On 12/11/2014 2:50 PM, Russell Coker wrote:
You seem to think that McDonalds has market share due to being cheap. McDonalds isn't that cheap, a large double-quarter-pounder meal with Coke costs $10, a can of Coke costs $0.50 at the supermarket, a packet of frozen chips costs maybe $5 for a Kg or two, buns are $0.50 or less, and meat patties aren't that expensive. You could probably make up meals comparable to McDonalds at home for much less than half the price.
McDonalds is very expensive these days. Heck, I wanted a large strawberry shake the other night, it cost me $4.35 ... that is ludicrous for some flavoured ice-cream drink. I quickly understood why the price boards didn't even tell you the price. I stopped buying McDonalds quite some time ago for lots of reasons, price was just one of them. Coke.... that isn't cheap either, even at the supermarket, unless you get a super special, it is generally much more expensive than petrol. Of course you can buy a lesser coke, but people usually don't prefer ordinary supermarket cola brands that are cheap. Coca Cola is a very popular brand and it is an expensive soft drink that is also best avoided (or consumed in moderation, that is rarely consumed).
McDonalds is popular because it's easy.
I would rather they all closed down. Being able to buy McDonalds food 24/7 whilst not being able to shop anywhere near as widely at supermarkets is a disgrace. My preference is for far better food than McDonalds supplies and I can never understand people considering it a cheap option; it is in fact a very expensive option. You could go to Food Star and seriously overeat (on better foods) for less that you could try to do the same as a McDonalds for horrid food. A.