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McDonald’s on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as its U.S. same-store sales fell for the second straight quarter, posting their largest domestic decline since the onset of the Covid pandemic.

McDonald’s U.S. same-store sales shrank 3.6% as the chain faced bad weather and a more cautious consumer. That drop is the worst in McDonald’s home market since the 8.7% plunge during the second quarter of 2020, when states imposed lockdowns to slow the spread of Covid.

Analysts surveyed by StreetAccount were expecting the company to report domestic same-store sales declines of 1.7% for the first quarter.

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[–] Skellysgirl@lemm.ee 53 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The same McDonalds that hosted the orange turdbag at the drive through. They ain’t getting my money and haven’t since. The rich orgs clearly feel bold enough to brag about

How much money they make from you and;

They enable a facist administration, and;

They will use the money made from you to lobby and ensure employees get little respect or wage and;

They have made your product smaller, crappier, and more expensive.

Listen to them when they brag and stop giving them money so so this.

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Maybe don't host a dictator for a 20-minute photo op.

[–] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also fast food used to be cheap, now most Americans complain it's getting ridiculously expensive. And this was happening before dumb Trump took over.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nothing is cheap anymore.

Hunter Thompson's book "Hell's Angels" was published in 1967. At the time, the author pointed out that a biker could work six months as a Union stevedore and earn enough to live on the road for two years. In those days a part time waitress could make enough to support herself and her boy friend.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (3 children)

In the early 80's my mom left my abusive father, with 3 kids in tow, and managed to buy a (shitty) car, rent a (shitty) house, and feed all three of us with a waitress job at Golden fucking Corral (paying for child care while she was at work, too!), and all the while not getting a dime in support from dear alcoholic dad. It wasn't easy but it was possible. That's no longer true.

I have watched the world become impossible for younger people to thrive in, and it's really depressing.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

At this point you need to have hope everything breaks.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

It's really important to have these kinds of abilities in order to have a functioning society as well. In the current situation, everything has to go perfectly for children to even have a mediocre upbringing. Their mom and their dad have to both be pretty well-educated and work jobs good enough to afford the increasingly out of control costs of living.

If a single parent has the ability with a mediocre job to fund a decent household, it makes it much easier to bear the usual societal ills such as one or the other parent not being dependable.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 21 hours ago

Sad and true.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I have never been more proud of the American people as I am now.

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

It's because they can't afford $3.50 for a single hash brown, not because they all decided to start eating healthy.

Probably good for their health either way, though.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You are 100% correct. Maybe the lack of shit food from the golden arches will improve their cognitive ability as well.

I still like to think people are just avoiding the grade F shit food.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-americans-using-buy-now-144339419.html

[–] FluorideMind@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Grade f shit food has it's place. Grade f shit food for grade c prices does not.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 17 hours ago

Grade C? Shhhhhhit! A sit down is about the same price. Pick-up meals from a sit down is the same price. I would say Grade F+ price and I do love taco bell every once in awhile.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

The prices are outrageous.

[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Remind me how much McDonald's and it's executives donated to conservative PACs? Their food hasn't been edible in decades.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The bacon, egg, and cheese bagel combo still rocks but it's like $12 now. McDonald's breakfast was about $6 here five years ago.

[–] BigxRedxHusker@midwest.social 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Breakfast I'm still a sucker for their steak bagel they finally brought back and their nuggets and big mac. But even i have stopped going very often.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

I haven't eaten anything but breakfast since they got rid of the cheap wraps but it's still my go-to "treat" when I have to be somewhere early

[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago

Crap food, from a crap company, headquartered in a crap country.

It adds up.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

Want business? Maybe rediscover how to cook a fucking egg past 10:30am.

Just kidding, even if you did that I'd still buy food anywhere else.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Maybe if they didn't charge ridiculous prices.

6 bucks for a 'large' fry that might contain a single potatoes worth of fries.

Sandwiches for $4 that are barely worth $2.

[–] jared@mander.xyz 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Hey now. McDonald's is a very useful resource, e.g. if you are on a road trip far from home and need to stop somewhere to take leak.

What, food? I wouldn't know anything about that.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If it wasn't for my kids begging for McDs. I would never go there, maybe for breakfast rarely. But fuck that place man. It's the same trash for decades.

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

I think breakfast is the best thing going for Macdonalds. I just stopped there and it was $12 for a meal. It's barely above dog food and they want to charge $12....

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

The same trash, but now in smaller portion sizes for more money! Great, eh!

The ones around me barely even employ any front-facing staff, so they also aren't providing as many jobs to the local economy. And their seating is uncomfortable. All around just a horrible, overpriced experience for shite food.

I'm in the same boat as you: I only go there once a year for a school fund-raiser because my kids really want to. There's not even anything I find appealing to eat there, so I don't usually get anything.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 1 points 23 hours ago

McShit 💩