Seriously, what a weird thing to do. Who the hell hasn't been to McDonald's?!
It's not like I can teach you anything you don't already know. Or can I? For real though, I just got some shit to get off my chest. Think of this less like a review and more like a story. A story of McDonald's new-found bullshit! 
Y'all remember being 16? You’re a dumb little shit, to cool for your family but too young to go to the bar. McDonald’s was the shit! Open 24 hrs, with food cheaper then you could make it yourself. Oh, by the way, that was 10 years ago for me. Fuck, 10 years?! Man 16 feels like yesterday!
Anyway from the ages of 16 to 18 McDonald's was my bar. I was there like 3 times a week or more. We would go there, order like 4$ worth of food and then chat for hrs on end. We played board games, card games, and all kinds of shit. We had some ass hat friends too. Motherfuckers throwing pickles at the light fixtures and seeing who can get there’s stuck inside the light shade. We would come back months later to see the outline of a pickle baked into the light shade. Apparently, that shit was Hilarious.
Ok, so where the fuck am I going with this. Get to the point! I Gotta slap myself around a little and kick that A.D.D to the side. Point is McDonald's is not what it used to be. It used to do two things better than anywhere else in the city.
1. A nice 24hr dining area
2. The cheapest prices for... well, food. Not just the cheapest burgers or fries but the point was you could fill your gut for cheaper than anywhere else.
The dining area now closes at midnight but I won't talk about that cuz that shits closed everywhere due to COVID anyway.
There prices! That's what gets me. They bumped there value prices up a ton. Now maybe that's not a big deal when you first think about it but if you ask me, that was McDonald's entire identity. Fast chap eats! People don't go to Mcdonalds for the best food in the world, they go because it's cheap! Not once in my life have I heard someone say that McDonald's has there favourite burger, but you bet your ass they still go!
Now, let's compare McDonald,s to another fast food place. Let's say, A&W
I used to straight-up laugh in the faces of people who went to A&W. That shit was like 3-4 times the price. If you're paying that much, why even get fast food? Might as well go out for a nice local meal and have ma and pa make you a burger from scratch. still, by taste alone, A&W beats McDonald's. God knew it was better. But, a few years later, Just as McDonald's raised their prices A&W got cheaper by introducing a value menu. Now you can get a better burger at A&W for less money.
What does that make McDonald's? Pointless! you gotta be cheaper or better than your competition! Now, this is the fucked up part. I still go to Mcdonalds. Why? Because I'm used to it. Years of going over and over have trained my brain to think that's where you go for cheap food. Now, how something tastes is subjective. Maybe you love McDicks. That's fine! But I'm writing this review/story to remind you, and to remind myself, McDonald's objectively is not the cheapest place anymore. I want to use that knowledge as an excuse to try more restaurants. Preferably local ones.
Now just in case, you don't believe me when I say McDonald's is fucking us. I've gone ahead and prepared some boring economics for you. You're welcome? *WARNING- small amount of math ahead! *
Double cheeseburgers, chicken burgers and other value menu items were $1.39. Now, a double cheeseburger is $2.39 fucking inflation right? Wrong! According to the first web site that came up when I googled it (https://www.in2013dollars.com/canada/inflation/2010?amount=1) 1$ in 2010 is worth $1.16 in 2020. Now with my super expert math skills, I can tell you that $1.39 would be worth $1.61. That’s only 22 cents more. That means McDonald's has increased there prices accounting for over 4 times the rate of inflation! That’s right, we are paying beyond 2050 prices already, assuming the rate of inflation stays the same.
Ending point.
McDonald's is not the only place that creeps up its prices once they know you're hooked. Places like McDonald's seem to love to charge more for less. In times like this, we need to stick together and you know, not plot to fuck each other. That's why I plan to make this my first and last review on a big non Local business. I wanna focus on the shit that makes Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay. ( According to my analytics I got over 370 views on my last blog post. 1 view was from HongKong?! So if your that guy, sorry if Thunder Bay only content doesn't help you. Maybe you can visit? ) I'm not gonna give McDonald's a score out of 10 because, well that wasn't the point of this. I'm sure you already have your opinion of the place. I just hoped to open your eyes to the slow price creep and have a chat.
See you next time.
I honestly have a hard time believing that my first blog post (this being the second) has over 370 views already. So thanks for reading and sharing. Lots of people asked for more so here it is. I know a lot of people shared because they saw it was my first time posting a review/blog. But if you want to keep seeing them I gotta ask you to keep sharing them. Who knows, maybe this becomes a thing. I saw at least 5 people try the JackKnife because of my review. That's just what I saw. It makes me feel good that those 5 people spent their money somewhere good and local because of my actions. So sharing this helps Me and our city!
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Disclaimer!
All this shit is just my opinion. please don't sue me McDonald's. I'll always remember our time together. Don't worry. This is probably one of those unhealthy breakups where I keep coming back to you in moments of weakness.
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