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I can get two double cheeseburgers from Mcdonalds for $2.25 here in the USA, could do so all year. There's no way i could come close to that at home. Also, wha
by mbfg 5y ago
I can get two double cheeseburgers from Mcdonalds for $2.25 here in the USA, could do so all year. There's no way i could come close to that at home.
Also, what one doesn't factor in is the cost of waste of food at home. You (the consumer) generally don't waste food when buying out.
- arbitrary_name 5y agoRestaurants waste tons and tons of food every year. Literally. I, on the other hand, waste very little food at home. I buy fresh, i freeze and i plan ahead. Also, good luck with your mcdonalds only diet. I'll stick with a balanced, healthy, home cooked diet myself.
- mbfg 5y agoI wasn't comparing what a restaurant wastes compared to what a consumer wastes. I'm comparing what a consumer wastes eating out, vs eating at home. Luckily for you, you can live without waste. You are the grand minority.
- UncleMeat 5y agoI bet you could, or at least get close. How much does a 100 pack of the cheapest thin patties cost? A 100 pack of american cheese? A 100 pack of terrible buns? The only challenge is that most grocery stores aren't even stocking food so crappy, not that the food costs are considerably higher.
- mbfg 5y agoI'd have to buy a six pack of rolls, that's going to be around $4. My budget is already shot.
- UncleMeat 5y agoThe rolls I get at the store for that price are way better than the ones act McDonalds. And if you really want rolls for cheap, you can make them yourself from a couple cents of flour.
- mbfg 5y agoPeople working two jobs, having to juggle a family, don't have time for all of these luxury processes. Kudos to you that you are affluent. But this conversation isn't obviously about people at your level.
- pempem 5y agoThis is a false argument. You're switching the goal posts from cost of ingredients to cost of time in a society that literally purposefully ensures that you dont have time so you spend money. We can discuss the system but its not a given. What is a given is the ingredients you use for your one meal at home should be cheaper than what it takes to make it at a restaurant. The inclusion of other humans to hire, manage, train, and then process, create, and discard the remainders of your order and clean alone should be indicative of that.