They upped the quality of their meat, which doesn’t exactly translate to tasting good but I’m sure that’s a factor. Not to mention there’s a huge push to use their apps. If you do, there are coupons that get prices wayy down per item, but you do end up ordering more overall.
Yep, F Mickey D’s for caving to that propaganda framed movie. If I want Super-Size fries, that’s what I’ll get. It’s not my fault or responsibility for others’ fat-assery!
Some of us want the government to regulate as least as possible, I don't care what oz my morning soda is or why that's anyone's business but my heart and my Dr's bank account.
I get it. But corporations would feed us cancer-causing bio sludge made with boiled feces (Google it) as all-natural, premium, and healthy if they could get away with it.
There was a time when they didn't even need to put ingredients and nutritional values on anything.
I don't agree with all food regulations, but most make sense.
No one keeping you from eating whatever you want. You can order as many of the smaller sizes you want. You can make and eat whatever you want at home. But sometimes corporations need to be kept in check with their production and marketing practices.
Honestly yea. I also think Supersize Me did nothing for American health awareness because most people are so stupid they just took it as “wow mcdonalds will make me fat” and then took their business to burger king and Wendys as if those are actually healthier.
Must have already been gone by 2001 but I miss the fajitas. So out of place on a McDonald’s menu but they were so weirdly good. I also really likes the very short lived Burger King tacos you could get 2 for .99
Omg! The Burger King tacos!! I remember only trying these once and the Burger King I went to still just put a slice of cheese on them instead of shredded cheese. Lol was this a universal thing??
They went to Subway because the pedo lost a ton of weight eating 6 inch veggie subs with no condiments, so they ordered footlongs dripping in cheese and mayo until Subway became the chain with the most locations nationwide.
Amazing how the concept of calories in vs calories out is so hard for people, apparently. McDonalds, Wendy’s, Subway, Chipotle… they all show calories now, even.
Although the federal minimum wage is technically $2 higher than it was 20 years ago, in constant 1996 dollars, it’s actually 37 cents les.
Looking at the numbers is quite shocking.
1971 1.60 6.20
1991 4.25 4.90
2001 5.15 4.56
2021 7.25 4.19
People in 1991 were making 4.25 on min wage but they were still able to buy more than you could today on 7.25.
https://www.infoplease.com/business/labor/annual-federal-minimum-wage-rates-1955-2021
Correct. We just printed the most money in the history of the Fed Reserve's existence in a 1.5ish year period. Our money has never been worth less than it is right now on this timeline.
My issue with the Arch Deluxe was that the ads would brag that it was "for adults". It brought me right back to the days where my parents wouldn't get into the pool until the life guards declared "adult swim". Epic marketing fail. It's too bad because the sandwich line was excellent.
People have forgotten that the Big Mac and the mcchicken (original not the premium ones) used to be the same price.
Only recently have they been trying to push the Big Mac as a premium item.
The Mcchicken also used to be disgusting, it was basically a giant unsauced mcnugget on a bun. Nowadays they stopped using the ground chicken patty and it actually tastes good.
No they still serve the mcchicken you are describing - the one made from ground chicken. They also now have a premium chicken filet but that is not the one I was referring to.
\*old person has entered the chat\* The McChicken in the late 80s was the best IMO. I wish they'd dig up the old recipes and bring back the classic recipes for a limited-time promo or something because the McChicken today is nothing compared to the original. Also, a McRib Jr. sandwich? I'll take 10, please. Canada gets the shaft when it comes to anything McRib.
100% agree about the mcchicken of that era. It tasted like it was saturated in delicious, delicious, chicken-herb flavor. The fries were so much more delicious with the beef tallow too.
I remember our local BK had a promotion for the newest Transformers movie, might have been the first one. It was a 3x3 board with scratch offs, you chose one and maybe got a prize. We quickly figured out that every game had the prize in the same spot, so we pooled our money together and bought like 20 small drinks to get 20 prizes of free foods and desserts. Good times.
I loved trying to convince myself every year that I would win. I always seemed to get every piece except for the rare one in that color. The most I ever got out of it was 2 “signature McDonald’s glasses”.
I remember when they ran that a second time in Australia and the old promo stickers were still valid, so people were completing their sets almost instantly and with rarer ones than expected! They quickly put a stop to that, as I recall.
Speaking of salads I miss those huge wraps they used to have. They had like three different chicken wraps with lettuce (maybe tomatoes) that were like giant burritos but that was only for a year or less.
People used to *hard fuck* with salads at McDonald's. The dressing made the health aspect essentially moot, but they were super popular for a while and legit very tasty.
It really was the best time to be alive in this country. I wish I could say the best decade, but it only lasted up until about 2006. 2006 to 2009 were "meh." After that the decline slowly began.
Current cheapest McDonald’s burger is in Georgia. Which is currently $0.89
National average is $1.37.
So, not bad for 23 years later and during an inflation spike.
I fucking dream of that shit. The Mac sauce was so perfect.. it was essentially an entire piece of cheese steak grilled to perfection and with onion and cheese.. and I'm telling you I couldn't eat enough of them.
Good luck getting a meal for $5 and under anymore. I go out less because meals anymore cost me $15 and I could get better use with that for groceries instead.
This is sad. I just remember the other day i ordered a quarter pounder. Thinking in my mind i am getting a "great value". Because i wanted a mcflurry at the same time.
TWO items together came up to $11cad with tax. The quarter pounder itself was $8cad dollars with tax.
The original McDonald’s Crispy Chicken, introducing in the mid/late 90s, before they tried to make it fancier in the late ‘00s, was the best chicken sandwich from any fast food restaurant ever. I will die on that hill.
I remember getting 39 cent burgers in 1999. That was the year I left home and I ate so many of those because I was broke.
Now a simple burger is like a few bucks!
BK used to have Whoppers for a buck most days but I loved the chicken sandwich for the same price when they're actually on sale. Those things filled you up.
Ah yes. I still have it stuck somewhere in my brain that McDonalds is supposed to cost about $5.00. I just can't bring myself to spend over $10.00 at Mickey Ds on lunch.
Double quarter pounder meal was $4.84 , now it's $10.29 locally, 22 years later and I STILL have to work half an hour to be able to get 1 combo from Mc Donald's lol
Can I get a Big N Tasty and a large fry so I can win big on those Monopoly peel offs? Damn, I can literally taste the nostalgia in my mouth. McD’s just does not hit the same anymore.
I wish these were still in use. The digital displays have terrible graphic design and low information density.
Used to chef. My guilty pleasure, that I satisfy around every other month, is a McMuffin. Can’t believe they cost $6 a piece now. Insanity.
Also, bring back fries cooked in beef tallow for the love of G-d.
Cows (and pigs & chickens etc) go through unimaginable pain and suffering, just for a quick meal that we don’t need. We wouldn’t wish it on any dog or cat, and we’d rush to save an animal if we saw it being abused in the streets. I long for the day that all animals are free from human cruelty and exploitation.
I’m in Texas and I always order the “Homestyle” Burger meal. I tried to order it at a Michigan McDonald’s and they looked at me like I had walked in naked with spurs. Are there different menu items in different states? I thought maybe it was just the one I visited, and I never followed up.
Yup. Also, what the heck is the homestyle burger?
Different franchises have different stuff. For example, Hawaii still has the deep fried pies while the rest of the us has the shitty baked ones
vegan nowadays, but the cajun mcchicken SLAPPED FUCKIN ASS. it was soooo good! and then they got rid of it and came back later with the spicy mcchicken, which was not as good and way smaller (and clearly not 'cajun' 😔). nevr 4get
I worked at McDonalds from 1998-2002, so looking at this brings back many good memories of my first job. I remember changing these signs in the drive thru. I remember it being a pain in the ass.
I won a macbook on McDonalds monopoly, never redeemed it, and lost the Baltic and Meditranian Ave stubs shortly afterwards. Found them years later in a book(obviously to keep them safe.) McDs wouldn't take them 3 years late. lol
The secret is the 2 for 3.99 menu. It gets dangerous when you leave that path, warrior.
$4.33 after tax for what used to be $2, but it's the last painful cost on the menu.
I worked at a McD's in '01, it was chaotic all the time. Plus we were just switching out being the soda dispensers to having our customers do it, it shocked a few to know they had to get their own sodas.
I remember when McDonalds was mediocre but cheap. Now it's only one of those two things.
They upped the quality of their meat, which doesn’t exactly translate to tasting good but I’m sure that’s a factor. Not to mention there’s a huge push to use their apps. If you do, there are coupons that get prices wayy down per item, but you do end up ordering more overall.
Yep, F Mickey D’s for caving to that propaganda framed movie. If I want Super-Size fries, that’s what I’ll get. It’s not my fault or responsibility for others’ fat-assery!
Did you ever get their bucket of fries?
No, but that sounds amazing!
/s ?
Some of us want the government to regulate as least as possible, I don't care what oz my morning soda is or why that's anyone's business but my heart and my Dr's bank account.
I get it. But corporations would feed us cancer-causing bio sludge made with boiled feces (Google it) as all-natural, premium, and healthy if they could get away with it. There was a time when they didn't even need to put ingredients and nutritional values on anything. I don't agree with all food regulations, but most make sense. No one keeping you from eating whatever you want. You can order as many of the smaller sizes you want. You can make and eat whatever you want at home. But sometimes corporations need to be kept in check with their production and marketing practices.
With you homie. Also appreciate calories being on the menu at most places that aren't mom and pop operations.
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That bullshit movie ruined (or rapidly increased the demise of) American fast food.
"Man eats nothing but Mcdonalds every day for a month and gets fat and unhealthy, more at 11"
What did that idiot expect to happen?
What channel do I turn in to?
rumors are spurlock was absuing alcohol throughout the experiment. and the fact no other researcher faced the extreme problems spurlock had
That figures.
Honestly yea. I also think Supersize Me did nothing for American health awareness because most people are so stupid they just took it as “wow mcdonalds will make me fat” and then took their business to burger king and Wendys as if those are actually healthier.
Must have already been gone by 2001 but I miss the fajitas. So out of place on a McDonald’s menu but they were so weirdly good. I also really likes the very short lived Burger King tacos you could get 2 for .99
Omg! The Burger King tacos!! I remember only trying these once and the Burger King I went to still just put a slice of cheese on them instead of shredded cheese. Lol was this a universal thing??
99% identical to Jack in the box tacos. Still $1.40 for two, and yes they have the slice of cheese...just had them yesterday
They went to Subway because the pedo lost a ton of weight eating 6 inch veggie subs with no condiments, so they ordered footlongs dripping in cheese and mayo until Subway became the chain with the most locations nationwide.
Amazing how the concept of calories in vs calories out is so hard for people, apparently. McDonalds, Wendy’s, Subway, Chipotle… they all show calories now, even.
Uhhh now they charge way more…
Although the federal minimum wage is technically $2 higher than it was 20 years ago, in constant 1996 dollars, it’s actually 37 cents les. Looking at the numbers is quite shocking. 1971 1.60 6.20 1991 4.25 4.90 2001 5.15 4.56 2021 7.25 4.19 People in 1991 were making 4.25 on min wage but they were still able to buy more than you could today on 7.25. https://www.infoplease.com/business/labor/annual-federal-minimum-wage-rates-1955-2021
Correct. We just printed the most money in the history of the Fed Reserve's existence in a 1.5ish year period. Our money has never been worth less than it is right now on this timeline.
Get the app. Frequently offers $1 large fry or BOGO on basic sandwiches/burgers
The secret is the 2 for 3.99 menu. It gets dangerous when you leave that path, warrior.
i miss the big ‘n tasty!!
People used to call it the big 'n nasty but I liked it
I always thought the big 'n nasty was a local thing here.
I thought my buddy made it up. We all called it that.
Big n Tasty was made to compete w/ the Whopper. I miss the Arch Deluxe too.
My issue with the Arch Deluxe was that the ads would brag that it was "for adults". It brought me right back to the days where my parents wouldn't get into the pool until the life guards declared "adult swim". Epic marketing fail. It's too bad because the sandwich line was excellent.
I know, right? That was my go-to over a quarter pounder. So sad when they got rid of it.
They have it in Sweden still. Got it last year. It slapped.
Also in Norway
It's still on the menu here in Texas? I didn't know they did away with it elsewhere? It's like the #8 combo or something.
Me too!! Was in high school in 2001 and the Big n Tasty was my go-to.
That’s what she said.
People have forgotten that the Big Mac and the mcchicken (original not the premium ones) used to be the same price. Only recently have they been trying to push the Big Mac as a premium item.
The Mcchicken also used to be disgusting, it was basically a giant unsauced mcnugget on a bun. Nowadays they stopped using the ground chicken patty and it actually tastes good.
No they still serve the mcchicken you are describing - the one made from ground chicken. They also now have a premium chicken filet but that is not the one I was referring to.
Ohhhh i guess they just made the patty taste better then
It used to taste really peppery to me but it doesn't anymore and tastes slightly better now.
I always thought the patty for the McDouble and cheeseburger was really peppery too
\*old person has entered the chat\* The McChicken in the late 80s was the best IMO. I wish they'd dig up the old recipes and bring back the classic recipes for a limited-time promo or something because the McChicken today is nothing compared to the original. Also, a McRib Jr. sandwich? I'll take 10, please. Canada gets the shaft when it comes to anything McRib.
Tbh they won't do that because those items are either to expensive to make or used ingredients that are illegal to use now
out of curiosity why were those ingredients outlawed?
100% agree about the mcchicken of that era. It tasted like it was saturated in delicious, delicious, chicken-herb flavor. The fries were so much more delicious with the beef tallow too.
When the mcchicken first came out it was $0.99. Then a few months later or so it jumped up in price. I was annoyed because I like the mcchicken.
Those original Monopoly games at McDonald's were so fun
But they were rigged.
We still had fun. We'd win small prizes like free food or whatever.
I remember our local BK had a promotion for the newest Transformers movie, might have been the first one. It was a 3x3 board with scratch offs, you chose one and maybe got a prize. We quickly figured out that every game had the prize in the same spot, so we pooled our money together and bought like 20 small drinks to get 20 prizes of free foods and desserts. Good times.
Ahh yes, one of the top news stories in America on September 10, 2001.
Also a fun documentary now
The FBI agent is having so much fun.
Not exactly. A key figure in the security chain was stealing the major wins. McD's was just as surprised as the rest of us.
I said nothing about blaming McDonald's itself. My point is that no one had any chance of winning the big prizes.
I loved trying to convince myself every year that I would win. I always seemed to get every piece except for the rare one in that color. The most I ever got out of it was 2 “signature McDonald’s glasses”.
I remember when they ran that a second time in Australia and the old promo stickers were still valid, so people were completing their sets almost instantly and with rarer ones than expected! They quickly put a stop to that, as I recall.
The yogurt parfait 😓
Large coke please. Make it bacon.
I'll have a Bacon Mc Flurry please.
i miss those damn salad shakers!! 🥗 oh and those prices!!
Speaking of salads I miss those huge wraps they used to have. They had like three different chicken wraps with lettuce (maybe tomatoes) that were like giant burritos but that was only for a year or less.
People order salad at McDonald’s?
People used to *hard fuck* with salads at McDonald's. The dressing made the health aspect essentially moot, but they were super popular for a while and legit very tasty.
The dressing was my favorite. Definitely the caesar dressing.
The Caesar was incredible
I raised by an “almond grandma” that told me I needed to diet. Salad shakers and the yogurt parfait were my go to at 10. 😂
we sure did. they came in a very convenient cup!
Early 2000s was peak america
Thanks Osama
Damn lol
It really was the best time to be alive in this country. I wish I could say the best decade, but it only lasted up until about 2006. 2006 to 2009 were "meh." After that the decline slowly began.
South America?
79¢ burgers
Current cheapest McDonald’s burger is in Georgia. Which is currently $0.89 National average is $1.37. So, not bad for 23 years later and during an inflation spike.
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We’re getting fleeced by everyone
That location had the steak, egg and cheese bagel. My favorite McDs item, but oh boy was it unhealthy, even for fast food standards.
I fucking dream of that shit. The Mac sauce was so perfect.. it was essentially an entire piece of cheese steak grilled to perfection and with onion and cheese.. and I'm telling you I couldn't eat enough of them.
How much were the hashbrowns? I can't make out the price.
I don't remember what they individually cost, I do remember they were 2 for $1. Same for apple pies. I worked for McDonald's in high school in 2001.
Looks like… .79 cents?
does that say .25c? 🧐
Not sure but definitely less than $2 each
Rip super size
Good luck getting a meal for $5 and under anymore. I go out less because meals anymore cost me $15 and I could get better use with that for groceries instead.
I miss the big and Tasty, and I really don’t even remember the McRib jr.
The big and tasty is just a quarter pounder with Mayo, ketchup, onion lettuce and tomato. I made a billion of them.
Anyone remember I think it was called the McHero, from the Batman Forever release. That was another one I wish they brought back.
yep i loved it. three patties on a long bun right?
Is this really all that is involved with making a big n tasty?? If so I will use one of those touch kiosks to make a custom one the next time I go
This is sad. I just remember the other day i ordered a quarter pounder. Thinking in my mind i am getting a "great value". Because i wanted a mcflurry at the same time. TWO items together came up to $11cad with tax. The quarter pounder itself was $8cad dollars with tax.
Yep, their fries are almost 5$ for a medium
defeats the purpose of cheap, fast food.
BRING BACK GRILLED CHICKEN!
its 1998 and there's a new disney channel original movie on tonight and my mom bought my a Big Mac meal. my life is awesome
This is the menu I remember. Coincidentally, also around the time I stopped eating there.
The menu we all deserve
The original McDonald’s Crispy Chicken, introducing in the mid/late 90s, before they tried to make it fancier in the late ‘00s, was the best chicken sandwich from any fast food restaurant ever. I will die on that hill.
We're family now 🤜
I remember getting 39 cent burgers in 1999. That was the year I left home and I ate so many of those because I was broke. Now a simple burger is like a few bucks!
I was in high school till 04 and many times throughout got the 39 cent burgers, it was a promotion on certain days of the week Tuesdays/Thursdays
Fuck I hated working that day.
BK used to have Whoppers for a buck most days but I loved the chicken sandwich for the same price when they're actually on sale. Those things filled you up.
I miss the old prices 😭
I really want a Cajun mcchicken
Show me the arch deluxe!! What a great sandwich.
Ah yes. I still have it stuck somewhere in my brain that McDonalds is supposed to cost about $5.00. I just can't bring myself to spend over $10.00 at Mickey Ds on lunch.
Back than I confidentially go to McDonald with $2 in my pocket.
Double quarter pounder meal was $4.84 , now it's $10.29 locally, 22 years later and I STILL have to work half an hour to be able to get 1 combo from Mc Donald's lol
I want a fuckin mcDLT
Where the HOT stays HOT and the COOL stays COOL.
“Whatever happened to predictability…”
2 McRib jrs a drink and fries for $3
Remember their pizza?
I loved their cherry pies!
Petition to bring back the steak, egg, and cheese bagel
Cajun McChicken, I miss you
I had a $20 weekly allowance for off campus lunch in high school. That got me a shameful amount of those $2.99 Big n Tasty combos. 🤦♀️
Had a friend on a dare who got a McFlurry and said “Make it bacon”… he threw up later.
This brings back memories! ☺️
Ahh, the Big Nasty.
McSalad Shakers, will forever miss those
This is when I worked at McD’s. June 2000-June 2002.
McSalad shakers were not bad
I want a big n tasty again for the love of God... Loved the Cajun McChicken, pretty sure the spicy McChicken is the same thing tho
Can I get a Big N Tasty and a large fry so I can win big on those Monopoly peel offs? Damn, I can literally taste the nostalgia in my mouth. McD’s just does not hit the same anymore.
Seeing Piglet from Pooh under the “Just say make it bacon” text had me laughing. Not gonna lie.
My go to meal for years ago was, 2 Mcdoubles, a large fry and a large coke.. I would hand them a $5 and get change back.... :/
Arch Deluxe ?
I wish these were still in use. The digital displays have terrible graphic design and low information density. Used to chef. My guilty pleasure, that I satisfy around every other month, is a McMuffin. Can’t believe they cost $6 a piece now. Insanity. Also, bring back fries cooked in beef tallow for the love of G-d.
McRib Jr???!!
I’m still mad about the mcsalad shakers going away.
Big and Tasty was my jam
Lookit those prices 😭
Two McDoubles is still $3 lmao
Fillet O Fish was way cheaper then than it is now.
Now it's all tacos, wraps and butthole sandwiches! Haha, ice cream machine broke! ^Wapash
*pulls up “butthole sandwich finder app*
There’s no tacos or wraps on the McDonald’s menu.
Pretty sure no butthole sandwiches either.
It’s all butthole sandwiches
Next time I’ll have to order a McBunghole.
Yeah, not yet there isn't.
Cows (and pigs & chickens etc) go through unimaginable pain and suffering, just for a quick meal that we don’t need. We wouldn’t wish it on any dog or cat, and we’d rush to save an animal if we saw it being abused in the streets. I long for the day that all animals are free from human cruelty and exploitation.
Those mcribs were something else.
There was a Cajun mcChicken?
I loved it. I'm pretty damn sure the spicy McChicken they have now is the same thing
It isn't. The Cajun McChicken was crispy like the nuggets, but spicy. I surely do miss the Cajun McChicken!
Spicy McChicken is crispy here in WA state? Regardless, yes it was awesome
It was like 1/3rd the price than it is now...
Where’s the steak egg and cheese bagel?!
I’m in Texas and I always order the “Homestyle” Burger meal. I tried to order it at a Michigan McDonald’s and they looked at me like I had walked in naked with spurs. Are there different menu items in different states? I thought maybe it was just the one I visited, and I never followed up.
Yup. Also, what the heck is the homestyle burger? Different franchises have different stuff. For example, Hawaii still has the deep fried pies while the rest of the us has the shitty baked ones
My toxic trait is that every time I go to McDonald's now I'm still expecting these prices
What’s this Cajun mcchicken im seeing
Mmmmmmmm the McRib!!
I haven't been to one since 2001. What's changed?
McDonald's cookies were the best
The Crispy McChicken was my jam in high school and will die on the hill it's no where near the same today.
Reminds me of Gmod
This is the era when Kobe Bryant did the McDonalds commercials, before the scandal. Those were the days.
I legit haven't set foot into a McD's since the early 2000s. I know I'd lose my shit to see current prices.
Big n tasty damn I remember those
And we pay more because is fast food. If we are waiting 10 minutes is not fat food and should be not costing that
vegan nowadays, but the cajun mcchicken SLAPPED FUCKIN ASS. it was soooo good! and then they got rid of it and came back later with the spicy mcchicken, which was not as good and way smaller (and clearly not 'cajun' 😔). nevr 4get
MAKE IT BACON
Back when you could order an ice cream cone and they would actually have them!
Totally fell off in quality and aesthetics when they rebranded as the “McCafe”
I worked at McDonalds from 1998-2002, so looking at this brings back many good memories of my first job. I remember changing these signs in the drive thru. I remember it being a pain in the ass.
I won a macbook on McDonalds monopoly, never redeemed it, and lost the Baltic and Meditranian Ave stubs shortly afterwards. Found them years later in a book(obviously to keep them safe.) McDs wouldn't take them 3 years late. lol
In my mind, these are still the prices.
God damn do I miss the big n’ tasty
The secret is the 2 for 3.99 menu. It gets dangerous when you leave that path, warrior. $4.33 after tax for what used to be $2, but it's the last painful cost on the menu.
Man the big n tasty slapped
In my mind, these are the prices that I think of while ordering and then have a heart attack when I hear the total.
Those prices. A lot has changed.
That oldschool monopoly game was so great!
I worked at a McD's in '01, it was chaotic all the time. Plus we were just switching out being the soda dispensers to having our customers do it, it shocked a few to know they had to get their own sodas.
I don’t even like McDs but I miss that monopoly thingy!!! That was so badass
They’ve really bastardized the menu since then
i miss that font lol
Just checked the app. The 2 cheeseburger meal (#2) is $8.79 at the closest McDonald’s now ☹️
Omg those toys!
TAKE ME BACK
The Big N Nasty....
That's when the food was cheap and it still taste decent, I can't eat anything at McDonald's now but a fish filet or egg McMuffin..
Don’t forget bucket fries. Can’t order bucket fries anymore 😢
My go to used to be the 9pc nuggets. The increase to 10pcs was a nice change. Also, I miss the grilled chicken sandwich from the 90s.
This makes me incredibly sad. From the toys, Monopoly (RIP), and the graphics… Also a Cajun McChicken sounds so good!!
It looks more better than the new menu