i worked at a fast food place, we were required to keep asking “upsize?” “add on?” “if you change ___ to ___, it’s only $2 extra” at the end of every sentence. we’d also talk about the menus if given a chance and would point to the food then “accidentally” move our fingers to the add-ons. you’d be surprised at the amount of people that initially only wanted 1 thing but ended up with way more. be firm in your choices and don’t get swayed, it’s not worth it
Yeah, it is sales. Same in every industry on the lowest end. I worked in telesales for major telecommunications company. We had to say certain things, we were recorded, had dedicated team to listen and give us pointers how to improve. I did quit the job but used the knowledge to advance in life and tbh shit works.
One of the best things I learned working fast food is if you don't want one of the elements of a combo, don't order the combo. If you're gonna order water instead of soda, just get fries, a burger, and your free water. If you don't like the fries, just get a burger and a drink. It's almost always gonna be cheaper to get the two things you want than to pay a slightly discounted price for all 3. More complicated example, if I want a sausage egg mcgriddle, it's cheaper to get a sausage mcgriddle add egg than to get a SEC mcgriddle subtract cheese. Only pay for what you actually want, no more.
In my country at most places you get an infinite refill drink or a tiny bottle of water for the same price. During summer i got a cup of ice with a little green tea, it was basically flavored water by the time i finished the food outside.
Not here, we have no free water and no free refills. When a burger is 8 bucks and a menu with fries and drink 12, it's very worth to get the menu. (Seperate it would be at least 16)
I used to work at McDs, when people would order combos and ask for a water, I’d always try to take it out of a combo to make it cheaper. One of my managers would always get mad and make me keep it as a combo and give them a water bottle (which is actually an upcharge!). Also, several times when I did this I’ve had customers argue with me (for like 10 minutes in the middle of lunch rush one time) that they wanted a combo with a cup of water not just a sandwich, fry, and a cup of water (which is the same thing but cheaper, plus we literally cannot substitute a cup of water into a combo).
I know it's been cheaper, but I remember when a combo was never more than 5 bucks. A family of four could get 4 combos for 20 bucks and that was dinner.
Jokes on them, every time I go I take a shit on the floor and spread it enough so it takes about one hour of labour to clean so pretty much the amount I spent there.
Krystian Śrek the french fries and soda at McDonald’s are usually what makes people fat. Not the burger itself. But most people don’t go and get a burger alone and a cup of water
I thought my fast food consumption was minor, until I read that at twice a week I was considered a “heavy user” by the industry... that woke me up. Anyway I trained myself off it and now it’s probably twice a year, and the rest is home cooking
There was a point in my life where I was at ~2 fast food meals a week. I was in my early twenties, working late hours to impress the boss, would get home at 9pm, completely exhausted, didn't want to cook. Uber Eats/Deliveroo had a host of good fast food options in my area, so it was tap tap boom. Best part, I didn't gain any weight. I'd be obese if I did that nowadays.
Ice cream machines are always broken because they don’t actually belong to those fast food restaurants. The machine at the McDonald’s I work at is down once a week because we have to call in a technician who has to service like, 80 stores
@@thefatherinthecave943 As someone who has worked fast food for the last 15 years of my life(never McDonald’s though) I can confirm this is true. I work at Burger King right now and we have been waiting to get our oven and shake machine fixed for months now.
It always worked in Russia or works so I don't really get the joke. Also I hated doing maintenance not the type the technician does but it still was tedious.
Fast food restaurants always confuse me. For example at McDonald's 20 nuggets and an entire basket of fries is 8 dollars, but if you order 10 nuggets and medium fries it's 7 dollars. Makes no sense how their pricing works.
Kinda like illusion of 3 choice. For example if you have option A: 6 nuggets for 5$, B: 12 nuggets for 12$ and C: 16 nuggets for 14. If you saw all 3 options you would probably pick option C, thinking "look, C is so much better than B, im saving 2$, compared to option C!" You are right. You are saving money if you compare B and C. But if you compare A and C you will see this is not the case anymore. Option B is the worst option. Nobody will take it. it only exist to trick people to buy much larger option, that is C. It may even trick some people who originally only wanted option A to grab C and that is their plan
They want you to think you’re getting a better deal by ordering the larger, more expensive option. Same with their soda. A small is 16oz and $1.59. A large is 32oz and $1.89. You get 100% more soda for 15% more money.
@@makeawishkid8039 How is that not indeed the better deal, it is more expensive overall while/for getting more (of course it will be if you get more) but people who like and want more will like getting that bigger amount.
When I was a kid and teenager, in my family fast food was something you would get once a month because it cost too much. Even now, I eat at fast food chains once a month or once every two months. Can't believe people actually eat fast food every other day.
My family rarely went to fast food and mostly because it’s so unhealthy. I’m glad my parents got me into the habit because even though I wanted to eat it as a kid cuz I saw everyone eating at it, now I don’t really care about it And I have no clue how ppl eat so much fast food like are they tryna get heart disease 😭
@@suneisthebest3027 yeah but it’s like not even that cheap. Getting a meal deal from a supermarket would be the same price if not cheaper and at least that’s healthier
Fast food thrives off people who work all day and don't want to go home at 8 pm and cook and clean. Especially for people who work hard for a living. Also they thrive off people on the way to work that don't have time in the morning to make breakfast.
My family use to buy fast food almost every day for me as a kid. (Think how that affected me). But I don’t think they bought it more because it was advertised cheap but that it was convenient for them to buy me a meal than to make one especially since they were so busy with work so I think that would be a factor as well.
Mcdouble. $2. Add a small fries if you really wanna splurge. Never buy the combos. I haven't been there yet this year and have no desire to, either. Would never buy pop.
learn to cook, have a meal under 2$ a day that lasts you 4 portions and tastes way better. grow your own chili and spices on your window/balcony and boy it´s gonna be a treat EVERYTIME. and: you can invite your friends over and practice living in a society again
forever314 it's an average. So while a lot of people like you and i spend very little, there's other people spending way over 100, bringing the average up
Yeah, like probably being low-income and reliant on fast food to feed yourself after work. Not everyone is privileged enough to have the time and energy to cook at home.
From my experience, a lot of the regular customers are labourers or care workers, who are travelling to several sites a day and don't have a local base to store a packed lunch. They really push up the numbers
Yeah just imagine, you spend around $12 for a fast food meal, that means if you spend $1200 a year you eat fast food 100 times a year... Thats like 2 times a week
Africa is a continent. To just say Africa is poor makes you sound uneducated. Yes, there is some poverty but a lot of richness too. It's a huge continent so let's stop making ignorant, baseless comments.
This is why having self control is important. I always only buy what I decided I want to get even before getting to the restaurant. And ain't no way I'm messing up my schedule to spend a coupon because I only got 7 days
some deals are worth taking though. like if its the month of my birthday, im sure i could get a bunch of free food at certain places. the whole point of the deal is to get you to start going there more and to connect 'food' with 'birthday' -> happy connotations, but that's fair game as far as im concerned, ill take the free food and see if they can sway me to go to mcdonalds instead of kfc.
@@StonesAndSand in the video, they brought up how soda is the most profitable item. Many US cities have excise taxes on sugar sweetened beverages (ie soda).
If healthier food was more competitively priced, a whole lot of people in big pharma would lose their jobs, and there fore a lot of politicians would lose the silver lining to their pockets. Not gonna happen.
4:50 That has happened to me. I see an advertisement outside a restaurant, think, oh that sounds good, then I go inside and completely forget about what I just saw and buy something else.
Yeah i really dont get this, if im buying food myself ill just get somthing off of the savers menu, its enough to fill me up. I dont see how these tricks actually trick people lol
@@marsyedid666 Their price is determined by what we pay for them, they tested the markets and came up to that price. As long as the customers keep buying those, they shouldn't change anything on it.
@@coolcarsNT yea but i dont waste 1200 anyways thats probably just at Mcdonalds but thats the main place I go to. I would say I spend $200 a year on fast food
@Jacob Harvath In my opinion IN N OUT tastes better than most fast food but you cannot deny it is very cheap along with jack in the box. And no you shut it
Ayo. Ive worked at this mcdonalds for about 2 months already. And one day It was kinda slow so I decided to play around with the computer ordering system. There is a button on the screen that say “ Show prices” And you can turn it on or off. Its always off so I decided to turn it on and look at the menu. Then I saw that a ❗️4 piece chicken nugget is $1.99 and a 6 piece is $2.00 ❗️😂😂
I’ve worked there for a year and a half, I know so much bullshit about the food. The 10 piece is 4.75 and the 20 piece nugget is $5. To add on bacon, it’s $2.10. Filet o fish, which usually sits for an hour, and only gets half a slice of cheese, is $5. More expensive then a quarter pounder.
@Mahrus Raaief that would increase their sales but it’s probably too much work for them Plus they should really add good veggie options cuz I swear they have the worst veggie burgers in existence and if they improve them they could expand their market
@Mahrus Raaief true they do that in some McDonalds branches where it’s all halal And yeah in the UK there are some veggie options though they’re not that good tbh
It's not expensive at all, it only seems that way because theyre using numbers from new york where things are gonna be much more expensive than other states
cloverleafsippa713 that’s actually really smart except for the fact a thousand calories is a lot for a single meal and getting a value meal with a diet soda is a smarter move.
I appreciate the fact that vegetarians do not deal with other human beings, but instead order from canisters Edit: Commie pulled a typical commie move and changed his comment so now my joke doesn't make any since. Throw all commies from helicopters
@@iandoyle3695 As someone who was a vegetarian in the past, I can confirm that I only interacted with canisters in restaurants And now I realised thanks to reply above me the original commie changed his comment so now my statement doesn't make sense either, thanks buddy.
@@Flome810 lol you do realise that I'm joking and not actually an SJW right?... or may be it just sounds too real. In which case, our world is screwed.
Imagine a Small drink costing $1, Medium $2, Large $3. Instead we have Small for $2.60, or Large for $3. It's not "save more when you upsize" - but instead - "start way overpriced and get closer to actual value as you upsize".
I've been laughing at all the old comments especially with the prices. It's ridiculously expensive to eat fast food now with everything going up weekly.
There's certainly some manipulative pricing at play, but I think it's worth mentioning that the cost of servicing a customer doesn't increase linearly with the quantity of food. If the size ratio of drinks is 1:2:3, then the fair price ratio is somewhere between that and 1:1:1, with the exact amount depending on how high the fixed costs of service are in proportion to the cost of the food.
I looked through my cheque book one day last year, a staggering $600 on fast food in one given month alone. Combined with the fact that I am border line diabetic. This really made me think where my money goes. Will power people. Just buy a roast, thin slice the whole thing, steam a few vegetables, butter some bread, and there you go.
600, so , even if you ate there every single day, that means you've spend 20$ per day there? wow, i feed buy food for my family with that budget, but have to cook myself of course but WAY more healthy ;-). no idea how much a big McDO Menu cost in my country now, it's been over a decade since i've been in one :D and i'm not alone, cause at least half that existed some 20 yr ago seem to have gone ;-).
i work in fast food and i take orders. it's incredible how much training they gave me to make the customers spend as much money on extras (cheese, drinks etc.)
@@Xfirefire 2 years ago lmao, but yeah. 20% of our daily income came from extras. like if they wanted extra cheese, chips, meat etc. 20% is a lot lmao. people would pay $1,50 for a slice of cheese.
When I was at McDonald’s I look at the price of a 10 piece chicken nuggets and I look at a 20 piece and it was only 1 dollar extra and yes I did got the 20 piece
Lol I went to McDonald’s after like 5 years and saw that shit 😂 I was mad confused. 9 nuggets for like £3.59 and then 20 nuggets for £4.29 or some shit
the cook always sighs because he knows i've basically caught a way to trick the system; he cant refuse to sell me these 4 burgers, but as he places all 4 bottom buns each one side by side and spreads all the ingredients on top systematically, before wrapping the burgers in paper, putting them in a bag and giving them to me, you can tell he knows I'm getting the favorable end of the deal here vs the restaurant.
I've done the math and it's remarkable: no matter what the sale, coupon or whatever, if you want a complete meal with a side and drinks, the price is almost always close to the normal price.
Grew up semi-poor. Fast-food is a luxury. I have it once every two months. So the prices don't matter to me I'm just there for something really yummy 😋
@@Egghead012 I mean like I eat home cooked meals so going to a fast food joint is like "yay no cooking" I'mma enjoy myself. It doesn't taste that great, but it's not bad. It's better than some lazy meal I'll cook up.
I work at a McDonald’s but I actively try to make an order as cheap as possible for a customer. More commonly it’s around 50¢ to $1, but more recently thanks to a deal currently going on at my work (2 for $6) is cheaper by like $3/pair for someone who is ordering two combos of items part of the deal (Big Mac, QPC, 10 Piece, or Filet-O-Fish). All I have to do is break them up from being listed as combos. I don’t know if they originally intended to order x amount of combos, but I don’t try to get them to spend more and I only tell them about whatever they ask.
A Vietnamese banh mi where I live in Texas costs $2.50 and kills anything fast food restaurants have to offer. There are a ton of taquerias that feed you well with drinks and high quality homemade sauces under $6. McDs and many others get you to spend over $6 with basically junk foods. We are so fortunate to have so many cultures giving us great foods for cheap but I still see most people hit the big name fast food joints.
@@nicholasschroeder3678 so what is McDonalds, air? I’m not saying McDonalds is amazing or anything, but it certainly is food, and enjoyable, albeit not healthy.
@@mene6465 I mean in the sense that it's not hyper-processed, formulaic, machine made stuff. I've eaten plenty of McDonalds: it's yummy and I'm no saint. But street tacos are way better and often way cheaper too. I live in SoCa, so they're easy to find. McDonalds got ridiculously overpriced. The only fast food I'll do now is In n Out--and tacos
I believe that's for the special deals of the screen. Other than that, maybe it's an #ad from an upcoming movie that changes the whole screens. I used to work on the counter, but my arrival, I'm now serving in drive thru :DD
My secret to getting fast food is knowing what you want beforehand, and crunching some numbers beforehand to know how you can get a basic version of what you like for cheap. At McDonald's, if I am buying, I usually get a McDouble, small fries, and a large sweet tea (their tea is the bomb). This totals up to $4.48 where I live. The larger size sounds tempting, but I just tell myself I am being somewhat healthier by not upsizing. The 2 for $3.19 menu (anything listed under the dollar menu section that involves normal food items) does knock off a bit, especially at certain locations. Although sometimes I will splurge and get something that costs more. This is where the app comes in handy. I like their coffee drinks, so I will sometimes order a frappe, latte, or something like that. So I will check the app to see what I have. I get points from my splurge orders and ordering for my family. So when my points are getting ready to expire, I usually order either a medium fry or ice cream (assuming they can make it) to use them up. Otherwise, I look through the deals. There is my 20% off daily coupon I use if I splurge to a total more than $7.50 or if I order a number 7 or something. Otherwise, if I want a coffee drink, I will use the $1.50 off coupons for medium or large frappes, mochas, and lattes (if you don't have it, buy one of those drinks and use the app in some way while purchasing it, then it may give it to you). It doesn't really save any money over getting the small (in fact, I recommend only ordering the small frappes if you don't have a coupon unless you really want it because the medium is almost twice as much as the small), but it gets you a bit more for not nearly as much more than the small. I have their system sorta figured out for how I can maximize my dollar for the food I want and trying to not eat too much at the same time (otherwise I would say use the daily $1 large fry coupon to technically save even more with my regular order). Either way, I am sure I am doing exactly what McDonald's wants because it causes me to eat there more than other fast food joints knowing their system, although I love McDonald's anyways, so it doesn't matter. I could do the same for any massive fast food restaurant chain, except Chick Fil A which seems to be expensive no matter what.
As someone who worked for a McDonald's for about 5-6 months I can say that I partially agree. People spend way too much on fast food but it's not too terribly difficult to get a good 800-1000 calories for less than $10 which is more than enough for most people.
@@Phoenix51291 bro you cant say this video is silly when you just proving his point lol. Fast food every day for one meal a day and only that? youre gonna die in 10 years
@@nightxmared9380 when you say student do you meant student in college? I'm not too sure because I think a college student would know how to spell temporarily...
Fast food joints should offer a 'spending stamina' stat on their menus. Like, 'Congratulations! You've reached level 99 in spending. Now, do you really need that extra large fries for the final boss battle against hunger?
Vyacheslav Ivchenko You gotta get that ghetto Big Mac son! Ask for a double cheeseburger with extra bread, shredded lettuce, and Big Mac sauce! It'll just come out like a lazier Big Mac for way cheaper
And when you order a single sandwich the order takers act surprised as if you were an alien and follows up with a question "anything else sir/maam"...bisshh nooo
I remember as a single and Asian living in a Latino community, fast food email marketers were chasing after my "opinion." i was getting a free combo meal voucher every week from several different franchises. All, i had to do was fill out a short survey the store manager hands me along with my order. Great times.
@@yusurkassem4174 the carls jr and jack in the box vouchers were the best. Any combo, any day and hour within business hours but sometimes it had to be a specific store but they were always within the county.
@@BlackWolf207 they weren't so much surveys as they were mystery shopper check-ins on stores. most of the questions pertain to the status and cleaniness of the stores, employee mannerisms and food presentation on a number scale Its cheaper to give a consumer a free meal than it is to send an actual employee all across the country to check up on cleaninsss and service standards of each store.
Are self service counters a thing in McDonalds US? I love how I can peacefully browse the menu and see the exact prices for everything those rare occasions I go to mcdonalds. And in general in Europe the menu sounds to be a lot more clear (although they do still hide the proper menu off to the side here as well, but at least the big displays are more organized)
I live to use the self ordering screens. Mostly because I can take the time to find what I want without feeling rushed because I'm holding up the line.
I remember asking for a small burger once in mcds and the cashier kept pushing me and looked at me like I was weirdo for not getting a large meal for like £1.00 more lol 😅
For $3 you make 2 plates of rice and chicken at home enough to eat 2 meals, $2.99 for 40 bottles of water, each bottle $0.075 for a bottle. $3.15 for 2 meals and 2 bottles of water. but one McDonalds meal is $9 lol People eat out all the time and then wonder why they have no money...
That's a fair point, but you're also forgetting that eating that meal every day would make you hate your life. Plus that $3 doesn't include seasoning for the meal, which if you've ever eating food, you know seasonings are required to make things taste good. Also, I'm a huge water drinker, only drink soda with meals, but washing your food down with water is just gross. Might as well just mix it in with the meal and make every meal a soup then right? Since it's so cheap of course.... I get your point at the end of the day. I used to say the same thing when I worked at McDonalds. People would spend $40 on food for their family, when they could have gone to the grocery store and spent $40 to feed their family for more than 1 meal. No one is going to eat rice and chicken plain their entire lives tho, and if you do, you just have no taste buds and I envy you
@@combatwombat594 you envy him for that? You’ve just contradicted yourself. Do you even know what that word means? While it may be miserable eating the same meal over and over, it’s also economical, which is the point from his argument that seemingly flew over your head. Also, water is gross? Make all his meals a soup with it? Sometimes, it’s ridiculous shit like this that speaks for the obesity rate itself in America.
@@combatwombat594 You do realise that it's possible to make different meals with simple ingredients like rice and chicken? Or with other staples like pasta, potatoes, chicken, and fish. Many people would hate their life if they ate junk food each day. Throwing money away on crap food that ruins your body, gives you heart disase and makes you feel awful afterwards. You are used to having sugar to drink down your meals, but I'd say most people prefer water. Water is the most natural and normal drink on the planet. Your addiction to sugar doesn't mean water taste bad. Your brain is just expecting sugar each time you drink.
@@Maidaseu First of all, I only read part of your comments because that's how much I care. Second, I don't have an addiction to sugar lmao I even said in my comment I only drink soda with meals, maybe read my whole comment and I'll read yours xD Moron
I've noticed Uber eats has stopped selling separate fries. If you want normal fries with your burger, you're forced to get the drink as well. I mostly order Maccas at lunch times when I'm out and order Pizza on some nights.
Big Mac, fries, and coke for $11? WTF that McDonald's combo in my country is less than $5.. Edit : Oh wow it's actually $2.72 (with tax) for a Big Mac combo, I'm surprised too.
Whenever I get tempted by advertisements of fast food restaurant , I simply imagine how those burgers and french fries look for real! And I get my appetite under my control!!
Bro what lol 11 dollars at mcdonalds? You never heard of Mcdouble, Small fries and Large coke for less than 4 dollars? Somebody save this man since he can't read prices on the menu!
I also work in fast food and while the customers usually ask me to upsize a drink, I would ask them if they would like to upsize their side too (just so their order is correct and won’t say anything when they get a wrong sized item). 8 times out of 10, they would say yes, make my fries large and it just blows my mind how addicting these places can be.
I agree, I also work in fast food and it disgusts me how often people will get a large size of everything in their meal, especially a large soda, sometimes with no ice so that there's even more sugar-filled carbonated acid. You wonder how people can eat like that, but then you realize after researching videos like this that the marketing makes it look so appealing and ignores the obvious health detriments.
Upgrading to a large fries at McDonald's is only 40 cents in my country so imo Its a loss to ever order medium. And well I hate to admit but McDonald's has some of the best fries in my area. Perfect crispy and saltiness
Keep in mind, the large size fries in most countries is between the small and medium sizes in the US, _and_ with generally fewer unhealthy ingredients. The health crisis of fast food really is unique to the US and the Pacific island nations they directly infected. Everywhere else it's a problem, sure, but not at all the ticket to an instant heart attack that you might be familiar with
The quality of fast food has decreased and the price has either stayed the same or increased...its cheaper to cook at home...also local restaurants are cheaper and the quality is better sometimes...
@@Isaac-vx5si Yeah but is it really the companies fault that people can't take the extra minute to chose a cheaper option. Tho i get it, the McDonald's i worked at didn't offer the small meal for big macs and quarter pounders. (It's how they get you to spend bruh) also you'll be offered desserts and shit. Offered larger sizes, etc etc. You just need to say no and you're good
I wish fast food was cheap and convenient in Brazil. It is actually a luxury food(a weekend food, and the dream of all children) and usually takes some time to be done.
As a young kid going into restaurants I did not know I was supposed to be lured in by those fast food tricks. In my mind, I wanted to get the cheapest food so that I wouldn't burden my parents to pay so much more money. Edit: Wow.. uhmm this comment seems to be blowing up since I keep getting notifications on my phone. To everyone who liked this comment thank you very much! This is my 2nd comment to get pass 100 likes!
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i worked at a fast food place, we were required to keep asking “upsize?” “add on?” “if you change ___ to ___, it’s only $2 extra” at the end of every sentence. we’d also talk about the menus if given a chance and would point to the food then “accidentally” move our fingers to the add-ons. you’d be surprised at the amount of people that initially only wanted 1 thing but ended up with way more. be firm in your choices and don’t get swayed, it’s not worth it
My eyesights are bad.. And so does my language.. So I ended up with a sundae only
So they trained y’all to feed into my anxiety 🙃
I work at kfc (aus) and were trained to ask if they want to upsize all the time idk about the add on ones
@@eehhh636 lol.
Yeah, it is sales. Same in every industry on the lowest end. I worked in telesales for major telecommunications company. We had to say certain things, we were recorded, had dedicated team to listen and give us pointers how to improve. I did quit the job but used the knowledge to advance in life and tbh shit works.
they can't trick me if i have no money to spend
it’s amusing and sad at the same time 😂
Not if you borrow from the register.
You can sell your house, and use your money to eat McD's burger everyday, and try to live on the street
Can't get fired if I don't have a job
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One of the best things I learned working fast food is if you don't want one of the elements of a combo, don't order the combo. If you're gonna order water instead of soda, just get fries, a burger, and your free water. If you don't like the fries, just get a burger and a drink. It's almost always gonna be cheaper to get the two things you want than to pay a slightly discounted price for all 3. More complicated example, if I want a sausage egg mcgriddle, it's cheaper to get a sausage mcgriddle add egg than to get a SEC mcgriddle subtract cheese. Only pay for what you actually want, no more.
In my country at most places you get an infinite refill drink or a tiny bottle of water for the same price.
During summer i got a cup of ice with a little green tea, it was basically flavored water by the time i finished the food outside.
Not here, we have no free water and no free refills. When a burger is 8 bucks and a menu with fries and drink 12, it's very worth to get the menu.
(Seperate it would be at least 16)
We don't get free water in germany
I used to work at McDs, when people would order combos and ask for a water, I’d always try to take it out of a combo to make it cheaper. One of my managers would always get mad and make me keep it as a combo and give them a water bottle (which is actually an upcharge!). Also, several times when I did this I’ve had customers argue with me (for like 10 minutes in the middle of lunch rush one time) that they wanted a combo with a cup of water not just a sandwich, fry, and a cup of water (which is the same thing but cheaper, plus we literally cannot substitute a cup of water into a combo).
most countries dont offer FREE water
"They trick you to come back to their restaurant more often"
*sticker on window saying "Free Wifi"
Yes i come back to their restaurant for free wifi and bring my own homemade lunchbox
LeeAnn Stumpff wOW
Frosty Phasing wow what???
LeeAnn Stumpff ... u know what
Frosty Phasing I really don’t.
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@@lordjay7530 well played
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That Guy I don’t like the word touché u sound dumb
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“Fast food restaraunts make more money when you buy more items”
ah yes
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People die if they are killed.
Indulf wow!!!!!!
Every 60 seconds a minute passes
If you give 2$ in change. You’ll get 2$
I know it's been cheaper, but I remember when a combo was never more than 5 bucks. A family of four could get 4 combos for 20 bucks and that was dinner.
I mean inflation also exists, how long ago was this?
I remember getting 4 quarter chicken and chips for $10 and a Whopper for a $1.65!!!!! I wanna go back to those times....
I also remember when gas was 80 cents a gallon, what's your point
What a pointless comment 😂
Yes, $5 x 4 =$20. We all can do basic math.
Jokes on them I always take a shit load of napkins condiments and straws everytime I go
Jokes on them, every time I go I take a shit on the floor and spread it enough so it takes about one hour of labour to clean so pretty much the amount I spent there.
mr fun at parties lol! True
Z 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Z omg i thought i was the only one
Z you know its the janitor that cleans it not people who make the food
Lol dude called McDonald’s “ big juicy patties”. More like thin and dry
He was talking about the pictures of the food.
he was talking about the pictures they show
Johnny Quasar the pictures aren’t even big or juicy either. Lolol
We all know he was talking about your mom
Krystian Śrek the french fries and soda at McDonald’s are usually what makes people fat. Not the burger itself. But most people don’t go and get a burger alone and a cup of water
*_I'll have 2 number 9's, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, 2 number 45's one with cheeze and LARGE soda_*
big smoke is that you?
@@quaxlyquixote4003 I knew it, he's the reason the "average" american spends $1,200 a year
Fat boy.
This ain’t big smoke. This badlands chugs cosplaying big smoke
Diet soda tho
I thought my fast food consumption was minor, until I read that at twice a week I was considered a “heavy user” by the industry... that woke me up. Anyway I trained myself off it and now it’s probably twice a year, and the rest is home cooking
There was a point in my life where I was at ~2 fast food meals a week. I was in my early twenties, working late hours to impress the boss, would get home at 9pm, completely exhausted, didn't want to cook. Uber Eats/Deliveroo had a host of good fast food options in my area, so it was tap tap boom. Best part, I didn't gain any weight. I'd be obese if I did that nowadays.
@@lloyd9500 UberEats/Deliveroo that must have been like 2-3 years ago then.
“You can buy whatever you want when you want”
-out of order ice cream machine has entered the room
haha
Ice cream machines are always broken because they don’t actually belong to those fast food restaurants. The machine at the McDonald’s I work at is down once a week because we have to call in a technician who has to service like, 80 stores
@@thefatherinthecave943 As someone who has worked fast food for the last 15 years of my life(never McDonald’s though) I can confirm this is true. I work at Burger King right now and we have been waiting to get our oven and shake machine fixed for months now.
you're weak if you believe the machine and won't start kicking it until it works again
It always worked in Russia or works so I don't really get the joke. Also I hated doing maintenance not the type the technician does but it still was tedious.
Fast food.
Makes my heart rate fast,
Makes my wallet drain fast,
Makes my death will fast
Cavin Bob Jesus that’s dark asf
makes your weight gain fast
P1X3L D3L74 actually didn’t realise that. Tnx for info
Now I know how to die
Why is it that everything that make us feel good is bad for our body
If you live in Asia, you will rarely go to fast food cus we have street food.
Damn you Asians. Always healthy and skinny. >:(
@@Mii.2.0 Not really, street food is usually just as dirty and greasy as fast food. But it is most definitely cheaper.
Long live street food
Street food gets you cancer , while fast food gives you heart attack
YOLO
Fast food restaurants always confuse me. For example at McDonald's 20 nuggets and an entire basket of fries is 8 dollars, but if you order 10 nuggets and medium fries it's 7 dollars. Makes no sense how their pricing works.
"might as well spend the extra dollar and get 20 nuggets!" makes perfect marketing sense
Kinda like illusion of 3 choice. For example if you have option A: 6 nuggets for 5$, B: 12 nuggets for 12$ and C: 16 nuggets for 14. If you saw all 3 options you would probably pick option C, thinking "look, C is so much better than B, im saving 2$, compared to option C!" You are right. You are saving money if you compare B and C. But if you compare A and C you will see this is not the case anymore. Option B is the worst option. Nobody will take it. it only exist to trick people to buy much larger option, that is C. It may even trick some people who originally only wanted option A to grab C and that is their plan
They want you to think you’re getting a better deal by ordering the larger, more expensive option. Same with their soda. A small is 16oz and $1.59. A large is 32oz and $1.89. You get 100% more soda for 15% more money.
Medium is cheaper than a large
@@makeawishkid8039 How is that not indeed the better deal, it is more expensive overall while/for getting more (of course it will be if you get more) but people who like and want more will like getting that bigger amount.
Also not to forget there is more ice in the drink 🥤 than the actual drink
It is better to put more ice these days, drink those candy water often would get diabetes very soon
Just say no ice because the drink is cold anyway
Say NO ICE.
Where I stay, we can tell them “no ice”, this way they actually fill your cup to the brim! And cola isn’t watered down.
if you order it without ice its still cold💀
The fries are salty so you buy a drink
And the drink is pumped full of acid, which makes you feel thirstier. Then they cover up the acid with lots of sugar, which makes it addictive.
Just get a cup of water. Ditch soda. That shit is liquid death.
Fries are usally salted. Whats your point?
@@NeogreenPeaches liquid death the brand is fire tho
i like to order water. its free and good if u cant make up ur mind
Nobody:
This dude: “Fast food restaraunts make more money when you buy more items”
Lol
really though
Really?! I didn't know that!!
NO SHIT BRO lmao
Well no shit sherlock
When he said “your just looking at those big juicy patties” I was currently thinking of how dry and bland those patties looked
When I was a kid and teenager, in my family fast food was something you would get once a month because it cost too much. Even now, I eat at fast food chains once a month or once every two months. Can't believe people actually eat fast food every other day.
My family rarely went to fast food and mostly because it’s so unhealthy. I’m glad my parents got me into the habit because even though I wanted to eat it as a kid cuz I saw everyone eating at it, now I don’t really care about it
And I have no clue how ppl eat so much fast food like are they tryna get heart disease 😭
@@suneisthebest3027 yeah but it’s like not even that cheap. Getting a meal deal from a supermarket would be the same price if not cheaper and at least that’s healthier
My dad is a doctor... we definitely don't consider fast food cheap.
yeah same i cant think of eating fast food everyday it would get boring and shitty tasting
I eat fast food or restaurant or takeaways every two weeks
I don’t spend more than $5 at fast food places mostly using their apps and coupons, idk what wrong with y’all
Royal Skyline once my dad used my phone and his phone to spend less money and nothing said that he couldn’t do it so he got more of his meal
lmao royalll
@@sorax2871 🥺
Most I’d spend is 10$
In my country w 10 dollars you can buy a whole fish and like 3 kilos of whatever vegetable is in season
if u haven't figured out that buying fast food costs more than cooking at home, and you're a full grown adult, u need serious help
half_lifemozzy sometimes it’s just easier and more convenient than cooking.
Fast food thrives off people who work all day and don't want to go home at 8 pm and cook and clean. Especially for people who work hard for a living. Also they thrive off people on the way to work that don't have time in the morning to make breakfast.
I’m 19 and I stopped the fast food when I was 17 started making my own everything
Fast Food taste better
@@rookie4582 worse for your health in the long run.
My family use to buy fast food almost every day for me as a kid. (Think how that affected me). But I don’t think they bought it more because it was advertised cheap but that it was convenient for them to buy me a meal than to make one especially since they were so busy with work so I think that would be a factor as well.
they just didn't love you enough, probably
jk
I play more attention to the price than the picture because we all know it never looks like how it does in the picture 🙃
Facts
Finally someone who does it
Lol i do that everytime even if i had so much money to spend
Yeah I also round the number to 10 when I see 9.89 or round it to 2 when I see 1.79
Kiwi Kiwi Yep, especially after you consider taxes, which add like 9-10%
i suddenly have an urge to buy fast food
*conspiracy music intensifies* ikr I was literally salivating when I saw the pics
I suddenly have the urge to subscribe to Business Insider. All those bright blues & big letters got me rock hard.😣
That’s what always happens when I watch fast food videos
Mcdouble. $2. Add a small fries if you really wanna splurge. Never buy the combos. I haven't been there yet this year and have no desire to, either. Would never buy pop.
Ads are getting smarter
Sneaky ways McDonalds doesn’t get my money:
1. Willpower
2. Self-control
3. I avoid it like the plague
I'll go in a pinch but max I'm spending 3 dollars on 2 mcchickens and no drink
DolphinPunter cup of water but dispense soda
Sneaky ways McDonalds doesn't get my money:
Simply don't go
learn to cook, have a meal under 2$ a day that lasts you 4 portions and tastes way better. grow your own chili and spices on your window/balcony and boy it´s gonna be a treat EVERYTIME.
and: you can invite your friends over and practice living in a society again
Certified Finest i like your thinking🤐
Who's getting this video in 2024 and thinking about how much cheaper fast food was 4 years ago?
me 😢
If you're spending $1200/year on fast food you got bigger issues to deal with
forever314 it's an average. So while a lot of people like you and i spend very little, there's other people spending way over 100, bringing the average up
Yeah, like probably being low-income and reliant on fast food to feed yourself after work. Not everyone is privileged enough to have the time and energy to cook at home.
@@kombuchas4684 time and energy sounds like a you problem, most quick meals take like 10 minutes with minimum prep
From my experience, a lot of the regular customers are labourers or care workers, who are travelling to several sites a day and don't have a local base to store a packed lunch. They really push up the numbers
Yeah just imagine, you spend around $12 for a fast food meal, that means if you spend $1200 a year you eat fast food 100 times a year... Thats like 2 times a week
"Fast food restaurants make more monet when you buy more items.'
Yes, every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes
" Ah yes, the floor here is made out of floor. "
😂😂😂
Hahaha 😂
I think they maybe meant multiple cheaper items as opposed to 1 expensive.
Africa is a continent. To just say Africa is poor makes you sound uneducated. Yes, there is some poverty but a lot of richness too. It's a huge continent so let's stop making ignorant, baseless comments.
@@egyptianqueen4007 wtf are you talking about lol
This is why having self control is important. I always only buy what I decided I want to get even before getting to the restaurant. And ain't no way I'm messing up my schedule to spend a coupon because I only got 7 days
or just being poor and don't care about it.
You say that, and yet the tricks keeps working
@@m2heavyindustries378 I'm speaking for myself. As you can see I'm using "I & My"
some deals are worth taking though. like if its the month of my birthday, im sure i could get a bunch of free food at certain places. the whole point of the deal is to get you to start going there more and to connect 'food' with 'birthday' -> happy connotations, but that's fair game as far as im concerned, ill take the free food and see if they can sway me to go to mcdonalds instead of kfc.
@@TurqSimmer got ‘em
I like the point about healthy food being expensive in comparison. I'd like to see healthier options being more competitively priced.
Convenient, cheap, healthy. Pick 2. If you want cheaper, healthy food, you’re gonna have to shop and cook it yourself.
No can do. Fast food is government subsidized.
@@StonesAndSand in the video, they brought up how soda is the most profitable item. Many US cities have excise taxes on sugar sweetened beverages (ie soda).
If healthier food was more competitively priced, a whole lot of people in big pharma would lose their jobs, and there fore a lot of politicians would lose the silver lining to their pockets. Not gonna happen.
@@saladmcjones7798 Also keep in mind what they say about food deserts. McDonalds are everywhere. Actual produce is quite a bit harder to come by.
this just made me hungry for mcdonalds
Lol me too cyranek
meme god alert
😂😂😂 exactly and I just finished working out 🤦🏾♂️
We have food at home though
@@orius_2 the food at home: *fried water, water over easy, water nuggets*
I've actually always bought items individually as opposed to combos. Guess who's still broke though?
Thats cos fast food doesnt fill you up
Me I’m broke
Me
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"Do you want a Large one?"
"No thank you."
There. Fixed that for you. Turns out that it's surprisingly simple Not to give them anything extra.
I ask them if they want medium or large. We can’t put small frys at mcdonalds for a meal, idk why.
But i want more
Yooo, a large drink in Europe is still smaller than a Medium in America. What?
They also make their medium and small sizes in such a way that's makes it to where ppl feel its not enough and makes them want to ask for bigger size.
@@CKGBarmy Portion sizes are bigger in US than in Europe cus we are fat
4:50 That has happened to me. I see an advertisement outside a restaurant, think, oh that sounds good, then I go inside and completely forget about what I just saw and buy something else.
"When is the last time you went and bought just one taco?"
College students: ...
I never knew McDonald’s cost so much. I just go there for the restroom.
@@lequochoan9315 nice original comment
@@crowdkillwe3441 Haha. Comment stealing is a hobby now isn't
@@lequochoan9315 I just go there to take free water or just take water from their toilets to take home to replace my water tank or just to drink
Yeah i really dont get this, if im buying food myself ill just get somthing off of the savers menu, its enough to fill me up. I dont see how these tricks actually trick people lol
Wow.. it's almost like they're a company trying to earn money!
Problem is that it is deceptive
@@ekomokiki4461 exactly 👏
Side note, you have the best UA-cam handle in the game.
they can lower their prices and better the quality of food but they don't- you're buying cheap overpriced food.
@@marsyedid666 Their price is determined by what we pay for them, they tested the markets and came up to that price.
As long as the customers keep buying those, they shouldn't change anything on it.
I'll have two number 9, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip.......
Kristian Utomo Tobing big smoke.
A number 7, two number 45s, one with CHEESE and a L A R G E S O D A
It's 19.99 sir would you like your receipt?
@@민준-b6i very much appreciated
Good one lol
Thank god my parents never ordered a combo meal and always made us drink water…never realized that how smart that was
“You shouldn’t be paying premium on low-quality food”
Me: * looks down at my 10pc nugget meal *
Also me: “it’s ok nuggets, he didn’t mean you.”
Nuggets are...just nuggets!
TheExtraAir InTheBag I love the fact that 1 20pc is cheaper then 2 10 pieces
@@kyleplatter8954 that's the point
Nuggets are amazing to me I’m just someone that appreciates the little things in life 😂
Like anything little like that is amazing man
1200 dollars a year in fast food you sure about that mate?
Lol fr not everyone goes 2-3 times a week
I go once a week and spend $3 each time
@@tomaschazarreta1263 that's 108 dollars a year no where close 1200
@@coolcarsNT yea but i dont waste 1200 anyways thats probably just at Mcdonalds but thats the main place I go to. I would say I spend $200 a year on fast food
Do you know what an average is? "Oh I don't spend $1200 on fast food therefor the number is wrong!!!"
"fast food isnt as cheap as you think"
Me: Laughs in IN-N-OUT
@Jacob Harvath In my opinion IN N OUT tastes better than most fast food but you cannot deny it is very cheap along with jack in the box. And no you shut it
@Jacob Harvath It's cheaper than most fast food
Bryan Rivera I prefer five guys but it’s pricey
@@hazardous458 Heard of it but never tried it
I love in and out
slapping a music artist/group's name on a meal
It’s not even enough to be called a meal, it’s overpriced chicken nuggets and fries
Bts menu
Like Travis Scott
Bts meal
Which is literally nithing but fries, chicken nuggs and coke as its called bts meal ppls buy it sooo much -_-
Ayo. Ive worked at this mcdonalds for about 2 months already. And one day It was kinda slow so I decided to play around with the computer ordering system. There is a button on the screen that say “ Show prices” And you can turn it on or off. Its always off so I decided to turn it on and look at the menu. Then I saw that a ❗️4 piece chicken nugget is $1.99 and a 6 piece is $2.00 ❗️😂😂
LMFAO WTF
I’ve worked there for a year and a half, I know so much bullshit about the food. The 10 piece is 4.75 and the 20 piece nugget is $5. To add on bacon, it’s $2.10. Filet o fish, which usually sits for an hour, and only gets half a slice of cheese, is $5. More expensive then a quarter pounder.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that it’s cheaper to order 2 mcdoubles then 2 cheeseburgers
@Mahrus Raaief that would increase their sales but it’s probably too much work for them
Plus they should really add good veggie options cuz I swear they have the worst veggie burgers in existence and if they improve them they could expand their market
@Mahrus Raaief true they do that in some McDonalds branches where it’s all halal
And yeah in the UK there are some veggie options though they’re not that good tbh
I never knew McDonald’s cost so much. I just go there for the restroom.
Their soap smells horrible
Mate, I go there for the free wifi. XD
@@PabloEskyBruz same
Are you homeless
It's not expensive at all, it only seems that way because theyre using numbers from new york where things are gonna be much more expensive than other states
Mr. Krabs: "Write that down, write that down!"
Me: never stays away from the dollar menu 😎😎
Same I ain’t spending $10 on lunch 😎
Me: buys from value menu
Also me: upsizes+extra for milo
@@1250nick u singaporean?haha
cloverleafsippa713 that’s actually really smart except for the fact a thousand calories is a lot for a single meal and getting a value meal with a diet soda is a smarter move.
fr like I'm not getting a big mac unless I'm doing a 2 for $5 with my friend..
Vegetarians: Can I have a Big Mac?
Cashier: Sure, that’s $6
Vegetarians: Can I take out the meat?
Cashier: Sure, thats $6
I appreciate the fact that vegetarians do not deal with other human beings, but instead order from canisters
Edit: Commie pulled a typical commie move and changed his comment so now my joke doesn't make any since.
Throw all commies from helicopters
@@iandoyle3695 As someone who was a vegetarian in the past, I can confirm that I only interacted with canisters in restaurants
And now I realised thanks to reply above me the original commie changed his comment so now my statement doesn't make sense either, thanks buddy.
I'm crying the replies
The one time they reduced the cost from removing patties people figured an infinite food exploit.
@@iandoyle3695 ah yes, my favorite part of the communist manifesto was the part where engels talks about editing comments.
Me : “I would like some fries please”
Sales girl : *“Would you like fries with that, sir?”*
Why does it have to be a girl? Stop being a sexist, transphobic, racist bigot!
@@awesomewxyz7083 bruh...
.
Bruh
@@awesomewxyz7083 This kids, is what we call a brain dead Gen Z SJW snowflake in its natural habitat.
@@Flome810 lol you do realise that I'm joking and not actually an SJW right?... or may be it just sounds too real. In which case, our world is screwed.
@@awesomewxyz7083 lol....u made it soo real..... That......that .....
I dont even beleive you now...you are a sjw
Imagine a Small drink costing $1, Medium $2, Large $3.
Instead we have Small for $2.60, or Large for $3. It's not "save more when you upsize" - but instead - "start way overpriced and get closer to actual value as you upsize".
I've been laughing at all the old comments especially with the prices. It's ridiculously expensive to eat fast food now with everything going up weekly.
There's certainly some manipulative pricing at play, but I think it's worth mentioning that the cost of servicing a customer doesn't increase linearly with the quantity of food. If the size ratio of drinks is 1:2:3, then the fair price ratio is somewhere between that and 1:1:1, with the exact amount depending on how high the fixed costs of service are in proportion to the cost of the food.
@mvmlego1212 I hadn't considered that.
Solid point.
Apple has this strategy with their phones.
Large for 3$?!?! What the genuine hell are those prices? Is this normal in us?
I’ll have two number 9’s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45’s, one with cheese, and a large soda.
My order be like
is that a motherfucking Big Smoke reference?!?!?!?!?!?!??!;;;;;;;123791247294792347
Big smoke!
Indeed, a man of culture I see.
This is why your dad doesn't look at you when you two talk
That's why I go to my local deli. $5 for a fresh sandwich, drink, and candy.
@@FlowerBoyH US
@Austin Martín Hernandez r/woosh
What size is the drink? Also refills?
Austin Martín Hernandez Africa is a city my child
Or you can literally just make homemade burgers and sandwiches. Much fresher and more customization lol
I only eat fast food when I go out with friends. I'd prefer eating elsewhere when im alone or with family
Like gaming and music? Check me out
Yeah I don't eat with my friends when they want to hang out at McDs. It makes some of them feel awkward
@@shineeis5657 how?its ok for me cuz its nice and were hungry?
Friends?! 😢
Rockylol Same, i don’t really eat out, only when I’m out with my friends
I looked through my cheque book one day last year, a staggering $600 on fast food in one given month alone. Combined with the fact that I am border line diabetic. This really made me think where my money goes. Will power people. Just buy a roast, thin slice the whole thing, steam a few vegetables, butter some bread, and there you go.
600, so , even if you ate there every single day, that means you've spend 20$ per day there?
wow,
i feed buy food for my family with that budget, but have to cook myself of course but WAY more healthy ;-).
no idea how much a big McDO Menu cost in my country now, it's been over a decade since i've been in one :D
and i'm not alone, cause at least half that existed some 20 yr ago seem to have gone ;-).
i work in fast food and i take orders. it's incredible how much training they gave me to make the customers spend as much money on extras (cheese, drinks etc.)
I mean, it is a sales position essentially. That's not strange.
@@Xfirefire 2 years ago lmao, but yeah.
20% of our daily income came from extras. like if they wanted extra cheese, chips, meat etc.
20% is a lot lmao. people would pay $1,50 for a slice of cheese.
When I was at McDonald’s I look at the price of a 10 piece chicken nuggets and I look at a 20 piece and it was only 1 dollar extra and yes I did got the 20 piece
Lol I went to McDonald’s after like 5 years and saw that shit 😂 I was mad confused. 9 nuggets for like £3.59 and then 20 nuggets for £4.29 or some shit
Did you go for the 20 piece option?
Its how they get you lol. If you decide to order 2 10 piece nuggets, they won't change it to a 20, they'll charge you for the 10 pieces.
it's also the reason why (at least where I am) ordering 4 €1 cheeseburgers and paying €4 gets you sooo much more food than any €4 burger in the menu.
the cook always sighs because he knows i've basically caught a way to trick the system; he cant refuse to sell me these 4 burgers, but as he places all 4 bottom buns each one side by side and spreads all the ingredients on top systematically, before wrapping the burgers in paper, putting them in a bag and giving them to me, you can tell he knows I'm getting the favorable end of the deal here vs the restaurant.
I've done the math and it's remarkable: no matter what the sale, coupon or whatever, if you want a complete meal with a side and drinks, the price is almost always close to the normal price.
This was beautifully edited! So simple, but effective.
They cant get you to spend money if you dont have any
*Black man tapping head with a smirk meme*
This is how we will get through article 13 👌😂😂😂
*White guy talking to screen* "Improvise, adapt, overcome!"
@James Thank you captain obvious
@@xatanias and James why the black pictures
@@alterego9791 There are two brighter lines over mine because i just didnt know what to set
McDonalds is definitely much more expensive than when I was growing up.
Respect for the Tupac pfp
Inflation
Inflation makes up for some of that
Everything is more expensive then when you were younger. That is how it is.
@@Headgasket- F
Grew up semi-poor.
Fast-food is a luxury.
I have it once every two months.
So the prices don't matter to me I'm just there for something really yummy 😋
Fixided fast food aint tasty
you clearly never been to a resturant.
@@Egghead012 I mean like I eat home cooked meals so going to a fast food joint is like "yay no cooking" I'mma enjoy myself.
It doesn't taste that great, but it's not bad.
It's better than some lazy meal I'll cook up.
I dunno what fast food places y'all going to, but you clearly haven't been to Wendy's. They actually serve quality.
Me too
Fixided you should really learn how to cook, you’ll thank yourself later.
I work at a McDonald’s but I actively try to make an order as cheap as possible for a customer. More commonly it’s around 50¢ to $1, but more recently thanks to a deal currently going on at my work (2 for $6) is cheaper by like $3/pair for someone who is ordering two combos of items part of the deal (Big Mac, QPC, 10 Piece, or Filet-O-Fish). All I have to do is break them up from being listed as combos. I don’t know if they originally intended to order x amount of combos, but I don’t try to get them to spend more and I only tell them about whatever they ask.
A Vietnamese banh mi where I live in Texas costs $2.50 and kills anything fast food restaurants have to offer. There are a ton of taquerias that feed you well with drinks and high quality homemade sauces under $6. McDs and many others get you to spend over $6 with basically junk foods. We are so fortunate to have so many cultures giving us great foods for cheap but I still see most people hit the big name fast food joints.
You do know taquerias are fast food? Maybe in the US it isnt, but in mexico they are considered fast food
@@theclockmax They are. But at least they're legit food.
@@nicholasschroeder3678 so what is McDonalds, air? I’m not saying McDonalds is amazing or anything, but it certainly is food, and enjoyable, albeit not healthy.
in my country I use coupons and I get very good deals from mcdonalds, a very decent cheap option
@@mene6465 I mean in the sense that it's not hyper-processed, formulaic, machine made stuff. I've eaten plenty of McDonalds: it's yummy and I'm no saint. But street tacos are way better and often way cheaper too. I live in SoCa, so they're easy to find. McDonalds got ridiculously overpriced. The only fast food I'll do now is In n Out--and tacos
Oh..... I thought paying 5€ for a meal at mcdonalds was expensive 😐
Venice Biatch Ikr, I paid 3 pounds for a McDonald’s meal. CHEAP.
america my friend...
In India you pay 40 cents for meals ( street food ),
SeismicActivity I’m moving
In the uk I feel like Mcdonalds is cheap, but in the USA it’s almost double the price. It’s so expensive and I couldn’t believe it
I work at a McDonald’s- I’m not at the counter often but when I am - people often complain that the menu switches too fast !
I never work at the counter. They just have one dude that takes the recpet printed at a kiosk.
Yeah we’re gonna get those soon - I’m in Maine - it’ll be a disaster !!!
they do tho, you don't have enough time to memorize what you saw and wanted
5 months later you still work there and how many stars you at? 😂
I believe that's for the special deals of the screen. Other than that, maybe it's an #ad from an upcoming movie that changes the whole screens. I used to work on the counter, but my arrival, I'm now serving in drive thru :DD
My secret to getting fast food is knowing what you want beforehand, and crunching some numbers beforehand to know how you can get a basic version of what you like for cheap. At McDonald's, if I am buying, I usually get a McDouble, small fries, and a large sweet tea (their tea is the bomb). This totals up to $4.48 where I live. The larger size sounds tempting, but I just tell myself I am being somewhat healthier by not upsizing. The 2 for $3.19 menu (anything listed under the dollar menu section that involves normal food items) does knock off a bit, especially at certain locations. Although sometimes I will splurge and get something that costs more. This is where the app comes in handy. I like their coffee drinks, so I will sometimes order a frappe, latte, or something like that. So I will check the app to see what I have. I get points from my splurge orders and ordering for my family. So when my points are getting ready to expire, I usually order either a medium fry or ice cream (assuming they can make it) to use them up. Otherwise, I look through the deals. There is my 20% off daily coupon I use if I splurge to a total more than $7.50 or if I order a number 7 or something. Otherwise, if I want a coffee drink, I will use the $1.50 off coupons for medium or large frappes, mochas, and lattes (if you don't have it, buy one of those drinks and use the app in some way while purchasing it, then it may give it to you). It doesn't really save any money over getting the small (in fact, I recommend only ordering the small frappes if you don't have a coupon unless you really want it because the medium is almost twice as much as the small), but it gets you a bit more for not nearly as much more than the small. I have their system sorta figured out for how I can maximize my dollar for the food I want and trying to not eat too much at the same time (otherwise I would say use the daily $1 large fry coupon to technically save even more with my regular order). Either way, I am sure I am doing exactly what McDonald's wants because it causes me to eat there more than other fast food joints knowing their system, although I love McDonald's anyways, so it doesn't matter. I could do the same for any massive fast food restaurant chain, except Chick Fil A which seems to be expensive no matter what.
As someone who worked for a McDonald's for about 5-6 months I can say that I partially agree. People spend way too much on fast food but it's not too terribly difficult to get a good 800-1000 calories for less than $10 which is more than enough for most people.
Yep. This video is silly. I eat once a day, usually fast food, I usually pay $10 to $15. That's a great price for all your food for the day.
@@Phoenix51291 Is that for healthy fast food or stuff like McDonald's?
@@Phoenix51291 bro you cant say this video is silly when you just proving his point lol. Fast food every day for one meal a day and only that? youre gonna die in 10 years
@@Phoenix51291horrible diet
@@zeroheroes4081all fast food is trash for you
Damn, made me want to hit up some fast food after watching this.
I'm getting some taco bell tomorrow mmmm...
Roy Boi
Unpopular but agreeable opinion
*sponsored by mcdonalds
Me too
@Monica Klapp oh yeah definitely.
I felt betrayed watching this as a mcdonalds employee
hopefully youre not there for life and actually have a real job later. cheers.
Sunny just working there temporarilly as a student
@@Sunny-uh5bc lmao yikes
@@nightxmared9380 when you say student do you meant student in college? I'm not too sure because I think a college student would know how to spell temporarily...
GSwervo spell it for me then
Fast food joints should offer a 'spending stamina' stat on their menus. Like, 'Congratulations! You've reached level 99 in spending. Now, do you really need that extra large fries for the final boss battle against hunger?
You shouldn't be paying a premium for low quality unhealthy food.
Tiago Baltazar FACTS🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏿👏🏿💯💯.
Wait
No u
and some how we all do even people like you eat it sometimes
@Christina Reynolds you must be fun at parties...
Whenever I go to McDonald’s, I always order the McDouble. Like a Big Mac but almost 1/3 of the price.
Vyacheslav Ivchenko You gotta get that ghetto Big Mac son! Ask for a double cheeseburger with extra bread, shredded lettuce, and Big Mac sauce! It'll just come out like a lazier Big Mac for way cheaper
@@maxdurk4624 is that actually a thing?
@@thelandoctopuses1020
i usually just ask for a mcdouble w/o ketchup, mustard. Add shredded lettuce and big mac sauce = mini mac
The ghetto big mac
Same but i put bacon on my mcdouble
And when you order a single sandwich the order takers act surprised as if you were an alien and follows up with a question "anything else sir/maam"...bisshh nooo
We have to ask if you want anything else. It's part of our job
@@dustinwilson5864 i know im working as a 1st asst manager in McDonald's Jeddah..😂
@@badmanno.1650 I live in riyadh man. I love mCdOnAlDs
@@aaanawaleh good to hear that
@@badmanno.1650 The thing that makes me love McDonalds more is the fact they give you mayo and ketchup. Most fast food places only give you ketchup.
Watching this again feels very nostalgic somehow. I am also able to remember all of these facts
I remember as a single and Asian living in a Latino community, fast food email marketers were chasing after my "opinion." i was getting a free combo meal voucher every week from several different franchises. All, i had to do was fill out a short survey the store manager hands me along with my order.
Great times.
Man I want an opinion that gets me free meals😭
@@yusurkassem4174 the carls jr and jack in the box vouchers were the best. Any combo, any day and hour within business hours but sometimes it had to be a specific store but they were always within the county.
I think you are the only person who has ever done those surveys lmao
@@BlackWolf207 they weren't so much surveys as they were mystery shopper check-ins on stores.
most of the questions pertain to the status and cleaniness of the stores, employee mannerisms and food presentation on a number scale
Its cheaper to give a consumer a free meal than it is to send an actual employee all across the country to check up on cleaninsss and service standards of each store.
Y’all remember that episode of spongebob when he printed krabby pattys
Go Dolphins
Reece Kenyon ayyy 🐬
That wasn't spongebob that was a cheap alternative
Patties*
Chris Bou Chacra this isn’t a damn spelling contest
Are self service counters a thing in McDonalds US? I love how I can peacefully browse the menu and see the exact prices for everything those rare occasions I go to mcdonalds. And in general in Europe the menu sounds to be a lot more clear (although they do still hide the proper menu off to the side here as well, but at least the big displays are more organized)
I live to use the self ordering screens. Mostly because I can take the time to find what I want without feeling rushed because I'm holding up the line.
I remember asking for a small burger once in mcds and the cashier kept pushing me and looked at me like I was weirdo for not getting a large meal for like £1.00 more lol 😅
If you want cheap fast food, come to East London. Bossman will give you 3 wings and chips for £1
Will you pay for my plane ticket?
Don't forget the mirinda
East London's fast food is cheap and sooo good (sometimes)
BitterBiscuit if your broke how do you have a device
@@liamrooney3298 lmaooo
For $3 you make 2 plates of rice and chicken at home enough to eat 2 meals, $2.99 for 40 bottles of water, each bottle $0.075 for a bottle. $3.15 for 2 meals and 2 bottles of water. but one McDonalds meal is $9 lol
People eat out all the time and then wonder why they have no money...
That's a fair point, but you're also forgetting that eating that meal every day would make you hate your life. Plus that $3 doesn't include seasoning for the meal, which if you've ever eating food, you know seasonings are required to make things taste good. Also, I'm a huge water drinker, only drink soda with meals, but washing your food down with water is just gross. Might as well just mix it in with the meal and make every meal a soup then right? Since it's so cheap of course.... I get your point at the end of the day. I used to say the same thing when I worked at McDonalds. People would spend $40 on food for their family, when they could have gone to the grocery store and spent $40 to feed their family for more than 1 meal. No one is going to eat rice and chicken plain their entire lives tho, and if you do, you just have no taste buds and I envy you
@@combatwombat594 you envy him for that? You’ve just contradicted yourself. Do you even know what that word means? While it may be miserable eating the same meal over and over, it’s also economical, which is the point from his argument that seemingly flew over your head. Also, water is gross? Make all his meals a soup with it? Sometimes, it’s ridiculous shit like this that speaks for the obesity rate itself in America.
@@auser22yearsago16 you might possibly be the dumbest person I've encountered on the internet bud lmfao
@@combatwombat594 You do realise that it's possible to make different meals with simple ingredients like rice and chicken? Or with other staples like pasta, potatoes, chicken, and fish. Many people would hate their life if they ate junk food each day. Throwing money away on crap food that ruins your body, gives you heart disase and makes you feel awful afterwards.
You are used to having sugar to drink down your meals, but I'd say most people prefer water. Water is the most natural and normal drink on the planet. Your addiction to sugar doesn't mean water taste bad. Your brain is just expecting sugar each time you drink.
@@Maidaseu First of all, I only read part of your comments because that's how much I care. Second, I don't have an addiction to sugar lmao I even said in my comment I only drink soda with meals, maybe read my whole comment and I'll read yours xD Moron
Nobody: McDonald’s try to make more money by asking if you want a coke for your drink
Me (maccas employee): we just ask because you never specify.
Pineapple Perry If they don't specify it's also probably because they don't want it.
Dementos but if you don’t ask they yell at you for not getting their food “right”
I've noticed Uber eats has stopped selling separate fries.
If you want normal fries with your burger, you're forced to get the drink as well.
I mostly order Maccas at lunch times when I'm out and order Pizza on some nights.
Nobody can't say that. You need somebody to say it.
If I say "one big mac" thats all i want.
11$ in 2019: That’s a LOT! 2024: i can get y’a a small McAir, 35$.
Big Mac, fries, and coke for $11? WTF that McDonald's combo in my country is less than $5..
Edit : Oh wow it's actually $2.72 (with tax) for a Big Mac combo, I'm surprised too.
BOMBA its in New York if youre listening
Haha same in Norway 😂😂
its in NYC which has fast food taxed
Big mac alone only cost $2,5 and $3,5 for bigmac large combo in my country.
Here in the Netherlands is around €7,95 for a big mac menu. And its over €10,00 if you want all of it an not in a menu.
Whenever I get tempted by advertisements of fast food restaurant , I simply imagine how those burgers and french fries look for real! And I get my appetite under my control!!
I get the burgers but the fries are actually one the only good things irl
lmao fr. taco bell’s real tacos and mcdonald’s real burgers are so much sadder and more depressing IRL than on the menu 💀
They don't look great, but they taste pretty good
Bro what lol 11 dollars at mcdonalds?
You never heard of Mcdouble, Small fries and Large coke for less than 4 dollars?
Somebody save this man since he can't read prices on the menu!
You don’t get a burger
he said it was in newyork, everything is going to be expensive there
mcdouble is a double cheeseburger
Bruh, I just get 4 hot and spicies for 4 dollars
you do realize that fast food chains charge different prices depending on your location?
I also work in fast food and while the customers usually ask me to upsize a drink, I would ask them if they would like to upsize their side too (just so their order is correct and won’t say anything when they get a wrong sized item). 8 times out of 10, they would say yes, make my fries large and it just blows my mind how addicting these places can be.
I agree, I also work in fast food and it disgusts me how often people will get a large size of everything in their meal, especially a large soda, sometimes with no ice so that there's even more sugar-filled carbonated acid. You wonder how people can eat like that, but then you realize after researching videos like this that the marketing makes it look so appealing and ignores the obvious health detriments.
Upgrading to a large fries at McDonald's is only 40 cents in my country so imo Its a loss to ever order medium. And well I hate to admit but McDonald's has some of the best fries in my area. Perfect crispy and saltiness
@@sirhellsing 40 cents for diabetes is pretty good deal you're right
@@stt.9433 if im trying to prevent diabetes, why am i ordering at McDonald's in the first place?
Keep in mind, the large size fries in most countries is between the small and medium sizes in the US, _and_ with generally fewer unhealthy ingredients.
The health crisis of fast food really is unique to the US and the Pacific island nations they directly infected. Everywhere else it's a problem, sure, but not at all the ticket to an instant heart attack that you might be familiar with
2:03
‘9.89, basically $10 but you read left to right’ 9.89 read right to left is 9.89 💀
Nice
Isn't it "98.9" from right to left?
@@AQuestioner If you actually pronounce the decimal, but nobody does that.
Nice
have you ever wanted a toy or yummy snack at the store that’s $9.99 but you tell your mom it’s 9 bucks so she’ll get it? yeah same thing
no one:
business insider: you can save 9 cent
So i can save......36 cents every year
The quality of fast food has decreased and the price has either stayed the same or increased...its cheaper to cook at home...also local restaurants are cheaper and the quality is better sometimes...
Exactly. I stopped eating fast food lol. Just learn how to cook from youtube vids and youll be fine.
im too lazy to cook at home :^( atleast now i eat burgers from homemade places, alot better than mcdonalds.
Mert Acar so stop being lazy fuckface
@@daddylong3005 how dare you talk to your master like that ?!?! damn..
Depends on where you live,where you go, and what settings you perfer
I ordered McDonald’s while watching this
“It costed $11!” Because you chose the quarter pounder cheese. I work there. If you chose a Big Mac it wouldn’t be as expensive 🙄
sped
Yes, they were showing how they influence people to buy the more expensive items.
@@Isaac-vx5si Yeah but is it really the companies fault that people can't take the extra minute to chose a cheaper option. Tho i get it, the McDonald's i worked at didn't offer the small meal for big macs and quarter pounders. (It's how they get you to spend bruh) also you'll be offered desserts and shit. Offered larger sizes, etc etc. You just need to say no and you're good
The QP is superior to the Big Mac.
@@dolebiscuit yeah tho he ordered the double quarter which is more expensive given the extra patty uwu
I wish fast food was cheap and convenient in Brazil. It is actually a luxury food(a weekend food, and the dream of all children) and usually takes some time to be done.
Pretty much the same situation in India.
Vote for capitalist politicians and eventually your country will become wealthier.
@@firstlast5630 Brazil was aways a capitalist country. But as a third world capitalist, most of the capital never stays here. =p
Don’t waste a wish on that ! You don’t want that GMO garbage fast food in your body
Id rather wait longet and have my food hot and properly cooked.
Thats why i eagerly await robots cooking.
Honestly Chick-fil-A can take my money. Quality service, great food and awesome lemonade!
Alexis F right
cant have any chick fil a cuz the nearest one is 3 and a half miles away
@@InnovativeNationOfficial that's not very far though?
it is very far for me because im with that european mindset not the american one where you can just "drive 8km, no problem!'
@@InnovativeNationOfficial Ah okay, my bad
This is why I love ordering on the maccas app while inside the store. It's the full menu, it's laid out nicely and you don't get upsold.
I'm just going to admit that I actually like fast food....In moderation obviously.
@@Gyurza03 dude making it yourself doesnt compare to the same thing at fast food. That shit is engineered to taste as good as possible
@@Gyurza03 He likes the fast food. He didnt ask if you liked it, he said he liked it.
It’s really good but expensive and not as healthy
2 number 9
1 number 9 large
1 number six
extra dip
2 number 45
1 with cheese
large soda
I wonder what Big Smoke's average annual spending on fast food is?
The English Gentleman so much money
That will be 48.75
@@MrRooibos123 It was the 90s so he could have bought a bunch for less.
how did I know this would be here
As a young kid going into restaurants I did not know I was supposed to be lured in by those fast food tricks. In my mind, I wanted to get the cheapest food so that I wouldn't burden my parents to pay so much more money.
Edit: Wow.. uhmm this comment seems to be blowing up since I keep getting notifications on my phone. To everyone who liked this comment thank you very much! This is my 2nd comment to get pass 100 likes!
Yep my parents trained me the same way lol
Same
Same
I'll take the uhhhhh.. bag of carrots and a cup of water, please!
Please watch my audiobook summary
Why am I watching this, when I’m broke for this month?! God damn it, UA-cam recommendations!
probably shouldn’t have watched this while I was hungry..