Posted on 02/15/2008 11:08:53 PM PST by RKBA Democrat
Fast food is a subject that's near and dear to Clark's heart. The fast food chains are discounting their menus because they're hurting for customers right now. Wendy's has come out with the Stack Attack double cheeseburger for 99 cents, while McDonald's and Burger King have their own $1 double cheeseburgers. The fast food index is a leading indicator of difficulty in the economy. So you'll see value menus start to grow as disposable income continues to shrink. Fast food restaurants need their so-called "heavy eaters" -- people who are super-loyal to a particular brand and dine out about 5 or more times a week. Many heavy eaters are younger men who are price sensitive. As a bit of trivia, do you know who started the value pricing trend in fast food? If you thought McDonald's, you're incorrect. They've marketed it so well that you would immediately think of them. But Taco Bell actually started it on a national basis with their 59 cent value menu.
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Tried the Wendy’s Stack Attack a couple weeks ago. It’s a great little burger for 99 cents. As far as I’m concerned, the fast food burger joints offer tremendous value. They’re probably not the most healthy place to dine regularly, but once or twice a week is pretty harmless.
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Jack In The Box’s value menu reigns supreme. One can obtain a Jumbo Jack plus two of their weird, yet oddly addictive “tacos” for $2.89, or even less if there’s a promotional discount on the Jumbo Jack. Fast food can be a cheap treat if one sticks to the value menus.
Fast food is bad for your health, though, if eaten frequently. Fresh food is much cheaper and better for you. At a supermarket, $2.89 can buy a small loaf of freshly-baked bread (carbohydrate), a fair-sized hunk of cheese (vitamin D, calcium), and a handful of olives (salt, healthy fats, protein) — a far more nutritious and filling meal than a fried hamburger. Throw in a thermos of tea or coffee from home and a bottle of water (obtained for free at the fountain or cooler) and you’ve got a full lunch.
Taco Bell prices have really gone up in the last 3 or 4 years. A lot of menu items that used to cost 60 to 80 cents now cost $1.30 to $1.50. Count me as one of those younger men looking for a good deal that you posted about.
Wendy’s raised prices here from 99 cents to $1.09 and $1.19. Neither McDonald’s nor Burger King has made any changes.
I think the Wendy burger is a cut above the others in meat.
$1 DOUBLE CHEESEBURGERS...
The McD’s Dbl Cheesburgers tastes good, but you feel sick later on.
BK’s is bigger, a little bit tastier IMHO.
The best 99C burger I still tasted is Wendy’s. Cheap food, but crappy on your wasteline.
” Fast food is bad for your health ...Fresh food is much cheaper and better for you. At a supermarket, $2.89 can buy a small loaf of freshly-baked bread (carbohydrate), a fair-sized hunk of cheese (vitamin D, calcium), and a handful of olives (salt, healthy fats, protein) — a far more nutritious and filling meal than a fried hamburger. Throw in a thermos of tea or coffee from home and a bottle of water (obtained for free at the fountain or cooler) and you’ve got a full lunch. “
Skip the cheese and add lettuce and tomato with some sort of low cal / fat dressing on it all and you’re talking . I have a “ home-made “ hamburger maybe 4-5 times a year and that satisfies my “ beef “ fix .
Not here in Charlottesville! $2.89 will buy you the loaf of bread if you're lucky.
Speaking of olives, I used to hate olives, until I found the Lindsey brand, which are not pickled (that's the problem with most olives), not stuffed with pimentos, and they are pitted.
Sorry, my bad. I didn’t make myself clear in my post. When I say “loaf of bread” I’m not talking about the sliced-and-bagged kind of bread; I meant a freshly-baked loaf, e.g a baguette, epée, or something similar. The local Tom Thumb ( = Safeway )supermarkets here in North Central Texas sell freshly-baked baguettes for 99¢ each; day-old loaves go for less.
Wendy’s uses fresh US beef, not frozen “beef” from God alone knows where. For that, I’ll pay the extra $.10-.20.
Oooh. That's different. I haven't seen the supermarkets here in Charlottesville selling them, but the ones in Leesburg (my permanent home) still do. They used to be around 99 cents but now run for $1.50 or $2.00.
Wendy’s uses fresh US beef, not frozen “beef” from God alone knows where. For that, I’ll pay the extra $.10-.20.
If you can guarantee me that you know that for a fact (no reason that you should, you don't know me from Adam's housecat), then I will do all my fast food eating at Wendy's. A. I like their burgers. B. I'd rather support American beef producers than foreign ones.
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