy.world 4 months ago
If you’re not using the McDonalds app to get cheaper and sometimes free food, you’re doing it wrong.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
I prefer not infecting my phone with spyware. I like my privacy more than an unhealthy free meal.
BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 4 months ago
If you eat their garbage, you’re doing it wrong
HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
idk how it is in the US, but here in hong kong their app deals and fried chicken are absolute bangers
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
I don’t really. It’s a treat sometimes that’s it.
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Similar to what others have said but with a slightly different take:
Fast foods have fortified themselves as the backup plan in everyday life.
Some people, including me at some point, have accepted that they are gonna have a meal or two a week when a busy day happens and no leftover is in the fridge.
Thankfully ive learned that as long as you don’t leave it to the last minute, you can probably do a decent take out.
AA5B@lemmy.world 4 months ago
My remaining fast food vice is Chipotle.
We have a bit of a tradition going. When my teenager drives over from his mom’s house Friday after school, I send out a Chipotle group order so he can pick what he wants, and it’s ready for pickup as he approaches.
So fast, so convenient
poke@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I eat fast food only when I use coupons to pay $6 or less for a meal. (Was getting one from McDonalds for $3.50 but they removed the coupon I used smh).
Kintarian@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I haven’t tried the app. If it’s cheap I might go once a month.
m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
There’s a lot more to fast food than burgers. Pizza, curry, poutine, sushi
GhostTheToast@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Homie I don’t trust cheap sushi. My butthole riots
AA5B@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Then go for a burrito
RBWells@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I don’t, because I’d rather have nothing. But it’s what my husband will get for himself and the kids if I’m fasting or can’t or won’t cook for whatever reason.
It’s not anyone’s favorite food, but they like hamburgers and I hate hamburgers so it’s the way they get to eat those, and it’s convenient for them, and, well, fast.
I’m with you, though. I will either cook what I want, or go out someplace local with actual good food made from food.
Alienmonkey@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Options.
And sometimes taste.
KombatWombat@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The obvious answer is that it’s fast, tasty, and requires minimal effort for the consumer, especially if it’s getting delivered. But it also tends to be very cheap compared to dining out. I don’t know what you are ordering where a combo is so much but I normally get a bunch of food from Taco Bell to eat over the course of two days. I can get 2000 calories of food I like to eat for $12.
PumpUpTheJam@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Wherever I am in the world, if I see a McDonald’s I know I can get something quick, easy, and satisfying enough to get me by. That’s true in America, Europe, South East Asia, New Zealand…
Zirconium@lemmy.world 4 months ago
My boyfriend absolutely loves the taste, I really don’t know what they put in fast food to make to taste fast food but he craves it so much. Im thinking it might be msg
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I can go to a cafe where I’m waited on and served decent food for $20.
How much do you tip on you cafe meal on top of that $20?
Mac@mander.xyz 4 months ago
I got Subway yesterday.
It cost less than $8, took like 10 minutes, i drove 5 minutes to get there, and I didn’t have to clean anything.
BombOmOm@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Do note, you can assemble a sub at home in the time it took you to just drive one way.
lemonmelon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
That makes assumptions, like that they would have had all the ingredients available or that they would eat enough subs to make buying the ingredients more viable.
Mac@mander.xyz 4 months ago
Okay thanks for the tip