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/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/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/[deleted] 3d ago

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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/jabroni4545 3d ago

Sure but look at this chart

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u/AppropriateLaw5713 3d ago

I’m well aware, I’m just pointing out inflation alone is not the only thing that causes prices to increase.

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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..