Posted on 02/14/2024 5:27:28 PM PST by simpson96
A McDonald’s outpost in Connecticut is being slammed for its “outrageous pricing” after a customer was charged more than $7 for an Egg McMuffin—and nearly $6 for a side of hash browns.
“$7.29 for one McDonald’s Egg McMuffin. What has the world come to??” New York-based Bespoke Investment Group wrote on X of the breakfast sandwich, also posting a photo of the stiff bill.(snip)
“These were 2 for $2 pretty recently,” the Bespoke account added in the X post, though the popular fast-food chain did away with that promotional offering in 2016.
In a subsequent post, the Bespoke account noted that a single side of hash browns — a famously slim-pressed oval of fried potatoes that fits into a small paper sheath — is priced at a staggering $5.69.
For reference, at McDonald’s in NYC’s notoriously-pricey Times Square, hash browns are $3.99, while an Egg McMuffin will set hungry patrons back $5.49.
Meanwhile, an Egg McMuffin meal at the Connecticut McDonald’s location in question, costs an eye-popping $17.63 for a small coffee, Egg McMuffin and hash browns, according to the outpost’s Uber Eats page.
Upgrades and add-ons like a larger-sized coffee, bacon strips and a “round egg” — which is what McDonald’s calls a fresh-cracked egg, rather than its scrambled liquid eggs — are also available for up to an additional $3.
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At another rest stop in the affluent Darien, Conn. — located less than 20 miles from the Fairfield-based rest stop — social media users also gawked at McDonald’s menu prices after an X user shared that a Big Mac combo meal costs $18.
The Darien McDonald’s — located in a town where the median income is $250,000, according to census data — also charges $19 for a Quarter Pounder with Cheese and Bacon meal
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CA min wage is now $20 but only at “fast food” places. If you work in a factory it’s $16.90 (la county) so who would want a factory job? MCd is basically a factory.
Wasn’t too long ago I could get two mcdoubles, one McChicken, small fry and a drink for $5.25
Used to be a Lenten treat for myself to get a McFish Sandwich one of the Fridays. Last time I went was years ago when I saw the price and the small bit of fish.
Now they’re up to almost $5. Glad I stopped going.
isn’t the side of hash browns just a little square of what I hope are potatos must weigh less than a 1/5th pound
If you stop paying these ridiculous prices they will have to lower them or go out of business.
My guess is, as others pointed out, this is a high traffic location so they can get away with higher prices. Maybe higher costs given the locale, maybe inelastic demand (this location can charge $5 more per item and it won’t change the demand much) - Or some combination.
We hold MCD stock. It’s been doing great. We almost never eat there. I had stopped on some mornings to get a coffee and occasionally a McMuffin. For burgers there are way better places.
Maybe this hedge fund is short mcd stock.
That price isn’t that much for that tab.
Rent is probably higher there. Probably have to pay more to get workers to commute from the other side of the tracks. And maybe as noted, it doesn’t matter much if they charge a lot more people there will pay it anyway. If they didn’t they would lower the price or close the location.
7-11, Cumby’s, Wawa, or whatever your local convenience store is, will sell pretty much the same thing for less, but you’ll have to heat it up yourself.
Eat breakfast at home. A lot cheaper.
No one is forcing anyone to buy an Egg McMuffin.
That’s what you get for President Retard and your minimum wage increases
I seen almost $13 for a single burger meal at Wendy’s today...I was stunned!
People forget, Wawa was only a food market before the trend of combining with gas stations. If you went to Wawa it was for the food, not being held captive by fuel purchases. They began combining in around 1982.
McWhopper stuff is garbage, no good for you...Bad mumbo.
And I remember 2 cent postage stamps ….no big deal..
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So if we went back to slavery, wage = 0/hr, then food would be free?
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