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[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 5 points 38 minutes ago (1 children)

When I was in high school, we'd split a gram of weed four ways and go to Wendy's for the $4.20 meal. For less than ten bucks, you got stoned, a junior bacon cheese, four nuggets, small fry, and a small chocolate frosty. This was in the mid oughts so not that long ago!

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 22 minutes ago

The mid oughts was a different world, hundreds of years ago.

[–] Aurelius@lemmy.world 2 points 48 minutes ago (1 children)

In my days, you got a week's worth of calories for $3.50

[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 1 points 17 minutes ago

In my days you could buy 420 chickens for $0.69.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

Buy frozen chicken nuggies/pizza and bake it in the oven

[–] oshu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

$18 of that $25 was delivery fees and tip

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 15 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It’s been a long time since fast food was any good. It’s addictive, maybe comfortable, but definitely not good. Break your addiction, especially now that you could save so much money

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago

It's comfortable, but also the salt they sprinkle on there must be a narcotic substance of some kind.

That said, McDonald's vs an OK sit-down restaurant are roughly the same price here. The latter is going to have better food - generally - but Mickey D will be more consistent, have the ability to order without talking to anyone, has a drive-thru, can order home (SOME restaurants don't do it here for some reason, most do luckily)... Basically, the fast food will win in all factors of convenience, but you won't feel as satisfied after eating it.

[–] thatkomputerkat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah… I only do fast food using apps and only go if there’s a good enough “discount”(quotes because it’s really what the prices should be anyway, obvs.).

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The Jimmy Johns app is atrocious in this regard.

"Buy 16 sandwiches this month for free cookie!"

Fucken nerds.

[–] thatkomputerkat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 39 minutes ago* (last edited 36 minutes ago)

Screw that. Last month I got free burgers with minimum $1 purchase at burger king. Two cookies =$1 exactly.

Pack soda can and go, lol. I thinkI added cheese for 30¢

[–] Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You don’t know what a brk bcntr is?! What is this world coming to when people can’t figure out the POS POS’ extremely shortened words?!

Breakfast Baconator. 670 calories of greasy bacon sausage and cheese on a bun.

[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 9 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

In my industry, there's a saying along the lines of "Good, fast, cheap. Pick two."

I think the fast food industry version is "Good, fast, cheap? No, no. And believe it or not, also no."

I don't eat fast food very often, so this is entirely anecdotal. Of the fast food chains I've eaten at in recent history, Taco Bell is by far the worst. Against my better judgment, I even broke down and gave them a second chance at a different location thinking maybe my first terrible experience was a fluke. Didn't work out. Makes me think it's bad everywhere. Wendy's has held up the best of the places I've eaten. It's definitely not cheap anymore, fast depends on the location as well as other factors, and good is relative, but overall it hasn't gone down hill as bad as the others.

[–] Anti_Face_Weapon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

What is your industry? That saying is awesome.

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I've heard it in engineering and software both

[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Pretty common saying in the business world.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

taco bell definitely has one of the widest ranges in quality. one near my house is fucking awful and never gets the substitutions right, but the one 20 minutes away is great

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