▲ 817 ▼ $3 for a single McDonald's hash brown? Some customers are fed up and pushing back (www.ksl.com) submitted 2 years ago by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 279 comments fedilink hide all child comments "Even though we're pushing through pricing, the consumer is tolerating it well," he said in October analyst call. normal way to talk about 'fellow' human beings
[–] FarmTaco@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (3 children) make sure you count utilities and rent for the building and supplies etc, its still ridiculous but slightly less so permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago And franchise fees. They take a percentage of gross. I really don't know why anybody gets involved with that stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kttnpunk@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah of course there are operating expenses, but you have these same companies buying the lowest quality equipment and products they can get away with as well. It's inexcusable. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jode@midwest.social -1 points 2 years ago Not to mention one of those la marcozzo espresso machines cost like 40k permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago And franchise fees. They take a percentage of gross. I really don't know why anybody gets involved with that stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kttnpunk@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah of course there are operating expenses, but you have these same companies buying the lowest quality equipment and products they can get away with as well. It's inexcusable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jode@midwest.social -1 points 2 years ago Not to mention one of those la marcozzo espresso machines cost like 40k permalink fedilink source parent