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July 22nd, 2021 at 1:29:49 PM permalink
I have launched a lawsuit against McDonald's in Atlantic City.

I was multi-carding to get lots of free burgers using this promotion



I was surrounded by 8 McDonald's security guard who were former police officers.

They took me to their backroom, strip searched me for French fries and barbecue sauce, then notified all McDonald's, Burger Kings and White Castles in the north East with my picture and a description of how I obtained lots of free happy meals.

They then escorted me off the property, punched me in the back of my head and said they did not tolerate Mcburglers and not to come back.

[This post is in jest for those that aren't sure]
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July 22nd, 2021 at 1:40:23 PM permalink
Quote: darkoz


[This post is in jest for those that aren't sure]



i can still choose to be offended just because ;-)

and quick question for everyone here

WHO THE HELL DESIGNS A BURGER WITH THE CHEESE BELOW THE BURGER??? HUH??? (notice the big mac is the only one with cheese at the bottom of the burger not any other burger)
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July 22nd, 2021 at 2:00:24 PM permalink
I've been using the mailer coupons, but I don't know how I got on their mailing list since I've never used a credit card there.

The local Subway at WalMart went out of business and I know I probably have $50 of credits on my points card, then I remembered there's another Subway a couple blocks away so I don't have to drive 15-35 miles to get to one.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 2:12:52 PM permalink
Quote: heatmap

WHO THE HELL DESIGNS A BURGER WITH THE CHEESE BELOW THE BURGER??? HUH??? (notice the big mac is the only one with cheese at the bottom of the burger not any other burger)



Very good observation and question.

Years ago I interviewed the Karcher brothers who founded Carl's Jr.

Part of the interview was spent at a restaurant with them preparing burgers as they talked about their history. That's when they discussed the proper construction of a burger.

What they told me is that you have many taste sensors in the roof of your mouth so they put more flavored items on top of the burger so they hit the roof of your mouth first.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 2:14:22 PM permalink
Quote: AlanMendelson

Very good observation and question.

Years ago I interviewed the Karcher brothers who founded Carl's Jr.

Part of the interview was spent at a restaurant with them preparing burgers as they talked about their history. That's when they discussed the proper construction of a burger.

What they told me is that you have many taste sensors in the roof of your mouth so they put more flavored items on top of the burger so they hit the roof of your mouth first.



Is that why my tongue always sticks to the roof of my mouth?
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July 22nd, 2021 at 2:28:28 PM permalink
The real AP move is working at McDonald's and using your own code on orders that don't have one and getting lots of points.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 2:30:06 PM permalink
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The real AP move is working at McDonald's and using your own code on orders that don't have one and getting lots of points.



That sounds like a grey area move at best
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July 22nd, 2021 at 2:32:04 PM permalink
McDonald's new rewards program just rolled out nationwide — here's how to get a free McChicken or burger
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July 22nd, 2021 at 2:36:58 PM permalink
Quote: AlanMendelson

Very good observation and question.

Years ago I interviewed the Karcher brothers who founded Carl's Jr.

Part of the interview was spent at a restaurant with them preparing burgers as they talked about their history. That's when they discussed the proper construction of a burger.

What they told me is that you have many taste sensors in the roof of your mouth so they put more flavored items on top of the burger so they hit the roof of your mouth first.



so your saying the cheese is the last thing i would want to taste next to the bottom buns ... to be honest i didnt actually expect anyone to answer this and this answer is very interesting
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July 22nd, 2021 at 3:16:41 PM permalink
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What they told me is that you have many taste sensors in the roof of your mouth



My wife the dentist says this is just plain wrong. I trust her more than a bunch of burger flippers.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 3:48:57 PM permalink
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My wife the dentist says this is just plain wrong. I trust her more than a bunch of burger flippers.



Lol, I learned in biology class in the eighties that your taste buds are on your tongue.

I don't doubt a bunch of executives at a burger chain are idiots who lack basic understanding of biology
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July 22nd, 2021 at 4:09:59 PM permalink
Taste buds are predominantly on your tongue but there are also some on the roof of your mouth and back of your throat.

ETA: worth noting that a large part of what you likely think of as a “taste” sensation is olfactory, especially if it’s something more nuanced than one of the four (or five) basic tastes.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 4:18:08 PM permalink
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WHO THE HELL DESIGNS A BURGER WITH THE CHEESE BELOW THE BURGER??? HUH??? (notice the big mac is the only one with cheese at the bottom of the burger not any other burger)



I always put the cheese under my burger so the hot dripping grease will melt it.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 4:24:08 PM permalink
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I always put the cheese under my burger so the hot dripping grease will melt it.



Touches but McDonald's burgers aren't hot or greasy
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July 22nd, 2021 at 4:43:57 PM permalink
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Touches but McDonald's burgers aren't hot or greasy



Just their coffee. That's so hot it Garner's lawsuits as well
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July 22nd, 2021 at 4:48:21 PM permalink
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Just their coffee. That's so hot it Garner's lawsuits as well



the gf always reminds me of that and anytime we see a wierd label that tells you something that you as a logical human being might consider to be common sense - we know that someone sued the corporation that the label is printed on
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July 22nd, 2021 at 4:48:28 PM permalink
Quote: darkoz

I have launched a lawsuit against McDonald's in Atlantic City.

I was multi-carding to get lots of free burgers using this promotion

I was surrounded by 8 McDonald's security guard who were former police officers.

They took me to their backroom, strip searched me for French fries and barbecue sauce, then notified all McDonald's, Burger Kings and White Castles in the north East with my picture and a description of how I obtained lots of free happy meals.

They then escorted me off the property, punched me in the back of my head and said they did not tolerate Mcburglers and not to come back.

[This post is in jest for those that aren't sure]


The bit about barbecue sauce gave it away - you can only get that with McNuggets. Also, don't you mean, "They did not tolerate hamburglars"?

Reminds me of when I was at a Hardee's in Indianapolis a few years ago; I asked for a Monster Thickburger, but with barbecue sauce instead of mayo. They gave me the burger without mayo, and handed me some BBQ sauce packets.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 4:51:18 PM permalink
If you search Atlantic City McDonald’s on YouTube, they have far worse problems than a DarkOz lawsuit.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 5:04:25 PM permalink
Quote: darkoz

then notified all McDonald's, Burger Kings and White Castles in the north East with my picture and a description of how I obtained lots of free happy meals.



Hopefully Roy Rogers will still take your action.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 5:05:30 PM permalink
.....................


this is the real MickeyDees AP move..............and it may be a little shady but you will never get caught


you get a free item which is listed on your receipt if you do their survey - here are the rules:



Survey must be taken within 7 days of receipt of your receipt
Coupon must be redeemed within 30 days of survey being taken
Only 1 coupon may be used per customer per McDonald’s visit
Coupon is worth 1/20 of 1 cent in cash value if you wish to redeem it
No transfers or sales of your coupon
No combining your coupon with any other offer. Must be used alone
𝙈𝙖𝙭 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙮𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙨 5




but here's the trick

you can take more than 5 surveys per month - you just have to use different names and email addresses

you need to spread out your freebies at several different MickeyDees so nobody recognizes you





I've linked the MickeyDees survey so members can practice on it so they can do it quickly





https://www.mcdvoice.com/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1




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July 22nd, 2021 at 5:22:17 PM permalink
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Hopefully Roy Rogers will still take your action.



How is McDonald’s #1 and I’d have to get on the turnpike to even GET Roy Rogers?
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July 22nd, 2021 at 5:23:33 PM permalink
Quote: ThatDonGuy

Quote: darkoz

I have launched a lawsuit against McDonald's in Atlantic City.

I was multi-carding to get lots of free burgers using this promotion

I was surrounded by 8 McDonald's security guard who were former police officers.

They took me to their backroom, strip searched me for French fries and barbecue sauce, then notified all McDonald's, Burger Kings and White Castles in the north East with my picture and a description of how I obtained lots of free happy meals.

They then escorted me off the property, punched me in the back of my head and said they did not tolerate Mcburglers and not to come back.

[This post is in jest for those that aren't sure]


The bit about barbecue sauce gave it away - you can only get that with McNuggets. Also, don't you mean, "They did not tolerate hamburglars"?

Reminds me of when I was at a Hardee's in Indianapolis a few years ago; I asked for a Monster Thickburger, but with barbecue sauce instead of mayo. They gave me the burger without mayo, and handed me some BBQ sauce packets.



Oh man, of course I meant Hamburgler. You caught the joke. My bad, I didn't look it up and went off memory. I thought he was called the Mcburgler.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 5:31:58 PM permalink
............................


this guy knows more about MickeyDees than anybody I've ever encountered

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July 22nd, 2021 at 5:34:11 PM permalink
Quote: lilredrooster

.....................


this is the real MickeyDees AP move..............and it may be a little shady but you will never get caught


you get a free item which is listed on your receipt if you do their survey - here are the rules:



Survey must be taken within 7 days of receipt of your receipt
Coupon must be redeemed within 30 days of survey being taken
Only 1 coupon may be used per customer per McDonald’s visit
Coupon is worth 1/20 of 1 cent in cash value if you wish to redeem it
No transfers or sales of your coupon
No combining your coupon with any other offer. Must be used alone
𝙈𝙖𝙭 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙮𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙨 5




but here's the trick

you can take more than 5 surveys per month - you just have to use different names and email addresses

you need to spread out your freebies at several different MickeyDees so nobody recognizes you





I've linked the MickeyDees survey so members can practice on it so they can do it quickly





https://www.mcdvoice.com/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1




.




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Sad to say I had this AP manuever much more down pat and did it often during my homeless days. I don't do it now. Too petty.

First off, I wouldn't even buy a meal. Just go inside and dig a bag out of the garbage or even just a bag some lazybones didn't throw out. Receipt's are stapled to bag and have the offer.

Back then you didn't have to make any purchase (today they wised up and at best you get a sandwich with purchase of fries and soda).

Call in and get the code. Write it down and save it. The code was a string of numbers and letters but the beginning was consistent for about a month. So without even making the call, I just plugged in fake numbers every day (and with found receipts dug from garbage).

Ex JH7-6943 might be the legit code. And then you just plugged in the next day JH7-6950. They didn't cross reference the numbers. They simply were reimbursed later so by the time the figured out it was a bogus number you were gone weeks earlier with the food

The few times I got questioned on the code being too old the manager just said it was now expired but give him the sandwich anyway and then of course I would know it's time to take the survey again, rinse, repeat.

It was zero cost/100% profit paid in food of course.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 6:22:31 PM permalink
Quote: lilredrooster

............................


this guy knows more about MickeyDees than anybody I've ever encountered

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this guy has the best most wholesome show on adult swim its one of my favorite shows
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How is McDonald’s #1 and I’d have to get on the turnpike to even GET Roy Rogers?



HMS franchises aren't really worthwhile dining destinations.

Fortunately, Maryland isn't far.

Still trying to get over my backoff from every single Carl's Jr in New England.
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July 22nd, 2021 at 7:55:00 PM permalink
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Still trying to get over my backoff from every single Carl's Jr in New England.


Personally, I'm persona non grata at Rally's in Las Vegas. I'm sorry, but who the hell puts mustard on a chili cheese dog?
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July 22nd, 2021 at 8:06:11 PM permalink
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Personally, I'm persona non grata at Rally's in Las Vegas. I'm sorry, but who the hell puts mustard on a chili cheese dog?



I mean, I guess, but not the usual commodity grade bright yellow stuff.
A horseradish mustard delicately painted onto the frank could work.

Spiking a chili cheese dog like a football into the endzone and incoherent shouting about "NO ONIONS!" is gonna get you 86'd.
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I mean, I guess, but not the usual commodity grade bright yellow stuff.
A horseradish mustard delicately painted onto the frank could work.

Spiking a chili cheese dog like a football into the endzone and incoherent shouting about "NO ONIONS!" is gonna get you 86'd.



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July 23rd, 2021 at 3:23:49 AM permalink
Quote: darkoz

I have launched a lawsuit against McDonald's in Atlantic City.

I was multi-carding to get lots of free burgers using this promotion



I was surrounded by 8 McDonald's security guard who were former police officers.

They took me to their backroom, strip searched me for French fries and barbecue sauce, then notified all McDonald's, Burger Kings and White Castles in the north East with my picture and a description of how I obtained lots of free happy meals.

They then escorted me off the property, punched me in the back of my head and said they did not tolerate Mcburglers and not to come back.

[This post is in jest for those that aren't sure]

ugg.. they switched from the coffee club (buy 5, get 1 free) to this point system last month.
and the free coffee was ANYTHING in their McCafe section.
so i usually chose the most expensive thing (McD's version of a Frapachino).

why couldnt they leave the coffee club in place? :(
edit: in addition to the points rewards system
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July 23rd, 2021 at 3:49:20 AM permalink
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ugg.. they switched from the coffee club (buy 5, get 1 free) to this point system last month.
and the free coffee was ANYTHING in their McCafe section.
so i usually chose the most expensive thing (McD's version of a Frapachino).

why couldnt they leave the coffee club in place? :(



Because it offered tangible value to the consumer and was clearly something that some of the customers enjoyed and actually took advantage of as opposed to something that is offered, looks attractive enough on the surface to be a draw, but that the consumer usually does not take advantage of.

If you look at the offerings on the app between when it started and now you even see it. The deals are not that good anymore. Despite that, they still make it so that there's a cool down period, or whatever you would want to call it, between using one deal and another.

Perhaps the worst thing about the McDonald's app is that using a, 'Deal,' can actually cause your order to cost MORE money. It's true. The terms state, as most do, that the offers cannot be used in conjunction with any other coupon or promotion. That's fine, of course, but what they don't (or didn't) explicitly tell you at the time is that they considered, "Value Menu," and Combo pricing a promotion. I guess, "Value Menu," makes sense enough, not that I think anyone would immediately guess that it constitutes a promotion, but combo meals? Combo meals are considered a promotion?

So, much less than scan the thing and their computer system does the computer equivalent of, "Oh, this does not help this person; the price stays the same," their computer system does, "Oh, this negates a combo meal and turns it into separate items, which increases the price before the offer to $XX.xx, now we take off the discount for the offer of $X.xx and the price is this new higher number."

Now, would McDonald's find a way for that to just default to the lower of the two numbers? No, because why would they? That would be basic corporate decency and honesty in marketing---that the consumer presents a coupon that the corporation used to draw them into the establishment and the price-at worst-stays the same.

Burger King is absurdly cheap and their app is pretty much the same thing as just the coupons in the mail circular. It just saves you the need to have those actual coupons. I mean, Burger King's whole schtick is that it is overall fairly disgusting, but cheap. I'm not even sure that they deny their food sucks in the advertising anymore.

WENDY's has the best fast food burgers (around me) AND the best app. Let's look at today:

Quote: Mission's Wendy's App



Free Pub Fries w/Mobile Purchase
$2 Off Any Premium Combo
50% Off Any Kids Meal
Free Medium Fry with Purchase of Premium Sandwich
$4 Off Mobile Order of $20 or More
Free Small Frosty-ccino or Coffee w/Purchase



Okay, so why is Wendy's a good app? Wendy's is a good app because every single one of those offers does what it says. It does exactly what it says. The two closest things to, "Catches," are that the $4 off mobile order is pretax (standard) and the free small beverage does not apply as part of a combo (how would it?) and would be a separate beverage.

The closest thing to a catch would be that a person might have to ask what is or is not a premium sandwich or combo.

Contrast that to McDonald's where, suppose you had a coupon for an item totally unrelated to a combo that you'd also ordered that you decided to use, congratulations, you just negated your combo pricing and, as often as not, caused your overall food order to increase in price. The only, "Safe," workaround was to do your app/coupon order at McDonald's completely separately from everything else that you wanted, so do two orders, which creates waste and more work for the employees.

But, more than anything, it tells me what corporate Wendy's thinks of its loyal (or intended to be loyal) customers compared to corporate McDonald's. Wendy's likes them and wants to make deals easy to understand, use and not deceptive---McDonald's hates their customers and wants their deals to be deceptive and cost the consumer more money.
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July 23rd, 2021 at 6:14:04 AM permalink
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Personally, I'm persona non grata at Rally's in Las Vegas. I'm sorry, but who the hell puts mustard on a chili cheese dog?



I am fine if someone wants to add mustard to their dog. but let the customer do it. I don't use any condiments.
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July 23rd, 2021 at 10:53:34 AM permalink
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Because it offered tangible value to the consumer and was clearly something that some of the customers enjoyed and actually took advantage of as opposed to something that is offered, looks attractive enough on the surface to be a draw, but that the consumer usually does not take advantage of.

If you look at the offerings on the app between when it started and now you even see it. The deals are not that good anymore. Despite that, they still make it so that there's a cool down period, or whatever you would want to call it, between using one deal and another.

Perhaps the worst thing about the McDonald's app is that using a, 'Deal,' can actually cause your order to cost MORE money. It's true. The terms state, as most do, that the offers cannot be used in conjunction with any other coupon or promotion. That's fine, of course, but what they don't (or didn't) explicitly tell you at the time is that they considered, "Value Menu," and Combo pricing a promotion. I guess, "Value Menu," makes sense enough, not that I think anyone would immediately guess that it constitutes a promotion, but combo meals? Combo meals are considered a promotion?

So, much less than scan the thing and their computer system does the computer equivalent of, "Oh, this does not help this person; the price stays the same," their computer system does, "Oh, this negates a combo meal and turns it into separate items, which increases the price before the offer to $XX.xx, now we take off the discount for the offer of $X.xx and the price is this new higher number."

Now, would McDonald's find a way for that to just default to the lower of the two numbers? No, because why would they? That would be basic corporate decency and honesty in marketing---that the consumer presents a coupon that the corporation used to draw them into the establishment and the price-at worst-stays the same.

Burger King is absurdly cheap and their app is pretty much the same thing as just the coupons in the mail circular. It just saves you the need to have those actual coupons. I mean, Burger King's whole schtick is that it is overall fairly disgusting, but cheap. I'm not even sure that they deny their food sucks in the advertising anymore.

WENDY's has the best fast food burgers (around me) AND the best app. Let's look at today:



Okay, so why is Wendy's a good app? Wendy's is a good app because every single one of those offers does what it says. It does exactly what it says. The two closest things to, "Catches," are that the $4 off mobile order is pretax (standard) and the free small beverage does not apply as part of a combo (how would it?) and would be a separate beverage.

The closest thing to a catch would be that a person might have to ask what is or is not a premium sandwich or combo.

Contrast that to McDonald's where, suppose you had a coupon for an item totally unrelated to a combo that you'd also ordered that you decided to use, congratulations, you just negated your combo pricing and, as often as not, caused your overall food order to increase in price. The only, "Safe," workaround was to do your app/coupon order at McDonald's completely separately from everything else that you wanted, so do two orders, which creates waste and more work for the employees.

But, more than anything, it tells me what corporate Wendy's thinks of its loyal (or intended to be loyal) customers compared to corporate McDonald's. Wendy's likes them and wants to make deals easy to understand, use and not deceptive---McDonald's hates their customers and wants their deals to be deceptive and cost the consumer more money.



Here in NY the tax was 8 1/4% back in the 90's.

Dollar menu items at Burger King would always add up to $1.08

McDonald's would always add up to $1.09.

That's because they had the discretion to charge that 1/4% or not (can't actually collect a 1/4 penny.

I'm certain McDonald's collected an extra penny which probably added up to millions in extra cash (I am certain they didn't report the 1/4 penny.)

So Burger King always got my respect. And I prefer their burgers as well
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July 23rd, 2021 at 12:21:26 PM permalink
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Here in NY the tax was 8 1/4% back in the 90's.

Dollar menu items at Burger King would always add up to $1.08

McDonald's would always add up to $1.09.

That's because they had the discretion to charge that 1/4% or not (can't actually collect a 1/4 penny.

I'm certain McDonald's collected an extra penny which probably added up to millions in extra cash (I am certain they didn't report the 1/4 penny.)

So Burger King always got my respect. And I prefer their burgers as well



That may well be the case, but even then, I wouldn't blow a gasket over that.

The matter at hand is something that is much more fundamental than even the rounding on tax---it is the simple concept that someone should not be in a situation where they use a coupon, and therefore, get charged more actual money for the same items than they would have been otherwise. That's simply not what a coupon is supposed to be.
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July 23rd, 2021 at 12:22:38 PM permalink
Like, would you go into a store with a coupon that says, "Present this at the time of checkout, and we will ADD $3 to any purchase of $50, or more"?
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July 23rd, 2021 at 12:23:24 PM permalink
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That may well be the case, but even then, I wouldn't blow a gasket over that.

The matter at hand is something that is much more fundamental than even the rounding on tax---it is the simple concept that someone should not be in a situation where they use a coupon, and therefore, get charged more actual money for the same items than they would have been otherwise. That's simply not what a coupon is supposed to be.



I'm in agreement.

Was pointing out McDonald's has always been in a screw the customer/drain him of every cent mentality.
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July 23rd, 2021 at 12:24:04 PM permalink
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I'm in agreement.

Was pointing out McDonald's has always been in a screw the customer/drain him of every cent mentality.



It certainly seems that way.
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July 23rd, 2021 at 12:24:21 PM permalink
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That may well be the case, but even then, I wouldn't blow a gasket over that.

The matter at hand is something that is much more fundamental than even the rounding on tax---it is the simple concept that someone should not be in a situation where they use a coupon, and therefore, get charged more actual money for the same items than they would have been otherwise. That's simply not what a coupon is supposed to be.



Capitalism is all about charging as much as you can for something. If an idiot wants to buy 5 for $5, let him. It is not my job to explain that $0.80 each is only $4.
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July 23rd, 2021 at 12:34:12 PM permalink
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Capitalism is all about charging as much as you can for something. If an idiot wants to buy 5 for $5, let him. It is not my job to explain that $0.80 each is only $4.



Hmmm...we'd better carry this over to DT if we want to continue this line.
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July 23rd, 2021 at 6:14:32 PM permalink
Did we emphasize enough how unhealthy these hamburgers and fries are?

I'm on a diet that is near-zero carbs, no high-fructose corn syrup, no fried food and certainly no fast food -because I messed up my body from decades of eating fast food. Now, its chicken, seafood and blades of grass all the way down.
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July 23rd, 2021 at 7:39:42 PM permalink
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Did we emphasize enough how unhealthy these hamburgers and fries are?

I'm on a diet that is near-zero carbs, no high-fructose corn syrup, no fried food and certainly no fast food -because I messed up my body from decades of eating fast food. Now, its chicken, seafood and blades of grass all the way down.



Every person I personally know who bragged about eating healthy died young.

Gonna stick with my fast food.

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July 24th, 2021 at 3:48:12 AM permalink
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Did we emphasize enough how unhealthy these hamburgers and fries are?

I'm on a diet that is near-zero carbs, no high-fructose corn syrup, no fried food and certainly no fast food -because I messed up my body from decades of eating fast food. Now, its chicken, seafood and blades of grass all the way down.



We're all going to die sometime.

But, fair enough. I eat reasonably healthy, overall, though probably not as well as you do as it sounds from your post.
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July 24th, 2021 at 6:48:10 AM permalink
Just because you eat healthy doesn’t mean you are healthy I know plenty of people who eat healthy and who don’t exercise and are still having issues with their health
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Just because you eat healthy doesn’t mean you are healthy I know plenty of people who eat healthy and who don’t exercise and are still having issues with their health

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July 27th, 2021 at 1:59:15 AM permalink
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