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McDonald's suffers worst U.S. sales decline since 2020, warns of 'anti-American sentiment' abroad (www.nbcnews.com)
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[โ€“] 75 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wish there was more domestic anti-McDonaldโ€™s sentiment.

That shit is nasty.

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  • [โ€“] 29 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    There was a time when McDonald's had a reasonable combination of cheap, fast, predictable, and safe. You weren't going to spend $4.50 on a meal that was ready in seconds and it wasn't going to make you sick.

    Basically none of that is the case anymore. You're going to wait like you're at a steakhouse, you're going to pay like you're at a steakhouse, and you're going to get freshly analed gristle on a bun.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Just because it was cheap and fast doesn't make it less shit.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 1 year ago

    McDonald's even at its peak was a heavy dose of salt, fat and carbohydrates, mostly empty calories, but again: cheap, fast, safe. My understanding is there are athletes that would carb load on McDonald's french fries because they were readily available basically everywhere and were very unlikely to make you sick.

    Quality has slipped, prices have drastically increased, service is an order of magnitude slower...you have to be an idiot to eat at McDonald's now, the value proposition has fallen below remaining hungry.

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  • [โ€“] 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    McDonald's is better abroad (in my experience in the EU) so they actually have higher standards than us to begin with. I think that is largely true across the board but especially in this case.

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  • [โ€“] 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They have better standards than the US because US standards would probably violate EU minimum standards.

    Doesn't mean that they are good or even acceptable relative to the alternatives. Most kebab places in my city have better burgers for lower prices and the dedicated burger shops (not the tourist traps) have slightly higher prices but much better quality and quantity.

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