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[-] zoostation@lemmy.world 82 points 1 year ago

Bottom tier food. Bottom tier company. I don't know why anyone eats this level of trash anymore. Inflation has hit fast food harder than other types of restaurants, or groceries. It doesn't make sense justifying paying these prices for this when you can get better food for comparable prices now. There used to be an expectation that this food would at least be cheap.

[-] Alenalda@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago
[-] tacosplease@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I went to Arby's yesterday because it was cheaper than McDonald's and Taco Bell. Was not disappointed. Arby's still slaps IMO.

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[-] iforgotmyinstance@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago

Value menu is as expensive as a meal. No more free refills.

How un-American.

[-] _number8_@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

what an austere dumb cheap fucking company. i went in last week and there wasn't anywhere to get my own soda or ketchups or anything, just a plain dining room. i loved waiting 10 minutes for the 1 guy slaving away back there to get my drink with the food as well instead of having cups by the order kiosk, which WORKED FOR YEARS AND YOU STILL PROFITED HANDSOMELY YOU FUCKING CHEAP FUCKS GOD IT MAKES ME SO SICK IT NEVER ENDS

next they're going to phase out menus, it's just 1 button you hit it and it takes $20 from your checking and they give you berder and 10 grammes of french fries

what a fucking dogshit world. companies used to actually give a shit about UX, but now they're making it as shitty as possible out of attrition

[-] whodatdair@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

How dare you hurt those shareholders like that

[-] AnonTwo@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago

Their food has been trash since covid started (i'm sure some will say sooner)

The snack wraps went off the market, the selects are gone, the nuggets are thinner and more flakey

And i'm sure they just want to make it more difficult to get a drink without ice so they can give as little as possible.

[-] Sabata11792@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

It was never good, just priced properly to match the shitty quality.

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Actually mcdonalds is way better than it used to be decades ago. It still blows me away how bk fell so much in quality (this may be just in the cities or my city) while mcDeesnuts rose. Not that its good now, but its been worse.

[-] AnonTwo@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maybe it's regional, but I cannot possibly fathom why you would think Mcdonalds would be better. There's two mcdonalds in my area, i've visited 3, and all of them have fewer options than they did 4 years ago, and whats still there is definitely worse than it was back then.

Like I certainly gave it a chance, but there were times when I couldn't even finish the nuggets and was starting to feel sick. I went from 10 nuggets to 6 nuggets to just looking for other places to eat.

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

They greatly improved the quarter pounder while back and they went to much more of a cook to order process. Again not saying they are good just that back in the 80's they were really crappy. Back then other fast food places would make fun of heat lamps with thier competitors and they meant mcdonalds who actually did use them extensively. Back then BK always cooked to order unless they were completely slammed. Overall for the fast food that is pretty much available everywhere I think wendys has kept up quality the best but they have still missed a step or two over the years. I agree with some other sentiments though. At this point I can grab a real burrito or burger at a non frachise place and its not much more but waaayyyyy better.

[-] AnonTwo@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

80s???????

I'm thinking like 4 years ago not 40

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[-] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Any McDonald’s around me hasn’t had self service fountains for years. I assumed up to now it’s been a franchisee decision

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Who cares. Their food and restaurant sucks and always has.

[-] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago

And now it's not even cheap. It used to be that it sucked, but you could walk out stuffed for like $4, but the last time my wife and I went on a road trip it was literally like $30 for the two of us.

At those prices you're better off going to an actual restaurant unless you have absolutely no time for it

[-] alcamtar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Drive-thru so long it doesn't save much time either

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 1 year ago

But then how will I get that super pure water or the extra crispy sprite?! 😩

[-] obinice@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

When they say "soda fountains", is that just USA talk for drinks machines?

I must have heard the phrase a hundred times but it only just clicked in my head that that must be what a soda fountain is 😅

[-] cryptosporidium140@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

They have fallen far from the days of $1 any size fountain drinks. So far now in fact, I fear I must begin to acquire my Mountain Dew elsewhere.

[-] FatAdama@programming.dev 15 points 1 year ago

But Mountain Dew isn’t served at McDonald’s. Taco Bell has it. You’re good.

[-] cryptosporidium140@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I do concede you appear to have caught me in a lie, good sir

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