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[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 58 points 1 year ago (1 children)

McDonalds was just trying to get ahead of what they thought was an inevitable wage increase so they had an excuse to price hike.

Damn, you let people live like this? -Ronald

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Macca’s like other modern corporations raises the prices to “what the market will support” in order to maximise profit.

They raise the price until sales drop, then back off a bit. It’s about exploiting people’s desire for macca’s fast food to the greatest extent possible.

[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And you call them "Macca's" like they're your friend or something.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It’s what they are called in my country. Like “Micky D’s” in the US.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 year ago (5 children)

In any large city only idiots and tourists buy McDonalds now with any regularity.

Like, it's like once or twice A year at most, otherwise there are way, way better options for the same price point all around.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

McDonald's is fast. That's all they have going for them and the only reason I ever go. When I only have 3 minutes to pull over and have hot food put in the car.

Dude, this definitely depends on the McDonald's. Just like the quality of the food, too.

[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago

Their Happy Meal, and I hate them for this, is wonderful on a roadtrip with kids. Box for food, then it’s a box for the trash, and the kids get a stupid toy to play with for a few hours that they think is wonderful because “new”.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 1 year ago

Having worked there right after uni, I refuse to eat there. Not because of the food quality (it's not great) but because of the awful way that they treat employees and their acceptance of abuse towards employees from customers.

[–] Chekhovs_Gun@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Welp there you have it folks.... guess I'm an idiot 🤷

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Admitting it to yourself is the first step on the road to recovery. Well done, friend! I wish you continued success on your path.

[–] Chekhovs_Gun@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

If I'm being completely honest though...its my kids who are the idiots. Those damn happy meals are like sugar to them. BRB I'm gonna go chastise them for making me drive them to McDonald's

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[–] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Fortunately for them, America's mostly idiots nowadays

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[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't know if this is the same in much of the world. But McDonalds burger patties in South Africa started with the global recipe where the patty is mostly soy bean with some beef products, to fully beef with no soy.

They did this because in South Africa, we don't have massive subsidies on soy and we have lots of cheap grazing land for beef, so beef is a lot cheaper here than soy bean.

Instead of dropping the price, they increased the price, saying that they now have a "100%" beef patty. At least it tastes much better than the soy plastic patty.

Remember these corporations will compromise on anything to make more profit.

[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, so that’s why their burgers really don’t taste good (not that they were ever great) and are now so much less filling.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I don't know what the U.S. burger patties are like now because I haven't been to a McDonald's in years, but "all-beef patty" used to be a selling point in some of their advertising.

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago

That was always the plan. Remember, everything they said about Socialism came true under Capitalism.

[–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this exaggeration or did they actually do this?

[–] Clent@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The prices are more than doubled over the last 10 years, tripled in some areas. Their prices went up three times faster than inflation.

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