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SheltieLover

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1. Friends of ours with income well over $150k said they quit eating out too

Thu May 1, 2025, 04:01 PM

May 1

Quality is piss poor & prices are ridiculous!

They should try focusing on PLEASING consumers instead of screwing them. Remember those days?

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The poor and middle class can't afford McDonald's anymore. [View all] SunSeeker May 1 OP

Friends of ours with income well over $150k said they quit eating out too SheltieLover May 1 #1

I have to stop my hubs from complaining too much MissB May 1 #14

Good for you supporting local restaurants! SheltieLover May 1 #16

$150K doesn't go very far in a lot of cities these days Warpy May 1 #33

It truly shocks me how many folks do not cook MissB May 1 #35

Canned beans are a godsend at my altitude Warpy May 1 #45

I cook all my meals.. For Health reasons. Cha May 1 #49

Mrs. Aristus and I can both cook. Aristus May 1 #60

This nurse Maru Kitteh May 1 #68

I HATE cooking Skittles May 1 #71

YouTube is such an amazing resource for learning how to cook bullwinkle428 May 1 #67

Amazing Cirsium May 1 #50

The exclusive deals on their app have turned paltry. miyazaki May 1 #2

The app is necessary for semi-reasonable prices. The counter prices are a fine for not using the app unblock May 1 #5

Even the app prices have become a joke durablend May 1 #11

Mcd also made a strategic choice to raise prices to shift to fewer customers at higher profit margins unblock May 1 #3

Yep, they wanted less customers to pay more ... that's dumb uponit7771 May 1 #62

It worked until it didn't. unblock May 1 #65

Ah, so they were above inflation averages uponit7771 May 1 #66

Yup, they shit on their core customers, like Elon did at Tesla. nt SunSeeker May 2 #87

I never dine out anymore Meowmee May 1 #4

I have always enjoyed eating in fine restaurants... homegirl May 1 #27

Yes! leftieNanner May 1 #29

Yes me too, until that last time Meowmee May 1 #70

You could come to my house! leftieNanner May 1 #31

Thanks 😁 Meowmee May 1 #69

One can buy a lot of cheap brand ramen for $5 nitpicked May 1 #6

It's crap anyway. bif May 1 #7

that is it in a nutshell. peacebuzzard May 1 #9

I haven't eaten at a fast food restaurant in at least 15 years. bif May 1 #32

it's one thing when fast food was cheap and bad for you... cadoman May 1 #72

3, 2, 1 until the blame it all on workers Johnny2X2X May 1 #8

McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski blamed it on inflation and economic concerns, not workers. SunSeeker May 1 #24

We go once or twice a month, mostly because we are catching a ferry LisaM May 1 #10

There Are Still Deals DET May 1 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed May 1 #13

Perhaps the op cares about others. SheltieLover May 1 #20

Oh poop. They're no daisey. marble falls May 1 #37

Lol SheltieLover May 1 #39

Did you see their flame out on the other OP? marble falls May 1 #40

No! Was that one removed too? SheltieLover May 1 #47

They got smacked around, I mean push back ... marble falls May 1 #63

Looks like they have been nuked. SheltieLover May 1 #64

We have to take active steps to keep DU civil. marble falls May 1 #74

I couldn't agree more! SheltieLover May 1 #78

Are you reccomending people should ignore those worse off than we? Are you a "Christian"? marble falls May 1 #25

74% of those in So Cal are poor or middle class. SunSeeker May 1 #28

So true eating out is expensive. TommieMommy May 1 #15

Hmmm...it might be health reasons too. sagetea May 1 #17

I think that will take a while to sink in. yardwork May 1 #48

This may be his Waterloo. Joinfortmill May 1 #18

I go for coffee in the morning using the app it is $1, regular price $2. They have the breakfast doc03 May 1 #19

I used to go to McD's for lunch. I'd buy a double McD and Cola. Jacson6 May 1 #21

I believe? The point of the OP is that working people ALBliberal May 1 #22

As retirees snowybirdie May 1 #23

Mass deportations are great for raising prices in food processing and farming IronLionZion May 1 #26

It doesn't help that the quality of their food has gone to the crapper either especially their french fries. cstanleytech May 1 #30

This is bad news for the economy. People are afraid to spend money on popular fast food. Irish_Dem May 1 #34

People are cutting back on everything, not just fast food. SunSeeker May 2 #86

Yes this is the point. McDonald's represents what is going on in the rest of the economy. Irish_Dem May 2 #93

I've pulled spending way back this year, especially for eating out. I simply can't justify the cost, and chia May 1 #36

My husband only goes when there's free fries on the app. SunSeeker May 1 #38

perhaps the orange asshole can help them out. Javaman May 1 #41

McDonald's is Trump World delisen May 1 #42

This is part of their stregic plan.... getagrip_already May 1 #43

I never eat out, I love to cook, but I do get a pizza at the local pizza shop from time to time. nt ImNotGod May 1 #44

We have pretty much stopped eating out AverageOldGuy May 1 #46

Of course... Godot51 May 1 #51

I think the last Big Mac I had was about $3.99 bucolic_frolic May 1 #52

MdDonald's app is garbage. Norrrm May 1 #53

I love to eat out, but the portions are PoindexterOglethorpe May 1 #54

No need to waste! GenThePerservering May 1 #75

That's assuming what I've ordered PoindexterOglethorpe May 1 #77

Couldn't Agree More DET May 2 #84

Cheaper to eat at Applebee's. Emile May 1 #55

The only way I purchase there now is through the app wolfie001 May 1 #56

Early this year I remember a pic of the two Mumps Cha May 1 #57

Yes, Shitler got Elon & RFK Jr to eat McDonald's. They'll do anything for their Orange Overlord. SunSeeker May 2 #88

That's the pic.. Ekk! SO Ugly Gross... Fishface, Brainworm, Cha May 2 #91

Wawa's prices are basically hidden and you can get anything you want. underpants May 1 #58

I wish there were Wawas in Southern California. SunSeeker May 2 #85

But McDonalds CEO will still kiss the orange anus's a$$ ! kimbutgar May 1 #59

Load anti DEI announcement was our last straw from them uponit7771 May 1 #61

fast food is expensive, grocery stores are cheaper sciencescience May 1 #73

Yes, grocery stores are less expensive than fast food, but they aren't cheap. nt SunSeeker May 1 #80

We go out once a week to a pub GenThePerservering May 1 #76

You are lucky you can keep things simple. SunSeeker May 1 #79

Got disillusioned about eating out after visiting a restaurant supply store in my small town jmbar2 May 1 #81

Oh wow, sounds like where I should be shopping! What's the name of the supply store? nt SunSeeker May 1 #83

Here's the link - prepare to be amazed jmbar2 May 2 #89

Very cool, thanks. Too bad there's none in Southern California. SunSeeker May 2 #90

We just had a new, local restaurant open in my area. It's doing well. But I can't handle the prices. hamsterjill May 1 #82

Yup. It's at least $50 for 2 people to go out to eat at a casual place--that's without alcohol. SunSeeker May 2 #92

Burger stocks were always a good buy during recessions. BlueTsunami2018 May 2 #94