Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam (Post 20466784)

The county welfare office is busy too -- that doesn't mean it is good for you ...
We need more falafel stands *(kiosks) in the USA

https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-n...lafel-sandwich
https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-n...onalds/big-mac

look at the saturated fat and cholesterol counts ^^^
Micky-D's makes cardiologists rich.

Originally Posted by SilentKnight (Post 20466813)

The wife and I drive past McDees and go to A&W just up the road. Much better burgers and fries...the root beer is great...and they get our order right every time.

Originally Posted by Axeman (Post 20468330)

The key to cheap at McDonalds is stick to the $1 menu. You can get 3 McDoubles and have a bigger burger than their pricey burgers like the quarter pounder etc. $5 on the value menu and you are stuffed. But if you go for any of their combos, you are paying way more now.

Originally Posted by TheSquealer (Post 20466598)

McDonalds has responded to rising health concerns in the last 2 decades by lurching around, changing products, changing menus, changing marketing campaigns, stopped aggressively marketing to kids etc etc etc.

Most importantly, what used to be a treat is now something that for the most part, you'd be ridiculed for, had you admitted to eating there. It is has been a growing symbol of obesity and shame in America. Not the hamburger... but McDonalds itself. Thats nearly impossible to undo.

From a business standpoint, they have became increasingly unfocused over the years and continue to be even more unfocused going forward. They've pretty much destroyed their identity in the last 2 decades. Like any public company, the pressure of meeting stockholder expectations with short term fixes has not kept pace with a couple decades of a changing culture. I don't see them having much of a future and I am not surprised that each new quarter is showing more and more signs of struggling. Successful businesses do exactly what they've done. They remain fanatically focused, execute flawlessly over and over and over again.. then once they've reached a certain saturation point, growth slows and stagnates and then they start lurching around trying to leverage the "power of the brand" to try new things and this always comes at the direct cost of the thing that got them there. They remind me of dunkin donuts.... now with breakfast, lunch, sandwiches, coffee etc etc etc... and have left behind the very thing that got them where they are to begin with and total failure is imminent. In the business world, it tends to take time, but their impending failure, without refocusing on their core business, is certain.

Originally Posted by Jakez (Post 20468357)

Agreed but I think the problem is simply the whole stigma attached to the name "McDonalds". It's just for so long been synonymous with "cheap addicting fast food that is causing obesity". Should have done something about that a long time ago but probably too late. You never know though..

Originally Posted by SBJ (Post 20468334)

I love A&W stands! How much does it cost where you are at? A few months ago our local one opened back up (it's closed during winter). There was 3 of us and it cost $31! 7 Spanish hot dogs and 2 orders of cheese fries. Needless to say I won't be going back. I'm not that broke that I can't afford it but those hot dogs are not worth that much :2 cents:

MCDs isn't going anywhere in our lifetime. Sure they might not be having record profits but that is why they make changes to try new ways to make money.

Originally Posted by CampHost (Post 20468490)

Next to guns and religion McDonalds is the life blood of the south. All other fast food chains jerk off to them.

Originally Posted by Robbie (Post 20468552)

So cliche.

You do realize that McDonald's is worldwide.

And in that great "Southern" city of New York, it's so popular that they even deliver.
:pimp

Originally Posted by BlackCrayon (Post 20468364)

here a&w is a restaurant much like mcdonalds. its not a stand. anyways, for 2 teen burger combos its something like 16-18 bucks. not quite as cheap as mcdonalds but it tastes better. i don't know if they still do it but they used to serve your root beer in a frosted glass mug. the a&w root beer is the only time i'll drink pop.

Originally Posted by Markul (Post 20466413)

Yea but you must be aware that especially "food" from McDonalds is very bad, a simple google search will reveal this. They actually put so much nasty stuff in it calling it food isn't very accurate.

And it sure is a whole lot more poisonous than anything you'll find in my fridge and probably more so than almost all the food you can buy in the local supermarket - unless you count in the finished dishes you can microwave... but who the fuck eats that crap?

So when I say it's poison, I don't mean arsenic-that-will-kill-you-instantly poisonous. I mean that it's not really food. It's closer to candy than food.

Originally Posted by MiamiBoyz (Post 20468094)

Perhaps this will increase sales...


http://41.media.tumblr.com/b952a898b...ebyo1_1280.jpg

Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 20468578)

he probably means at a mall fast food court - that's the only A&W's I know of these days, haven't seen a free standing A&W in decades. I love the taste of A&W food.

Originally Posted by ownedbox (Post 20468567)

teens today are health conscious.

Richard Blakeley's This Is Why You're Fat

Originally Posted by Badmaash (Post 20469651)

KFC is shit in America............!

Originally Posted by Robbie (Post 20469765)

I'm gonna guess that McDonald's is gonna take a big hit if idiots flipping burgers actually start getting $15 an hour in the U.S.
I know that a lot of bleeding hearts think it's only "fair".
But in my opinion LIFE is not "fair". If you are a dumb fuck with no marketable skills, and you find yourself in a unskilled labor job...you shouldn't be getting paid more than you are worth.

I think McDonalds and the rest of the fast food industry will soon respond to this through automation.
Then the people whining about making minimum wage doing a monkey job will have NO job.