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13743988 No.13743988 [Reply] [Original]

There's absolutely no way they could do this if this was real food.

>> No.13744066

>>13743988
>that "cheese"
Yeah no shit
McD's meat doesn't even taste like meat

>> No.13744069
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13744069

love me a big mac

>> No.13744080

>>13743988
Massive multi-billion dollar international companies can afford to sell products at a promotional price, even at a loss, all for the sake of getting people talking about their product. Congratulations, you fell for it.
I miss the one cent Big Mac promotions, though. Haven't seen one since before 2010.

>> No.13744084

>>13743988
>There's absolutely no way they could do this if this was real food.
have you ever looked at the ingredients list for a big mac?
>>13744066
it's processed cheese, no one is pretending it's actual cheese

>> No.13744086

>>13744080
>at a loss
I guarantee you a Big Mac doesn't cost McDonald's more than a dollar to make

>> No.13744097
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13744097

>>13744084
>NOOOO! NOT THE CHEMICALS! NOT THE CHEMICALS AAAAAAAAAH! I NEED TO BE PUUUUUURE!
>>13744086
That's why I mentioned the one cent Big Macs.

>> No.13744105

>>13743988
They absolutely could, they just don't want to lose even a single percentage point of profit margins over the previous year or their whole board of directors will get the axe and personally sued by shareholders.

>> No.13744129

>>13744097
>>NOOOO! NOT THE CHEMICALS! NOT THE CHEMICALS AAAAAAAAAH! I NEED TO BE PUUUUUURE
when did i every imply this is my thought process? the ingredient list looks fine.

>> No.13744136

>>13743988
>LE MCDONALDS ISN'T REAL FOOD XD

>> No.13744139

>made with real onions
wow I love mcdonald's!

>> No.13744145

>>13744139
>made with RAW onions
Get on Micky D's level faggots

>> No.13744183

>>13743988
Of course they can't do it. Just 1$ would get you 1000 Big Macs

>> No.13744323

Big Macs are generally, over priced

They used to sell McDoubles for a dollar

Big Macs are no more food than a McDouble aside from the larger three part bun

>> No.13744353

>>13743988
>inb4 DO AMERICANS REALLY post
can't even read whatever the hell is written at the bottom and 1 c with = in the middle certainly isn't american

>> No.13744358

>>13744097
Modified milk ingredients?

>> No.13744359

>>13744323
Well now I'm just upset

>> No.13744360

>>13744323
This. I always get two mcdoubles or a mcdouble and a mcchicken. Maybe some apple pies if Im feeling like a fat fuck that day.

>> No.13744362

>>13744066
American cheese is the best for burgers.

>> No.13744369

>>13744353
You didn't even have to post that. I'm pretty certain anybody but an undereducated idiot knows what a euro symbol looks like. This thing
>€

>> No.13744407

>>13744358
Added casein and/or whey. Basically putting more milk into the milk than originally present.

>> No.13744413

I have something to say

>order 2/$3 mcdoubles
>ask to SUBstitute chup and 'tard for mac sauce
>add lettuce

you now have two big macs (sans the middle bread but that s hit is gay anyway) for $3.

>> No.13744504

>>13744413
the middle bread literally makes it

>> No.13744508

>>13744504
keep two slices of bread in your glovebox you soft boned bitch

>> No.13744638

>>13744504
How? All I could taste was the bread. When they had the "big mac jr" or whatever, that was way better just the same thing without the extra bread

>> No.13744651

>>13744086
>I guarantee you a Big Mac doesn't cost McDonald's more than a dollar to make
You are dumb, anon. Stop guaranteeing things when you're this dumb.

Even the cheapest burgers cost McDonald's more than a dollar to make.
They sell their hamburgers at a loss because very few people take advantage of that. Many go for the more expensive ones which are profitable and the vast majority also buys coke and fries which have gigantic margins.

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>>13743988
Why are the Japanese better at being Americans?

>> No.13744684

>>13744651
hmm no you're wrong. i worked at mcdonalds. costs about 36 cents to make a burger. about 44 cents for the big mac

>> No.13744692

>>13744684
That's purely food cost, which is a small percentage of your daily operating costs. Labor is pretty much the #1 manageable cost, and depending on the location, the property itself can be extremely expensive (although this is typically not included in your daily OpEx).

t. former Whataburger manager

>> No.13744696

>>13744684
You can be retarded all you want because I actually did work in McDonald's.

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>>13744696
yeah that definitely explains who the retard is thanks anon

>> No.13744714

>>13744674
This is not Japanese.
Also, you would hate Japanese McDonald's you dumb weeb.
It has very small menu, allows for very little customization, and is more expensive with smaller portions.
It has a couple of good exclusive burgers, though. And seasonal events are fairly frequent.

>> No.13744725

>>13744703
To be fair I was effectively "retarded" due to the language barrier when I worked there. Have to make money, you see.
Now I at least factually smarter than you ^;)

>> No.13744754

>>13744066
Just beef, salt, and pepper in McD's patties. So go cope and dilate and seethe about it.

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>>13744725
are you sure it was the language barrier that was making you retarded anon?

>> No.13744779

>>13744757
>graduated from high school at 16
>finished university at 21
>trilingual
>IT engineer
Yep, I think I'm pretty smart.

>> No.13744805

>>13744754
American "beef" which is just cardboard

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>>13744779

>> No.13744834

>>13744826
^;)

>> No.13744870

>>13744805
And there's the cope.

>> No.13744875

>>13744651
>>13744692
>muh operating costs
When you're making a recipe at home you don't add gasoline to the cost of the dish because you had to drive to the grocery store, or stove gas, or electricity, or the untensils you bought 10 years ago, you coping retards
The pure cost of a burger (ingredients) is around $0.40 so no, they don't sell at a loss

>> No.13744895

>>13744870
But is it cringe cope based or cringe cope kino, redpill?

>> No.13744905

>>13743988
>There's absolutely no way they could do this if this was real food.
Why not? Those patties are only 1.6 ounces each.

This is less than a quarter pound burger.

>> No.13744938

>>13744875
You are a retard who can't manage money if you don't think about all of that.
Also, Big Mac costs more than a dollar just for the ingredients. The default "sell at a loss" burgers do not but their price easily goes above a dollar after you count in bills, salaries, and the waste.

>> No.13744939

>>13744875
I actually do roughly factor these in, although to do so accurately would incur its own cost via too much time taken to calculate. Also, what you're saying is completely irrelevant to the discussion. If they exclusively sold $1 big macs - and nothing else ever - they would absolutely operate at a loss, because their aggregated expenses per big mac (or "OpEx/BMc") would be too high.

>> No.13744987

>>13743988
It's a loss leader model of sales. If you get a Big Mac cheap then you're likely to get something to drink (which costs 0.05 for the cup, sugar water, and electricity to make the ice) which is sold at a 2k percent markup.

>> No.13744997

>>13744939
>If they exclusively sold $1 big macs
But they don't
What's with the mental gymnastics?
If somebody asked you "how much you spent making that lasagna?" you'd only include ingredients unless you're an absolute autist, so please stop coping with the fact that it doesn't take McDonald's a dollar to make a fucking burger

>>13744938
>You are a retard who can't manage money if you don't think about all of that
I'm just not poor, imagine that
I pay my bills and buy food, I don't live off instant noodles so I don't need to count pennies

>> No.13745002

>>13744997
>I'm just not poor
Meaning you aren't rich.
Meaning you will never be rich due to your shit money management.
Thank you, the case closed. You may fuck off now, as your input on the topic is too unqualified to be taken seriously.

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>>13744938
>Big Mac costs more than a dollar just for the ingredients
No it doesn't

>> No.13745008

>>13743988
What the fuck is 1e supposed to mean?

>> No.13745015

>>13744895
Not sure what you are asking, but you are pretty cringy, yes.

>> No.13745017

>>13745002
>Meaning you aren't rich
Neither are you if you make so little that you're on a cooking budget

>> No.13745018

>>13745004
That's outdated, though.

>> No.13745027

>>13745017
>that you're on a cooking budget
Who says that? I'm not on a cooking budget I'm just not a retard who wastes money because he doesn't know how to manage them.
It goes well beyond cooking, my friend.

>> No.13745029

>>13745027
If you don't waste money you're not rich

>> No.13745044

>>13745027
Not accounting for spent money is wasting money.
It has nothing to do with "cooking on a budget", my extra chromosome friend.

>> No.13746441

They can if they charge you $1.50 for 10 cents worth of soda and $2 for 30 cents worth of fries

>> No.13746564

>>13744779
lol ok sure you did

>> No.13746609

>>13744714
>not japanese
Literally says 数量限定 and 期間限定 there.

>> No.13746614

>>13743988
You gotta get the big Mac with the 1/4 patties inatead

>> No.13746625

unironically would have loved deals like this here in eastern europe for mcdonalds, but we never get anything THAT cheap

>> No.13746795

>>13746609
You're right, I guess I missed it. They used to have メガマック which is identical to the Giga Big Mac on the picture.

>> No.13746812

How demoralized must someone be to defend mcdonald's on the internet

>> No.13746827
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13746827

>>13744714
For boku, it's the chikin crisp. The saikou fast food sandwich.

>> No.13746850

>>13746827
They have a better one now. Essentially chicken crisp but with their godlike spicy sauce.
スパチキ

>> No.13747167

i'm not saying that it /is/ real food, but were it real food, it could simply be a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_leader

>> No.13747181

>>13747167
this, like a rotisserie chicken at costco. however the big mac probably is just that cheap to make

>> No.13747186

>>13743988
I just don't like how thin their meat is.

>> No.13747189

>>13747181
Ignoring things like labour, shipping, and operational costs, I think it was proven that the ingredients altogether cost around 70 cents per sandwich in the continental US.

>> No.13747195

>>13743988
is it really only a euro on the continent? it’s like £3.50 just for the sandwich here brexit britain i suppose

>> No.13747207

>>13747195
It's a promotional price. It's usually around 3.50€ in Germany regularly.

>> No.13747369

>>13747189
Sounds like they are selling it at a slight loss then and relying on the fries and praying that the milkshake machine is working.

>> No.13748410

>>13744084
Processed Cheese is real cheese though. (Although mixed with a few other things) Just the stuff that is too brittle to slice, and has too much acid or other off flavors for shred gets sent to process.

T. Guy who grades Kraft cheddar every week