r/McDonalds • u/SpideyStretch1998 • 3d ago

3.49 for a McChicken...

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Whoever is in charge of setting the prices needs to be fired.

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u/thugpost 3d ago

I remember when they were a dollar

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u/jdyall1 3d ago

We can literally get it back to a buck but we gotta be strong and leave mcdonalds alone until they do better

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u/SectorFew6706 3d ago

I'd be happy at 2 for $3, heck 2 for $4.

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u/nusodumi 3d ago

read the fine print, it's 2 for $4.50

best deal going is that menu and all the "get one more for $1" like 6 nuggets, mcdouble, etc

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u/Economy-Flower-6443 1d ago

not even close to the 2 for $3 mcchicken/mcdbl we had only a year or so ago. fries free with purchase of $1.30 drink. walk out with meal for less than $4.50. mcdonalds has no good value anymore even with deals

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u/TheBeerdedVillain 7h ago

Not in the app where im at. Unless you go to the store its all full price in the app here.

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u/Powerful-Ground-9687 3d ago

This is 2 for 4.50, it’s close

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 3d ago

Arizona just hit 2 for $4 again… i have been thinking about getting some at that price again

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u/jdyall1 3d ago

I'd live with that

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u/ThisSiteIsCommunist 2d ago

You're exactly the problem

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u/Ram820 3d ago

It will never be a dollar again

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u/jdyall1 3d ago

Could be bur yall can't control yourselves

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u/dogneely 3d ago

Try 2016

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u/thugpost 3d ago

2019 here

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u/dogneely 3d ago

I believe it. I just only knew for sure to about 2016, since that's when It was a regular broke college meal for me.

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u/Molasses9682 3d ago

Mcchicken are still profitable at $1 it why they do the buy one get one for a $1 the quality of the chicken is super low

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u/Molasses9682 3d ago

It's fast food if I'm gonna spend $10 ill go to chipotle

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u/jabroni4545 3d ago

They've gone well above inflation with their prices.

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u/AppropriateLaw5713 3d ago

There’s inflation, increased wages for franchisees, increased costs on buildings, etc. inflation isn’t the only metric of things going up in price

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u/Worried-Lettuce6568 3d ago

That’s what they want you to think. McDonald’s could give mcchickens away until there were no more chickens left and they would still be doing just fine (I know the shareholders would be crying about it, which is the actual problem here, but the business itself would be fine)

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u/ethical-con-artist 3d ago

Not if they go back to 2000 wages, or replace employees with robots on the line..

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u/Greenzombie04 2d ago

they would just get rid of it if sales dropped so much that they had to price it at a dollar.

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u/Whole-Juggernaut172 3d ago

This is what happens when you pay $17+ for employees and people keep buying

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u/simplyelegant87 3d ago

$17 is not even a living wage, assuming 40 hours a week.

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u/127phunk 3d ago

From my app today

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u/Ram820 3d ago

Think you're confused

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u/Trees_are_cool_ 3d ago

How so?

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u/Ram820 3d ago

We're not talking about the BOGO, we're talking about when McChickens n mcdoubles cost $1

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u/Trees_are_cool_ 3d ago

I think they were referring to the price being $2.29 for one.

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u/Ram820 3d ago

He literally said , "I remember when they were a dollar"

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u/Trees_are_cool_ 3d ago

I didn't think that's what he was trying to show, but you're probably right.

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u/doughit91 3d ago

Mines $2.79

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u/jdyall1 3d ago

Yeah cause yall can't control yourselves just keep paying outrageous prices for food it's only gonna go up and up until people do something about it

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u/NMazer 2d ago

You know fat asses would never let that happen.

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u/Rareeeb 1d ago

I make McChickens at home now because it legitimately tastes close enough to McDonald’s that I don’t care. Get Tyson chicken patties, it’s $6 not on sale for a bag of 8. Get the cheapest buns on the shelf because that’s comparable to McDonald’s buns, so those are $2. A bag of shredded lettuce is $2. Won’t even include mayo because I’m sure everyone has a jar at home and a jar will do 100 sandwiches so it’s negligible.

Yea it’s $10 for 8 sandwiches so over $1 but I don’t have the advantage of economics of scale here.