I went to a McDonald’s and it turns out they increased the price of a singular, generic, low-quality Hamburger to €2.50. I still remember them costing €1 not too long ago. What the fuck?

ktnxbai :3

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    Corporate greed is the issue. It’s greedflation not inflation. Two combos from Wendy’s and a baked potato was $28.80. It’s insane.

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    There was a period in the 90s where either Wednesdays or Thursdays you could get a hamburger for .29¢ and a cheeseburger for .39¢ which is about all they’re worth.

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    6 months ago

    it’s because of all the minimum wage hikes which definitely did happen

    /s

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      Minimum wage went up for our workers in a single state! Now we are forced to double our prices and cut their hours as a result. Sowwy :(

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    I basically only buy from locally owned restaurants now because there’s really no difference. Basically the same price, and pretty much everywhere lets you order online or get some form of delivery, so it’s not any less convenient. And the food’s better.

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    It’s interesting that McDonald’s food has gone from ‘cheap because it’s factory made’ to ‘expensive because it’s famous for being factory made’.

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    Ffs make your own burger. It takes a few minutes. Toast a sesam roll. Fry some meat with salt and pepper with cheese on top. Cut an onion, tomato and add some mayonnaise.

    That’s all. It’s more tasty than those horrible McD burgers. And at least you know what you put inside.

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      I agree. People want cheap, crappy and unhealthy food and go quiet some length to complain if it costs more… but still eat it.

      Making you own is cheaper, tastes far better and is healthy. You can make big portions, freeze parts of it for later etc. if it is too much effort to do it daily.

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        I don’t want cheap, crappy and unhealthy food. I want to be able to get a decent burger or chicken sandwich from a drive thru where the employees are fairly compensated and the corporation isn’t gouging everyone it can.

        Everyone forgets it’s the minimum living wage, not just minimum wage.

        I have chronic fatigue and if I have to go out I know I won’t be able to muster up the energy to fix food when I get home. On top of living 40 minutes from town when I have to go to town for doctors or appointments.

        If meal prep works for you, that’s great! I hope it continues!

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          We probably live in two different worlds. Here most people buy food and cook themselves.

          And fast food is also well known as the worst option you could choose here. It’s bad quality food. In McD it’s white bread with weird undefinable meat and almost no vegatables. If you want to have cheese, you pay extra. I don’t even know what they use for it.

          Making pizza is btw 2 minutes mixing, 1h waiting, 10 minutes preparing and 15 minutes baking.

          The only fast food that is probably worth to buy is maybe kebab.

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          Are higher prices that relevant for once in a while events where you eat out?

          The employees have not been fairly compensated at any point in time, regardless of price. Those places should simply not be a choice if that is important, even and specifically if it is cheap.

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            Seeing as my fatigue issues have gotten worse over the years, it’s more often than I’d like unfortunately. I do wish people were paid better and I tip well when I do grocery delivery and takeout. I was fortunate to get a better job working from home last year.

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        It’s about time and energy, picking up fast food on the way home takes less time and energy than keeping the fridge stocked and prepping meals for many people. It requires more planning and foresight, especially if there aren’t markets nearby. It’s easy to fall into routines that corporations try to suck you into. They’re victims of capitalism.

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        Yes, it’s a slight inconvenience to go to buy groceries every week and putting them into the fridge. But it’s totally worth it and it’s common here where I live.

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    idk i think its insane how cheap meat was and really still is.

    i agree that other fast food products are getting too expensive tho