Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount.
Roberts, 38, now only gets fast food “as a rare treat,” he told CBS MoneyWatch. “Nothing has made me cook at home more than fast-food prices.”
Roberts is hardly alone. Many consumers are expressing frustration at the surge in fast-food prices, which are starting to scare off budget-conscious customers.
A January poll by consulting firm Revenue Management Solutions found that about 25% of people who make under $50,000 were cutting back on fast food, pointing to cost as a concern.
I can make tastier, cheaper and healthier burguers than McDonald’s at home faster than the delivery itself. It’s just a matter of practice. I really don’t get how they can justify their prices at this point.
They can’t but that’s not the point, they finna try it and see how it goes.
Costco frozen patties + panini press with dishwasher safe grill plates = easier and faster than McDonald’s with almost no clean up. Still trying to find a McDonald’s pickles dupe though.