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He’s not wrong. A quarter pounder with cheese and a large fry from McDonald’s is up to about $11. The same from five guys is $16. Which is… five bucks more. (Me

by TylerE 2y ago

He’s not wrong. A quarter pounder with cheese and a large fry from McDonald’s is up to about $11. The same from five guys is $16. Which is… five bucks more. (Medium fries from five guys, which is more fries than the McDonalds large) Crap tier fast food has gotten outrageously expensive. McDonald’s fry prices are up over 40% in 3 years

reaperducer 2y ago
A quarter pounder with cheese and a large fry from McDonald’s is up to about $11. I just checked the prices at a location in the downtown of one of the five largest American cities: Quarter pounder with cheese: $4.79 Large fries: $2.39 Total: $7.18
- TylerE 2y ago
  Did you check the prices, or did you look at a photo of a menu board? I checked the McDonald’s app for a pickup order in my city of 100k in a lcol area just now. Quarter pounder with Cheese: $5.09 Large Fry: $4.29 Total+Tax $10.34
  - reaperducer 2y ago
    I looked on the McDonald's app.
    - Larrikin 2y ago
      The prices in the app are lower than if you actually order in store. Specials and coupons are only offered through the apps now. Actual store prices can be seen on the delivery apps or by just going to a store. You can't actually order online through McDonald's directly because they are trying to force the app on you. But who actually wants the hassle of having an app for McD, BK, Subway, and other garbage where you're trading your data away, and giving everyday advertising space on your phone, for food that doesn't even taste good for a slight discount.
      - Symbiote 2y ago
        I think a big difference for low-income people is the cheaper end of the menu. McDonald's (UK) has a hamburger for £1.19, or even a bacon double cheeseburger for £2.89. A happy meal is £3.89. You could reasonably feed the whole family for £20. Five Guys (UK) charge £9.95 for their cheapest burger, and £12.25 for the bacon one. It's £4.35 for the cheapest fries and £4.45 for a soda. £20 covers one person's meal.
        astrange 2y ago
        Fast food isn't really for low-income people. They /work/ there rather than eating there. It's just associated with them because the experience feels poor. It's more for people who need or want the convenience.
      - UncleEntity 2y ago
        Umm, me? The "slight discount" usually gets me get a pretty full meal for less than $10 and, on occasion, significantly less than that. Really depends on what specials they're promoting and how frisky I'm feeling. And just turn off notifications to not get unwanted advertising. Don't really care if they know my food preference data since they would have it anyway if I pay with anything other than cash.
        autoexec 2y ago
        They're getting a hell of a lot more data from you than food preferences. They silently collect data even when you aren't using the app, and they take a TON of data: https://old.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/1cjtywo/the_permissions_the_mcdonalds_app_requires/ https://old.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/1cjtywo/the_... At least on android devices you don't even have the option to disable a ton of access to things like sensors. That data they collect isn't just about ads either. They'll throw you a deal every once in a while to keep you handing over that data, but they're figuring out how much money you have, when you're most vulnerable to suggestion and least likely to resist, all so that they can adjust their prices just for you in order to make sure you're paying as much as possible.
        2y ago

by TylerE 2y ago

reaperducer 2y ago

A quarter pounder with cheese and a large fry from McDonald’s is up to about $11. I just checked the prices at a location in the downtown of one of the five largest American cities: Quarter pounder with cheese: $4.79 Large fries: $2.39 Total: $7.18

TylerE 2y ago
Did you check the prices, or did you look at a photo of a menu board? I checked the McDonald’s app for a pickup order in my city of 100k in a lcol area just now. Quarter pounder with Cheese: $5.09 Large Fry: $4.29 Total+Tax $10.34
- reaperducer 2y ago
  I looked on the McDonald's app.
  - Larrikin 2y ago
    The prices in the app are lower than if you actually order in store. Specials and coupons are only offered through the apps now. Actual store prices can be seen on the delivery apps or by just going to a store. You can't actually order online through McDonald's directly because they are trying to force the app on you. But who actually wants the hassle of having an app for McD, BK, Subway, and other garbage where you're trading your data away, and giving everyday advertising space on your phone, for food that doesn't even taste good for a slight discount.
    - Symbiote 2y ago
      I think a big difference for low-income people is the cheaper end of the menu. McDonald's (UK) has a hamburger for £1.19, or even a bacon double cheeseburger for £2.89. A happy meal is £3.89. You could reasonably feed the whole family for £20. Five Guys (UK) charge £9.95 for their cheapest burger, and £12.25 for the bacon one. It's £4.35 for the cheapest fries and £4.45 for a soda. £20 covers one person's meal.
      - astrange 2y ago
        Fast food isn't really for low-income people. They /work/ there rather than eating there. It's just associated with them because the experience feels poor. It's more for people who need or want the convenience.
    - UncleEntity 2y ago
      Umm, me? The "slight discount" usually gets me get a pretty full meal for less than $10 and, on occasion, significantly less than that. Really depends on what specials they're promoting and how frisky I'm feeling. And just turn off notifications to not get unwanted advertising. Don't really care if they know my food preference data since they would have it anyway if I pay with anything other than cash.
      - autoexec 2y ago
        They're getting a hell of a lot more data from you than food preferences. They silently collect data even when you aren't using the app, and they take a TON of data: https://old.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/1cjtywo/the_permissions_the_mcdonalds_app_requires/ https://old.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/1cjtywo/the_... At least on android devices you don't even have the option to disable a ton of access to things like sensors. That data they collect isn't just about ads either. They'll throw you a deal every once in a while to keep you handing over that data, but they're figuring out how much money you have, when you're most vulnerable to suggestion and least likely to resist, all so that they can adjust their prices just for you in order to make sure you're paying as much as possible.
      - 2y ago