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[โ€“] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 5 days ago

If you canโ€™t sell sugarburgers in America, what can you sell?

Maybe McDonaldโ€™s can introduce a payment plan system. Itโ€™s already how Americans afford groceries.

[โ€“] sirico@feddit.uk 21 points 5 days 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€“] shekau@lemmy.today 15 points 4 days ago

Finally some good news!

[โ€“] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 16 points 4 days 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€“] kcweller@feddit.nl 19 points 5 days 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€“] Sabata11792@ani.social 16 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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

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[โ€“] sp3ctre@feddit.org 15 points 4 days ago

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

Will still continue avoiding them.

[โ€“] Leeuk@feddit.uk 14 points 4 days 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€“] GiveOver@feddit.uk 11 points 4 days 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€“] Kualdir@feddit.nl 15 points 4 days ago (9 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.

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[โ€“] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 13 points 4 days 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€“] don@lemm.ee 19 points 5 days ago

Good. Fuck โ€˜em for the sake of GP, and fuck โ€˜em for hosting TFI. Get fucked.

[โ€“] D_C@lemm.ee 14 points 4 days ago (2 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€“] Rawdogg@lemm.ee 9 points 4 days ago

Dont forget they support jizzraels genocide too

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[โ€“] billwashere@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago

Might it have something to do with McDonaldโ€™s used to be cheap now itโ€™s over $10 for a burger, fries, and drink for just me. If I get a meal for my family itโ€™s well over $40. Thatโ€™s just too much for cheap fast food.

[โ€“] briever@lemm.ee 13 points 5 days 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€“] SeboBear@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

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

[โ€“] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 4 days ago

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

[โ€“] rauls4@lemm.ee 14 points 5 days ago

Fuck you McDonalds. For so many reasons. Letting the fucking monster play employee on his way to destroy this country was just icing on the cake.

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