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On a lighter note: Why do people still buy fast food? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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I get a quarter pounder with cheese, fries and a drink. It costs almost $15. I can go to a cafe where I'm waited on and served decent food for $20.

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[+] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    Relative to cooking a similar meal, absolutely. Getting McDonalds takes like 5 mins and almost no effort. Less if ordering for delivery or pickup. If I want to cook myself a burger its probably going to take me like 40 minutes to makes and fry the burger, and prepare toppings. Im sure a good chef could do it much faster, but thats not me, and esspecially not after a full work day.

    Edit: Plus, less directly measurable and comparable, but the time and work for planning, shopping, and dishes afterwards.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Don't forget the time and effort to clean too

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I gotta say, I fucking hate doing dishes. I'm not sure what it is about it, but I just have this almost irrational dislike for washing dishes (especially pots+ pans). Sure, I'll do it when it needs to be done, but my God do I dread it. Is there something wrong with me? Oh absolutely, but there's plenty else to fix before the dishes issue lol

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    I left it out because its something that can (theoretically) be left for a more convenient time such as a weekend, so its a less one-to-one comparison. That said, thats still additional work compared to buying food.

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  • [+] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    mcds has never been 5 minutes since ive been alive.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago*

    It's like.. shockingly faster for me?

    If I have to wait five whole minutes for fast food they're either slammed or they're having equipment problems. I can literally count on one hand the amount of times it's happened in the last few years.

    Tbf, though, I don't eat fast food incredibly often. Maybe once a month.

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