I won’t go back until hash browns are 2 for $1.
Fuck outta here with this $2.00 hash brown bullshit.
You can get a pack of frozen hash browns for cheaper than that. Saves time, money, and tastier imo.
Shout-out to Trader Joes’ hash brown patties.
And crunchy af in the air fryer.
Takes forever though
10 min? Vs like 3-5 min in the drive through, but I can do other shit while the air fryer’s going.
Oh, I’m not advocating McDonalds breakfast, but I remember them taking like 20 minutes in the oven. I’m not a morning person, so I do not plan my breakfast 20 minutes ahead, lol.
Air fryer cuts it in half.
Can I shit on air fryers for a second though.
How did everyone just accept this horrible example of marketing and branding nonsense? I literally had relatives explaining it to me like it was a magical new way of cooking just invented.
Its a fucking tiny convection oven.
Air fryer is not the oven.
I’m using the tools I have. 🤷
nobody ever went to mcdonald’s because it’s “good” but because it was cheap and fast
now it’s none of those 3 things. no reason to go there at all. that applies to most other fast food shit too.
McDonalds also directly supports the IDF
Sounds like I need to buy a Big Mac.
it was a franchise choice for that community. not to defend mcdonalds, but this happens, just not usually by genocidal groups.
“In regard to the news that McDonald’s in Israel was donating meals. We affirm that it was an individual decision on their part,” McDonald’s franchise in Saudi Arabia said in a statement. “Neither global McDonald’s nor us nor any other country had a role or relationship with that decision, neither directly nor indirectly.”
McDonald’s is a global chain but its franchises are often owned locally and operate autonomously.
McDonald’s Corp declined to comment but a source close to the company in the U.S. said the Israel franchise was an independent business that licensed McDonald’s brand. The source said it’s not unusual for franchisees to engage with their local communities when they are in need.
Honestly? I don’t care if it was just a local franchise. Corporate HQ can force local franchises to stop this if they want to stay open.
Plus, the food is shit. There are better places to eat.
I miss cheap fast food. Feels like it will never come back anywhere.
Hole-in-the-wall ethnic food shops/take out are the way. If you want 'murican fast food, you gotta break the bank… but find a little family owned taqueria that does their shit right and you can stuff your face with the best tacos you’ve ever eaten for like $3. Highly dependent on your local options ofc, so keep an eye out.
In my experience, the sketchier the restaurant looks, the better the food is.
The bigger reason I don’t go to McDonald’s is because of the self serve kiosks they’ve forced on us instead of paying people to run the registers.
Price is still a reason though, so I’m glad they are at least considering that as well.
i don’t get why people complain about this – i’d so so much rather type my order in myself, see what’s in everything, make modifications easily, etc without having to talk to someone. get those workers on the line and help ease the load on the kitchen
Also, I feel a bit awkward when I order two BigMacs at the register.
At what point are we blaming people who eat there?
Many have little choice in the matter.
What? Isn’t it cheaper to buy and cook your own meals?
A homeless person couldn’t really do that.
Very true, for some reason that didn’t cross my mind.
In order to prepare a meal, you need to be able to afford ingredients, have the required skills, and have the time/energy to cook. So yes, it is cheaper to prepare your own meal, but if for example you’re working three jobs to make rent while raising a child, you’re going to have difficulty finding the time or energy required for cooking. Doubly true if you don’t already know how to cook.
There’s also people without access to a kitchen. If you have to rely on other people to cook for you, you’re extremely limited in options and as a result you’ll likely have to spend more money on fast food and takeout.
Another thing to think about: it’s cheaper to grow your own food than to buy it. Most of us don’t grow our own food - probably because we lack time, knowledge, or land.
All valid points, thank you.
As far as I can tell the whole appeal of McDonald’s is bland but edible food, quickly, at a low price.
Over the years, they’ve switched to what appears to be a prepare by order method so it’s no longer quick (it used to be on the little racks behind them, all pre-made), and it’s no longer cheap (especially if you get delivery and therefore immediately send half your dinner money to a Silicon Valley billionaire). It’s not quite Burger King levels of pricing, but it’s getting close.
The only thing they’ve got left is bland but edible, and that’s only desirable if you’re feeding a bunch of picky children.
There are so many better places to eat, and they don’t cost an enormous amount more.
It’s definitely a lot slower. I remember working there and at lunchtime they’d be working the grills 24 down - basically double the usual capacity and that stuff was wrapped and put into the racks constantly. They’d try and make burgers to meet demand with a holding time by which the burger should be sold by or thrown into a red bin. Usually it worked fine and waste was minimal but I assume some beancounter thinks that system and red bin waste costs McDonalds more money than it does to waste 5-10 minutes of somebody’s lunch break. If people get pissed off by the wait though they might consider going somewhere else - after all, if they’re going to wait, why not in a place where something more substantial than a burger is being prepared.
Or even a more substantial burger. I just learned that the standard McDonald’s burger patty is 45 grams (that’s 1.6 oz or approximately 1 medium celery stalk in freedom units). 45 grams! Only the quarter pounder has the 4 oz (113g for the rest of us or the weight of two large eggs for the Americans) patty.
This is all the pre-cooked weight. If your average patty loses 25% of its weight during cooking, that 45g patty becomes about 34g. WTF.
Ok, converting to imperial is nice but then acting like we don’t understand our own measures is just insulting.
This isn’t just McDonalds. I walked into KFC the other day and it’s got so darn expensive there, too. Nowadays we don’t bother eating out unless we’re on the road or something. Just ain’t worth it.
KFC isn’t even a blip on my radar for this reason
If you want another reason: the food quality is all over the place.
I used to like their non-chicken bucket menu items like the spicy big crunch and chicken bowls.
But I stopped going because getting a chicken bowl from there as a “treat” instead of making one at home has been a disappointment, as was the last spicy big crunch. The ingredients just tasted off, like they had a manager that insisted on ingredients being used after they had started going bad or staff that didn’t know how (or care) to recognize that produce was off.
Like it wasn’t at a “makes you sick” level, but it was gross and disappointing.
I remember when their Fried Chicken Pizza came out… I figured “You do good chicken, and Yum Foods owns Pizza Hut, and I love their pizza… So… this should be a treat.”
Felt like throwing up, only finished the damn thing because I paid so much for it and my mama taught me to never waste food that’s edible.
And for the record, I’m someone who regularly ate the Double Down Chicken Sandwich, ya know the one that basically could have been called “This Will Cause A Heart Attack”. I’m all about greasy disgusting things that would be considered war crimes if you fed them to enemy soldiers. Fried Chicken Pizza should have knocked it out of the park with my demographic, but… ugh… just tasted like someone threw up on my chicken tendies.
And I’ve stopped eating at McDonalds as much… only go there if I’m in a hurry and need to get something on the way into work. A big part of that isn’t just me needing to save cash for a con I’m heading to later this month, but… the taste just isn’t there. I used to love these burgers, they were a guilty pleasure for me. Sure they couldn’t compare to some spices on a medium rare burger, especially when you lather the meat with a bit of bud light before you cook it (I know that sounds Redneck as fuck, but it’s delicious if you do it right)
But fuck at least that was an ideal pick-me-up. But I can’t even call them Unhappy Meals because that implies they have an unpleasant flavor instead of… Well none at all.
Notice they are too embarrassed to post their prices online. To see the price, you have to put the item in the cart then use some bs 3rd party app. WTF McDs?
“If you have to ask the price, then you can’t afford it” happening in a McDonald’s, while people are out here financing a pizza from Dominos. It’s like we lost the Cold War.
That’s too insanely dystopian for anybody in sci-fi to have predicted it.
The closest would be Demolition Man having Taco Bell (or Pizza Hut) as fancy dining. But they imagined the chain upping its game when it gained monopoly. How naive.
Taco Bell does this too, because their prices are so ridiculous now.
Warning! This definitely reads like a taco bell add but I just really appreciate taco bell for having food for vegans and not price gouging like the rest did.
Hard disagree, if you learn what to order and how to customize your food.
Fat ass burritos for 3.50 are not a bad deal imo, and I regularly make my own burritos at home.
They have some trap items to avoid for sure, but the staples are still cheap. Hard shell and soft shell, rice and bean burritos, nacho fries are sort of in the middle price wise, etc.
They are the easiest place for me to make a vegan order from hands down, they actually label shit on their order tablets. They have some freebies that are totally worth it some people never find out about because they order at the speaker exclusively. Fresco replaces cheese and dairy with a pico de gallo, you can toast most regular burritos, and even though its extra you can add nearly anything into anything for super cheap.
Im actually not sure if I’m scamming them somehow because choosing their cheapest items and modifying is always cheaper than buying the same thing but premade. Not in any rush to ask about it either.
No, they absolutely price gouge. A 7-layer burrito here is 8 bucks before tax, just the burrito alone. They don’t have anything that’s actually cheap here in Canada, and I can get much better for the same price. Their “vegan” options here are also basically just their regular burritos with beans, and are just as ridiculously overpriced. It’s bottom-tier garbage food at way-too-high prices for what you get.
What is Canada doing to make taco bell so expensive. I’ll have to check next time I go, I know some of their menu items are poorly priced for sure but I just avoid them. 8$ for a burrito I’d be shocked to see at my local one though.
I wish I had a better answer than just “pure and unchecked greed”, but that’s what’s most likely. They can’t even be considered the “cheap” option anymore and the quality isn’t any better to make up for the increased prices.
Well at least burritos and tacos are stupid easy to make. I make a bean and rice and tomatoes mix in rice cooker all together. But yeah thats a bummer taco bell is awful near you, they’ve been great for me especially with the vegan friendly menu. Is it possible its only cheap if you avoid meat and dairy? Maybe thats the trick.
The vegan friendly stuff is the same price as their beef equivalents here. Taco Bell in Canada is obnoxious.
Scrolled through for a while and didn’t see anyone complaining about ditching coupons for their app bullshit. I’m not using an app for fast food
I’m currently waffling on whether or not to use my bank account info with the app for a small gas station chain. It would get me a $0.10 discount per gallon, but I’d have to use the app at the pump. I get that they’d save fees with credit card processors so that’s why they’re offering it, but using a credit card is so much less effort and doesn’t require me to keep yet another app on my phone.
Get a Costco membership then get gas at Costco with the Costco Visa. Sure, they know everything about you, but at least it’s a single company and you’re not giving them direct access to your actual bank account.
I drove all the way from Chicagoland to around Pensacola and back, only got gas at Costcos along the way. Saved probably $20 just in price difference between Costco and other nearby stations, while also earning 4% back on the Visa.
My nearest Costco is 50 miles away.
Well then you’ll see those savings more often!
I’m so glad that I live in a big city, where there are hundreds of awesome small burger joints that sell better quality burgers at a much lower price.
Must be nice…
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