Hanging around a McDonald's parking lot in 1997
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Footage of a parking lot at a McDonalds as they unload and load various products into the store.
What it lacks in content, it makes up for in clarity I suppose.
On the plus side, a nice tight shot of the prices at the drive-thru menu board including the infamous "Arch Deluxe":
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This video last around 6 minutes or so.
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They really had no idea how good they had it with prices back then.
It's not like they are saying man these prices are Hella good let's make the best of them in case they change 20 years later
2 bucks for a Big Mac would be like maybe 4 bucks today.
And Big Macs haven't been 4 bucks for a long time......
@@sporkstar1911 Never will be again. In one year I've seen prices go from $1 to $3. $4 to $7.
To be fair, minimum wage back in 97 was 4-5 dollars.
@@glenn5517😂
Man McDonald's tasted so much better back then!! I remember in 97 my brother worked there. He would bring me big macs home all the time and all the Teeny beanie babies!🤣🤣
I agree, the apple pies tasted better too. Now they're bland.
Do u remember the fajitas?
This would've been 93' or so
I can still taste them smh.
Honestly I can't tell if fast food genuinely tasted better in the 90's or if it's just that unhealthy things tasted better when I was a kid.
I wish we had those 1997 prices now! The cost of a Big Mac alone in 2023 is more than the whole meal back then.
Yeah. Really since COVID began, fast food declined in quality and options available for the customer.
Ikr
Vote trump
Agree
@@glennmillerfan its fast food man, eat real food.
Jesus. $3.19 for a Big Mac, large Coke, and large fries. Now a single order of large fries by themselves costs roughly $4.50.
apology letter...
That's what happens when world population swells over 2 BILLION in 25 years; resources become more scarce and expensive, which outpaces inflation by a wide margin.
@@vampirerobot No apologies, I want cheap food!
cheapest i've found is the $2 for $3 menu which is still decent price:food ratio. but can't get the large coke though, maybe a large water lol
2 for $3 menu.
also jack in the crack's 0.99c tacos are still available through the app at most stores. which is an insane value still. considering all the other alternatives are expensive af
These 1997 prices make me depressed how much things went up
I know, it's frustrating how it is today.
you can thank your government.
And now, in 2023 federal minimum wage is the same as it was in 1997.
Happy Meal toys were better back then too.
Wow! 1997 seems like yesterday.....but to look the way things have changed! It might as well have been 50 years ago
Isn't it funny? 1997 seems like yesterday but 4 months ago seems like years ago.
@@vampirerobot it’s the year I was born
@@vampirerobot 0:20 25 years later that mcdonalds sign is still the same 😂
My oldest son was born in 97. It really doesn't seem like long ago til I watch videos like this
I was back 8 in 97 now I'm 33 its been a long time lol
I wasn’t around in ‘97 (born a year later), but I *still* remember the weird brown-and-white menu and the dinky little intercoms!
I even remember them using the fry box as late as around 2004 or so, maybe even a little later.
Seriously, late 90’s aesthetics (likely earlier for these) still managed to chokehold us early Gen Z-ers for a bit, lol.
In 1997 I graduated high school and started college. I miss the 90s and those times so much!
A nice simple menu with everything on it.
It seems like a meal at a fast food place suddenly became $10 in the last few years.
At least.
Pretty good quality video for 1997. But man, those prices though. Wish we still had those prices today!
Absolutely
This content is amazing. I love seeing the drive through board and the prices specifically. I also like videos in old stores where you can see the products and packaging, as well as the prices. This is the classic McDonald's experience to me, except I notice instead of the "normal" brown roof its white. I saw a Florida license plate, so I am guessing they used a white roof to fight the Florida sunshine? Probably saved on AC costs.
Ah, 1997. Back when I could still choose to eat my beloved Super Size fries before some random health crusader made the choice for me.
Super Size is still available. Turn your TV channel, they are telling you lies.
@@christschool ...Yeah, that's what I tell them at McDonalds and they won't give me Super Size fries anyway. Something about "we don't sell those anymore" or some such.
Australia called them Double Fries for some stupid reason. And Double Coke. Maybe they didn't know what super size meant! They still don't have Big Gulp at 7-11 either
This is the same thing that I say all the time. Some people may mean well but it’s so annoying constantly seeing people reminding you what is in what and telling you what to do now days!
@@brittlia_ Exactly. I'm perfectly fine with people being concerned about health, going on crusades to educate people about what they perceive as better choices, etc. I also acknowledge that Morgan Spurlock wasn't the one who took Super Size fries off the menu. But I do dislike when someone is so against something that they actively campaign to shame the people who do like it and pressure / discredit the people who provide it. As long as it's not illegal I say let me do what I want with my own life.
I'm eating McDonald's right now while watching a video about McDonald's 😆. I can't believe a Big Mac combo back then was only $3.19.. how times have changed.
Man, I remember the Arch Deluxe. I was about 12 here and they advertised it as the "adult" burger, but it's what my younger sister and I wanted.
Right. This was during the 'we're all grown up and sophisticated now' marketing campaign.
That's who it was marketed for. Corporate knew that their customers (boomers ect.) were getting older.
-Two- THREE uploads today? Wow, we're blessed!
lol...I have to say I really enjoy reading your comments. They are a lot of fun...especially the KB toys video. That put a smile on my face. I'm glad you're here.
The Arch Deluxe! What an innovative sandwich that will rival the big mac for decades to come!
And now we have soulless, modern McDonalds. Man how I would love to go back
I remember back in 2000 when a large quarter pounder meal was $5.95 here in Australia. And you didn't even feel hungry after it, unlike today where one burger just isn't enough!
Your stomach has expanded.
Super Size Fries....holy god. I remember those. Now we need a BK in the 90s or mid 2000s.
80's was peak America, its all been down hill since
90s was a awesome year…
The colors of the uniforms, the printing of the drive-thru display outside, & yes the prices, things will never be the same again. I remember those times, vividly. Also to mention Super-Sized options... 😋
The price of a Big Mac now is basically double the price of a Meal back in 1997
I bet that was a bit of a surprise for the car pulling up to the menu, seeing this guy pointing his big shoulder mounted camera at the sign in the middle of the drive thru lane.
I was only 4 that year. Prices sure seemed to have risen since then!
I remember as a little boy, the Big Macs were 99 cents in the 90s for some time.
The Arch Deluxe! I really liked that burger and then they discontinued it! Too bad, that was bad when McDonald's was still good. Cool video, especially the shot of the menu! It was fun seeing the prices back then.
I worked at Burger King in 1999. The minimum wage was $4.25 an hour. Ridiculous!
What a great year to be alive! Lol
You're not the only one who wonders where a bus goes ..
1:51 When I was little, I used to see that old McDonald's drive thru sign like that
All this time later, the one thing that never changed was how the ice cream machine always goes down to "mechanical" reasons" after five pm.
I get in absolute shock when I see the big Mac meal for only 3.19, my God, please take me back to this scene.
Remember the Arch Deluxe was introduced in the spring of 1996…I was 13 years old back then!!!
These were the days when the middle class in America still existed...
We were a lot happier. But broke as hell.
@4:06 Large Fries require a Large Truck to transport them!
Double quarter pounder meal for 4.38, now, it's 10.78
Did you know that McDonald's while they advertised batman returns with cups etc. They were very critical about the films very dark tone and said if they didn't have a barman with lighter tone McDonald's wouldn't advertise the future film
I am wondering what made this person film around the parking lot 😆 But I sure miss the 90s!!
All of the footage on this page just seem to be stock footage material, probably shot for news broadcasts and such. But now it is like using a time machine!
Ok so I ran an analysis on some of the prices here. I used the government inflation calculator and took the 1997 price, turned it into "todays" price, then looked at prices in the McDonald's app for my local McDonald's. Keep in mind I am sure McDonald's prices are way higher in higher cost of living areas such as California or New York City.
Below you will see the item followed by three prices, then a percentage, here is the order:
1997 Price - 1997 Price Today (based on inflation) - Today's Actual Price - % of price if matched inflation
Hamburger: $0.74 - $1.37 - $1.59 (116%)
Cheeseburger: $0.84 - $1.55 - $1.99 (128%)
Quarter Pounder: $2.10 - $3.88 - $4.69 (121%)
Big Mac: $2.05 - $3.79 - $4.69 (124%)
Small Fry: $0.91 - $1.68 - $1.79 (106%)
Large Fry: $1.25 - $2.31 - $3.29 (142%)
Big Mac Meal: $3.19 - $5.90 - $7.99 (135%)
Quarter Pounder w/Cheese Meal: $3.77 - $6.97 - $7.99 (135%)
Double Qtr Pounder w/Cheese Meal: $4.53 - $8.38 - $9.09 (108%)
So once again the percentage shows today's actual price vs what it should be if it was strictly based off of inflation, and inflation is high. You can see that EVERY price is higher than straight inflation. However, some are way worse than others. Surprisingly, a Small Fry and a Double Qtr Pounder w/Cheese Meal is ABOUT the "same price" as it was in 1997 based on inflation! However a Large Fry is way more expensive, and a Big Mac and Cheeseburger and other items are way above inflation. Very interesting.
Wow! What a great comment Troy!! Very interesting indeed.
Very cool! Where I live (imagine your typical 250,000 Midwestern city) cheeseburgers are 1.49, which actually comes in lower than the inflation price. Of course in certain McDonald's around town the cheeseburger is 1.79 so it's not a perfect science!
I lost you a few words in
You are assuming the government would accurately report inflation. However the government has incentive to under-report inflation because high inflation is bad news in the media and no government wants bad news about its policies. Also, lower reported inflation keeps CPI adjustments (which are tied to inflation) down. Those McDonald's prices might actually be showing you the true inflation in the money supply.
I worked there in 98 outta high school. (not THIS ONE) but wow those prices.
All American meal - the happy meal without the toy
I think the person who filmed this has a fixation with Big Macs! Lol. Love this content.
What was this filmed on? The clarity informs me that this isn't video8 or vhs-c footage but MiniDV wasnt popular yet was it? Not sure if Hi8 was this good. I grew up in the 90s so I've seen most of these formats
I do sometimes you include the city and state, but not every video. I think it would be cool for people who may have worked here back in the day, or just like to see their areas how they were back in the days.
I eat McDonald's twice a month I believe in treating myself not cheating myself I eat at home 75% of the time and healthier food but McDonald's is still great and delicious 😋 🍔 🍟
Back when you could do a full Friday night for $20: $5 for dinner at McDonald's, $10 for gas, $5 for a movie
Arch Deluxe was still on the menu…! And 99 cent nuggets
Jay and Silent Bob are hanging out here somewhere. 😆
🤣🤣🤣
*I don't think I ever tried the Arch Deluxe but it is the type of Sandwich I do enjoy* I have been living on drive thru's and Pizza delivery for over 3 years now and I am ready to start cooking for myself once again. I have not been to a grocery store since 2019 and that is about to change perhaps today. I want me some fruit again.
I remember 1997 like it was yesterday. We complained back then about the price of everything.
No McDonald’s app needed cause i can get a meal with the scrap change in my center console
Imagine that time... with technology evolving rapidly, but yet, few people used computers at home, there were no cell phones, no social media... when you read up on the history of the United States in the late 90s, or even vast majorities of the world, it stands as one of the best points in time that humans ever experienced.
Lots of people used computers at home in 1997, just none that you knew. My family and friend's families had been using home computers since 1984.
I agree with all of this except most people I knew had a home computer since at least 92-93-94 and using it daily doing homework, emails, America Online, etc
Cell phones we’re DEFINITELY around in 1997
My dad got me one. But everyone didn’t have them obviously
@@blkcoverboy1049 I’m sure they’re talking about smart cell phones lol
Well, most people had computers, but unfortunately, if you were online, Goodluck getting a phone call. 😅
I recall. Someone had replied to my comment on 1984 McDonald's. Massacre he told me he was 10 years old in 1984 and he said he recalls they stopped showing McDonald's commercials for a while
That massacre was the first mass murder in america! It happened around the time the Los Angeles Summer Olympics were about to start!
@@K24Z3CU2 I hadn't been born yet until 1986. I had seen 1984 McDonald's massacre doc. 90 s kids like myself loved McDonald's especially the happy meals. The massacre McDonald's 1984 was heart breaking for 80 s kids and also April 1984 ken Pantera has been locked up after he broke a McDonald's window after he was told were closed come back tomorrow during normal business hours
@@danielsantana540 I was born in 1982. So we are not that far apart in age difference! There is a doc called “90 Minutes” on UA-cam that focuses on the massacre. It’s heavy and hard to watch. I loved Cheeseburgers when I was a kid in the 90s! Then when I was older I started on Qtr Pounders. Now I get both!
@@K24Z3CU2 yes this is the one I've seen good doc. .by may 7 1992 in Canada 🇨🇦 we got the Sydney River McDonald's homicides. The trio intended to only rob but ended up murdering 3 people and permanently disabling a 4th.
“Did somebody say McDonald’s?”
WOW, the 2 cheeseburger meal $2.99. I ordered the same meal at a McDonalds in Kingman, AZ last Friday (09/15/2023) and it was $12!! 😢
This must have been right after the McDLT was discontinued.
Who members the sunday .39c cheeseburger ???
Seriously old...I always forget 1997 is nearly 30 years ago now! The last time I saw a Mc Donald's that looked like this was probably about 2010 possibly longer.. I'm in the UK, I think the cost of a Big Mac meal 2024 is about £7.99 so maybe 12 dollars
I miss those prices
2:42 menu so nostalgic
This reminds me of the McDonald's parking lots and stores I used to hang around in in Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio when I was in junior high and high school.
Come to think of it, this video was probably filmed right around that time. Lol.
DIDNT REMEMBER THE DOUBLE MEAT ON THESE
Everything about McDonalds looked appetizing back then. Now... idk
Wow, I remember those brown signs quite vividly
$2.05 for a Big Mac ! WOW they want $6 for just the sandwich at my MCdonalds
3.19 for a combo. I used to think that was expensive
Chicken McNuggets for 99 cents then. Now it's $6.49 (10 piece), $5.00 (20 piece), and $8.99 (40 piece).
I was a shift manager at McDonald's back in 1997. I made 6.58 an hr how did I raise 2 kids on that lol ?
I love you
I had friends working at McDonalds in Australia that was on $6.50 per hour whereas I worked a Dollar store and got $8.10 per hour back in 1998
WOW! How about we time travel back to those prices!😳 Instead of this bidenflation 2023 prices where it's a $20 for a combo meal.
Are there any McDonald's restaurants that look like this in 2023. I only see McDonald's restaurants with the modern look
I don't think so. They have pretty much have gone for the new crap look that's no longer nostalgic or welcoming
@@K24Z3CU2 yeah the new look isn't all that..great. I recall having all the spider man animated series toys and batman animated series toys at McDonald's. 1987 year the monopoly game at McDonald's began
@@danielsantana540 you wanna know something. I am prob the only guy you’ll ever know that won big in Monopoly! In 1998, I won a Land Rover Freelander XEi Manual SUV not by matching Monopoly but entering the Second Chance Draw!!
@@K24Z3CU2 that's great glad you won big . I actually recall a youtuber told me that score 64 and win around late 1997 .his mom had bought a soda from taco bell. It was shaping up to be a blue Christmas for me and my brother and suddenly when mom comes home our lucky suddenly changes when they score n64 and won a Nintendo 64 game console
There's one in Hollywood
.my favorite McDonald's burger is the double quarter pounder with cheese
Me too! They're the best!!
@@K24Z3CU2 heck yeah
what date was this from 1997?
imagine paying for your lunch with not even dollar bills, just a handful of quarters. wow shit has changed
In the 90 s as a child McDonald's burger King were my favorite burger joints .as a grown up in this time it has been mainly jack in the box Carl's Jr
Omg my favorite number 7 crispy chicken! That was the best back in the day before they changed everything. God I miss these days!
In houseguest 1995 film the .McDonald's Sinbad visits was only there during filming and has since left after filming
Man I miss those prices.
I Remember when they built one next door to our Home in 1968 the sign said *over 33 Million Served* In California
1997 was the year I was born I was born on September 28th 1997
1986 john madden was in a McDonald's commercial
Since when could u get extra beef on Mcdonalds burgers?
Back when a meal from McDonald's didn't leave a giant dent in your wallet.
Where is this location?
i want to know wtf the arch delux was haha. sounds good
*That Toyota is probably still* *driving*
I remember paying 2.99 for the two cheeseburger meal! Those were the days.
I think I was five or six in nineteen ninety seven but times were certainly different
What is Arch Deluxe?
If you are wondering when the reset is....coNvid was the reset.
I wonder when debit cards were first invented.
Looks like Boca or something.
The irony is I made more Money back then than I do now . What a deal it was
Why serve trillions when you could serve.......billions?
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NOW SERVED WITH MAYO!
This video shows how much a rip off McDonald's is. You can get a double meat Big Mac for less than today's price of 1 hash brown.
3.19 for a Big Mac meal wtf
Big Mac at those time was huge I understand why it was expensive…
In October 1993 McDonald's had batman animated series toys in happy meals. By January 1995 they had spider man the animated series toys
$3.19 for a Big Mac combo meal lol
Good vid
Cheaper and tasted better.
Look what they took from us