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“McDonald’s Has Gotten Too Cocky”: Internet Blasts Fast-Food Chain For Crazy-High Burger Prices
As the world grapples with soaring inflation rates, a video of a McDonald’s patron expressing his shock over a seemingly regular order has resurfaced on social media.
Christopher Olive, known on TikTok as @topherolive, was no longer lovin’ it after he received his McDonald’s bill for a Smoky Double Quarter Pounder BLT burger, large fries, and a Sprite. The TikToker from Idaho was baffled when he had to part ways with $16.10 for the meal.
“So, I get there’s a labor shortage. I get there’s wage increases and a number of other things but… sixteen dollars?” he said. “Sixteen dollars for a burger, a large fries, and a drink. It’s just crazy.”
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The surging prices of McDonald’s burgers have been driving customers away as the chain is no longer seen as wallet-friendly
Image credits: @topherolive/TikTok
People in the comments section of Christopher’s video had mixed feelings about the McDonald’s bill.
“It’s officially not convenient or affordable anymore might as well go to the store and buy hamburger meat,” one said, while another wrote, “I won’t go there anymore. Too expensive, rather support small local restaurants instead.”
A video shared by TikToker Christopher Olive resurfaced amid news of the burger chain’s rising prices
Image credits: @topherolive/TikTok
Others argued that he had selected one of the more expensive items on the McDonald’s menu, and the price matched the indulgence.
“You got the most expensive combo possible at mcdonald’s so,” one wrote.
Another said, “bro ordered the most expensive meal they have and acted surprised.”
“I won’t go there anymore,” one commented on the viral TikTok video
@topherolive #prices #inflation #laborshortage #fastfood ♬ original sound – Topher
Christopher’s video, which was posted in 2022, is currently making the rounds online again, as it reflects the growing concern among consumers about whether the Golden Arches will no longer be wallet-friendly.
McDonald’s is one of the leaders of the pack in sharply increasing their menu prices over the years among top fast-food contenders.
Prices at McD’s have doubled since 2014, with an average price increase of 100%, according to data analyzed by FinanceBuzz.
This is reflected in the price journey of the humble McChicken. The item was a celebrated fixture of McDonald’s $1 menu in 2014, but the sandwich now comes at a price tag of $3 at some locations, marking a staggering 200% increase in just ten years.
Other McDonald’s staples have also seen steep climbs in pricing in recent years.
Many have taken to social media to complain about affordability no longer being on the fast food giant’s menu
@natalienuernberger @McDonald’s BFFR! #smh #mcdonalds #tooexpensive #bffr #mcdonalds #filetofish #price #fastfood #inflation #lent ♬ original sound – Natalie Hyde
Customers no longer think of McDonald’s as a source of a quick and cheap meal. Many patrons have reportedly stopped driving by the fast food joint after a handful of locations began charging nearly $18 for a Big Mac, fries, and a drink.
Complaints have been pouring in online this year from stunned customers who have been saying “McDonald’s has gotten too cocky” and “something doesn’t seem right here.”
McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski has acknowledged concerns from patrons and said the company will be “laser-focused on affordability” this year
@cnn An $18 Big Mac meal? A $3 hash brown? McDonald’s customers took to social media to complain about the company recently raising its prices. The fast food giant says that prices went up by as much as 10% in 2023, a move it blames largely on rising food cost. #mcdonalds #dollarmenu ♬ original sound – CNN
The company CEO, Chris Kempczinski, said the chain will focus on affordability this year to reassure customers as they criticized the chain for its increasing prices.
“I think what you’re going to see as you head into 2024 is probably more attention to what I would describe as affordability,” Chris told analysts on an earnings call in February.
To appease loyal fast-food lovers, the burger chain announced plans to launch a $5 meal deal in the U.S. that would include a McChicken or a McDouble along with fries and a drink.
The move comes after Chris said during the company’s first-quarter earnings call that they need to be “laser-focused on affordability,” according to a Bloomberg report last week.
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Libstak 7 months ago (edited)
I can't afford McDonalds, Domino's and Pizza Hut anymore. It's not real food, just fats and sugars and they think way too much of themselves. Together with shrinkflation (which is freaking everywhere), so many companies that became global power houses with cheap, if questionable food have become ridiculously greedy. The profits only go to share holders and the executive elite. The workers and franchisees get shafted to the last dollar and it shows in the low quality output. I'm sick of money I need to live lining the pockets of the 1% and even then, they can't be reasonable about it, the have to wring another dollar out of you somehow, someway. Vote with your feet, buy real beef patties and make your own burgers.
KarenCommings 7 months ago
Was at a Mexican restaurant for lunch and heard people in booth behind me complaining about McDonalds prices. Last time I was there I paid $9 for an egg McMuffin and hashbrowns. Didn't even have coffee. I can go to a local restaurant and get a full breakfast with coffee for less than that. I won't go back to McD's. And I doubt their staff is getting paid anymore than before
Gwyn 7 months ago
McDonald's is terrible now, I don't go there unless I have to. The basic burger patties are so thin you can see through them. They charge so much I could go to in n out for half the price, or a nice sit down restaurant for the same price, and get more food. Their nuggets come out soggy and room temp. The drive through is slow AF. They shuttle all the money to corporate while minimum wage employees don't even get medical benefits. The ice cream machine is almost always down. And what used to be the best thing going for them is no longer- the fries aren't even good anymore.
Libstak 7 months ago (edited)
I can't afford McDonalds, Domino's and Pizza Hut anymore. It's not real food, just fats and sugars and they think way too much of themselves. Together with shrinkflation (which is freaking everywhere), so many companies that became global power houses with cheap, if questionable food have become ridiculously greedy. The profits only go to share holders and the executive elite. The workers and franchisees get shafted to the last dollar and it shows in the low quality output. I'm sick of money I need to live lining the pockets of the 1% and even then, they can't be reasonable about it, the have to wring another dollar out of you somehow, someway. Vote with your feet, buy real beef patties and make your own burgers.
KarenCommings 7 months ago
Was at a Mexican restaurant for lunch and heard people in booth behind me complaining about McDonalds prices. Last time I was there I paid $9 for an egg McMuffin and hashbrowns. Didn't even have coffee. I can go to a local restaurant and get a full breakfast with coffee for less than that. I won't go back to McD's. And I doubt their staff is getting paid anymore than before
Gwyn 7 months ago
McDonald's is terrible now, I don't go there unless I have to. The basic burger patties are so thin you can see through them. They charge so much I could go to in n out for half the price, or a nice sit down restaurant for the same price, and get more food. Their nuggets come out soggy and room temp. The drive through is slow AF. They shuttle all the money to corporate while minimum wage employees don't even get medical benefits. The ice cream machine is almost always down. And what used to be the best thing going for them is no longer- the fries aren't even good anymore.
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