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Even McDonald’s is expensive now

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Lookatyounowlookatme · 13/03/2024 21:26

I remember it being an ok price back in the day

It was Dh’s birthday the other day and he requested Mcds for after work (crap 😂but what he asked for)
For two adult meals and a happy meal for our Dd, it was just over €25 (we’re not in the U.K.)
I mean wtf, looked at Burger King and the meals were just under €10 each, that’s almost €30
for takeaway junk 🤷🏻‍♀️
When will this end, it’s getting beyond a joke, food shop is so so expensive now too

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Raspberrymoon49 · 16/03/2024 20:03

Once prices go up they never come down again, we’re all expected to adapt, the meteoric food price increase is ludicrous and there’s absolutely nothing we can do about it, everyone has to eat so we’re at the mercy of food producers and shops

ArthurWrightus · 16/03/2024 19:59

I agree. It's hard to 'treat' yourself these days without spending a fortune even on McDonald's 😫

2X4B523P · 16/03/2024 19:57

Prices have really gone up just lately, so I tend to get a sandwich for lunch when I’m out and about all day.

Did attempt to buy a plain double cheeseburger yesterday but was given one full of onions. Asked for a replacement and that also had onions! Got a refund and then went to Sainsbury’s and got a bacon and chicken sandwich instead.

Neurodiversitydoctor · 16/03/2024 19:39

Wheeeeee · 14/03/2024 09:57

I feel ancient just typing this but, leaving aside any considerations of quality, when I was a child/teen in the 90s my family definitely didn't consider McD's cheap food. It was an occasional treat within our budget, and while we weren't well off we were hardly on the poverty line either. I wonder if food prices remained artificially low relative to budgets from early 2000s to mid-2010s and we're now seeing a readjustment.

This definitely

puzzledout · 16/03/2024 19:33

FoodObsessedToo · 13/03/2024 22:05

Get the Burger King App.

They always have things like 2 whopper meals for 9.99

I love a BK burger!

DanielGault · 16/03/2024 19:32

FoodObsessedToo · 16/03/2024 19:30

They don't put the extra onions on.

But the burger is still.cooked on the oniony grill and it will have buts of onion on it

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That's kind of just the risk you take in fast food though really.

FoodObsessedToo · 16/03/2024 19:30

DanielGault · 16/03/2024 19:27

Afaik you just ask for no onions. When I worked in burger king there were always requests and you just followed them.

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They don't put the extra onions on.

But the burger is still.cooked on the oniony grill and it will have buts of onion on it

JMSA · 16/03/2024 19:29

I don't do much mind fast food going up in price. However I do grudge paying £15+ for a plate of pasta in a normal restaurant.

DanielGault · 16/03/2024 19:27

Sharontheodopolodous · 16/03/2024 19:20

Apparently you can get burgers with or without onions

Just order a plain/without them and they won't be on them

We're getting feedback that people like it with onions so they may be here to stay

Afaik you just ask for no onions. When I worked in burger king there were always requests and you just followed them.

FoodObsessedToo · 16/03/2024 19:26

Sharontheodopolodous · 16/03/2024 19:20

Apparently you can get burgers with or without onions

Just order a plain/without them and they won't be on them

We're getting feedback that people like it with onions so they may be here to stay

This isnt true.

I ordered DS a burger today on the screen and customised it with 'no onion'

Yes there were no onions added to the top with the sauce.

But underneath, stuck to bottom of the burger were several onions as it had still been cooked on grill with them.

He wouldn't eat it :(

Sharontheodopolodous · 16/03/2024 19:20

Apparently you can get burgers with or without onions

Just order a plain/without them and they won't be on them

We're getting feedback that people like it with onions so they may be here to stay

Funkyslippers · 16/03/2024 16:09

On the rare occasion I eat in McDonald's I always go for their wrap of the day £1.99. The meal is around £4.99

DanielGault · 16/03/2024 16:05

MobileStationery · 13/03/2024 23:21

I have fond memories of McDonald's.of old.

Going in on my way home from.work, tired and hungry. Looking on the rack at the back and seeing what was ready.soni could get them quick and leave. You could feast on the junk for £5 N
and be home in time for Buffy or Due South.

I hate the modern world, it's just shit.

Due South 😍😍😍😍😍😍

mitogoshi · 16/03/2024 16:00

Get the wrap of the day - £1.99 and the offers every Monday on the app. I like a triple cheeseburger, only £1.49 once a month or so

Sharontheodopolodous · 16/03/2024 15:36

Turns out I was wrong and some wise mumsnetters are right

They are adding onions to the burgers-i walked in shift and was told

Whoever had that idea is a fool-not everyone likes them

Hopefully,they will stop this soon

Unabletomitigate · 14/03/2024 14:06

It was never cheap in the past, and why should food be cheap in the first place? If you look at the statistics we are paying less of our income as a percentage for food than ever before. That has to say something about the quality of what we are eating and how it is produced.

perenniallymessy · 14/03/2024 13:44

If you sign up to the McDonald's app you can get some discount vouchers from time to time. You also get reward points that you can use to buy food later on. We often save those up for a mini mcflurry when we're out and about.

If you like McD's foods (I do, I also love healthy food- life is about balance), then Aldi have some pretty good dupe items in the freezer section. We buy the sausage patties to make 'MumMuffins' and DS said the chicken nuggets were nearly as good as Macca's ones.

VanCleefArpels · 14/03/2024 13:26

But it’s not just the food you are paying for. You are paying for decent wages for the staff, the rent of the premises and the energy they use.

FanofLeaves · 14/03/2024 13:22

Burgers do not travel well as a takeaway item at all. I would never get them on Deliveroo or whatever and expect them to be anywhere near the standard of being served to you freshly cooked in a restaurant. Certain items just don’t lend themselves to takeaways at all, no matter how nice the restaurant might be.

I have obviously had the odd hungover Maccas delivery but would always keep it simple with a cheeseburger and fries. Never would order from five guys or any gourmet burger place and expect them to withstand the delivery process.

NC03 · 14/03/2024 13:20

@DonnaBanana Aldi do them and most supermarkets in the freezer section, usually called sausage or breakfast patties
I make them at home a lot

wutheringkites · 14/03/2024 13:08

For two adult meals and a happy meal for our Dd, it was just over €25 (we’re not in the U.K.)

What's the point of talking about the cost of something without saying where you bought it? Affordability is about average income as well price.

€25 has a different value in say Switzerland than in Portugal.

Bmhs · 14/03/2024 13:05

DonnaBanana · 14/03/2024 13:00

Have you ever found anything that is as good as McDonald's sausage? Normal sausages just don't cut it when you get used to those round burgery type ones.

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I think all the supermarkets do sausage patties and I’m sure Richmond do them as well. You could also use sausage meat to make them if you want to add herbs or spices or onions or anything to them.

DonnaBanana · 14/03/2024 13:00

crimsontyphoon · 14/03/2024 10:45

Yaay 6 hash browns 😃. Yeah they are the only breakfast item I will eat from there and I refuse to pay that. I buy the fake ones from Aldi and put them in the air fryer, almost as good. Supermarket/boots meal deals instead when out and about.

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Have you ever found anything that is as good as McDonald's sausage? Normal sausages just don't cut it when you get used to those round burgery type ones.

DonnaBanana · 14/03/2024 12:59

It seems McDonald's charges different prices in different parts of the country? Hash browns are "only" £1.49 up here but I have read they cost £1.89 and £1.99 elsewhere. Starbucks does this as well. Isn't the point of a chain that you get predictable prices??

TuliLily · 14/03/2024 12:57

Where are some of you? I’m in London and a hash brown is £1.99 and medium fries £2.19, £1.49 was when they were “cheap”! No McDonald’s isn’t affordable for me anymore.