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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 22 hours ago

McDonald's is a real estate business, that just happens to specialize in generic burgers as a brand. It isn't a surprise that the company doesn't care about a quality dining experience, when repairing icecream machines was a money maker for them.

[โ€“] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's funny how McDonald's was the crown jewel of Western capitalism/imperialism. I remember media saying that having McDonald's in your country means you are modernized and pro "democracy" and that your country is an ally of the west.

Now McDonald's is a sign of corporate greed and western dominance over your country. I guess that's what you get for letting a real estate company make and sell burgers.

Hopefully, this death dealing business model goes the way of the dodo.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Not just Western dominance. American dominance. We need to rid ourselves of these corporations, even in Western Europe.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 22 hours ago

Well earned hate.

They really had to go above and beyond. From their insane price hikes to their genocide apologia. They earned what is happening to them. They pursued this outcome.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 22 hours ago

mcdonalds is currently a BDS target for their complicity in the "israeli" settler genocide on the Palestinian people

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

That's a good thing. Love to see the impacts.

Will still continue avoiding them.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Expensive and slow. I don't mind waiting for the food to be cooked if it reduces waste, but the "restaurant" experience is now awful in the UK. Most of the offers on the app are for delivery only. Then have to wait alongside a queue of uber drivers with giant boxes.

I feel Mcdonalds have given up on the restaurant sit down experience. I believe they may end up with a subscription based home delivery service, where they don't need to worry about front of house staff and can just send out like warm boxes while raising the monthly price. We seen what happened when Disney gave up everything and tried to go all in with Disney Plus.

Mcdonalds was never about quality, but a fun cheap fast place to grab a bite. It's a shame because I do have some fun memories, yet another example of late stage capitalism.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yep, any time I've been inside a Maccy's since covid has been a long wait while countless delivery drivers walk past and pick up online orders. I've tried delivery and it's been shit every time, lukewarm food with soggy fries. I don't think their food is suited to delivery, IMO it's only popular because of momentum.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why won't people pay $15 for our meatboard burgers, cold fries, and a half hour in our pristine drive through?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Burn 5 dollars in gas idling in the lineup.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago

Don't forget the clown in the pickup thats pissed because you wont rear end the car in front of you.

[โ€“] [email protected] 210 points 1 day ago (5 children)

As an American, if i could buy not American right now, I would. Fuck this government.

[โ€“] [email protected] 97 points 1 day ago (5 children)

You should check out [email protected] to buy from companies that do not make political contributions.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 97 points 1 day ago (1 children)

McDonald's forgot their place as a cheap fast food burger. It's almost as expensive as places like Five Guys now, and nowhere near the same level of either flavor or sheer quantity.

It used to be that their app promos made up the difference but now it's the same like 4 so coupons for specific items and a generic 15% off that really only covers taxes, not the 50%+ increase in prices in the last 2 years. It's just not worth it anymore.

Even ignoring the international portion, I wouldn't be surprised if Americans started to notice as well.

[โ€“] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"If you're not making a 33% profit, what are you doing it for?" - a quote from the Netherland's McDonald's chain owner. He also owns a bright red farari when visiting the drive through. He is a massive leech. Glad to not be working there anymore. The food quality is crap and overpriced.

You're way better off eating Taco Mundo. Much better ingredients for the same prices. Even a frozen pizza from ristorante is way better than what Mac has to offer. Or Burger Me who actually rewards loyal customers with free burger coupons rather than McD's sales app. I genuinely do not understand why people still go there. You can make your own burger with better quality and price at home...

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, for reference, here are all of the deals currently available for me in the McD's app...

  1. $2 Breakfast sandwich (and they no longer have 24 hours breakfast).
  2. Free medium fries with a $3 purchase.
  3. Buy One Happy Meal get one for $2
  4. 20% off a $15+ purchase

And that's it. Meanwhile...

A Quarter Pounder with Cheese or Big Mac is $7.29, for the sandwich alone. The meals are $13.39 and $13.19 respectively. Why is there a difference? The sandwiches cost the same independently and the fries and drink are the same for the meal.

Or let's get into the grift now... they're ripping you off with some of the meals. A regular basic Cheeseburger is $2.69, and the meal is $10.39. so they're saying the "discounted" meal bundle price to add a regular drink and fries is $7.70. So they're saying the fries and a soda are worth nearly 3x as much as the cheeseburger, which is already ridiculous. But let's ignore that and look at the cost closer... a regular medium fries is $4.99 and a regular medium soda is $1.39 which comes to $6.38... so they're actually ripping you off for an additional $1.32 if you get the meal versus the items separately. So you're paying an additional 10% by getting the meal... Isn't that what the discount should be?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not only is the quality still bad but its so overpriced compared to local alternatives. Its actually easy to boycott them because of this.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 23 hours ago (7 children)

I live in a small town and the only garbage that i see around are McDonald's bags and drinkt that get thrown on the side of the road. I think it's a special kind of people that eats at McDonald's, and they don't care about quality, prices and the mystery shit they eat.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

Luckily I do not notice that here, but have noticed how busy our McD can get while having a perfect alternative in town.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good. Everything American outside of America should fail and collapse.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago

Costs the same as a sit down meal, low standards often tepid, virtue signalling vegan menu, deforestation contributions, we have Greggs for trash Panda food

[โ€“] [email protected] 71 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I wish there was more domestic anti-McDonaldโ€™s sentiment.

That shit is nasty.

[โ€“] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There was a time when McDonald's had a reasonable combination of cheap, fast, predictable, and safe. You weren't going to spend $4.50 on a meal that was ready in seconds and it wasn't going to make you sick.

Basically none of that is the case anymore. You're going to wait like you're at a steakhouse, you're going to pay like you're at a steakhouse, and you're going to get freshly analed gristle on a bun.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 38 points 1 day ago

Macdonalds is utter shite. There's just no other way to say this.

[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

Mcdonald routinely supporting genocide caused millions to stop consuming that trash, and now the anti-Americans are catching up! Nice to see capital crumbling brick by boring brick.

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have boycotted them for years now, mainly because of the prices and service. And also subway, though that's for the price gouging they did during covid.

Macdonald's have forgotten the "fast, cheap, good. Pick two" rule.
And gone for the "slow, expensive, and yet still bad" tactic.
Fafo.

The recent support of tRUMP is just another nail in the McCoffin.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 20 hours ago

"McCoffin" ๐Ÿ˜†

[โ€“] [email protected] 66 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Oh no, did the shitty mega corporation suffer consequences for its role in contributing to destabilizing a government to save 2% on its taxes? Pobrecito!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Supplying free meals to an army committing a genocide and gloating about it probably has more to do with it.

Plus, their cheap crap food is now not so cheap I believe.

[โ€“] [email protected] 41 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The burger giant reported U.S. same-store sales fell 3.6%, the largest three-month drop since Q2 2020, when they plunged 8.7%.

Pump that shit up, y'all! Don't forget McDonald's hosted the domestic enemy to the United States Constitution, Donald Trump, for two separate PR stunts. They are complicit in his treason. They don't deserve another cent of your money - there are tons of other options to get your greasy salt fix.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago

Elbows Up ๐Ÿฆพ

[โ€“] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago (7 children)

"anti American". Nah, it's overpriced shit, that's all. Love from Australia.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Companies slowly starting to realize that you canโ€™t charge ANY priceโ€ฆ quality and price doesnโ€™t match

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

I hope mcd disappears.

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