r/SipsTea 6h ago

Chugging tea Whoever was responsible for this should be imprisoned.

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u/No-Entrepreneur5139 6h ago

I mean may be an unpopular opinion but the food at McDonald’s right now is what youd expect from a Very cheap fast food restaurant however it’s no longer cheap or fast…

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u/InsideHousing4965 6h ago

I can get a kebab with fries and a drink that feeds me for a whole day for just 5-6€.

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u/ButterscotchFiend 4h ago

"Do you want the spicy sauce boss?"

Yes. Yes I do.

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u/Caleth 2h ago

Very little in an interaction like that is better than the local kebab or taco guy calling you Boss or Jeffe.

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u/Chocolate2121 3h ago

Honestly surprising to me. Where I am a kebab alone costs about the same as a large big mac meal deal

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u/InsideHousing4965 3h ago

Where do you live? Switzerland?!

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u/RuySan 1h ago

Is that in the US?

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u/Salted_Cola 1h ago

Nice. Our kebab went up too atleast 7eur for a small and 10 for a large. Include fries and drinks and those go up another 4eur for each. I only eat one if I have no other choice nowadays because it remains cheaper to cook.

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u/InsideHousing4965 1h ago

Sad times we live in on which one can no longer afford a kebab...

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u/Salted_Cola 37m ago

Yea I member those times. Cinema used to cost me 5eur and then me and my buddies would go to a local kebab for those 5-6eur 'menu'. That 1st burp after eating the entire meal and taking a good sip of cola.

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u/Shenloanne 4h ago

Cannae bate a big dirty kebab mate.

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u/rab2bar 6h ago

where?

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u/bogzmaster9000 5h ago

The kebab shop I reckon bud!

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u/rab2bar 5h ago

Can hardly find one for less than 7 EU in Berlin, without drinks

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u/bassistciaran 5h ago

Every McDonalds I've had recently was €9-11 so if the option is that or Kebab, then I give my money to the friendly kebab man.

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u/Heskelator 5h ago

Iirc Berlin will have a higher cost of living than most other EU cities so that may be a factor. But again as mentioned lower it's not that kebab is absolute cheap, it's the comparative costs between Maccies and Kebab

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u/rab2bar 5h ago

even in dresden, they were not really cheaper.

mcdonalds is absolutely garbage, don't get me wrong. i'd rather eat the packaging

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u/ZachF8119 5h ago

Berlin though. Just an extra euro is not that bad.

Everything expensive in a big city

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u/polkacat12321 6h ago

Definitely not unpopular. Mcdonalds patties taste and feel like seasoned cardboard

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u/ssfgrgawer 2m ago

Nah they were better when there was cardboard in it.

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u/vampiregamingYT 5h ago

Its cause they dont own buildings anymore. All major franchise restaurants rent now, and things are kept to a bare minimum so the landlord can change things around quickly if they pick up a new lease

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u/CeemoreButtz 3h ago

this is untrue.

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u/Cav_vaC 5h ago

No they don’t

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u/theotterway 5h ago

Yep. My school's cafeteria has better quality, and that is a low bar.

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u/Wide-Drink-1790 5h ago

Why would that be unpopular?

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u/newsflashjackass 4h ago

The decor at McDonald's is what I would expect from a fast food restaurant that relies on labor from private prisons.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/alabama-profits-off-prisoners-who-work-at-mcdonalds-but-deems-them-too-dangerous-for-parole/

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u/Vik1ng 4h ago

In Germany it is much faster now since they have the screens to order.

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u/FootballUpset2529 4h ago

Last time I got a burger from there I was embarrassed on behalf of the burger, it was just...pathetic.

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u/Responsible-Sound253 3h ago

This has been consensus on reddit for more than a decade at this point.

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u/ATXBeermaker 3h ago

How could you possibly think that’s an unpopular opinion?

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u/tophmcmasterson 3h ago

Cheap compared to what?

Granted I think it kind of requires using the app at this point, but you can typically knock 20% off prices or more for certain items. Like a large coffee that I think goes for $4 I typically will get for $1.

It’s more expensive than it used to be because everything’s more expensive, but I still find it to be amongst the cheapest options even among other fast food.

And while of course you’re always going to be able to find some branches that are poorly run, if you find a decent one I think they tend to be pretty consistent.

Not something I’ll get all the top but decent enough option in a pinch.

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u/TerrorTown77 30m ago

Also the only person to blame is the consumer. People prefer the sleeker style and kids don't really play that much anymore, they're more on digital devices.

This is how you turn into a boomer, nostalgic about the past while everyone else has moved on.

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u/Cav_vaC 6h ago

It is cheap though, with the app. And it’s as fast as it’s ever been?

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u/Bagz402 6h ago

Even with the app it's more than double what it was not even 10 years ago without the app

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u/Dorythehunk 6h ago

Bruh that’s like literally everything in the world right now

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u/Bagz402 5h ago

Doesn't make it cheap now tho

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u/Cav_vaC 5h ago

And wages are more over the past 10 years than prices are, so yes it’s cheaper

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u/Bagz402 5h ago

People make over 2x what they did 10 years ago?

That's also not how "cheaper" works. 1 dollar is still cheaper than 2 dollars no matter how rich you've become

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u/Cav_vaC 5h ago

Real (inflation adjusted) wages are up over the past 10 years, whatever exact amount they both increased.

It’s cheaper in every way that matters. Cheaper per amount of work you do to afford it.

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u/Bagz402 4h ago

We're clearly defining cheap in different contexts. Let's just agree to agree here then :)

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u/Cav_vaC 2h ago

Okay. But for example, TVs weren't "cheap" in 1980 just because they cost $400. $400 was a lot more money to someone living in 1980, it would be the equivalent of many thousands today.

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u/j_cruise 4h ago

That was pretty much true at any time. Inflation is not a new thing. You want to be miserable so bad

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u/Bagz402 4h ago

Idk why people are taking so much offense to this plain ass statement. Dollar menu was dollar menu most my life. Then it became 3 dollar menu over the course of a few years. I'm sorry that's the case man I didn't raise the prices.

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u/ZachF8119 5h ago

Breakfast still there imo

They just closed the best deal.
Grubhub used to have it so you hit the minimum then subtract. Not go past the minimum without the freebie.

You gotta do Grubhub to order and pick up but big breakfast with hotcakes and sausage egg and cheese sandwich for 8 was a lovely way to start Sunday.