The truth is that all levels of society likes McDonald's, so you'll find one in every locale, although nicer areas might have nicer interiors.Not the US, but have _definitely_ noticed fast-food becoming prohibitively expensive here, over the last couple of years. To the point where I no longer eat it (a good thing, really, though the only reason I ever ate the stuff was because it used to be cheap).
Haven't patronised any of the big name chains for a very long time, because the likes of McDonalds have always been very expensive. But I did use to sometimes resort to the cheap no-name chicken places that would do fried chicken and chips for £2. Those now have gone up to more like £4-5 so not worth the health-hit when they aren't even cheap any more. I suspect many will go out of business, as being cheap was their USP.
Makes me laugh though that so often any criticism of the likes of McDonalds (for being bad for your health) gets a reaction that you are just being snobbish because 'poor people' eat at McDonalds, when in fact they have always been quite expensive. Heard the same with respect to criticism of supermarkets like Tesco,, usually coming from faux-populists who are too wealthy to notice that Tesco is actually quite expensive and relatively up-market.
How do you feel about fish and chips prices increasing?Not the US, but have _definitely_ noticed fast-food becoming prohibitively expensive here, over the last couple of years. To the point where I no longer eat it (a good thing, really, though the only reason I ever ate the stuff was because it used to be cheap).
Haven't patronised any of the big name chains for a very long time, because the likes of McDonalds have always been very expensive. But I did use to sometimes resort to the cheap no-name chicken places that would do fried chicken and chips for £2. Those now have gone up to more like £4-5 so not worth the health-hit when they aren't even cheap any more. I suspect many will go out of business, as being cheap was their USP.
Makes me laugh though that so often any criticism of the likes of McDonalds (for being bad for your health) gets a reaction that you are just being snobbish because 'poor people' eat at McDonalds, when in fact they have always been quite expensive. Heard the same with respect to criticism of supermarkets like Tesco,, usually coming from faux-populists who are too wealthy to notice that Tesco is actually quite expensive and relatively up-market.
Ah man! I went to get 4 large cod and chips and bits and pieces a little while ago and I think that it was about £50! This was takeaway and I don't live in a particularly expensive area. It was good but I could get a good pub meal for that price plus drinks.How do you feel about fish and chips prices increasing?
Came in here to say that.In CA, minimum wage for fast food workers will be at $20/hr in April. That'll get those burger prices up.
How do you feel about fish and chips prices increasing?
Article here from two day ago are saying (at least at his shop) fish and chip is getting expensive.
The quintessentially British fish and chips is endangered. Why?
Supply chain snags are driving up the prices for fish and chips. As many as half of the U.K.’s “chippies” could shut down.www.nbcnews.com
"Lionel Cobley, the restaurant’s co-owner, says costs for his ingredients have gone up 30% to 40%, forcing the restaurant to up its prices. A plate of cod and chips eaten in store now goes for 14.90 British pounds (about $18), putting it out of reach for many looking for a cheap weekday meal."
Worse is how people just accept this. "But inflation is back down now!". No it's not, everything is still more expensive because every year prices go up so it's cumulative. What we need is deflation. Whatever bad things happens from that would not be as bad as just keeping the status quo of everything constantly going up in price. Apparently the official inflation numbers also don't count some of the bigger bills, like rent, natural gas or property taxes. So if it counted those things the reported percentage would be much higher.
This is actually an interesting article that talks about the big picture, as people tend to focus too much on only GDP to reflect how good a country is doing and on it's own it doesn't tell the whole story.
You can see how Canada basically just drops off the chart.
At the end of the day it basically means you need to work harder(higher end job) or more hours or both, to live the same you did before or buy the same things you could buy before with less.
Well I agree and disagree. Deflation is bad - it means people stop spending because they know things will get cheaper in future, and thus you tend to get a recession.
But I agree that inflation 'coming down' doesn't undo the decline in living-standards one has already suffered. What's needed is not deflation but for wages to go up.
Market pricing..Business 101. Whatever "the market" will bare.I used to get a Chicken Quesadilla combo, extra crunchy taco, and fiesta potatoes at Taco Bell and it was like $10.
Now it costs like $16.
Fuck that.
I don't go there anymore and haven't eaten there in months because of that. Sometimes I crave TB but I don't crave it enough to spend that. I can just go to Chipotle or Jersey Mikes right by and get a bowl or sub for like $11 and it's going to be better for me as well.
It's also crazy how much prices vary based on locations. When I get my sons McDonalds happy meals, I get 2 of them for like $8.50.
Then one time we went to a different location just because of where we were, and I mean it's like probably 1 mile away as the crow flies, and it was like $12.50 for the same 2 happy meals. I thought the cashier got my order wrong but when I looked at the receipt, the prices were just higher.
well i voted with my $ and havent bought anything at fast food in years because they're no longer valueMarket pricing..Business 101. Whatever "the market" will bare.
considering the health consequences they never were a "value"..well i voted with my $ and havent bought anything at fast food in years because they're no longer value
Hard to beat a footlong hot dog, a big ass slice of pizza, and a Pepsi for $3.68 after tax. In the summer when it was too hot to cook in my house (our temps to got 105-109 pretty regularly when 97 would be normal) I'd go get that for dinner 3x a week or more.Once again, Costco FTW!
I cannot fathom what is left on the table after all that.Hard to beat a footlong hot dog, a big ass slice of pizza, and a Pepsi for $3.68 after tax. In the summer when it was too hot to cook in my house (our temps to got 105-109 pretty regularly when 97 would be normal) I'd go get that for dinner 3x a week or more.
Because of this thread, i looked At mcD attached to my local walmart.I miss the days of .99 big mac.
Then came the .99 mcDouble which became 2 for $2.50.
now i have no idea how much the McDouble is since i havent looked in years since McD stopped offering free medium fries with $1 purchase in their App. (i get a small coffee)
Value from fast food is dead. Long live costo!
They still have a large whole pizza for $10 But no more combo pizza.
And the $1.50 combo hotdog is KING!
i save even more $ when Costco has a sale on their hot dogs so i dont even need to goto their food court.