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https://www.dailydot.com/news/mcdonalds-three-items-almost-twenty-five-dollars/

The Daily Dot has previously reported on content creators who’ve called out the fast food giant for its high prices. Popular content creator Kevin Fredericks lamented the loss of the value menu, which a former McDonald’s corporate chef agrees has become virtually nonexistent. Additionally, a Connecticut-based customer revealed that a Big Mac combo cost them $16.89.

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[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 58 points 2 years ago (2 children)

All fast food seems to have gotten really expensive, but why does that title say it's 3 items when it's clearly 5?

[–] ikilledtheradiostar@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago

Also banana bread!?!

[–] Comp4@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah there is a discussion to be had about fast food getting to expensive. The pics are kind of misleading though

[–] EndOfLine@lemm.ee 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

... paying almost $25 for 3 items

Meanwhile the pic clearly shows the order was for 5 items.

Laura appears to have ordered at a McDonald’s in Australia, given the availability of banana bread on the menu and her reference to the restaurant as “Maccas.”

How do fast food prices in Australia mean that America has failed?

[–] TerminalEncounter@hexbear.net 47 points 2 years ago

mcdonalds and america are one and the same

the golden arches sing from sea to shining sea

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

That's also $16USD which seems about right at $3USD/item

[–] Hohsia@hexbear.net 38 points 2 years ago (1 children)

“See, we told you this is what would happen if we started paying service workers a living wage!”

Fast food workers were not in fact paid a living wage and most of their jobs were replaced by kiosks

Also, you ever think about how something like a kiosk or its equivalent could’ve been implemented like a decade ago or some shit

[–] GarfieldYaoi@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

I find it funny how people tell the workers that they should partially pay for everyone's slop by working for free, but no one tells landlords to charge less rent to keep consumer prices from going up.

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago

what a fucking shell game the media plays: "the economy is gangbusters! historic low of unemployment! historic wages! inflation is dead (dont count food or gas)!"

"by tarnation we are shocked! shocked i say! that McDonalds has high prices that are bothering regular people. this is a cottage story that only applies to this one specific restaurant and the social media buzz around it"

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

picture has 5 items for $23.45, but the headline says 3 items for $25

EDIT: ok it does say "almost" $25 but I feel like this stock image was lazily chosen

[–] context@hexbear.net 41 points 2 years ago

last time i went mfs charged me nearly $400 for 1 item of 83 large fries

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

If I wanted to spend $25 for three items, I could just grab Chinese and leave a generous tip. I swear, I'd practically block a bullet for my local American-Chinese joint at this point.

[–] GarfieldYaoi@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

Rich people when they realize that if living itself is a status symbol, then with all the poors starved to death, they don't have anyone to rub their wealth in their face anymore oooaaaaaaauhhh

[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does the increased price mean that they're using higher quality ingredients? Are the nuggets still pink sludge?

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

You had to raise your prices so you could have better quality products and pay your e.ployees more right?

😐

Right?

Anyway yea thank God we didn't raise the minimum wage, remember how we couldn't raise the minimum wage because then a meal at McDonald's would cost $15.

[–] largerfather@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] rubpoll@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Hate to say it, but because grillman will pay that much. Even if they complain about it and use it as evidence of America's downfall, they'll never stop going back for more.

[–] RoabeArt@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Yeah like I know they stopped doing the $1 for all sizes thing a while ago, but that's a huge jump.

[–] AlpineSteakHouse@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just get 8 of the $1 dollar McChickens and eat that like a massive insatiable fucking blackhole.

[–] optissima@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh those $1 sandwiches are $2.29 now

[–] AlpineSteakHouse@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It some places but not my Local McDonalds.

Sucks to suck I guess.

[–] optissima@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Give it a month!

[–] Teekeeus@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

the fall of western "civilization" sicko-pig

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Yeah I’m on an all carb diet

[–] TylenolJones@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Why the fuck are you buying banana bread at a McDonalds, apple pie or bust!

[–] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Well I can still buy 3 value menu burritos clocking in at a whopping 1600 calories for 6 dollars at Taco Bell, so Checkmate socialists.

[–] MoreLikeHazBeen@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

who the fuck is buying banana bread from mickey d

[–] rubpoll@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Live by the pig slop, die by the pig slop.