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2024-03-15 Economy

McDonald's prices are up, so lower-income consumers are eating at home

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Posted by DarthVader 2024-03-15 09:14|| || Front Page|| [62 views ] Top

#1 How's that $15-20 minimum wage working out for ya?

Posted by DarthVader 2024-03-15 09:15|| 2024-03-15 09:15|| Front Page Top

#2 You can still make a hamburger for $1 at home. The catch is you have to shop and actually cook the burger.

Out of reach for the people who call 911 because McD's is out of chicken nuggets.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-15 10:09|| 2024-03-15 10:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Not lovin' it! Furious McDonald's customers take to social media after IT outage left them unable to order food

Posted by Skidmark 2024-03-15 10:32|| 2024-03-15 10:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Where CNN takes a second to notice that prices are totally up from three years ago and businesses across the board are sucking it, but its a mystery!

I hope those people losing it because of their addiction to fast food are the same people who three years ago were calling for electronic automation and a cashless system.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-03-15 10:50|| 2024-03-15 10:50|| Front Page Top

#5 I went into a McD's store and they wanted me to "create an account" with my email address.

I walked out.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-15 10:54|| 2024-03-15 10:54|| Front Page Top

#6 I remember the sign bragging 25 cent burgers and 25 cent drinks and fries.

But that was when min wage was $2 per/hr.
Now with a average pay $10 ... 5x25 =1.25. The prices don't reflect the 5x scale... but more like 8x.

Could state & fed massive tax increases since the 70's be playing role also?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-03-15 11:20|| 2024-03-15 11:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes. Inflation affects your salary or hourly wage. Seems prices always outstrip that...

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-15 11:32|| 2024-03-15 11:32|| Front Page Top

#8 I have gone to registering suckoff@fuckyou.com. It's not a valid domain but lots of sites take it.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-15 11:41|| 2024-03-15 11:41|| Front Page Top

#9 I remember the sign bragging 25 cent burgers and 25 cent drinks and fries.

That's when we were on the gold/silver standard. According to today's market that quarter is worth $4.58 cents. It's not more expensive, in fact cheaper. It's the money we use is worthless.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-03-15 11:46|| 2024-03-15 11:46|| Front Page Top

#10 No, no. Don't you understand that all the price increases are due to corporate greed, and not due to increased minimum wages and supplier price increases?

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2024-03-15 12:13|| 2024-03-15 12:13|| Front Page Top

#11 The people running the country don't want you to understand money.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-15 12:15|| 2024-03-15 12:15|| Front Page Top

#12 ^Like they (especially the ones with MBA) understand it.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-15 12:26|| 2024-03-15 12:26|| Front Page Top

#13 Price increases are due to Putin.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2024-03-15 12:27|| 2024-03-15 12:27|| Front Page Top

#14 MBA = Money Bullshit Artist.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-15 12:37|| 2024-03-15 12:37|| Front Page Top

#15 They can probably also make their own milk shake without breaking the blender all the time.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-03-15 13:41|| 2024-03-15 13:41|| Front Page Top

#16 ...Went to McDs the other night - had planned to cook dinner, but a minor family issue came up and by the time it was solved, it was just too doggoned late.

1 Filet-o-Fish Meal.
1 10 pc. McNuggets.

Just shy of $22.00.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2024-03-15 15:35|| 2024-03-15 15:35|| Front Page Top

#17 I stick with the o'25, hamburger, small drink and small fries. With tax it comes to about $5.25. Based upon the value of 3 silver quarters that should be $13.48.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-03-15 15:54|| 2024-03-15 15:54|| Front Page Top

#18 Growing up in a family of 7; I can recall eating in a restaurant about 10 times before graduating high school.

Posted by Airandee 2024-03-15 16:02|| 2024-03-15 16:02|| Front Page Top

#19 Haven't ordered a drink from a McD in many decades. When I order something there (very rarely nowadays) I drink water or soda that I keep in my car. Most McD's will give you a free cup of ice water. I like their fish sandwich but it's almost $5 now. During this Lent McDs offers a 2/$6 deal. I have since resorted to rolling my own. I buy Gorton's frozen fish sandwich size fillets and burger buns from Aldi's (8 for $1.49).

Posted by Gromble Dribble4342 2024-03-15 16:04|| 2024-03-15 16:04|| Front Page Top

#20 I can get a nice half pound swordfish steak for $15. Yes, I have to light the charcoal and turn it. Still better than McD's

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-15 16:05|| 2024-03-15 16:05|| Front Page Top

#21 Pretty sure the place I buy the fish from isn't contributing to child mutilation.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-15 16:09|| 2024-03-15 16:09|| Front Page Top

#22 At Canes, I order a kid’s meal to embarrass my daughter.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-03-15 18:32|| 2024-03-15 18:32|| Front Page Top

#23 But what do you do with the included toy, Super Hose?

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