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Nice. Maybe not in China, but some countries force McDonald's to lower their BigMac price to hack that index. The Wikipedia page mentions countries doing this,
by nothrabannosir 12y ago
Nice. Maybe not in China, but some countries force McDonald's to lower their BigMac price to hack that index.
The Wikipedia page mentions countries doing this, and, seeing the quality and price of Big Macs in some places compared to other Mc burgers, it's not surprising. E.g. the Argentinian one was half price of everything else, it was an awful burger, meat covering half the bun. And it was never advertised, only conspicuously tucked away at the bottom of the menu in a corner of the shop:
http://i.imgur.com/MbCaZnG.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MbCaZnG.jpg
How's it in China, compared to other burgers?
- Thimothy 12y agoAh, Argentinian creative economics. I follow their developments from time to time just for the amazement value, this one is new for me, thank you. For those curious, here is an excellent article about its history, worth the read: (Paywall) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/778193e4-44d8-11de-82d6-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/778193e4-44d8-11de-82d6-00144feabd... (Google cache version) http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eFrFcG7iOKIJ:www.ft.com/cms/s/0/778193e4-44d8-11de-82d6-00144feabdc0.html+&cd=1&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=es&client=firefox-a#axzz3L1MkHN00 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eFrFcG7... And another one with some of the juicy parts: http://www.businessinsider.com/a-timeline-of-argentinas-sordid-history-with-default-2014-7 http://www.businessinsider.com/a-timeline-of-argentinas-sord...
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoThe bigmac in China is about the same in quantity to the states, it's normal price is just slightly cheaper than the USA version. Now if they would just give me a second packet of ketchup for the fries and ice in the drink, I might not feel like I'm in a third world country.
- happyscrappy 12y agoTry going into a Greek owned restaurant in the US. They give you the greasiest food possible and don't want you to have any napkins.