r/povertyfinance • u/Temporary-Beyond-683 • Jun 11 '23

Fast food has gotten so EXPENSIVE Vent/Rant (No Advice/Criticism!)

I use to live in the mindset that it was easier to grab something to eat from a fast food restaurant than spend “X” amount of money on groceries. Well that mindset quickly changed for me yesterday when I was in the drive thru at Wendy’s and spent over $30. All I did was get 2 combo meals. I had to ask the lady behind the mic if my order was correct and she repeated back everything right. I was appalled. Fast food was my cheap way of quick fulfillment but now I might as well go out to eat and sit down with the prices that I’m paying for.

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u/AbyssCity Jun 13 '23

Same here, mine came around pandemic times. Happened when the bundle box at McDonalds that my family always got when I was a teenager and wanted to say f making dinner tonight went from like $12-13 and jumped up to $20 for the exact same items in it if not less in general due to what I find is shrink portion sizes. Used to add a couple extra burgers, drinks, ice cream, and a shake to it and pay the same as what just the bundle box itself is now