Given the financial apathy and lack of financial discipline in the general population, it would not surprise me if fast food prices pulled back a little but stayed much higher than they should be.
People spend money frivolously because they think they have to. They can't comprehend a life without fast food and actually preparing 3 meals a day for a family. More rational consumers simply stop buying things when prices get higher than they are willing to pay and they find an alternative.
Given the financial apathy and lack of financial discipline in the general population, it would not surprise me if fast food prices pulled back a little but stayed much higher than they should be.
People spend money frivolously because they think they have to. They can't comprehend a life without fast food and actually preparing 3 meals a day for a family. More rational consumers simply stop buying things when prices get higher than they are willing to pay and they find an alternative.
This I agree with and would even take it one step farther. People that "prepare meals" also tend to basically re-heat prepared/purchased/packaged meals. People grocery shop for finished food these days, not so much ingredients. Ingredients are healthier/cheaper etc.
Given the financial apathy and lack of financial discipline in the general population, it would not surprise me if fast food prices pulled back a little but stayed much higher than they should be.
People spend money frivolously because they think they have to. They can't comprehend a life without fast food and actually preparing 3 meals a day for a family. More rational consumers simply stop buying things when prices get higher than they are willing to pay and they find an alternative.
This I agree with and would even take it one step farther. People that "prepare meals" also tend to basically re-heat prepared/purchased/packaged meals. People grocery shop for finished food these days, not so much ingredients. Ingredients are healthier/cheaper etc.
That's such a foreign way of doing things. Even on vacation we don't eat out or eat prepared foods except for the occasional rotisserie chicken. Amazing how much better you feel and how much more money stays in your wallet to blow on things like guns and fishing gear.
"Eating at home has become more affordable," Kempczinski said, per the outlet. "The battleground is certainly with that low-income consumer."
Theoretically - eating at home should always be affordable, if you're doing it right.
That said - tonight I'll go to my local bar and get a soda, burger and fries for 9.50 out the door. Cheaper than McD? They're neck and neck I think but the VALUE is vastly different.
Few weeks ago i went to grab. $5 / 20 pack of nuggets.
No sir…. $7 something now…
Ok, gimmes a $1 large Diet Coke.
No sir.. $2 now.
Wooo weeeee! Chit fire and save the matches….
their menu prices must be all over the place all over the country. 10 piece nugget is 5 bucks where I'm at, plus the add another for 1 dollar special, so 20 for 6 bucks.
"Eating at home has become more affordable," Kempczinski said, per the outlet. "The battleground is certainly with that low-income consumer."
Theoretically - eating at home should always be affordable, if you're doing it right.
That said - tonight I'll go to my local bar and get a soda, burger and fries for 9.50 out the door. Cheaper than McD? They're neck and neck I think but the VALUE is vastly different.
You don't tip?
Always but we're talking the goods here, not everything else. Even an appropriate 20% tip on that is within regional pricing differences for a McD meal.
Few weeks ago i went to grab. $5 / 20 pack of nuggets.
No sir…. $7 something now…
Ok, gimmes a $1 large Diet Coke.
No sir.. $2 now.
Wooo weeeee! Chit fire and save the matches….
their menu prices must be all over the place all over the country. 10 piece nugget is 5 bucks where I'm at, plus the add another for 1 dollar special, so 20 for 6 bucks.
Very possible.
The location is in small town with only Hardee’s for competition.
And the Hardee’s has ssssssllllllllllooooooowwwww service.
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
Keep hiring big lipped, knuckle dragger low IQ humanoids.
Good grief . . . when you get the chance you love to play the “negro” card. Plenty of other a$$hats that work here and in the food service arena in general . . . but this isn’t the reason they missed their guidance but you carry on.
I remember when McD's opened their 1st place in the USSR. It was at the Moscow train station which handles millions of people per year. On opening day, a Big Mac sold for the equivalent of $25 (probably 50 in today's money). They had lines winding through the station with several hour waits. It had taken McD's many years to negotiate the red system to get all the approvals they needed to buy.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
my son is so tight with his money he takes leftovers to lunch everyday, no matter what it is. He has a Chipotle across the street from where he works so we got him a Chipotle gift card for Xmas
have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
I remember when McD's opened their 1st place in the USSR. It was at the Moscow train station which handles millions of people per year. On opening day, a Big Mac sold for the equivalent of $25 (probably 50 in today's money). They had lines winding through the station with several hour waits. It had taken McD's many years to negotiate the red system to get all the approvals they needed to buy.
and pulled out in a few days after the invasion of Ukraine
have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
I remember when McD's opened their 1st place in the USSR. It was at the Moscow train station which handles millions of people per year. On opening day, a Big Mac sold for the equivalent of $25 (probably 50 in today's money). They had lines winding through the station with several hour waits. It had taken McD's many years to negotiate the red system to get all the approvals they needed to buy.
and pulled out in a few days after the invasion of Ukraine
A Russian man bought the McDonalds assets. Food looks pretty good. Big Mac, medium fries, and a drink for $3.50.
Marketing goes a long way towards keeping people in line, but at some point, the price is too high. External events, too, make a difference. I'll wager a small fry that lots of people were feeling good paying their $20 for a meal until their $500 a month student loan payment kicked back in......
Gaza my pickled pig's foot. The issue is minimum wage raises. You can't pay some pimpled fry dipper $20/hr and still sell those fries for a buck.
Yeah, I just don't understand why these greedy kids won't work for 2.00 an hour like I did when I was a kid. Never mind that a new Ruger 10/22 cost 60 bucks back then and they're over 300 now. IDGAF, I still want a 25 cent hamburger and dammit I aught to be able to have one.
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