[lucky american]

I’ll tell you why Macdonalds is tanking. They have become too expensive.
This last Sunday, my husband and I took the 2 grandchildren for breakfast at McDonalds. We had 2 big breakfasts, 1 sausage mcmuffin meal and 1 egg mcmuffin meal. 2 coffees, an orange juice, and a chocolate milk. The total was $26,09. Tax included.

From now on we’re going to our local restaurant, the Country Kitchen for a good meal and good service and the same price with tip.

[DungeonMaster]

My wife and I share one big breakfast plus one coffee and one small coke for about $8.00 or so.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I’ve notice the same problem with prices. I recently got the filet o fish combo meal at the drive through, which was 7.33.

It was more than I expected, and made me think I should go to Subway or some other local sandwich place to get lunch when I’m on the go or don’t feel like making lunch.

I can see where feeding a family at McD is not as cheap as people might think. If you can go to a sit down family restaurant for the same price, and get better food there, it seems like a no brainer to do so.

The low quality of McDonalds food is not worth paying a premium price for.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I’ll tell you why Macdonalds is tanking. They have become too expensive.

That's part of it. We have the same experience. My wife gets a craving for McDonald's once in a while. I go along. We always talk about how we could have gotten more and better food for the same price or less at several local restaurants. I also think the quality has declined. I like a Big Mac once in a while. The last time I got one I was served two flat, dry, gray patties. That's kind of the way they have been recently. I don't remember that years ago.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I’ll tell you why Macdonalds is tanking. They have become too expensive."

If you think that there are a lot of restaurants - fast food or otherwise - that are significantly cheaper than McDonald's, you are nuts. A meal for four for $26 is about as cheap as it gets. A meal for TWO at Shari's - hardly a high end place - will cost about the same, if not more, and when you add in the tip - not required at McDonald's - it will usually top $30.

[riri]

It's been that way for a while now.

I am trying to cut back on the chemical laden crap and quit soda. I go to my local Mexican place. I get a chicken burrito loaded with shredded chicken and a handmade tortilla. Since, I quit the Diet Coke, my total is about $4.69.

If we do fast food burgers though, it's always In and Out. You can watch them cut the potatoes fresh and they make their own buns. It's a 100X better and 2/3 the price.

As far as breakfast, Chik Fil A burritos are the best and my kids love the morning sandwiches.

[fuzzylogic]

Agreed.

Same at Burger King, a few weeks back the wife and I didn’t have much to make for dinner so I ran out and grabbed two meals, with *small* fries/coke. I didn’t even look at the prices - the total was over $19. For that I could go to a real restaurant, have better food and pay only a few dollars more for the tip - which I’d rather do. On top of it, I thought the burger meals were awful. I’m basically done with both of them. Bad food and bad prices, not a good combination for success.

[kearnyirish2]

McDonalds is expensive, and not “fast” food anymore. Between the time you need to explain your order to the “replacement American” behind the counter, and their focus on the drive-through instead of the walk-in business, you’ve waited as long as you would for a decent sub in a sandwich shop. Nowadays, I just go to the deli/sandwich shop.