MCD's double cheeseburger for a $1 going away
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Originally Posted By: Pablo
You people sicken me.
I'm pretty sure not only biscuits are at risk. You may well be served soggy pizza, soggy General Cho's chicken, soggy onion soup, and even a soggy salad.
You people sicken me.
I'm pretty sure not only biscuits are at risk. You may well be served soggy pizza, soggy General Cho's chicken, soggy onion soup, and even a soggy salad.
Originally Posted By: Aldaris
I think the $1.00 double cheeseburger has been a loss leader for the McDonald's chain for a long time.
I agree completely. But, how many times do you think someone orders a double cheeseburger and nothing else? They need a way to get you in the door. Fries and soda have huge profit margins. Especially soda.
This thinking became clear to me years ago when I bought my daughter some kind of kid's meal at Burger King. The entire meal was 1.99 and it came with a toy that had a battery in it and it lit up. I said to my dad, how do they give you a meal with chicken fingers, fries, a drink and a dessert and then throw a toy in there for 1.99? He replied "To get you in there to buy a double whopper, Fries and a large soda".
I think the $1.00 double cheeseburger has been a loss leader for the McDonald's chain for a long time.
I agree completely. But, how many times do you think someone orders a double cheeseburger and nothing else? They need a way to get you in the door. Fries and soda have huge profit margins. Especially soda.
This thinking became clear to me years ago when I bought my daughter some kind of kid's meal at Burger King. The entire meal was 1.99 and it came with a toy that had a battery in it and it lit up. I said to my dad, how do they give you a meal with chicken fingers, fries, a drink and a dessert and then throw a toy in there for 1.99? He replied "To get you in there to buy a double whopper, Fries and a large soda".
Originally Posted By: NYEngineer
Originally Posted By: Aldaris
I think the $1.00 double cheeseburger has been a loss leader for the McDonald's chain for a long time.
I agree completely. But, how many times do you think someone orders a double cheeseburger and nothing else? They need a way to get you in the door. Fries and soda have huge profit margins. Especially soda.
This thinking became clear to me years ago when I bought my daughter some kind of kid's meal at Burger King. The entire meal was 1.99 and it came with a toy that had a battery in it and it lit up. I said to my dad, how do they give you a meal with chicken fingers, fries, a drink and a dessert and then throw a toy in there for 1.99? He replied "To get you in there to buy a double whopper, Fries and a large soda".
It's always quite apparent who their regular customers are. You can spot them from hundreds of metres in any direction as they waddle down the walk.
Originally Posted By: Aldaris
I think the $1.00 double cheeseburger has been a loss leader for the McDonald's chain for a long time.
I agree completely. But, how many times do you think someone orders a double cheeseburger and nothing else? They need a way to get you in the door. Fries and soda have huge profit margins. Especially soda.
This thinking became clear to me years ago when I bought my daughter some kind of kid's meal at Burger King. The entire meal was 1.99 and it came with a toy that had a battery in it and it lit up. I said to my dad, how do they give you a meal with chicken fingers, fries, a drink and a dessert and then throw a toy in there for 1.99? He replied "To get you in there to buy a double whopper, Fries and a large soda".
It's always quite apparent who their regular customers are. You can spot them from hundreds of metres in any direction as they waddle down the walk.
Originally Posted By: Iain
Originally Posted By: NYEngineer
Originally Posted By: Aldaris
I think the $1.00 double cheeseburger has been a loss leader for the McDonald's chain for a long time.
I agree completely. But, how many times do you think someone orders a double cheeseburger and nothing else? They need a way to get you in the door. Fries and soda have huge profit margins. Especially soda.
This thinking became clear to me years ago when I bought my daughter some kind of kid's meal at Burger King. The entire meal was 1.99 and it came with a toy that had a battery in it and it lit up. I said to my dad, how do they give you a meal with chicken fingers, fries, a drink and a dessert and then throw a toy in there for 1.99? He replied "To get you in there to buy a double whopper, Fries and a large soda".
It's always quite apparent who their regular customers are. You can spot them from hundreds of metres in any direction as they waddle down the walk.
You are what you eat. It's a McBody.
There's a group of women that I used to work with (before I retired) that went to McDonalds/Burger King/Subway nearly every day for lunch. Each one had a jumbo backside. They would bring a sandwich, fries and large diet soda back to the office. They were also on a perpetual diet.
I just shake my head in disgust at anyone who stuffs their face with that garbage.
Originally Posted By: NYEngineer
Originally Posted By: Aldaris
I think the $1.00 double cheeseburger has been a loss leader for the McDonald's chain for a long time.
I agree completely. But, how many times do you think someone orders a double cheeseburger and nothing else? They need a way to get you in the door. Fries and soda have huge profit margins. Especially soda.
This thinking became clear to me years ago when I bought my daughter some kind of kid's meal at Burger King. The entire meal was 1.99 and it came with a toy that had a battery in it and it lit up. I said to my dad, how do they give you a meal with chicken fingers, fries, a drink and a dessert and then throw a toy in there for 1.99? He replied "To get you in there to buy a double whopper, Fries and a large soda".
It's always quite apparent who their regular customers are. You can spot them from hundreds of metres in any direction as they waddle down the walk.
You are what you eat. It's a McBody.
There's a group of women that I used to work with (before I retired) that went to McDonalds/Burger King/Subway nearly every day for lunch. Each one had a jumbo backside. They would bring a sandwich, fries and large diet soda back to the office. They were also on a perpetual diet.
I just shake my head in disgust at anyone who stuffs their face with that garbage.
I was actually told by a doctor years ago to NEVER eat McDonald's french fries. In his opinion, they are the most godawful thing on the planet. As soon as I stopped eating them, I lost weight and stopped getting headaches. I don't miss them.
^^^ Perhaps the large Amount of TransFat in them?? I cut down on fast food as much as possible. Sometimes reluctantly I'm still there once or twice a week. But anymore it's usually only Wendy's or Subway or the occassional MCDs or a rare BK (I will just get the grilled chicken sandwich there). I know none of it's Healthy, but at least at Wendy's They've gone Trans Fat free cooking oils(I think their fries have 1 gr for a large), and so I won't die as fast 
I believe mcdonalds announced going trans fat free a few years ago, as of now, they haven't switched. Mcdonald's cited "customers expect a certain level of quality with our fries" the taste would not be there. anyone see super size me movie?
Originally Posted By: Cutehumor
I believe mcdonalds announced going trans fat free a few years ago, as of now, they haven't switched. Mcdonald's cited "customers expect a certain level of quality with our fries" the taste would not be there. anyone see super size me movie?
But they have stopped putting beef stock in their fries.
I believe mcdonalds announced going trans fat free a few years ago, as of now, they haven't switched. Mcdonald's cited "customers expect a certain level of quality with our fries" the taste would not be there. anyone see super size me movie?
But they have stopped putting beef stock in their fries.
Double cheesburger $.99
Regular Cheesburger $1 and up....????
Regular Cheesburger $1 and up....????
Originally Posted By: Cutehumor
I believe mcdonalds announced going trans fat free a few years ago, as of now, they haven't switched. Mcdonald's cited "customers expect a certain level of quality with our fries" the taste would not be there. anyone see super size me movie?
I think certain areas from articles I've read have gone to trans fat free oils for "taste testing"
IMO can't tast a difference in fried foods whether they are in TF saturated oils, or TF free oils.
I believe mcdonalds announced going trans fat free a few years ago, as of now, they haven't switched. Mcdonald's cited "customers expect a certain level of quality with our fries" the taste would not be there. anyone see super size me movie?
I think certain areas from articles I've read have gone to trans fat free oils for "taste testing"
IMO can't tast a difference in fried foods whether they are in TF saturated oils, or TF free oils.
No trans fat in the french fries in the US. A medium french fries has 19 grams of fat but zero trans fat (legally, if it's less than 0.5 grams, it can be rounded down to zero).
http://app.mcdonalds.com/bagamcmeal?process=item&itemID=6052
The cheese burger, on the other hand, has 0.5 grams of trans fat:
http://app.mcdonalds.com/bagamcmeal?process=item&itemID=3
http://app.mcdonalds.com/bagamcmeal?process=item&itemID=6052
The cheese burger, on the other hand, has 0.5 grams of trans fat:
http://app.mcdonalds.com/bagamcmeal?process=item&itemID=3
"Before switching to pure vegetable oil in 1990, McDonald's corporation cooked its french fries in a mixture of 93% beef tallow and 7% cottonseed oil."
Now those are some REAL french fries.
mmmmmmm, beeeeef tallow.
Now those are some REAL french fries.
mmmmmmm, beeeeef tallow.
Originally Posted By: moribundman
...Because they live in a fast food society. One might even say they live in a fast everything society. They have no patience, no time for anything really. That leads to a constant search for instant gratification. Apparently a pile of carbs and grease hit the right spot in a timely manner! The term "to grab lunch" says it all. I have no intention of grabbing lunch and wolfing it down between cell phone calls while navigating the mall parking lot.
We all live in the same society and we are all responsible for the choices we make. Its not that people don’t have time to eat right, they choose not to make the time to eat right. Even more disgusting than McFood are those who say that the fast food industry is somehow responsible for obesity…cop out, cop out, cop out!
And speaking of McD's fries, those things DON’T decay. Imagine what happens in your stomach!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-ljW5YEdao&feature=related
These quotes say it best:
"You are what you eat. It's a McBody."
"I just shake my head in disgust at anyone who stuffs their face with that garbage."
"I just don't understand who would eat this sh1te. Why people why? "
McGoodness…yum!
...Because they live in a fast food society. One might even say they live in a fast everything society. They have no patience, no time for anything really. That leads to a constant search for instant gratification. Apparently a pile of carbs and grease hit the right spot in a timely manner! The term "to grab lunch" says it all. I have no intention of grabbing lunch and wolfing it down between cell phone calls while navigating the mall parking lot.
We all live in the same society and we are all responsible for the choices we make. Its not that people don’t have time to eat right, they choose not to make the time to eat right. Even more disgusting than McFood are those who say that the fast food industry is somehow responsible for obesity…cop out, cop out, cop out!
And speaking of McD's fries, those things DON’T decay. Imagine what happens in your stomach!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-ljW5YEdao&feature=related
These quotes say it best:
"You are what you eat. It's a McBody."
"I just shake my head in disgust at anyone who stuffs their face with that garbage."
"I just don't understand who would eat this sh1te. Why people why? "
McGoodness…yum!
Yes, butt you do poop them out.
That's why I don't buy used cars. They will have mc dees fries under the seat.
That's why I don't buy used cars. They will have mc dees fries under the seat.
I had a McDonald's chicken biscuit yesterday for the first time, and I must say that I rather liked it
And their double cheeseburgers are made with crack laced onions, because those SOB's are addictive.
And their double cheeseburgers are made with crack laced onions, because those SOB's are addictive.
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Yes, butt you do poop them out..
I see it like this - yes your body passes them, but do see actual fries in your stool? Im guessing no (guessing since I wouldnt eat them). So your body breaks it down and all those "things" (sorry to be so technical
) that keep those fries intact for months are now absorbed into your mcbody! Just WOW!
As a general rule, people are too manipulated by media (and/or stupid) to be left to their own devices. I feel this is proven my how sucessful McDs is across the world....I think they spend some 20 billion dollars per year on advertising.
Yes, butt you do poop them out..
I see it like this - yes your body passes them, but do see actual fries in your stool? Im guessing no (guessing since I wouldnt eat them). So your body breaks it down and all those "things" (sorry to be so technical
As a general rule, people are too manipulated by media (and/or stupid) to be left to their own devices. I feel this is proven my how sucessful McDs is across the world....I think they spend some 20 billion dollars per year on advertising.
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Some interesting facts on fast "food":
--You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a Super Sized Coke, fry and Big Mac (!!!)
--French fries are the most eaten vegetable in America
--60 percent of all Americans are either overweight or obese
--McDonald's distributes more toys per year than Toys-R-Us
--McDonald's represents 43% of total U.S. fast food market
--McDonald's: "Any processing our foods undergo make them more dangerous than unprocessed foods"
--Each day, 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food restaurant
--In 1972, we spent 3 billion a year on fast food - today we spend more than $110 billion
--McDonald's feeds more than 46 million people a day - more than the entire population of Spain
--In the U.S., we eat more than 1,000,000 animals an hour
--One in every three children born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime
--Left unabated, obesity will surpass smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in America
--Obesity has been linked to: Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, Adult Onset Diabetes, Stroke, Gall Bladder Disease, Osteoarthritis, Sleep Apnea, Respiratory Problems, Endometrial, Breast, Prostate and Colon Cancers, Dyslipidemia, steatohepatitis, insulin resistance, breathlessness, Asthma, Hyperuricaemia, reproductive hormone abnormalities, polycystic ovarian syndrome, impaired fertility and lower back pain
--The average child sees 10,000 TV advertisements per year
--Only seven items on McDonald's entire menu contain no sugar
--Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald - he was fired for being too fat
--Diabetes will cut 17-27 years off your life
--The World Health Organization has declared obesity a global epidemic
--McDonald's calls people who eat a lot of their food "heavy users"
--McDonald's operates more than 30,000 restaurants in more then 100 countries on 6 continents
--Before most children can speak they can recognize McDonald's
--Most nutritionists recommend not eating fast food more than once a month
--40 percent of American meals are eaten outside the home
--You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a Super Sized Coke, fry and Big Mac (!!!)
--French fries are the most eaten vegetable in America
--60 percent of all Americans are either overweight or obese
--McDonald's distributes more toys per year than Toys-R-Us
--McDonald's represents 43% of total U.S. fast food market
--McDonald's: "Any processing our foods undergo make them more dangerous than unprocessed foods"
--Each day, 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food restaurant
--In 1972, we spent 3 billion a year on fast food - today we spend more than $110 billion
--McDonald's feeds more than 46 million people a day - more than the entire population of Spain
--In the U.S., we eat more than 1,000,000 animals an hour
--One in every three children born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime
--Left unabated, obesity will surpass smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in America
--Obesity has been linked to: Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, Adult Onset Diabetes, Stroke, Gall Bladder Disease, Osteoarthritis, Sleep Apnea, Respiratory Problems, Endometrial, Breast, Prostate and Colon Cancers, Dyslipidemia, steatohepatitis, insulin resistance, breathlessness, Asthma, Hyperuricaemia, reproductive hormone abnormalities, polycystic ovarian syndrome, impaired fertility and lower back pain
--The average child sees 10,000 TV advertisements per year
--Only seven items on McDonald's entire menu contain no sugar
--Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald - he was fired for being too fat
--Diabetes will cut 17-27 years off your life
--The World Health Organization has declared obesity a global epidemic
--McDonald's calls people who eat a lot of their food "heavy users"
--McDonald's operates more than 30,000 restaurants in more then 100 countries on 6 continents
--Before most children can speak they can recognize McDonald's
--Most nutritionists recommend not eating fast food more than once a month
--40 percent of American meals are eaten outside the home
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