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Prices keep going up, quality keeps going down. Smart to avoid it.
You’re supposed to be cutting quality in exchange for price and speed. If the prices are up there’s no incentive to get it at all. If I wanted 100x the recommended monthly sodium intake all in a single meal I’m sure there are cheaper ways to find it.
Also McDonald’s seems to take forever these days. I had it in February in Portugal, and waited 20min for my food. Same experience when I have it here in Germany (maybe 1-2 per year)
Yeah i think id prefer a glass of saltwater and a parking ticket, frankly
There was an immigrant friend of the family who during the Bush era (this was during what I would call the ‘height’ of the Muslim panic), who basically made the argument to me that even with all the hate, all the war-mongering, all the bullshit, that the US was the best country in the world. When we pressed him for why, his argument was basically, “The McDonald’s Dollar menu”.
This is decades ago, but his argument was that in-spite of everything else, he knew that in Amercica, at least his children would not starve, because they would always be able to afford ‘something’, however unhealthy, from the dollar menu.
I don’t think that America exists any more.
Wow your friend needs an education badly. Imagine thinking mcds is better than rice and beans…
Next step… Americans to view food as a luxury
Someone in another thread tried to convince me food is a luxury already lol saying people should not expect to buy meat and vegetables at the grocery store if they cost too much.
Veganism is just a scheme to make GMO free Soylent. Prove me wrong.
Statements without proof can be dismissed without proof.
Name checks out
I fear the level of innovation displayed in your username.
You mean Huel?
Well yeah, that shit’s expensive.
Or you know… Food in general is a luxury now.
I remember when avocado toast was why people couldn’t buy a home, now it’s just toast.
Isn’t that because all of the avocados got stolen?
By the rich no doubt
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Just don’t use straws, not a necessity imo
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So you suck the sliced cheese through a straw too, right?
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Because liquids behave the exact same as solids
Understandable. Maybe look into washable plastic / metal straws? Just never be drinking and walking at the same time if you’re prone to be clumsy
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There’s silicone ones too, probably safer than plastic if you’re worried about piercing your throat.
Buy reusable metal straws
Not an issue for me. Also shave for the climate? 🤣
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Bamboo straws are pretty decent in my experience
This is what sparks the franchise wars that demolition man predicted.
Demolition Man was a cyberpunk dystopian prediction taken to the absurd in order to be palatable to the masses. Really, though, who’s to say what eventual conglomerate will be on top. Tangential revenue streams and strange mergers could make tomorrow’s winners. Either way, the rest of us lose.
My wife and I were running around doing errands and stopped for a quick lunch at Carl’s Jr.
$25(!) For 2 people! At Carl’s Jr!
Here’s their current featured combo in the Los Angeles area before tax…
I can visit actual full service restaurants and get a similar burger (with a bigger patty and better quality) for about $16 that comes with fries. A drink might be $2.
Because the US is stupid, I’ll have to tip. But that’s only like $3.
Overall, that’s only two bucks more after tipping.
Fast food is the same price, for worse food, and worse service. They’ve forgotten their place.
That’s fucked up btw, that American companies are allowed to display the prices before tax.
You either need to do math every time you buy something or be surprised that it’s more expensive than advertised.
We do that north of the border as well. Bugged me since the 80s
Exactly.
Yeah we just go out to good food now and spend the same money.
Hardees/Carl’s Jr. Has always been stupid expensive for fast food, at least in my area
I hope it makes us healthier.
I do hope that in the coming years, food culture becomes more focused on nutrition and sustainability, rather than profit, but that’s a good ways away in the US.
How long before Wendy’s is a lunch time stock market?
But rest assured, capitalism is the only successful model and every instance of socialism has failed in human history. /s
They “responded to the feedback” (ie tested the waters with a batshit idea on purpose), so at least a year or so before they more quietly broach the idea again.
This feels like they’re implying it’s a luxury like a lambo when it’s more so a luxury like an extra piece of cake. Just because people are realizing they shouldn’t eat out every night doesn’t mean it’s “luxurious” to got to BK. It’s an unnecessary expense, that’s all.
It’s overpriced to begin with
The prices have doubled though, and wages haven’t budged. I used to consider a sit down meal a luxury, now fast food is almost as expensive. I used to buy a $2 lunch. Now I skip lunch most of the time.
When you can go to Aldi or Costco and get 10x the volume of food for the exact same price, yeah, it’s a luxury good. It’s just bad for you and tastes like shit usually.
Aldi is a life saver
eating out is a luxury
I think it’s a healthy part of a relationship and shows consideration for one’s partner.
ETA: Thanks for the perfect setup.
That is actually a good thing?
I think so.
