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The burger giant reported U.S. same-store sales fell 3.6%, the largest three-month drop since Q2 2020, when they plunged 8.7%.
Pump that shit up, y'all! Don't forget McDonald's hosted the domestic enemy to the United States Constitution, Donald Trump, for two separate PR stunts. They are complicit in his treason. They don't deserve another cent of your money - there are tons of other options to get your greasy salt fix.
When they let him "work" there and didn't chastise the franchisee for politicizing their brand, I was 100% done. They were my favorite go-to fast food for over 30 years. I'll never eat there again.
Supplying free meals to an army committing a genocide and gloating about it probably has more to do with it.
Plus, their cheap crap food is now not so cheap I believe.
"anti American". Nah, it's overpriced shit, that's all. Love from Australia.
Yeah, I can get an actual pub burger for 3-5 more than a quarter pounder... and I don't hate myself after it? Why should I go to McDonald's?
I've been asking myself the same question lately. If Maccas is nearly the same price as an actually good burger, why not just get the good burger?
Exactly this. It was "fast food" where you didn't expect greatness because it was cheap. Now it's not at all cheap and crap anyway.
Companies slowly starting to realize that you canโt charge ANY priceโฆ quality and price doesnโt match
I hope mcd disappears.
If you canโt sell sugarburgers in America, what can you sell?
Maybe McDonaldโs can introduce a payment plan system. Itโs already how Americans afford groceries.
Good. Fuck โem for the sake of GP, and fuck โem for hosting TFI. Get fucked.
Elbows Up ๐ฆพ
Might it have something to do with McDonaldโs used to be cheap now itโs over $10 for a burger, fries, and drink for just me. If I get a meal for my family itโs well over $40. Thatโs just too much for cheap fast food.
I mean, I'm an American. I have a pro-American sentiment when it comes to food and drink.
I also happen to have an anti-overpriced-crap sentiment when it comes to the things I eat and drink.
In my area, a Quarter Pounder with Cheese is $10.50. Now, I may not compare exact apples-to-apples here, but let's go for it.
From my local supermarket, I can get 20 1/4lb. patties for $25 - that's the premade patties, not from the butcher section. That means not only can I decide how well-done I like my burger, I can season it as I choose. And I have confidence in my local supermarket that when they put on the side of the box "Ingredients:80% Lean, 20% Fat Ground Beef", they mean it. That makes each patty $1.25.
Now, if I want to buy the exact same ground beef, but not formed in patties, that's $3.25/lb (usually in 2-3 lb. packs, but I can ask the butcher and get a custom size) - so now we're down to $0.81 for the patty.
The rolls, I can get store brand. 8 for $1.50. That's $0.19 cents a roll. That means that if I buy my own ground beef, I've now spent exactly $1 on a quarter pound burger. So let's talk toppings.
The cheese first - one slice of American on theirs; I would go a different way, but stick to them. Springing for a little extra, $3.59 a pack for Borden Melts cheese, 16 slices. $0.22 per slice. Our burger is now at $1.22 COGS, and I have the makings for 7 more in buns and probably that in beef, plus I could make each burger with 2 slices of cheese, so each burger is $1.44 so far.
Onions, I can get for $1.50/lb (or less!), and each onion is less than that. But I definitely have enough to do a burger and meal plan - let's say an ounce, about $0.10. Mustard, I'm not going to factor in the cost, because it's so little as to be a joke. Buying a jar of good mustard can last you a year or more. Ketchup I'll say the same for. It can last a long time and the amount per burger is negligible. So let's be generous and say $0.10 each. Pickles can be more expensive if you get good ones, but store brand we're talking $0.16 per ounce (with brine), and you're not putting on a full ounce of pickle. So in toppings, we're adding ~$0.50 value.
Total cost of the burger is around $2.00 at retail, not at scale; about $3 if you want premade patties. Sure, there are costs to be amortized like rent and tax and cooking - and the biggest cost, labor. But each individual burger shouldn't be socked with an 80+% markup from COGS, and taste worse than the home-made version.
Why should I buy from McDonald's ever again?
I haven't been to McDs in ages, but holy fuck is a burger actually over $10?
Yup, and that's just a burger. Mind you, I live in spitting distance of NYC, so I do admittedly have a cost that's inflated due to high taxes and high minimum wage. But all my other costs were based on my local supermarket that's within walking distance of the McD's I used for price reference. If I'd used the Walmart that's in the same lot, it'd be even more extreme.
Yeah started boycotting them a couple years back when I started noticing their prices were fucking insanely high for absolute shit food. The garbage they pulled during COVID and greedflation just further solidified my resolve. Haven't ever missed it. Plenty of mom and pop food places Id rather support and enjoy more. There's always other food places, fast food or not.
Fuck you McDonalds. For so many reasons. Letting the fucking monster play employee on his way to destroy this country was just icing on the cake.
Oh well!! So sad.
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McFascism
Their food is so bad except the fries
Me who hasn't eaten any McDonalds for decades purely because it's unhealthy.
Yeah, doing my part and all that...
This pleases me.
I hope all of these price-gouging motherfuckers see their worst sales declines since 2020. Bastards.
They've been going downhill ever since they discontinued the McChicken Korma Naan in 1999.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xhQl8R7rMI
It was fucking gorgeous