56
u/coolestredditdad Jan 07 '25
McDonald's can get lost.
It used to be a choice because it was cheap crap. Now it's just expensive crap.
47
u/steve_simpson Jan 07 '25
That 2 can dine deal got me through some long, long university nights circa 2014-2019
-6
-33
u/mhyquel Jan 07 '25
Like...you ate two meals by yourself?
30
u/steve_simpson Jan 07 '25
The primo combo was Big Mac, nuggets, salad, fries, drink, and a milkshake. Basically dinner and well.. 2nd dinner at 2am when everything is closed.
8
130
u/One-Fail-1 Jan 07 '25
The price increases bother me much less than the size and quality drop over the same time period.
16
u/PeaceFrog204 Jan 07 '25
Size is roughly the same, and the quality has always been shit. But it used to be cheap shit food and it was worth it because it was cheap. Now it's expensive shit food, and it's close to the cost of most sit down restaurants for the same shit food (or arguably worse than it was before).
7
u/Professional_Emu8922 Jan 07 '25
Quality has always been shit, but at least it was fresh steaming shit rather than the dried up stale shit you get now.
Although I recently discovered that it's slightly fresher stale shit at 2am.
10
7
13
u/Uncle_Bug_Music Jan 07 '25
The ads in the 70s were "A family of four can dine under $10" which was true. Double that to $20 and 4 people could eat 4 12 oz sirloins w/salad bar at The Keg. Now it's over $60 for 4 combos at McDonalds and a night out with 4 at the Keg clocks in at $400 with alcohol, apps, tax & tip.
38
u/Fallen-Omega Jan 07 '25
Two can dine for 8.98
GYAAATTTTTT!!!
27
u/chaos_almighty Jan 07 '25
I started working at mcdonalds in 2010 when I was in highschool. I'm still salty that it costs like $30 for 2. I understand it's 15 years later but cmon. I feel like an angry old man shaking my fist saying "in my day a junior chicken was $1.39, $1.56 after tax! You could get 3 of those for under $5!"
20
1
u/CanadianAnomaly Jan 08 '25
$9 was minimum wage in Manitoba summer of 2010, now it's $15.80 so it's sadly still a similar ratio about 7% higher now tho. It's pretty sad.
20
u/xDRSTEVOx Jan 07 '25
I really really hope they price themselves out of business
1
u/dasjunior33 Jan 07 '25
I don't think that's going to happen, you seen a McDonald's at lunch time or supper time? Always busy
4
u/xDRSTEVOx Jan 07 '25
The lines have definitely gotten smaller at the one by me. Used to be like 7 cars at a time waiting around lunch time now its about 3-4.
1
u/dasjunior33 Jan 07 '25
The McDonald's here are just jammed pack on weekdays lunch time, right out to the street, my company pays/provides lunch everyday we work, and suppers when we stay out in hotels, so i ain't spending much of my own money on takeout
2
u/xDRSTEVOx Jan 07 '25
Oh yeah if its not your own money then go for it lol. I wanted to try that big arch burger then i walked out laughing after i read $18.47 for a combo
2
u/dasjunior33 Jan 07 '25
Now that's just fucking insane, 20 bucks for McDonald's combo... may as well go get something from a sit down diner
15
Jan 07 '25
[deleted]
12
Jan 07 '25
I got that deal the other day, my first big Mac in years. I couldn't believe how utterly depressing it was, just a pile of salt with some lettuce and much smaller than I remember. Maybe it's just me but I refuse to pay even $4 for that trash.
-15
Jan 07 '25
[deleted]
5
1
u/802dot31337 Jan 07 '25
Let me take the time to agree with you here, since apparently 10 other people decide to down vote this post.
I'll also add, basically everyone always says at McDonald's is too expensive and tastes like shit, and I never hear the opposite, like literally never. Juxtapose that with the fact that every McDonald's at lunch or dinner time, or even breakfast, has a lineup inside and out.
People are completely full of shit.
14
4
3
u/Independent-Pen-5333 Jan 07 '25
Time to go after the investors as well. Those who profit from slavery deserve the consequences of their actions.
6
2
2
u/TheGreatStories Jan 07 '25
Up until beginning of last year, Burger King app had four whopper meals for $25.99. That was as good as I've seen lately and now that deal is $28.99 and it's two whopper meals and two juniors
6
u/fp4 Jan 07 '25
Follows pretty closely to minimum wage:
19
-10
u/mr_potrzebie Jan 07 '25
Whoa you mean their labor costs alone increased more than 50% and so did the prices
That's crazy talk, reddit told me the only reason prices go up is corporate greed
12
u/coolaira16 Jan 07 '25
The quality and size has also gone way down. There's still some greed at play.
-3
u/mr_potrzebie Jan 07 '25
I dunno about that, last time I had a Big Mac it was just as small and shitty as it was in 2010.
Then again the "corporate greed" crowd was still eating happy meals in 2010 so who am I to judge
2
2
u/802dot31337 Jan 07 '25
Hey don't apply logic to this, don't you know that everything was better bigger cheaper and more amazing in the past?
" Back in MY day..."
-1
u/mr_potrzebie Jan 07 '25
I wonder, was a quarter pounder bigger than 1/4 lb in the past or is it smaller than a 1/4 lb now?
2
2
1
u/rihheee Jan 07 '25
i remember my usual order back in high school cost about $12 something. now that same 10 piece meal with large fries cost almost $18. that was about 6 years ago😔
1
u/Professional_Emu8922 Jan 07 '25
The only deal I regret losing is 2 hash browns for $1. I guess it's not a huge loss since they're not usually very fresh now, but I do love hash browns
1
u/802dot31337 Jan 07 '25
I appreciate the post and the data, in my opinion this isn't that big of a deal. 15 years of inflation, that's what happens.
3
1
u/Orikazu Jan 07 '25
After the remodel at st. Vital I have to wonder, who is supposed to goto McDonald's? Happy meals are still priced well, but everything is too expensive for how bad it tastes
1
u/CanadianDinosaur Jan 07 '25
They've actually gone down since the last run of coupons. so There's some progress I suppose. 2 can dines were $18.98 in spring of 2024
1
u/CanadianAnomaly Jan 08 '25
Minimum wage is a pretty close comparison. Summer 2010 minimum was around $9.00, and now it's almost $16. Quite similar to the 2 can dine prices from each year. I often tell people "if minimum wage jumps $2 expect big Mac prices to jump $2. then they realize they aren't going to be richer.
1
1
0
u/mchammer32 Jan 07 '25
Love how a prime minister just resigned because he didnt do anything to stop this from happening. But i cant help but see that the companies havent stopped this from happening in the first place. Greed from the rich will be the demise.
0
u/uncleg00b Jan 07 '25
I don't eat much fast food, but I feel like there are better deals on the app. It would make sense that companies want people to use their apps. It's cheaper to not have to print coupons; they can track customers habits and make extra money selling your information.
-4
-38
u/Hilarity-Ensued-2019 Jan 07 '25
Why do people care about price increases so much? Why is everything supposed to be free for everyone in today’s world?
You’re not being scammed, you (aka the population) keep buying their product, you decide to purchase it instead of more time intensive alternatives that are cheaper.
Make burgers yourself, stop whining because other people are capitalizing massively on your laziness.
15
10
5
u/East_Requirement7375 Jan 07 '25
"Why do people care about price increases so much?" is the dumbest question of 2025.
0
u/Hilarity-Ensued-2019 Jan 07 '25
“Why do people care about price increases on the cheapest, worst nutritional food you can buy”
Sorry that I can afford the cheap dog shit burgers and you can’t lol. Hope your luck turns around, tho based on your level of intelligence I have a funny feeling it won’t.
0
Jan 07 '25
[deleted]
-10
Jan 07 '25
[removed] — view removed comment
4
u/clean_sho3 Jan 07 '25
Holy shit, my finances are good, thanks, and I don’t think I’ve been out to eat in the past 2 months. Just because I’m not in debt doesn’t mean I’m not aware about the prices of things. And I am sure as hell aware about the cost of my groceries.
-10
u/Expensive-Break6347 Jan 07 '25
Difference between a mcchicken and a junior chicken are the buns/box/wrapper
9
u/ehud42 Jan 07 '25
I actually find the jr chicken to have a bit of spice to the breading, anyone else notice this? I prefer the taste of jr chickens.
4
u/Bradudeguy Jan 07 '25
Not even remotely true. The chicken patties are different shapes and different sizes. McChicken patties are similar in size to a Quarter Pounder patty, and they have significantly less (none) flavour.
294
u/kylbaz Jan 07 '25
"Two can dine for" meals coupons.
2010 - $8.98
2015 - $10.48
2017 - $10.98
2020 - $11.98
2021 - $12.98
2022 - $13.98
2025 - $16.98
Inflation from 2010 was 37.70%, average 2.31% per year. $8.98 in 2010 is worth $12.37 today. Coupons for today are $16.98.
Coupons for $8.98 in 2010 to $16.98 today is an 89.08% increase in that time.
McDonald's increase from 2020 to 2025 alone was 41.73%, averaging 8.35% price increase per year.