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reformist2

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34. OK, that's interesting to hear. Maybe customers are more price sensitive than I thought.

Thu Aug 1, 2013, 10:08 AM

Aug 2013

When I go, I usually do coffee and the dollar menu items (I'm a cheapskate), so I'd have no problem paying $1.25 for a McDouble cheeseburger and $1.75 for coffee.

But if the meal you like went from $8 to $10, I can see that adding up over time.

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If McDonald's doubled their wages but raised prices, would it make you more or less likely to go? [View all] reformist2 Aug 2013 OP

I avoid mcdonalds. their food makes me ill. Though we do go once in awhile. ejpoeta Aug 2013 #1

Greasy Gut Bombs warrant46 Aug 2013 #53

Please people - please don't hijack the thread! LOL reformist2 Aug 2013 #65

i was not soapboxing. i was stating that i don't go there because i get sick when i do. ejpoeta Aug 2013 #110

Sorry. I just replied to you because you were near the top and wanted people to see my post. :) reformist2 Aug 2013 #115

I hate the DU food police. Arrogant! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #121

McHeartburn.... Tikki Aug 2013 #70

It's not just McDonald's liberal N proud Aug 2013 #2

More Kingofalldems Aug 2013 #3

I don't eat there, except under duress, nothing is going to change that. nt bemildred Aug 2013 #4

I still wouldn't eat their crap (too many nutrition issues). . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2013 #5

Given the choice between fast food and a grocery store, kentauros Aug 2013 #6

I haven't eaten at McDonald's in decades. City Lights Aug 2013 #7

In-N-Out already pays much more than any of the other corporate waste merchants, Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #8

They don't charge less n't B2G Aug 2013 #37

Actually they charge basically the same price usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #54

Wish they were on the East coast :-( B2G Aug 2013 #72

Me too, had my first burger last week in Cali and it was awesome usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #88

Anything like a double-double at BK or McD is over four bucks. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #91

Their store managers average 100k a year usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #55

Actually, when someone wants a fast burger, I (a vegan) take them to In-N-Out emsimon33 Aug 2013 #106

You don't eat fries? n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #119

No fried food emsimon33 Aug 2013 #123

Thanks. No nutrition to speak of, but they are tasty. (Maybe the ketchup?) Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #125

I use their urinals often, and still would! Scuba Aug 2013 #9

ROTFLMAO warrprayer Aug 2013 #21

Those golden arches stand for something, you know. Scuba Aug 2013 #24

make me know it! warrprayer Aug 2013 #28

Yes McPotties are handy! n/t peace13 Aug 2013 #31

Don't you feel obligated to at least buy coffee for the service? reformist2 Aug 2013 #78

Nope, my taxes pay for the road to their place, their sewage disposal, police and fire ... Scuba Aug 2013 #80

Hmm, by those standards, you'd be entitled to use everyone's bathroom! reformist2 Aug 2013 #90

No, CostCo pays their own freight, as do other companies and individuals. Scuba Aug 2013 #94

I would be more likely to go A Little Weird Aug 2013 #10

McDonalds also makes me sick edhopper Aug 2013 #11

No I don't eat their crappy food newfie11 Aug 2013 #12

Haven't been to one in 30+ years michreject Aug 2013 #13

I wouldn't go there under any circumstances but if other fast food joints did tularetom Aug 2013 #14

No. I don't eat McDonald's ever for any reason. MrSlayer Aug 2013 #15

We avoid McDonald's. At others we seldom check prices rurallib Aug 2013 #16

I'm the wrong person to ask because I haven't eaten ANY fast food in several years Quantess Aug 2013 #17

Less... Pelican Aug 2013 #18

Well of course it's less. Kingofalldems Aug 2013 #27

Economics... Pelican Aug 2013 #52

Haven't been in a McD's in 25 years and I'm not about to start no matter what. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #19

I had breakfast at corporate Tiffanys warrprayer Aug 2013 #20

Wouldn't make any difference to me. I never go there anyway. n/t RebelOne Aug 2013 #22

I would not poison myself because the poisoner pays well. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #23

Less. GreenStormCloud Aug 2013 #25

Less Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #26

I don't eat there....pink slime! n/t peace13 Aug 2013 #29

I enjoy their grilled chicken ceasar salad - lynne Aug 2013 #30

OK, that's interesting to hear. Maybe customers are more price sensitive than I thought. reformist2 Aug 2013 #34

This is being hijacked into a "McDonald's is crap food" thread, LOL reformist2 Aug 2013 #32

I don't think raising the wages would increase the cost of their menu by a lot, i have dined there Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #33

How do you figure? B2G Aug 2013 #36

OR..cause the margins to slim or .. they stop paying their C levels 13;2oi1nj23 4o;123n dollars uponit7771 Aug 2013 #45

Overhead in buildings and property will not need to double, insurance etc will be the same, does not Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #98

Price increases over the years is not the same B2G Aug 2013 #99

Hey, you don't understand Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #120

I don't go now sabbat hunter Aug 2013 #35

I don't go there often because I usually feel sick afterwards NYC Liberal Aug 2013 #38

they'd have to change their menu on top of that and start serving real food...so, no more likely. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2013 #39

Double their wages and cut CEO salaries, NOT raise prices! Greybnk48 Aug 2013 #40

I only go if I forgot to pack a lunch Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #41

Dare I say it would have no effect on how much it makes me go Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #42

Their food is still shit Champion Jack Aug 2013 #43

I like McDonalds for one reason and one reason only Orrex Aug 2013 #44

Their food does suck, but their restrooms are clean, so I stop there to piss when I'm on the road. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #48

Same here HarveyDarkey Aug 2013 #67

Ever been to the McDonalds in Yerington, NV? Pelican Aug 2013 #73

McDonalds was a fun, cheap novelty for a long time.. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #46

Most fast food customers are extremely price sensitive jmowreader Aug 2013 #47

What kind of changes are we talking in terms of customers? 10% variations? reformist2 Aug 2013 #50

I'd probably go more Xyzse Aug 2013 #49

NO. The food is crap. n/t Avalux Aug 2013 #51

No JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #56

Don't eat beef. No. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #57

depends on the price raise alc Aug 2013 #58

I haven't eaten at a McDonalds in over 20 years HarveyDarkey Aug 2013 #59

I don't like to eat there as it is, but it would make me go even less. GalaxyHunter Aug 2013 #60

I only eat at McDonald's when I'm on the road and there are no other options. AndyA Aug 2013 #61

They have tried that over the years lawwolf Aug 2013 #108

After all the negative publicity, it's probably time for a new outlook AndyA Aug 2013 #109

When I have the rare yen for McD's, price is of no concern, so I'm in favor of MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #62

It depends how much they raise prices PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #63

I'm over fifty. Once every couple of months is enough, if not too much. Iggo Aug 2013 #64

I'd pay $0.68 more for a big mac if it meant $15/hr for workers laundry_queen Aug 2013 #66

They are meticulous about their meat, but most just enjoy bashing them closeupready Aug 2013 #81

10 years ago I used to get the Big Mac meal for $2.99.. Today it's $6.39. tridim Aug 2013 #68

McDonald's could double wages and lower their prices Brother Buzz Aug 2013 #69

Neither... pipi_k Aug 2013 #71

More KamaAina Aug 2013 #74

More likely, of course. closeupready Aug 2013 #75

not really. the only time i eat that stuff is at the rest stops on long road trips dionysus Aug 2013 #76

I know it's awful for you, but I actually love the food. I avoid it now, but would go more Squinch Aug 2013 #77

False Premise 4Q2u2 Aug 2013 #79

I never eat there...I also don't own a TV. ileus Aug 2013 #82

There's an article for you in post # 18. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #112

The same either way. Morning Dew Aug 2013 #83

The rare occasion I go is for the fish sandwich 2 for 1 special DainBramaged Aug 2013 #84

Currently there's 0 chance I will eat at McD MrNJ Aug 2013 #85

Not a big McD fan but keeping with the thought of this thread... JustFiveMoreMinutes Aug 2013 #86

Yayayay! reformist2 Aug 2013 #100

I read that the cost UglyGreed Aug 2013 #87

yes, although there are very few thing I like at McDonald's arely staircase Aug 2013 #89

No. But I haven't been in a McDonald's in at least 10 years. And I believe I got sick... spin Aug 2013 #92

I am still allergic to their food...so no nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #93

The only thing I like there are the smoothies murielm99 Aug 2013 #95

I still wouldn't eat that crap. Vashta Nerada Aug 2013 #96

It's the franchisee's option, isn't it? Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #97

A rough tally indicates 20% would go more often, 10% less, and 70% say the food there is crap! LOL reformist2 Aug 2013 #101

I'd still go. McDonald's, though, can be cheap... Drunken Irishman Aug 2013 #102

In theory, yes! Scootaloo Aug 2013 #103

Compared to many other national fast food chains their prices are already high DJ13 Aug 2013 #104

I would probably go in support but more healthy alternatives without GMOs would make me a regular emsimon33 Aug 2013 #105

It would depend on how much they raised prices lawwolf Aug 2013 #107

Much more likely bhikkhu Aug 2013 #111

More likely. The dog loves one menu item. My 10 year old loves another single menu msanthrope Aug 2013 #113

more often newcriminal Aug 2013 #114

Would make no difference cause I never eat that crap. MoonRiver Aug 2013 #116

More likely. Prices for food there won't change much. But I would want the bluestate10 Aug 2013 #117

Doubling wages would not affect my decision to go or not go maui902 Aug 2013 #118

I just can't stomach any fast food anymore... WCGreen Aug 2013 #122

How can N & OUT Burger charge less for their Burgers.. kalisto2010 Aug 2013 #124

possibly DonCoquixote Aug 2013 #126

Truthfully, I'm not going anyway BainsBane Aug 2013 #127

Personally, I wouldn't eat there more often, Blue_In_AK Aug 2013 #128

I would probably make a point to go there Union Scribe Aug 2013 #129

I would go on purpose. bravenak Aug 2013 #130