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.
yes the great recession is a problem for business
but it is still better, i think, to retain your customers than to lose them
so if mcD sells you two little sandwiches for a two dollar bill.. and even if they only make five or ten cents off your visit, that is still a little bit of profit AND you are still their loyal customer, you are keeping in the Habit of patronize McD’s.....
that’s worth quite a bit to a corporation, long-term, to have lots and lots of customers in the habit of patronizing their stores.
you will I am sure trade up to some of their higher priced food when the economy recovers and you have more money to spend. we all tend to do this, as there are always more expensive items we really would prefer