$15 for a McDonalds or Wendy’s meal - no thanks - ONLY in an emergency situation.
This is actually ok. Back in the 50’s, going out to eat was a rare treat. We are going back to American values of families eating at home. This could be good.
We went to Wendy’s Tuesday night, right up the street from our home, and got a couple of those ‘Dreamsicle’ shakes they advertise on TV.
Two SMALL shakes, about the size of a small coffee cup, $4.90.
Never going back again.................
My “meal” at McDonald’s comes to about $7 or so, a bit under I think. I get either the chicken deluxe for about $5.50 or so I thunk it is, and maybe small fry, or I get 2 plain basic cheeseburgers for around same price.
I always bring my own soda, which I buy on sale for about $.50 a can (back during Bush presidency, I would get them on-sale for $.25 a can- those days are long gone)- I have 2 freeze can holders which keep soda super cold, and just eat In The car to avoid the crowds inside the business.
But, I don’t/can’t eat out often- and definately can’t eat out at higher end resteraunts- heck, even going to Kentucky fried store is now way too expensive. Stopped there once awhile,back ordered 2 pieces of chicken, some fries, and a small soda, and the teller said “$22 dollars please” I said “seriosuly”? Zhe answered “I know, but there is a shortage on chicken right now” which I didn’t beleive as prices have remained pretty high ever since-
I said to her “cancel my order”, and drove to a supermarket and bought a whole chicken, cooked, for $6.00
Gotta be a Rockefeller the se days to eat out.
I am reminded of the old movie DIVORCE: AMERICAN STYLE(1957) in which Dick Van Dyke orders and receives from McDonald’s ....”A double meat cheeseburger, fries and a coke. That will be 57 cents sir.”
In California at that!
I haven’t eaten out in months. No more unless, as you say, in an emergency situation.
I had to take my six year old grandson with me to work this morning for an hour so we hit MickeyD’s. With a discount to $3 for the bagel, I got a steak, egg and cheese bagel, an order of pancakes, a sweet tea and a diet dr. pepper and it was almost $11.
april 1 Min wage for food workers in Cal $20. Near future will go to $25. Unless you gave money to newsome and are his friend like the owner of Pinera Bread which got an exemption to stay at 16. Cal is so F’d up we should stimulate and earthquae and send it out to sea.