Meat fillers are expensive…
It makes me SICK that anyone would eat the garbage they serve at McDonald’s. Us conservatives are FAR BETTER PEOPLE than the dregs that eat at McDonald’s. Hard to believe that they’re still in business, with their crap.
I hit the "Value" menu at most fast food--less food, better for diet, and cheaper. Well, used to be cheaper.
At Burger King you can use their app and the Offers to save quite a bit. Two days ago I got a Double Cheeseburger and fries for $4.99. Lots of other well-priced choices. If several of us are going, maybe one of the packaged offers work or we all go inside and purchase separately using each of our respective phones since the offers are one-only per person.
McDonald's app doesn't work well, prices are getting excessive. The $16 noted in the article is old, there was an article or report elsewhere saying now $18. We've come to avoid McDonalds as the prices are too much.
Taco Bell as a good Value menu. Still can get a decent (Taco Bell-wise) burrito for $2-3.
Blaze Pizza. Best deal around! Build your own, priced around $10. I usually eat half, save the balance for breakfast.
and some will still go there 3-4 times a day ,LOL
Dropping $30 for nothing-special McD’s food takes some getting used-to.
The kids however, don’t care how much is costs.
My favorite fast food chain hamburgers are Culver’s and In N Out. The former’s double burger combo was $12.54 with tax and the latter was $10.02 two weeks ago.
$16 meals almost pays for the $15/hour the employees demanded
THIS is how McD Corp is handling the $20 Minimum Wage in CA: they’re bumping menu pricing across the entire country to “spread the load.”
OTHERWISE, you could still get a Big Mac Combo in Boise for $8 and change, but the same thing in CA would be pushing $25.
They can’t have it both ways ($20 min wage and low prices).
McDonald’s revenue soars as it hikes menu prices: ‘$18 Big Macs’
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4193452/posts
McDonald’s CEO sends dire warning to California
“The fast food leader perceives a growing problem in the Golden State.
Jena WarburtonNov 1, 2023 1:30 PM EDT
McDonald’s (MCD) - Get Free Report may have beaten earnings estimates late in October, with revenue climbing over 14% year-over-year, but CEO Chris Kempczinski still has his doubts.
The fast food giant, which reported Q3 earnings on Monday, revealed that the coveted same-store sales metric, which measures the performance of stores that have been in operation for at least one year, jumped 8.8% — notably higher than the 7.79% analysts had been targeting.
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Across the U.S., revenue increased by 8.1%, thanks largely to “strong average check growth driven by strategic menu price increases,” as Kempczinski put it.
“The macroeconomic environment is unfolding in line with our expectations for the year, and we continued to deliver convenience and value for our customers,” he continued.
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But just because the macroeconomic picture may be unfolding the way McDonald’s is predicting, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be meaningfully good for business in the long-term.
And one state in particular seems to be in the McDonald’s line of fire.
CEO issues economic warning to Californians
In mid-October, the state of California enacted a new minimum wage law which will push the hourly rate to at least $16. This brings it up by $0.50 — the previous state standard had been $15.50 per hour, and will remain so until the bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
While some cities and municipalities with particularly progressive or higher cost of living already have a higher hourly rate in place, the law ensures every locality will pay its employees at the new established rate.
AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 30: A McDonald’s store is seen on October 30, 2023 in Austin, Texas. McDonald’s third-quarter earnings surpassed Wall Street analyst’s expectations, growing 8.8% in global same-store sales and 8.1% in U.S. same-store sales. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
A McDonald’s store is seen on Oct. 30 in Austin, Texas. McDonald’s third-quarter earnings surpassed Wall Street analysts’ expectations, growing 8.8% in global same-store sales and 8.1% in U.S. same-store sales. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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But there’s a catch. The law ensures all fast food workers — including those at McDonald’s and the like — will be paid $20 per hour, effective April 1, 2024. And a newly-established California fast food council may raise the rate again after January 1, 2025, according to the California Labor & Employment Law Blog.
McDonald’s foresees this as a direct opposition to its bottom line. ”
I had to do some bulk buying yesterday, went to a Sam’s Club. I stopped at the lunch counter for 2 all beef hotdogs and a lemonade $2.49.
Hi.
The only thing I can do is hunt my food, field dress my food, butcher my food and cook my food.
And Social Security is going up 3.2% in a 7% inflation economy.
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They still sell the cheap regular hamburgers, for around $1. If people “choose” not to buy them, that is their fault.
I can and DO sometimes go and buy 10 of them or more, and will spend less than this guy did!
Drinks have always been overpriced and I almost never get them and when I do, I always say “no ice” because you get about 3 times more without the ice taking up most of the room. And fries are just extra carbs.
Sam’s Club has prime New York strip for $12 a pound, and prime ribeye for about $17.
I knew when they did the Dollar Menu for years, it would eventually end in massive price inflation.
Boneheaded management.
Since Biden restaurant prices have almost doubled.
Not scientific but I don’t visually see a drop off in traffic at McDonalds. Recently I saw a huge traffic jam that curled out into an adjacent parking lot then out into the street at a dual window drive up…at ten o’clock at night. This after noticing the day traffic as busy or busier then ever. People will pay so McDonalds should charge. That’s the way the world turns.
It’s cheaper if you don’t supersize it.
When ever I can, I support small business
Seemingly in my area, $15+ for a burger, fry and medium drink is the going rate whether franchise or mom and pop place.
For that reason, if I’m so moved, I get my burger at the one-of local place.
There would not be a labor shortage if 1/4 of the population got off their butts/dole and started working. It would also help if Democrat policies focused on family and promoted individual financial independence. But hey, I am white and liked to work, save and invest. What the heck do I know.
I had a McDonald’s sausage mcmuffin meal this morning for $5.35