Americans complain that McDonald’s is too expensive. (Picture/reproduced from TikTok)
McDonald’s in the United States has had “free refills” on beverages as a policy for many years, but this benefit is about to become history. Starting from 2032, beverage self-service bars will be eliminated in McDonald’s stores across the United States. In addition, some American netizens complained that local McDonald’s are expensive Sangsang, the original PO from Idaho, said that he bought a burger, a large bag of fries and a drink for US$16.1 (approximately NT$516). Some netizens also agreed, saying they could no longer afford such a price.
The man spent about NT$500 on just burgers, potatoes and drinks. (Picture/reproduced from TikTok)
It can be seen from the 15-second short video uploaded by Christopher Olive, a TikTok celebrity with 410,000 followers, on December 22, 2022. He complained, “I know there are labor shortages, wage increases and other factors. . But $16? It’s crazy to pay $16 for a burger, a side of fries and a drink.”
According to the “Daily Mail” report, the video attracted 660,000 views and more than 5,600 comments after being exposed. Many netizens deeply resonated with the high prices. “They can charge such prices now, so they will never go back. . It doesn’t matter who is in power.” “They can easily bear these costs, but they know that everyone will still pay.” In addition, some netizens said, “The price of the Big Mike meal in my memory is $6.99,” “The cost of food and Labor costs are rising and McDonald’s has to deal with it, just like the rest of the industry.”
Oliver posted the checkout details for $16.10. (Picture/reproduced from TikTok)
However, some netizens questioned that the price printed on Oliver’s bill was not the package price. It may be because the a la carte price is more expensive. Others suggested that if Oliver wanted to order cheaper, he should choose other meals or download an app to receive coupons instead of posting videos to complain.
In addition to Oliver, a woman from Ohio, Anne Arroyo, also uploaded a video on August 29 this year to complain, “McDonald’s launched a $1 menu, and now every meal costs more than $1.” , as can be seen from the menu, the cheapest drink is US$1.29 (approximately NT$40), and most of the other items are priced above US$2 (approximately NT$64).
According to McDonald’s third-quarter financial report released on October 30, revenue increased by 14% to US$6.69 billion (approximately NT$214.7 billion), and net income also increased by 17% to US$2.3 billion (approximately NT$738). 100 million), although it exceeded Wall Street expectations, customer traffic declined slightly in the third quarter. This was due to the decrease in patronage of customers with an annual income of less than 45,000 US dollars, and California also enacted legislation to increase the minimum hourly wage in the fast food industry to 20 US dollars. , it seems that this is why the prices of fast food meals are becoming increasingly difficult to be “approachable”.
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2023-11-05 10:48:32
