Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says - Lemmy.World
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Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount. Roberts, 38, now only gets fast food “as a rare treat,” he told CBS MoneyWatch. “Nothing has made me cook at home more than fast-food prices.” Roberts is hardly alone. Many consumers are expressing frustration at the surge in fast-food prices, which are starting to scare off budget-conscious customers. A January poll [https://www.revenuemanage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Feb24-RMS-RestaurantConsumers-General.pdf] by consulting firm Revenue Management Solutions found that about 25% of people who make under $50,000 were cutting back on fast food, pointing to cost as a concern.
  • RBG@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    18·
    2 months ago

    Where’s the “guide” other than saying the meat is cylindrical? One commenter says there are 128 different products.

    • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
      51·
      2 months ago

      What’s more confusing is they say it’s cylindrical and has 90 degree corners.

    • Rentlar@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      16·
      2 months ago

      Fair, for a guide it’s pretty short. But it was definitely a thought-provoking discussion between multiple commenters (including the 128 different products one) that, in my view, made it in my bestof.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    “Nothing has made me cook at home more than fast-food prices.”

    I cannot see any downsides of that.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.caOPEnglish
    43·
    2 months ago

    @MrVilliam@lemmy.world, @spongebue@lemmy.world, @catloaf@lemm.ee are the honorable mentions. A high quality rant and discussion in one.