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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 66 points 1 month ago (3 children)

$5 meal my brother in christ a big mac meal is like $11 something.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 50 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, it's definitely the new $5 meals that they just rolled out like a month or two ago that are basically priced the same as a Happy meal with a similar amount of food

[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The fry company is blaming the meal deals because they come with a small fry instead of a giant one lol

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 42 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Jesus fucking christ

Potatoes are cheap as fuck and fries make so much money

[–] Eco@hexbear.net 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

at least in europe, potatoes aren't nearly as cheap as they used to be as the changing climate has led to a couple of terrible harvests in a row

idk if it's the same in the usa though

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago

Back home if the harvest isn't doing so good they crack open liberal skulls and get them that way

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If this is what I think it is, and it really might be, they probably had a predicted profit they didn't meet and considered it a failure (similar to how dead space 2 was a financial success but didn't meet the predicted profit and so was deemed a failure and why dead space 3 was made to appeal to a broader audience).

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, I remember EA saying that if Dead Space 3 didn't sell 10,000,000 copies then it would be considered a failure

Which, only shit like Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto sells like that

[–] Meh@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

The Square-Enix forecasting model

[–] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

SMDH Bidenflation strikes again joever

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago

I was gonna say the fucking fries themselves are more than $5 and they're cold and soggy by the time they hand you the bag half the time.

[–] Sinister@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Even fastfood is now expensive.

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 47 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Aren't many people boycotting McD*nald's due to the company endorsing Zionism? That will decrease your profits for sure.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not inside amerikkka, mena had dropped though (but only like 5 percent). They use locally sourced fries (or at least from europe), so i couldn't make a case for unlimited bankrupcies on the first world, when i looked into it a week ago

[–] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago

the 5 dollar meals have been missing for fuckin years and have been "back" for like, 6 months tops.

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

lol, so fucking funny.

[–] gearheart@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago

Bet you the CEO still got a payday and payoff

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

How is McDonald’s still around? Their response to competition was to cut staff and increase prices. Their food sucks so bad

[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

McDonald's going under would be one hell of a "October surprise"

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 8 points 1 month ago

I don't understand how shareholders don't recognise a lazy complacent CEO when they see one

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah, sure. "The deal is too good! We're goin' out of business!" C'mon Mr. Krabs, we're not falling for this shit or Red Lobster's.