3 McD meals in a single day sounds like suicide duty?
ha!
but yes, I used to eat McD’s too and like them well enough ... and didn’t barf. BUT it isn’t Old Age because I can still eat BKing and not barf!
it is SOMETHING in the McD product ... I’m pretty sure of it.
If I ran the company (ha ha) I would check the chemicals list for sure. Not really good business because a lot of customers don’t like too many chemical additives...
and then I’d offer an alternative bun or bread, something reasonably healthy...
Finally, since none of that really should cost McD very much to accomplish, I’d look at offering a few more dollar items again (which they are right now moving AWAY from)...
just because right now we remain in this awful recession and it seems we may be in for another 3 years of it....
I do realize that the profit margin can’t be as good on a dollar item as it is on a $6 meal... but there’s still a need and.. with careful selection, I bet McD can still come up with a couple more decent dollar menu offerings..
if people know that they will find something decent that they more or less like, for a buck... they WILL start patronizing McD again. AND they will move up the price scale, selecting fancier items, when the economy eventually does recover. Meaning, McD would retain its customer base relatively intact (albeit at a smaller profit margin)... I think retaining its large customer base...instead of watching it shrink and shrink... would be very good business strategy for the company
just my 2 cents worth, if they want more business strategy advice they can pay me
I honestly think they’re pushing the limits of how cheap you can sell food; the ingredients, employees, etc. will simply make it far too unprofitable to stay in business. In that sense they are dealing with what so many other businesses have to deal with: a public bereft of disposable income. Even if I get TWO sausage biscuits, it is only costing me $2.14 (I have my own drink, from 2 litre bottles of soda that cost 5/$5); how is it worth opening your doors at that rate?
We’ve tightened our belts like many others; taking the family to these places or ordering pizza are simply a thing of the past.
-— , I bet McD can still come up with a couple more decent dollar menu offerings..
if people know that they will find something decent that they more or less like, for a buck... they WILL start patronizing McD again-—
They just did that. They have a lot of new $1 burgers with different sauces, onion, cheeses, etc.
My personal favorite is the buffalo ranch McChicken. Pretty good.