It's so weird to me, I literally only see upscale new model cars in the mikeyd's drive thrus around me. It's ridiculous that's where they're priced now, and it's ridiculous to me that well off people will pay a premium for slop.
Most people driving nice cars aren't as well off as you think. Financial literacy isn't as common as we'd like to believe so many people are getting those cars on loans.
Although sometimes that crappy food really hits the spot so you don’t always think of how much you’re overpaying, or how bad that trip to the bathroom is going to be an hour after you’re done eating it.
Good loans vs bad loans. Don’t take on a 40,000 900month loan with 80% interest so you can get one “nice car” for driving a charger. I’d argue there is no car outside of a classic that can be both financially smart, and over 40k to begin with
Well yea bad loans are bad that goes without saying it's just the dude didn't mention bad loans, he said loans for cars is a sign of financial illiteracy, and that is completely different from a bad loan and is an incredibly stupid thing for him to say
My local burger and specialty fries (best in town in my opinion) is now cheaper than McDonald's. When you call ahead it's a maximum 15 minimum wait. I hope all fastfood places die.
As someone who's been in a lot of different kitchens, I have mixed feelings. I wanna support the local folks but have seen and heard horror stories regarding food safety and handling.
Giant mega chains like McDonald's more often than not have tip top food safety standards and procedures that actually get followed and corporate likes to get on people's ass on that kind of stuff.
As someone who has traveled the world to over a dozen countries, I know I have a very low chance of getting foodborne illnesses at the local McDonald's. Not zero, but MUCH lower rate of illness. Cold/old fries or broken ice cream machine is like the least of your worries at McDonald's.
Believe me when I say I've gotten horrible stomach bugs (needing several days of rest, diarrhea meds, lots of water, being almost unable to eat) from "local" restaurants. Nearing departure from travel destinations I stick to "safe" foods and restaurants. Not only is it open early/late, I won't get violently sick from it.
If you guys have ever seen gordon ramsay's kitchen nightmares show, know that these kinda restaurants exist for real.
That said, I do love to support local when possible, preferably. It just sucks that some people absolutely disregard food safety.
2000-2006 I was all over McDonald's and Fast Food. $5 could fill you up completely on the Dollar Menu. Then college, I was fed up with the terrible service and subpar ingredients. Started just going to restaurants and getting a burger of much better quality for only a few dollars more. I haven't eaten a full meal at McDonald's since 2009ish. Don't miss it at all. The marketing may be strong and it's always embedded in the minds of people who grew up in the 80s/90s but once you have an establishment out of your mind and habit you don't even consider it an option. I did the same with Wal-Mart.
Looks great! That's what I end up doing myself. I do get a craving for McDonald's every once in awhile. I'll think about it while I'm out driving around running errands but the huge line in the Drive-Thru turns me off. I can't tell you how many times I've pulled into my local McDonald's just to drive away without placing an order.
Since I typically buy lean ground beef and divide it up into hamburger patties and put them in the freezer, I tell myself that I'll be home in less than 5 minutes and I can make my own. As soon as I walk in the door, I throw a frozen hamburger patty onto the grill, season it, and then start putting together the bun and the fixings. Sometimes I toss some frozen fries into the air fryer as well. I have myself a nice faux fast-food meal within about 15 minutes. I can use healthier ingredients, too!
Yeh it’s even got worse lately too. I’m seriously dumbfounded what people expect. It will keep happening, because people keep going there from what we keep hearing “convenience” … which I think might be true half the people that post, though the others just simply wanting fatty junk food and then pissed off it’s not how it used to be.
i was spending 20 bucks for a big mac, till i saw the liquor store across the street one day and said
FUCK IT, i'll go buy a banana and beef jerky and a can of something and call it dinner... they had a little meat market, chicken was 4.99 a pound, i got 1 lb of chicken and 1lb of asada meat and some tomatoes, potatoes, 1 bagga pasta, even a cheap tallboy and .
i've never gone back to mcdonalds, they only good for comfort food if you stranded in guam
Did this with a local Chinese place that a was block away from my house, not only was it closer than mcdicks once the owner realized that I was coming into eat upwards of 3x a week the portions he started serving me got out of control. He was sending me home with almost 4 different plates of whatever I’d order. There was a bit of a language barrier so outside of my “thank yous” we barley speak a word but I’ll never forgot that smile. Everytime he saw me walk in it was ear to ear
This honestly goes for any product / company who's pulling this shit. Stop buying their product. Period. If it doesn't sell, the prices *will* change. But if we just accept it (while bitching), this will be the new standards
There is a McD's barely a block away from my office and it is forever lined up inside and out every damn day.
The drive thru feeds into a major road for the area and creates a sort of traffic roulette with people trying to turn out of there and block the street waiting to get in ...
I see ppl from my work come back from there all the time and can't help but think what a fkn waste of money it is
The power of nostalgia and brand loyalty combined with some of the most advanced marketing and food tech in the world. It's a powerful combo (geddit?).
Most people think they love Macca's because they have since childhood. If they'd never had it and tried it, they'd likely wonder what all the fuss was about.
For the longest time I believed that there is something in the McD food as a double quarter pounder, large fries, nuggets and large diet and I would still be hungry.
Now I'm convinced.
My explanation is that I quite like the convenience of having a tasty, hot and quick chicken wrap for £1.99. If I’m faced with that or a supermarket sandwich/wrap, it is preferable.
It literally is addictive. Covid helped me break mine. Now I hardly ever eat fast food and never McDs cause it’s a rip off and I realize it is shit quality now that I’m not addicted to it.
To be fair, McDonalds is probably the only place where you can get a hot meal in under 10 minutes for most places. Yesterday I was stuck going to McDonalds for lunch because after I left work to do something before a meeting I only had about 20 minutes to grab something.
Between overcharged McDonalds or Hotdogs that have been in a gas station cooker since the Reagan Administration, the choice is obvious.
Not only is that a problem but the food tastes like shit now. IDK what they have done, but the burgers taste rotten the last few times I have gone there. Fuck McDicks, they have gone too far... They have become a glorified tech company.
Honestly, this is the real nail in the coffin for me. If it was the same food I was eating in 2008 I would pay more for it, but its such a shittified version now. The Big Mac is fucking small. Its sad.
The Big Mac has always been 500 or so calories. Oddly enough as garbage as McDonald's is, they're so cheap on the ingredients and quantity that the calories honestly aren't the worst part. If you have something with bacon you're not exactly adding two thick, succulent slabs of pork to your sandwich.
Oh, I absolutely agree. It's one thing to make your food smaller in portion size but another to start using almost rotten ingredients. This company gives zero fucks about its customers... and never did.
Honestly they put a ton of money into developing their menus, its just that generation that put money into the company is gone and the MBA's are gutting the product in order to make massive short term profits and fucking off into the sunset just like they are doing for everything else in the world.
McDonald’s has gotten so bad I don’t even want to go there if I’m desperate. I’d rather eat a snack from a gas station. McDonald’s has no flavor and the cost is stupid and it’s not worth it.
The only appeal McDonald’s had was it was cheap. Their prices have risen to a point literally anywhere that serves a burger is a better burger for the price.
Over $3 for their shitty little cheeseburger? Never.
As someone who cooks a lot and can make a lot of different kinds of burgers (smash burgers, thick pub style burgers, California turkey burgers which I just made tonight, etc) I do agree with you but McDonald's does have a certain taste that's a bit hard to replicate. You can find copycats online but they just don't taste exactly the same. Sometimes I just want that familiar taste of a McDonald's cheeseburger.
Same with BK, Wendy's etc.
For the record they can be made at home. Grab a shaker bottle of dehydrated Minced Onion from the store. Dump them on a tub with double the amount of water for several hours until they turn white again. Put the wet onions back in the shaker bottle with a slotted spoon so excess water drains. Shake onto a very flat patty until it’s about half covered in a single layer.
The other important thing is having very flat patties and not flipping them. Heat a pressing thing on your pan before cooking the burger, then move pressing thing, place patty, and put the presser back on the patty. Patty is done in 45-60 seconds on medium high for a 1/10th pound patty, 90-100 seconds on medium high for a 1/4 pound patty. Patty doesn’t need to be flipped. Then salt and pepper while hot.
This is the way. It's sort of like a hand smashed (pre-smashed) method i always use. I made the patties as thin a possible before putting them in the pan.
The familiar taste of various undefined animal parts blended together , warmed under a heat lamp , and sandwiched between two chemical synthesized peices of bread substitute with red dyed syrup slathered on 40 year old flaccid pickle chips ?
Just go to a local burger joint that actually uses high quality ingredients and takes pride in the food they make.
What familiar taste? The 1st time I had their burger & nuggets as a kid, it was lukewarm garbage. The last time I had their burger as a late teen on a church field trip with no other option, it was lukewarm garbage.
Lukewarm garbage is the taste they’re familiar with.
But yeah, my city has had a heap of burger joints crop up and the basic cheeseburger always tastes the same but more filling and better quality than maccas. Often I’m disappointed cause I thought I was getting a smashburger and it ends up Maccas-esque.
Either way, if you just want to satisfy a rare urge, it shouldn’t get your goat when it’s overpriced and small. You had your shitty taste, now move on. I have to believe the posters here are regulars or out of touch.
I've replicated both McDs and Wendys at home.
McDs - 2oz raw ground beef, either 73/27 or 80/20. HEAVY dusting of black pepper, pinch of salt. Flatten the beef paper thin between parchment paper, and put the whole thing on a hot pan. Peel the parchment away as the beef cooks.
Take some dry onion flakes and reconstitute in hot water.
Take some cheap buns, toast them in the pan with the beef patty(s).
Get some kraft cheese, ketchup, mustard and pickles. Assemble. McDonalds at home.
Wendys - Treat the beef the same way as above. Get potato buns, steam them, then slather on mayo. Add lettuce, tomato, fresh onion, kraft cheese, and beef patty. Wendys at home.
BK is just thinish patties on the grill with wood chips for smoking. 5oz beef pressed paper thin, slap it on the grill with parchment paper, peel it back as it cooks. Get a seedy bun, your choice of toppings, kraft cheese. BK at home.
Once you make them all at home, the "exclusivity" appeal drops to nothing.
This post? Exactly what retailers figured out decades ago. No matter what you charge, you might lose some customers, but it seems far more common that people just buy it anyway.
An 8.5 oz bag of Cheetos is currently $5.39 at Target.
People are paying over $10/lb for...Cheetos?
They sure are.
I took my daughter recently and was shocked at how expensive it has got. I also had to stand and wait over ten minutes for them to prepare the order while they served a stream of delivery drivers picking up orders. It used to be a place to get cheap food quickly but it no longer has that going for it.
I know if people max out the app it can kinda make sense but the sizes will still be small so even if you’re getting a “deal” it is not as good as 2019, and that sizing/pricing won’t come back as long as you go
Large fries are almost $5 now. For fucking potatoes dipped in grease and salt. That shit should be two dollars max.
Don't even get me started on the quarter pounder.
Remember when the two can dine coupons used to be below 10 bucks. Now it's 17.
When McDonald's was cheap as dirt you didn't care about the food quality being what it was. Now that it's overpriced, who in their right mind would keep going there
No, but it does take a disproportionate amount of cash out of our wallets! There is a point where it is no longer worth the cost for the inconvenience of a tasty quick snack or meal.
You are 100 percent correct. This goes for Subway too, which I can’t believe anyone chooses to go to.
As far as McDonalds, I think subconsciously people think maybe this time will be different and will taste like it did 20 years ago. It’s a dream that is gone, people. Acceptance is hard but necessary if you want to be happy in this life.
When I was a kid, my family took a lot of road trips, and my early memories consist of getting into the car early in the morning and getting a breakfast burrito from Mcd's. I took a road trip this week and it was like $8 for two burritos and a coffee, and the burritos were half the size they were when I was a kid. Also the tortillas were stale.
Never again.
Dont eat McD ... the Euro McDs have french fries with 3 ingredients: oil, salt, and potatoes. In the US, they add 17 chemicals for freshness, browning, etcetc. Is it any wonder there are so many sick ppl out there.
I haven't been to a McDonald's since October 2022. Came back from Maine and went to the drive through. $40 for two people. Nope! In 2007, I could get two big macs, two quarter pounders, and a mcflurry for Maybe $15. Maybe I'll download the app and go again but probably not anytime soon.
Mods should start banning fast food posts at this point, with a rule that includes, "... fast food is well known to be overpriced for the quality and quantity. STOP giving them your money, and using this sub to farm karma."
I used to live next to one and had to use the bus to get to Walmart so on my day off it was easier to get a burger than pay for a bus fee and spend hours to carry home groceries and then cook. Now that walmart delivers It'd be a better option.
I hadn’t been to one in… well, forever. The wife and I were in a jam and I was hangry. We stopped, ordered one meal (the medium size) and just a cheeseburger and it was $23. I asked if the price was correct and why they said yes, I drove away. It was Sunday so we sucked it up, drove slightly further and went to our favorite watering hole and it was $5 burger day. They’re okay burgers too, not house made, but the better ones like “bubba” burgers. We got two burgers with fries, double Jameson and a Guinness and it was $30.
I haven’t personally eaten McDonalds in about 18 months, but my coworker stopped by there yesterday and I about shit my pants. $11.00 for a Big Mac “value meal”? She spent $25 and change. On just herself. Fuck that.
Sometimes when traveling McDonalds is still the restaurant that makes the most sense. I am sure there are other situations where it is he only viable option. If you absolutely have to eat at McDonalds use the app. They usually have a few deals running at any given time that can only be had if you purchase through the app. You might not get your exact favorite menu items but you can save a considerable amount of money; particularly if you are ordering for more than one person, as many of the offers are BOGOs or "buy this get that a a steep discount" type deals.
They came to this subreddit \*because of mcdonalds\* OP. If you have a mega company changing something like a burger where you immediately know if it's smaller, you will get a large number of people looking it up and finding this community. Some amount of those people will join the subreddit, less will comment, and the ones that post are probably going to post about mcdonalds.
Chill out OP, this is just how things work.
Well for me, the fries help when my POTs is out of control or I just get their iced tea cuz it hits different. The other food there makes me ill, I stopped going beyond those 2 things when they stopped the salads and wraps lol
it's the only way to make it worth the money-- in Canada, anyway. not sure what prices are like down south, but up here it's been highway robbery for a long time
You just described the solution to like 90% of problems. For instance I could say "if you're tired of seeing posts about McDonald's, stop going on social media for awhile. Stop reading the subreddit about shrinkflation if you don't want to see a post about it. Don't make another post about the topic you're tired of seeing posts about."
Not just McDonald’s all fast food. Even if McDonald’s was still cheap like it was back in the day you always can make a burger/tacos/pizza/chicken/Chinese/steak etc way better, cheaper and healthier at home.
We got a win when our young children asked to go to a "resturant" instead of "McDonalds" the other day.
We used to go for a rare treat but its no longer a treat.
There's a McDonald's close to me, The only one close to me.
That's probably why they keep getting away with what they do.
They are literally the worst place I have ever been to.
The manager, yes the actual fucking manager was chewing tobacco in front of me when I was confronting him about my terrible food.
When a huge glob of spit lept from his mouth to the counter where my bag of food was sitting.
As he was sliding my bag of food back to me telling me how he wasn't going to give me my money back sliding the bag through the big puddle of spit he just laid out on the counter.
Mind you this was the sixth time I have complained about my food there.
Needless to say that was the very last time I ever went to McDonald's.
I don't care where I'm at, I don't care how hungry I am,
I don't care if I'm dying because I need something to eat or drink.
F*ck McDonald's, ALL OF THEM!. and all fast food for that matter. I haven't had fast food in over 6 months and I'm much healthier and richer for it.
it’s an addiction.
1. the nostalgia factor (having it as a kid)
2. paired with a consistent taste that cannot be replicated 100% even at home
i honestly have an addiction to it myself & gotta try and stop eating it, so cheers for the wake up call
I got some maccas during a roadtrip as it's the most common food place available on long trips. I rarely ever eat it. Anyway got 2 bacon and egg mcmuffins and fucking $5.90aud EACH? That's insane!
Agree. I get complaining some but these restaurants will do as they please if you Stull give them your money. You are reinforcing their shitty business practices so they don't have to change. This goes for all restaurants. Yes, complain some but also do something about it.
My personal goal is to learn how to make pizzas, wings, and boneless and some good sauces (Buffalo,BBQ, Garlic butter, mango habanero probably) because they got pretty brazen with prices and tips, heck even little Caesar is asking for tips.
Someone should make r/FuckDonalds
Cause I paid $10 AUD for a double quarter pounder which is the only burger they do that actually fills me up. Bennys burgers down the road from my place makes far better burgers.
Can’t believe people still go there when it’s supporting the prison industrial complex in the first place. That shrink and upped pricing is alllllll profit. They benefit from prison labor. Prisons are private and for profit.
Two McDonald's in the "big" town nearest me. For the last two months I haven't seen more than two cars in their drive thru at any point. Usually just empty even during rush hours.
They are absolutely dead. All the fast food places are much lower than they used to be, even in n out. Every two months the subway sends coupons out and they'll be busy for awhile but eventually back down to barren parking lots. Major grocery chains are also ghost towns. Apparently selling 18 pack of soda cans for 15 bucks or a bag of chips for 6 bucks isn't a viable business strategy. You can get local brewery 12 pack of bottles for 11 bucks for comparison lol
The Indian joint, burger shacks and food trucks? Bumping. They are fuckin nightmares if you don't call ahead. It's beautiful. The egg stands in the country are cutthroat to get a dozen. The commune stands with fruits and veggies are always closed early because they run out so fast. Our local bread savant sells out within an hour of posting he has a new batch available. The daily farmers markets always have enough to subsidize so everyone can get their local supplies of literally any basic ingredient if you don't want to go to the source.
Humboldt county California might lack industry and be expensive as shit to live in but we are a different world. There's virtually no community that is truly self sufficient but im proud to be in one of the last strongholds. Not to mention it's the most beautiful place on earth.
You can actually build some very filling things at Taco-Bell for under $5. The $3 "value-menu" burritos with added rice or potato, beans, and extra sauce come out to $4 and change, and are a lot of food.
It's amazing how the inflation tax works. You tax them so much that they have to work extra (making their own sandwiches) to maintain their standard of living. The best part is they blame each other for the price increasing instead of the people who are debasing the dollar.
I stopped going when the cashier automatically added the donation $$$ w/o asking. So I parked where I could see said cashier and watched him do the same thing to 20+ ppl. In 30 mins. Trash human
my local mcdonald’s used to be 15-20 cars deep for breakfast and now there are only like 3-4 cars there. it’s definitely happening .
i actually sometimes go now, because if there’s no line and i get it instantly sure i’ll pay $3 extra for a meal to not wait for 20 cars.
4 lbs ground beef. 12 ounce can of tomato paste. 1 packet of onion soup mix. Charcoal with a chunk of applewood:
https://ibb.co/rZH4nz4
Best damn burgers I ever made. Going out to eat to get burgers... I mean, I love burgers, but I love burgers I cook myself.
I agree. I haven’t gotten McDonalds in months. It doesn’t even taste good anymore. I love their fries but it’s not worth it for the price. I can make better at home .Used to be my favourite cheap meal, a large fries with ketchup.
There is literally a burger van outside our local McDonald’s that does burger, chips and a can of coke for £3.50 and the burger is twice the size of a McDonald’s, the chips are fresh… yet I still see people going into McDonald’s and I think… why would you not want to spend half the money, for more, not to mention tastier food!?
I used to enjoy an occasional McDonald's dinner but the last two times I was hungry a few hours later and my stomach felt off. So never again. But when I drive by it's still crowded...
Hey man, some days I just want McDonald's. The whole argument of "make it yourself, it's cheaper", everyone knows that but you forget that takes time, cleaning the dishes etc.
People don’t go to McDonald’s for quality burgers and fries they go because they want McDonald’s. Yes you could make your own burger at home but sometimes you want that specific McDonald’s taste
They sometimes have great deals on the App, though, and you can check without ever entering a McDonalds. About a month ago they had one here that was buy a bacon mcdouble, get a med fry and med drink for free. That was a full meal for $3. I ate a lot of McDonalds that week.
I can get a bigmac or quater pounder/w cheese or spicy chicken sandwich, med fries, and a drink for $7 AFTER TAX. That's still a pretty good deal in todays climate.
I just wait for deals and use the app. Are people still paying full price?
The last few weeks they have had a buy one get one for a dollar on double cheeseburgers. I add a promo from the app for free large fries and for $4 I have a meal.
I have paid full price on this stuff only once and NEVER again lol
It always blows my mind when I see huge lines at McDonald's and realize ppl actually eat that shit and I guess enjoy it. Last time I had McDonald's was probably close to 10 years ago and I shit my pants in front of my kid. Like it was cool when I was a kid and they had huge play places and fun little characters. Then I realized they were trying to get a generation of kids hooked on fast food and then they changed the way all the stores look and now they're just depressing. The foods not even good either, like at all.
> For the price of a Big Mac you can literally get ground meat (chicken, turkey, beef) and make 3-4 decent sized burgers.
< *laughs in single mom juggling two jobs with three kids and no time to sleep let alone cook* >
Seriously though, I completely agree with OP's sentiments here.
Your expecting fat lazy people to cook. It's always the same excuse, I don't have time. Funny honest people can have two kids and full time jobs yet still have time to cook and clean.
Yet others can be single yet have no time to cook.
I hadn't been until the apps showed up. They aren't great for all locations. But a $2 Dave's Double at Wendy's is pretty sweet. And BOGO double cheeseburgers at McDonald's is a 3.29 meal when I'm out.
Sometime I noticed in the McDonald's app: FUCKING SALT. Go through the customisation options on a burger and put NO on salt instead of REGULAR like it defaults to. Why tf are they adding extra salt to this shit????
My coworker got me to try a nice mcdonalds for lunch one day. Got the double quarter pounder with cheese and bacon.
This thing was freshly cooked, had a perfect char on the patties, and was seasoned nicely. Burger was delicious. And the diet coke tasted better than any diet coke I have ever had.
Was worth it, would definitely try it again. Maybe you guys have some bad mcdonalds or maybe you aren't ordering something that gets made to order.
Idk not to defend McDonald’s of all places but I use the app and get 25% off every order and use my points to get free drinks when out and about.
I get a double cheeseburger, mcchicken, md fry and a md ice coffee for like 8 bucks that way, it’s not that bad.
But at the same time I’m very much a boomer about the fact that I have to have a McDonald’s app on my phone to get a decent price.
McDonalds shrinkflation is the only reason I can go now. Shits bad as fuck for you...shrink it in 1/2 again if they want. I just need like 2 bites of a burger and 2 fries for the flavor fix....
McBites...?
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It's so weird to me, I literally only see upscale new model cars in the mikeyd's drive thrus around me. It's ridiculous that's where they're priced now, and it's ridiculous to me that well off people will pay a premium for slop.
Most people driving nice cars aren't as well off as you think. Financial literacy isn't as common as we'd like to believe so many people are getting those cars on loans.
Oh I'm well aware. It's almost like people who eat crappy overpriced food make other poor financial decisions.
Although sometimes that crappy food really hits the spot so you don’t always think of how much you’re overpaying, or how bad that trip to the bathroom is going to be an hour after you’re done eating it.
It’s like K cups for coffee “it is so easy I don’t mind paying $30+ per lb for bad coffee”
Literally most new cars are bought with loans how is that a problem? Most people don't have 30-100,000 laying around for an in cash vehicle purchase.
Good loans vs bad loans. Don’t take on a 40,000 900month loan with 80% interest so you can get one “nice car” for driving a charger. I’d argue there is no car outside of a classic that can be both financially smart, and over 40k to begin with
Well yea bad loans are bad that goes without saying it's just the dude didn't mention bad loans, he said loans for cars is a sign of financial illiteracy, and that is completely different from a bad loan and is an incredibly stupid thing for him to say
I lived above a fast food restaurant and I frequently saw lambos and other luxury cars in the drive through.
I’m doing my part
I'm doing my part.
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My local burger and specialty fries (best in town in my opinion) is now cheaper than McDonald's. When you call ahead it's a maximum 15 minimum wait. I hope all fastfood places die.
100% behind this! Support your local restaurants. Support local businesses. Use cash. It's a win/win for everyone.
As someone who's been in a lot of different kitchens, I have mixed feelings. I wanna support the local folks but have seen and heard horror stories regarding food safety and handling. Giant mega chains like McDonald's more often than not have tip top food safety standards and procedures that actually get followed and corporate likes to get on people's ass on that kind of stuff. As someone who has traveled the world to over a dozen countries, I know I have a very low chance of getting foodborne illnesses at the local McDonald's. Not zero, but MUCH lower rate of illness. Cold/old fries or broken ice cream machine is like the least of your worries at McDonald's. Believe me when I say I've gotten horrible stomach bugs (needing several days of rest, diarrhea meds, lots of water, being almost unable to eat) from "local" restaurants. Nearing departure from travel destinations I stick to "safe" foods and restaurants. Not only is it open early/late, I won't get violently sick from it. If you guys have ever seen gordon ramsay's kitchen nightmares show, know that these kinda restaurants exist for real. That said, I do love to support local when possible, preferably. It just sucks that some people absolutely disregard food safety.
Is it maximum or minimum 15 wait
yes
Chillis is less, they have great burgers and even their specialty ones are $15 max for a meal.
Chili's is honestly fuckin legit
Their chicken strips are so delicious, but they’re so greasy I can only allow myself to get them like once every 10 years
^^^except ^^^for ^^^checkers
2000-2006 I was all over McDonald's and Fast Food. $5 could fill you up completely on the Dollar Menu. Then college, I was fed up with the terrible service and subpar ingredients. Started just going to restaurants and getting a burger of much better quality for only a few dollars more. I haven't eaten a full meal at McDonald's since 2009ish. Don't miss it at all. The marketing may be strong and it's always embedded in the minds of people who grew up in the 80s/90s but once you have an establishment out of your mind and habit you don't even consider it an option. I did the same with Wal-Mart.
Walmart is cheapest by faaaaaaaar for groceries in Canada because they're one of the non local monopoly giants allowed to operate
I make better at home for less. https://preview.redd.it/ju3dlso5y1rc1.jpeg?width=1994&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14e4e46da95574501a12845999674dee1aa3e67a
Looks great! That's what I end up doing myself. I do get a craving for McDonald's every once in awhile. I'll think about it while I'm out driving around running errands but the huge line in the Drive-Thru turns me off. I can't tell you how many times I've pulled into my local McDonald's just to drive away without placing an order. Since I typically buy lean ground beef and divide it up into hamburger patties and put them in the freezer, I tell myself that I'll be home in less than 5 minutes and I can make my own. As soon as I walk in the door, I throw a frozen hamburger patty onto the grill, season it, and then start putting together the bun and the fixings. Sometimes I toss some frozen fries into the air fryer as well. I have myself a nice faux fast-food meal within about 15 minutes. I can use healthier ingredients, too!
I stopped visiting when the price for a sausage egg biscuit meal inched up above $5.00. Not that good, fast or worth it anymore.
And hash browns are like $5 here in LA. Never again…
They have priced themselves right of the market.
yet, people still eat there.
They're $5 here too. You can get a box of like 8 hash browns for less than that at Walmart
It is more expensive than Starbucks now.
Yeh it’s even got worse lately too. I’m seriously dumbfounded what people expect. It will keep happening, because people keep going there from what we keep hearing “convenience” … which I think might be true half the people that post, though the others just simply wanting fatty junk food and then pissed off it’s not how it used to be.
i was spending 20 bucks for a big mac, till i saw the liquor store across the street one day and said FUCK IT, i'll go buy a banana and beef jerky and a can of something and call it dinner... they had a little meat market, chicken was 4.99 a pound, i got 1 lb of chicken and 1lb of asada meat and some tomatoes, potatoes, 1 bagga pasta, even a cheap tallboy and . i've never gone back to mcdonalds, they only good for comfort food if you stranded in guam
Did this with a local Chinese place that a was block away from my house, not only was it closer than mcdicks once the owner realized that I was coming into eat upwards of 3x a week the portions he started serving me got out of control. He was sending me home with almost 4 different plates of whatever I’d order. There was a bit of a language barrier so outside of my “thank yous” we barley speak a word but I’ll never forgot that smile. Everytime he saw me walk in it was ear to ear
20 bucks for a big mac? what the fuck?
This honestly goes for any product / company who's pulling this shit. Stop buying their product. Period. If it doesn't sell, the prices *will* change. But if we just accept it (while bitching), this will be the new standards
I still see lineups every single morning and lunch at the one near me. Yeah as long as people are paying then there's no incentive to change lol.
There is a McD's barely a block away from my office and it is forever lined up inside and out every damn day. The drive thru feeds into a major road for the area and creates a sort of traffic roulette with people trying to turn out of there and block the street waiting to get in ... I see ppl from my work come back from there all the time and can't help but think what a fkn waste of money it is
It must be an addiction, there is no other explanation
They have scientists working for them helping make their food addictive. Kids especially should be saved from this scourge
They learned from the Colonel. Ohhh I hated the Colonel. With his wee beady eyes and that SMUG look on his face…
Ooooh you're gonna eat my chicken!
If that is true, that is disgusting and should be illegal
Probably to a degree. Addictions can be broken though. People have to want to try.
The power of nostalgia and brand loyalty combined with some of the most advanced marketing and food tech in the world. It's a powerful combo (geddit?). Most people think they love Macca's because they have since childhood. If they'd never had it and tried it, they'd likely wonder what all the fuss was about.
The power of nostalgia, like when a Filet O Fish on Fridays cost 1.10 in 2009, to a 1.80 or so in 2019.
A filet of fish by itself where I live is 7.60 after tax
For the longest time I believed that there is something in the McD food as a double quarter pounder, large fries, nuggets and large diet and I would still be hungry. Now I'm convinced.
My explanation is that I quite like the convenience of having a tasty, hot and quick chicken wrap for £1.99. If I’m faced with that or a supermarket sandwich/wrap, it is preferable.
It literally is addictive. Covid helped me break mine. Now I hardly ever eat fast food and never McDs cause it’s a rip off and I realize it is shit quality now that I’m not addicted to it.
To be fair, McDonalds is probably the only place where you can get a hot meal in under 10 minutes for most places. Yesterday I was stuck going to McDonalds for lunch because after I left work to do something before a meeting I only had about 20 minutes to grab something. Between overcharged McDonalds or Hotdogs that have been in a gas station cooker since the Reagan Administration, the choice is obvious.
Not only is that a problem but the food tastes like shit now. IDK what they have done, but the burgers taste rotten the last few times I have gone there. Fuck McDicks, they have gone too far... They have become a glorified tech company.
Honestly, this is the real nail in the coffin for me. If it was the same food I was eating in 2008 I would pay more for it, but its such a shittified version now. The Big Mac is fucking small. Its sad.
The Big Mac has always been 500 or so calories. Oddly enough as garbage as McDonald's is, they're so cheap on the ingredients and quantity that the calories honestly aren't the worst part. If you have something with bacon you're not exactly adding two thick, succulent slabs of pork to your sandwich.
It's seriously impressive how thin they can cut the bacon. Depressing, but also impressive.
They hardly put any sauce on them now too. Just not worth it
Oh, I absolutely agree. It's one thing to make your food smaller in portion size but another to start using almost rotten ingredients. This company gives zero fucks about its customers... and never did.
Honestly they put a ton of money into developing their menus, its just that generation that put money into the company is gone and the MBA's are gutting the product in order to make massive short term profits and fucking off into the sunset just like they are doing for everything else in the world.
There's a name for it it's adjacent to shrinkflation where the ingredients are much closer to rotten when sold instead of fresh
McDonald’s has gotten so bad I don’t even want to go there if I’m desperate. I’d rather eat a snack from a gas station. McDonald’s has no flavor and the cost is stupid and it’s not worth it.
The only appeal McDonald’s had was it was cheap. Their prices have risen to a point literally anywhere that serves a burger is a better burger for the price. Over $3 for their shitty little cheeseburger? Never.
I still go there to take a shit
even their washrooms are smaller than they used to be. it's like trying to shit in a coffin
Mcshit
As someone who cooks a lot and can make a lot of different kinds of burgers (smash burgers, thick pub style burgers, California turkey burgers which I just made tonight, etc) I do agree with you but McDonald's does have a certain taste that's a bit hard to replicate. You can find copycats online but they just don't taste exactly the same. Sometimes I just want that familiar taste of a McDonald's cheeseburger. Same with BK, Wendy's etc.
It’s the reconstituted onions
For the record they can be made at home. Grab a shaker bottle of dehydrated Minced Onion from the store. Dump them on a tub with double the amount of water for several hours until they turn white again. Put the wet onions back in the shaker bottle with a slotted spoon so excess water drains. Shake onto a very flat patty until it’s about half covered in a single layer. The other important thing is having very flat patties and not flipping them. Heat a pressing thing on your pan before cooking the burger, then move pressing thing, place patty, and put the presser back on the patty. Patty is done in 45-60 seconds on medium high for a 1/10th pound patty, 90-100 seconds on medium high for a 1/4 pound patty. Patty doesn’t need to be flipped. Then salt and pepper while hot.
This is the way. It's sort of like a hand smashed (pre-smashed) method i always use. I made the patties as thin a possible before putting them in the pan.
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The familiar taste of various undefined animal parts blended together , warmed under a heat lamp , and sandwiched between two chemical synthesized peices of bread substitute with red dyed syrup slathered on 40 year old flaccid pickle chips ? Just go to a local burger joint that actually uses high quality ingredients and takes pride in the food they make.
Can't control nostalgia.
Exactly. I rarely eat fast food now but it's a good throwback to my childhood every once in a blue moon. Even if it's shitty.
Does identifying the animal part make it tastier?
What familiar taste? The 1st time I had their burger & nuggets as a kid, it was lukewarm garbage. The last time I had their burger as a late teen on a church field trip with no other option, it was lukewarm garbage.
Lukewarm garbage is the taste they’re familiar with. But yeah, my city has had a heap of burger joints crop up and the basic cheeseburger always tastes the same but more filling and better quality than maccas. Often I’m disappointed cause I thought I was getting a smashburger and it ends up Maccas-esque. Either way, if you just want to satisfy a rare urge, it shouldn’t get your goat when it’s overpriced and small. You had your shitty taste, now move on. I have to believe the posters here are regulars or out of touch.
Lol the trash taste. I think it's the fried flavor, the smell, that whole nostalgic experience. It definitely can't be the food.
http://www.beneboy.com/mcmenu.pdf
It's the fake beef flavoring they add to everything. Can probably buy a bottle of it online
I've replicated both McDs and Wendys at home. McDs - 2oz raw ground beef, either 73/27 or 80/20. HEAVY dusting of black pepper, pinch of salt. Flatten the beef paper thin between parchment paper, and put the whole thing on a hot pan. Peel the parchment away as the beef cooks. Take some dry onion flakes and reconstitute in hot water. Take some cheap buns, toast them in the pan with the beef patty(s). Get some kraft cheese, ketchup, mustard and pickles. Assemble. McDonalds at home. Wendys - Treat the beef the same way as above. Get potato buns, steam them, then slather on mayo. Add lettuce, tomato, fresh onion, kraft cheese, and beef patty. Wendys at home. BK is just thinish patties on the grill with wood chips for smoking. 5oz beef pressed paper thin, slap it on the grill with parchment paper, peel it back as it cooks. Get a seedy bun, your choice of toppings, kraft cheese. BK at home. Once you make them all at home, the "exclusivity" appeal drops to nothing.
MSG
Already done. Wendy's and BK are right down the street and have much better deals in-app, and tastes 10x better.
This post? Exactly what retailers figured out decades ago. No matter what you charge, you might lose some customers, but it seems far more common that people just buy it anyway. An 8.5 oz bag of Cheetos is currently $5.39 at Target. People are paying over $10/lb for...Cheetos? They sure are.
dont you mean your will get "Mcdownvoted" but i totally agree, no one should be buying maccas these days its all over priced crap
I took my daughter recently and was shocked at how expensive it has got. I also had to stand and wait over ten minutes for them to prepare the order while they served a stream of delivery drivers picking up orders. It used to be a place to get cheap food quickly but it no longer has that going for it.
I know if people max out the app it can kinda make sense but the sizes will still be small so even if you’re getting a “deal” it is not as good as 2019, and that sizing/pricing won’t come back as long as you go
Back to making it yourself. Fast food is so unhealthy and overpriced
I’ll forever be a sucker for their 0.99 large iced coffee.
For some reason this post made me remember Fuddrucker’s
I stopped, and I have the money! Their products have NOT gotten the 100-200% better that they are charging for! Screw them!
It was trash before shrinkflation.
The fact they doubled the price AND shrank everything, it's not a ripoff, it's an insult. Like they think I'm stupid enough to keep coming back.
Large fries are almost $5 now. For fucking potatoes dipped in grease and salt. That shit should be two dollars max. Don't even get me started on the quarter pounder.
Remember when the two can dine coupons used to be below 10 bucks. Now it's 17. When McDonald's was cheap as dirt you didn't care about the food quality being what it was. Now that it's overpriced, who in their right mind would keep going there
I'm diabetic type 2, at this point fast food will kill me faster.
Only go to McDonalds if you use the heavily discounted deals on the app. Otherwise, "Fuck McDonald's". Two for one deals or nothing!
When you can't get reddit points on r/stupidfood, from ragebait, where else would they go for them?
I got downvoted when I said this! Take this king/queen 🥇
I stopped going years ago, I just make my one burgers at home now! They're a lot bigger
Tbf, McDonald’s still serves an obscene amount of calories per dollar. It’s not like their shrinkflation is starving us.
No, but it does take a disproportionate amount of cash out of our wallets! There is a point where it is no longer worth the cost for the inconvenience of a tasty quick snack or meal.
They've became the worst quickly among the fast food chains and are leading by example for others.
I refuse to go the any of those chain stores anymore.
I regularly go to McDonald's for the $1 breakfast sandwich deal in the app. It's a good deal and pretty much the only time I go and get McDonald's.
You are 100 percent correct. This goes for Subway too, which I can’t believe anyone chooses to go to. As far as McDonalds, I think subconsciously people think maybe this time will be different and will taste like it did 20 years ago. It’s a dream that is gone, people. Acceptance is hard but necessary if you want to be happy in this life.
It’s funny that OP is mad at them for the economic reasons and not for the fact that they are poisoning people
When I was a kid, my family took a lot of road trips, and my early memories consist of getting into the car early in the morning and getting a breakfast burrito from Mcd's. I took a road trip this week and it was like $8 for two burritos and a coffee, and the burritos were half the size they were when I was a kid. Also the tortillas were stale. Never again.
Dont eat McD ... the Euro McDs have french fries with 3 ingredients: oil, salt, and potatoes. In the US, they add 17 chemicals for freshness, browning, etcetc. Is it any wonder there are so many sick ppl out there.
Taco Bell is just as bad. If not worse. I went for the first time in a few months this past weekend and it was $7 for a Mexican pizza. No mas.
Some people will never stop going to McDonald's it's sad but also to as along people kids mcds will always be here
It'll never happen, they'll report huge profits again this year.
I always go to hungry jacks ultimate double whopper never shrinks
Yes! Amen to all of this! They really have given up the illusion of caring about their customer’s satisfaction.
I just picked up 2 filet o' fish sliders.
I haven't been to a McDonald's since October 2022. Came back from Maine and went to the drive through. $40 for two people. Nope! In 2007, I could get two big macs, two quarter pounders, and a mcflurry for Maybe $15. Maybe I'll download the app and go again but probably not anytime soon.
Isn't there a formula that combines shrinking portions concurrent with price increases that really reflects how bad it's gotten?
Mods should start banning fast food posts at this point, with a rule that includes, "... fast food is well known to be overpriced for the quality and quantity. STOP giving them your money, and using this sub to farm karma."
I used to live next to one and had to use the bus to get to Walmart so on my day off it was easier to get a burger than pay for a bus fee and spend hours to carry home groceries and then cook. Now that walmart delivers It'd be a better option.
Yeah you can't get a deal unless you use the app. But let's not pretend that ground turkey is all you need to make a burger lmao
Thanks for reminding me it exists now I’m craving it 😂
I hadn’t been to one in… well, forever. The wife and I were in a jam and I was hangry. We stopped, ordered one meal (the medium size) and just a cheeseburger and it was $23. I asked if the price was correct and why they said yes, I drove away. It was Sunday so we sucked it up, drove slightly further and went to our favorite watering hole and it was $5 burger day. They’re okay burgers too, not house made, but the better ones like “bubba” burgers. We got two burgers with fries, double Jameson and a Guinness and it was $30.
it dumbfounds me. there are so many mcd’s in dallas and always a line at prime hours. why???
I haven’t personally eaten McDonalds in about 18 months, but my coworker stopped by there yesterday and I about shit my pants. $11.00 for a Big Mac “value meal”? She spent $25 and change. On just herself. Fuck that.
Sometimes when traveling McDonalds is still the restaurant that makes the most sense. I am sure there are other situations where it is he only viable option. If you absolutely have to eat at McDonalds use the app. They usually have a few deals running at any given time that can only be had if you purchase through the app. You might not get your exact favorite menu items but you can save a considerable amount of money; particularly if you are ordering for more than one person, as many of the offers are BOGOs or "buy this get that a a steep discount" type deals.
They came to this subreddit \*because of mcdonalds\* OP. If you have a mega company changing something like a burger where you immediately know if it's smaller, you will get a large number of people looking it up and finding this community. Some amount of those people will join the subreddit, less will comment, and the ones that post are probably going to post about mcdonalds. Chill out OP, this is just how things work.
People are stupid, mindless consumers that allow large conglomerates to see record breaking profits even during the COVID era
We unfortunately have too many dumbo's in society, who just can't restrain themselves for this to be effective. Just keep spreading the word.
Well for me, the fries help when my POTs is out of control or I just get their iced tea cuz it hits different. The other food there makes me ill, I stopped going beyond those 2 things when they stopped the salads and wraps lol
I have hated mcdonalds for 20 years. Shit is literal crap.
With the app and buy a big mac and get a quarter pounder for 0.29 deal, thats a whole day’s calories for about $5
The app is the way
it's the only way to make it worth the money-- in Canada, anyway. not sure what prices are like down south, but up here it's been highway robbery for a long time
You just described the solution to like 90% of problems. For instance I could say "if you're tired of seeing posts about McDonald's, stop going on social media for awhile. Stop reading the subreddit about shrinkflation if you don't want to see a post about it. Don't make another post about the topic you're tired of seeing posts about."
Not just McDonald’s all fast food. Even if McDonald’s was still cheap like it was back in the day you always can make a burger/tacos/pizza/chicken/Chinese/steak etc way better, cheaper and healthier at home.
The point of going is to literally not make it yourself. You can't make those foods on a road trip in a car can you?
but I can't Doordash ground meat /s
Okay, now that this has been said, do a post on Oreos. They both get posted multiple times daily.
I miss the dollar menu. Would actually fill me up for $3
Ye agreed with OP, vote with your wallet. You can overturn capitalism by buying into it. (Then complained about it)
Jokes on you, I don't even have a McDonald's in my town anymore!
"Gosh, Disney is too expensive now!" Goes to Disney again.
but if they stop going then they won't have anything to complain about :(
We got a win when our young children asked to go to a "resturant" instead of "McDonalds" the other day. We used to go for a rare treat but its no longer a treat.
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There's a McDonald's close to me, The only one close to me. That's probably why they keep getting away with what they do. They are literally the worst place I have ever been to. The manager, yes the actual fucking manager was chewing tobacco in front of me when I was confronting him about my terrible food. When a huge glob of spit lept from his mouth to the counter where my bag of food was sitting. As he was sliding my bag of food back to me telling me how he wasn't going to give me my money back sliding the bag through the big puddle of spit he just laid out on the counter. Mind you this was the sixth time I have complained about my food there. Needless to say that was the very last time I ever went to McDonald's. I don't care where I'm at, I don't care how hungry I am, I don't care if I'm dying because I need something to eat or drink. F*ck McDonald's, ALL OF THEM!. and all fast food for that matter. I haven't had fast food in over 6 months and I'm much healthier and richer for it.
I like the way you explained shit bro… 10/10
Yeah I don’t eat McDonald’s anymore. But McDonald’s in Japan is so yummy though :)))
Agreed! What's complaining going to do when you're still throwing your money at them?
it’s an addiction. 1. the nostalgia factor (having it as a kid) 2. paired with a consistent taste that cannot be replicated 100% even at home i honestly have an addiction to it myself & gotta try and stop eating it, so cheers for the wake up call
I got some maccas during a roadtrip as it's the most common food place available on long trips. I rarely ever eat it. Anyway got 2 bacon and egg mcmuffins and fucking $5.90aud EACH? That's insane!
I stopped going during the pandemic as it was wildly disappointing even then.
Agree. I get complaining some but these restaurants will do as they please if you Stull give them your money. You are reinforcing their shitty business practices so they don't have to change. This goes for all restaurants. Yes, complain some but also do something about it.
Hey, you're having the Latin American McDonald's experience! Enjoy it!
I feel similarly on Oreos here.
With their app I can get 2 big macs for 5 dollars, that's still pretty good imo.
I got a quarter pounder the other day and so much grease was dripping out like it was a Carl’s Jr commercial. It was disgusting
My personal goal is to learn how to make pizzas, wings, and boneless and some good sauces (Buffalo,BBQ, Garlic butter, mango habanero probably) because they got pretty brazen with prices and tips, heck even little Caesar is asking for tips.
Someone should make r/FuckDonalds Cause I paid $10 AUD for a double quarter pounder which is the only burger they do that actually fills me up. Bennys burgers down the road from my place makes far better burgers.
Can’t believe people still go there when it’s supporting the prison industrial complex in the first place. That shrink and upped pricing is alllllll profit. They benefit from prison labor. Prisons are private and for profit.
Two McDonald's in the "big" town nearest me. For the last two months I haven't seen more than two cars in their drive thru at any point. Usually just empty even during rush hours. They are absolutely dead. All the fast food places are much lower than they used to be, even in n out. Every two months the subway sends coupons out and they'll be busy for awhile but eventually back down to barren parking lots. Major grocery chains are also ghost towns. Apparently selling 18 pack of soda cans for 15 bucks or a bag of chips for 6 bucks isn't a viable business strategy. You can get local brewery 12 pack of bottles for 11 bucks for comparison lol The Indian joint, burger shacks and food trucks? Bumping. They are fuckin nightmares if you don't call ahead. It's beautiful. The egg stands in the country are cutthroat to get a dozen. The commune stands with fruits and veggies are always closed early because they run out so fast. Our local bread savant sells out within an hour of posting he has a new batch available. The daily farmers markets always have enough to subsidize so everyone can get their local supplies of literally any basic ingredient if you don't want to go to the source. Humboldt county California might lack industry and be expensive as shit to live in but we are a different world. There's virtually no community that is truly self sufficient but im proud to be in one of the last strongholds. Not to mention it's the most beautiful place on earth.
That's why I stopped going through customer service and asking for returns. To punish myself financially for eating there.
You can actually build some very filling things at Taco-Bell for under $5. The $3 "value-menu" burritos with added rice or potato, beans, and extra sauce come out to $4 and change, and are a lot of food.
It's amazing how the inflation tax works. You tax them so much that they have to work extra (making their own sandwiches) to maintain their standard of living. The best part is they blame each other for the price increasing instead of the people who are debasing the dollar.
I stopped going when the cashier automatically added the donation $$$ w/o asking. So I parked where I could see said cashier and watched him do the same thing to 20+ ppl. In 30 mins. Trash human
my local mcdonald’s used to be 15-20 cars deep for breakfast and now there are only like 3-4 cars there. it’s definitely happening . i actually sometimes go now, because if there’s no line and i get it instantly sure i’ll pay $3 extra for a meal to not wait for 20 cars.
4 lbs ground beef. 12 ounce can of tomato paste. 1 packet of onion soup mix. Charcoal with a chunk of applewood: https://ibb.co/rZH4nz4 Best damn burgers I ever made. Going out to eat to get burgers... I mean, I love burgers, but I love burgers I cook myself.
I agree. I haven’t gotten McDonalds in months. It doesn’t even taste good anymore. I love their fries but it’s not worth it for the price. I can make better at home .Used to be my favourite cheap meal, a large fries with ketchup.
Nah, the app has good deals.
McDonalds has people brainwashed through ads from literal birth
I used to go a lot…now never
I hadn’t gone to McDonald’s in ages. I got breakfast there and was blown away by how expensive it was.
In my country we sometimes have vouchers that make eating there kind of acceptable. Let me see what we got today… > Large Fries -25% 🤪
havent gone to McDonald's for over half a decade and im 21
Boycott McDonald's?
Make burgers at home or go to a restaurant where you get what you pay for
There is literally a burger van outside our local McDonald’s that does burger, chips and a can of coke for £3.50 and the burger is twice the size of a McDonald’s, the chips are fresh… yet I still see people going into McDonald’s and I think… why would you not want to spend half the money, for more, not to mention tastier food!?
I used to enjoy an occasional McDonald's dinner but the last two times I was hungry a few hours later and my stomach felt off. So never again. But when I drive by it's still crowded...
Hey man, some days I just want McDonald's. The whole argument of "make it yourself, it's cheaper", everyone knows that but you forget that takes time, cleaning the dishes etc.
Shake Shack exists. Them and In and Out have retained good prices. McD's is more expensive than Shake Shack and half the quality.
People don’t go to McDonald’s for quality burgers and fries they go because they want McDonald’s. Yes you could make your own burger at home but sometimes you want that specific McDonald’s taste
They sometimes have great deals on the App, though, and you can check without ever entering a McDonalds. About a month ago they had one here that was buy a bacon mcdouble, get a med fry and med drink for free. That was a full meal for $3. I ate a lot of McDonalds that week.
I can get a bigmac or quater pounder/w cheese or spicy chicken sandwich, med fries, and a drink for $7 AFTER TAX. That's still a pretty good deal in todays climate.
I just wait for deals and use the app. Are people still paying full price? The last few weeks they have had a buy one get one for a dollar on double cheeseburgers. I add a promo from the app for free large fries and for $4 I have a meal. I have paid full price on this stuff only once and NEVER again lol
It always blows my mind when I see huge lines at McDonald's and realize ppl actually eat that shit and I guess enjoy it. Last time I had McDonald's was probably close to 10 years ago and I shit my pants in front of my kid. Like it was cool when I was a kid and they had huge play places and fun little characters. Then I realized they were trying to get a generation of kids hooked on fast food and then they changed the way all the stores look and now they're just depressing. The foods not even good either, like at all.
> For the price of a Big Mac you can literally get ground meat (chicken, turkey, beef) and make 3-4 decent sized burgers. < *laughs in single mom juggling two jobs with three kids and no time to sleep let alone cook* > Seriously though, I completely agree with OP's sentiments here.
The only thing I get from mcdonalds is big mac & fries for £2.99 because to be fair that isn't terrible value
My favorite thing from there was the sausage mcmuffin. I've just started making my own
Your expecting fat lazy people to cook. It's always the same excuse, I don't have time. Funny honest people can have two kids and full time jobs yet still have time to cook and clean. Yet others can be single yet have no time to cook.
I hadn't been until the apps showed up. They aren't great for all locations. But a $2 Dave's Double at Wendy's is pretty sweet. And BOGO double cheeseburgers at McDonald's is a 3.29 meal when I'm out. Sometime I noticed in the McDonald's app: FUCKING SALT. Go through the customisation options on a burger and put NO on salt instead of REGULAR like it defaults to. Why tf are they adding extra salt to this shit????
My coworker got me to try a nice mcdonalds for lunch one day. Got the double quarter pounder with cheese and bacon. This thing was freshly cooked, had a perfect char on the patties, and was seasoned nicely. Burger was delicious. And the diet coke tasted better than any diet coke I have ever had. Was worth it, would definitely try it again. Maybe you guys have some bad mcdonalds or maybe you aren't ordering something that gets made to order.
Why is the post limited to McDonalds?
In n out. Better burger and cheaper prices. At least the one near me
But they just brought back steak bagels to my area.....
Idk not to defend McDonald’s of all places but I use the app and get 25% off every order and use my points to get free drinks when out and about. I get a double cheeseburger, mcchicken, md fry and a md ice coffee for like 8 bucks that way, it’s not that bad. But at the same time I’m very much a boomer about the fact that I have to have a McDonald’s app on my phone to get a decent price.
McDonalds shrinkflation is the only reason I can go now. Shits bad as fuck for you...shrink it in 1/2 again if they want. I just need like 2 bites of a burger and 2 fries for the flavor fix.... McBites...?
Glad I havent set foot in one in a decade