McDonald's Latest Sales Are Worse Than Expected

Forbes ^ | 9 March 15 | Staff

[BCW]

I forgot to video that lady selling the chocolate...she sings a song...something...”can you help a person out”....I was going to make a ring tone out of it....she stands right next to the small bank branch across the street from the Chase Tower....they all have their regular spots...

[N. Theknow]

“McDonald’s current performance reflects the urgent need to evolve with today’s consumers, reset strategic priorities and restore business momentum.”

WTF! If you cannot dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull$hit.

[TontoKowalski]

It ain’t safe.

McD's entire problem summed up in three words. I don't know how a fast food company overcomes this tag.

Unsafe. The nutritional value of the food. The sketchy workforce. The many, many stories/videos of customer misbehavior and crime.

It's just not a safe place to go.

[Caipirabob]

Remake the Chicken nuggets and remarket as whole chicken breast deep fried in tallow.

[PUGACHEV]

I remember a small McDonalds in Rockville Maryland in the '50s that was supposedly the 2nd McDonalds anywhere. It was a small drive-thru with golden arches. Hamburgers were .15 cents and cheeseburgers .17. There was some deal where you could buy a whole bag for a reduced price. The food was great.

Sometime in the mid-seventies the food at McDonalds changed and I began t get stomach cramps if I ate there. Except for breakfast, I haven't been back to one since.

[bert]

you are of course in the main, wrong

[Fiji Hill]

We have one in Albuquerque, and it’s always jammed. I can’t imagine how it could survive with all the great New Mexican multi-generational hole in the wall restaurants here.

Indeed. Though not exactly fast food, La Placita is one of my favorite eating places. When I was in Albuquerque, I also liked Little Anita's and Monroe's.

I remember eating at a Taco Bell in Socorro which catered to local tastes by offering New Mexico green chile.

[nascarnation]

Maple Heights

[nascarnation]

Sadly we don’t have Whataburger or In N Out.

But we do have Culvers, which is also quite awesome.

(FWIW the $5.50 was just the basic price of the hamburger)

[nascarnation]

http://blog.cleveland.com/sunmessenger/2011/11/bainbridge_man_has_ties_to_man.html

[sheana]

And that is why I never go near a Chipotle. We have sooooo many really good Mexican places to choose from that it just seems stupid to me to go to a Chipotle. Of course my relatives in Arkansas think Chuy’s is Mexican food. lol I don’t go there either.

[Mercat]

Not sure.

[SeaHawkFan]

McD’s big brakfast, and most other breakfast items are pretty good. After breakfast, the only really good items are the chicken wraps.

[ratzoe]

I remember when McDonalds was a fast-food restaurant, those were the days. /s

[mowowie]

only got fries the other day thinking that was the only thing left that on the menu that might be tasty.
Boy was i wrong, bland, soggy pieces of wet cardboard.
I am done with McDonalds.

[GOPJ]

You’re right - that’s weird....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syIGu0C9RVg

[firebrand]

First year (Monk #1): I hate oatmeal.

Second year (Monk #2): I LIKE oatmeal.

Third year (Monk #3): I can’t stand this constant quibbling about oatmeal!

[freedumb2003]

>>Sadly we don’t have Whataburger or In N Out.<<

That is like saying “I don’t have an old beat-up VW or a Porche.”

I have a WAB around the corner and I can’t stand them. Paper thin patties with no taste and very strange toppings combinations.

InO OTOH — Burger Nirvana (Thank God one is near me when I moved to Texas).

I do miss Carl’s Jr which is in the upper 3rd. And I REALLY miss Tommy’s Chiliburgers — .00001 away from InO.

*dang I am hungry and NONE of those are near where I am in Chicago*

[mylife]

Amen.

[Svartalfiar]

Best iced tea?
Chicken Express

And, you can order a jumbo-size drink and you get a good quart-sized (maybe half-gallon, I forget) bucket to take with you!