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25. I'll admit it... I eat too much McDonalds

Tue Nov 28, 2023, 02:36 PM

Nov 2023

And the experience is far different than in the past.

There is no more long checkout counter with 6-8 cash registers on it.

There is now maybe ONE cash register and a very small counter next to a pick-up station for the Uber Eats/Doordash drivers.

There are multiple DIY order kiosks... I guess the promises they made about cutting staff with higher minimum wage were true.

And YES... combo meals are all over $10... a double quarter combo might be $12

They got rid of the Dollar Menu and now have a 2/$3.99 menu...

Pretty simple economics... pump more money into the economy with higher wages and such... and prices go up.

Unless someone is willing to go the price control route... that's life.

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About that $16 McDonalds meal story. [View all] Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 OP

Good thing I gave up fast food many years ago... Wounded Bear Nov 2023 #1

Every now and again. Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #9

I used the app and got a large fries for $1.19. rogue emissary Nov 2023 #2

McDonald is really pushing that app... FarPoint Nov 2023 #26

I often use apps and delete them after getting a deal for that exact reason. rogue emissary Nov 2023 #44

The terms and conditions of it were recently changed in such a way that using it strips you of legal rights. Axelrods_Typewriter Nov 2023 #47

How much was a Big Mac?? I get a to die for urge for a Big Mac.... a kennedy Nov 2023 #3

The special sauce wasn't for me. Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #10

Use the app and get the Mac meal for $6. usedtobedemgurl Nov 2023 #21

I can't stand eating at McDonald's anymore. We use to order Emile Nov 2023 #4

The only MDs "food" I will eat is leftieNanner Nov 2023 #5

I love Egg McMuffins! I've tried to buy chewy muffins like the ones McDonald's uses, but can't find them. barbaraann Nov 2023 #27

Waiting for your Burger King remark to cue some Pulp Fiction quotes. Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #32

Try the generic brand at walmart FBaggins Nov 2023 #49

I'll give the Walmart brand a try! barbaraann Nov 2023 #50

McDonald's is over processed junk food that I will never eat in. kimbutgar Nov 2023 #6

I stopped eating at Micky D k55f5r Nov 2023 #7

When I moved to Anchorage in 1985 I was shocked Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #11

Did you know about the Internet? dpibel Nov 2023 #54

I live in CA... and sometimes go for a burger at In-an-Out lapfog_1 Nov 2023 #8

Was in one a couple of weeks ago FHRRK Nov 2023 #12

They were popular before Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #14

It is a deal Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #13

order the fries as "fry well" lapfog_1 Nov 2023 #18

I pay between $7-8 for a 2-cheeseburger meal TheRealNorth Nov 2023 #15

Actually, McDonald's starting pay here in my part of Pennsylvania Butterflylady Nov 2023 #51

We voted for a $15 minimum wage Ferryboat Nov 2023 #52

We voted for a $15 minimum wage Ferryboat Nov 2023 #53

When I was a teenager Traildogbob Nov 2023 #16

I am not quite as old as you Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #30

Just a young 70 Traildogbob Nov 2023 #37

Just turned sixty here. Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #39

Gardening and fishing Traildogbob Nov 2023 #41

And to you Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #42

We quit eating at McDonald's about the time Dairy Queen came out with the 5 buck meal. Emile Nov 2023 #17

Did my once a year McRib "feast". (don't judge me 😊) zeusdogmom Nov 2023 #19

I think all of our meals are over $10 now Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #31

I've learned nobody makes tastier hamburgers than the ones I make Siwsan Nov 2023 #20

Five guys and Tommyburger got me hooked on the 3 meat blend in the burger. Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #33

McDonald's still has a value menu Ms. Toad Nov 2023 #22

They changed the value menu when the kiosks went in Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #34

Was that a goalpost relocation? dpibel Nov 2023 #56

My grandkids beg me for McDonald's Freddie Nov 2023 #23

Huh? Prairie Gates Nov 2023 #24

Fewer people to employ ends up with fewer problem employees to deal with Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #35

I'll admit it... I eat too much McDonalds WarGamer Nov 2023 #25

Raise wages, raise prices! dpibel Nov 2023 #57

Well, at least one thing for sure, Corporate Greed is still here, and we all see it. Heaven forbid if something is SWBTATTReg Nov 2023 #28

Truly the rich are the ones never satisfied. Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #36

RW exaggerated story. BigMac combo meal is 6.99 to 7.99 in most states. blm Nov 2023 #29

Not entirely. Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #38

I posted, 'in most states'. RW is exaggerating a unique blm Nov 2023 #40

cOOl STory!! bRo11! dpibel Nov 2023 #55

Lol that was what i was thinking.... TheRealNorth Nov 2023 #59

So, you left and didn't buy anything, right? W_HAMILTON Nov 2023 #43

The fries never survive the ride home. miyazaki Nov 2023 #45

This shit story is still up on cnn main page spanone Nov 2023 #46

Fast food is OK - occasionally when you're in a rush. harumph Nov 2023 #48

CPI is horrible and getting worse uponit7771 Nov 2023 #58

Bugger King is not much better. IMo republianmushroom Nov 2023 #60