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Big Mac inflation attack: Iconic burger’s price soars
NY Post ^ | 03/20/2023 | Ronny Reyes

Posted on 03/20/2023 8:24:09 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

That’s a lotta lettuce.

The average price for a McDonald’s Big Mac in the US is now estimated at $5.15, or nearly 22% more since the pre-pandemic era, a new study shows.

The iconic burger’s price varies from state to state, with a Big Mac in Hawaii fetching the most — a whopping $5.31, according to a CashNetUSA.

New York is the next most expensive state to buy the burger, at $5.23, followed by New Jersey at $5.19 and California at $5.11.

Out of the more than 13,000 McDonald’s in the US, those in Mississippi were found to have the cheapest Big Macs, at $3.91.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Local News; Reference
KEYWORDS: bigmac; burger; inflation; price
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To: Nervous Tick

Same here... my confession is the occasional “Big Breakfast” with scrambled eggs, a sausage patty, an English muffin, some hash browns, and an orange juice. A reasonably good deal, and plenty of grease/salt/sugar to keep me satisfied for nearly the rest of the day....


41 posted on 03/20/2023 10:57:30 AM PDT by drwoof
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To: ChicagoConservative27
I notice some Freepers have been commenting on the dollar saying it isn't going anywhere because we are in a deflationary period. Deep state has a hook here for every fish.
42 posted on 03/20/2023 11:05:17 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: ChicagoConservative27
About 7 years ago I had a hankering for a Big Mac (1st time in maybe 15 years) - on the way back to the office the radio said "Jim Delligatti, inventor of the Big Mac, has died" -

"How 'Bout That"

43 posted on 03/20/2023 11:15:29 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

44 posted on 03/20/2023 11:35:56 AM PDT by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

But, Big Mac’s are still selling.


45 posted on 03/20/2023 11:39:53 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day )
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To: FamiliarFace
I might be up there with your hubby in hamburger making.

I get grass fed beef by the pound and make perfect 8-oz patties using some Tupperware molds my wife got many years ago (Tupperware may well survive a nuclear war). Little bit of salt and pepper. Grill on high heat about 4 minutes a side to keep them medium to medium rare. Never touch the patties during cooking except for the one flip. This keeps everything really juicy.

Thick slices of either Swiss or Provolone cheese. Brioche buns baked fresh from the local bakery.

I'm not much of a condiment guy but let others put what they want on them after I serve it to them. I might sometimes put sliced tomato on mine but only when fresh tomatoes are in season and sourced from local gardens/farms. Sometimes sliced mushrooms as well.

But it's all about the simplicity and really good beef.

The eight ounce patty is a full meal. Not many can finish two the way I make them.

46 posted on 03/20/2023 12:37:36 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (4,942,927 Truth | 87,539,833 Twitter)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

You need to use their app to save money or you pay full price at the drive thru.


47 posted on 03/20/2023 1:40:28 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

My employee has twin 18 yo brothers who work at McDonalds. They started there 6 months ago.

They are making $18 an hour.


48 posted on 03/20/2023 1:47:56 PM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

LOL. You think they raised prices because of the chump change they pay? It is the cost of ingredients that drive up the burgers.


49 posted on 03/20/2023 1:55:06 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: TomGuy

At Walmart I buy the Angus Beef 90% patties.
They are about $18.25 for 12 of them. $16.50 for the 80%.
The price is much higher then before the scamdemic and the high inflation caused by con_gress but the price of a hamburger is about $1.50 a piece and tastes great.


50 posted on 03/20/2023 2:04:39 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: HamiltonJay

Agree


51 posted on 03/20/2023 2:30:09 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: SamAdams76

That’s cool. We use brioche buns also! Sometimes we do Swiss and avocado, but usually I have mine all the way with Colby Jack, lettuce, tomato, sweet onion, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, and thick dill pickles slices. Heaven!

We use a burger press, too, but it’s not Tupperware. I think it’s called a Foley press and made by Robinson. We’ve had it forever, too.

I’m not a big person, so I can only handle a 4-6 oz burger. Mr. FF can go up to 8 oz.

Sometime I want to try sautéed mushrooms with melted Swiss. We used to get those in our college days, and sometimes I think about having one like that again. Maybe soon!


52 posted on 03/20/2023 2:46:13 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: central_va

Screwed my math up a bit.. used 2.60 rather than 2.30. Which is worth 12.16 today.. so just less than 60% buying power today at minimum wage vs 1976..

But the general premise remains.

Fix the minimum. Tie it to an annual inflation rate and auto increase and be done with the bs political battle


53 posted on 03/20/2023 2:50:28 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: minnesota_bound

So e time when you’re in the mood, try the Wagyu burgers from Walmart. We used them once, and they were really good! Now we use Wagyu for burgers every time (we press ourselves). I’m hooked!


54 posted on 03/20/2023 2:53:09 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Haven’t been to McDonald’s in ten years and only then to see what the McRib hype was about. Oddly as off putting the visuals were on the McRib, it’s wasn’t too bad.


55 posted on 03/21/2023 4:20:01 AM PDT by DAC21
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