flying_monkies

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A double double is not the same as a big mac

Really, let's see... If I remember the commercial correctly:

Big Mac:

Two all beef patties
Special Sauce (1000 Island dressing)
Lettuce
Cheese
Pickles
Onions
on a sesame seed bun

Double Double:

Two beef patties
1000 Island dressing (special sauce)
Lettuce
Cheese
Onions (raw by default, grilled on request)
Toasted Bun

You're absolutely correct. The difference between the two is staggering. I didn't realize sesame seeds and the extra piece of bun they stick in the middle of a Big Mac costs that much more.

Pickles, well, you can say "double-double with pickles" and they'll put them on at no extra cost. I suggest not making the mistake of saying "extra pickles" vs. "add pickles". They take it as a challenge.

I’m not, but I also don’t think you understand, why it would still be necessary to raise prices on their food to pay a good bit higher wage.

You're right, I definitely don't understand.

$163/month, globally for all employees, does absolutely nothing for a person (and yeah, that's sarcasm, when I was working equivalent level jobs, about another $.80/hour after taxes would have been nice) and isn't an example of the company going for profits over employees. Besides, we're only talking about California getting the price increase right? I mean they're not going to look at raising prices everywhere. So... Let's look at the state.

According to the this website a Big Mac in California, on average is $5.89.

Average starting rate in California appears to be $16-18/hour for crew members according to generic "mcdonalds hiring search followed by a city name... So, we'll call it $17/hour to start? Makes sense that they'd need to raise the prices.

Not a big fan of McDonald's, I wonder how that's going to affect me at the equivalent fast food place in the same state that I like: In-n-Out.

According to this site there was already a price hike in 2023 on the cost of the double-double by 24%, guess it's only going to get worse. $4.90 for that Big-Mac equivalent of a double-double. Huh, this is going to suck.

Starting pay at In-n-Out for a crew member is, let me see... The In-n-Out employment page shows the starting pay for crew members is $19.75/hr at any store I select.

So, two chains in the same state selling, pretty much the same product, doing the same work with an average pay differential of $2.75/hour.

You're absolutely right, McD's really does need to bump the price.