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How long ago did Fanis dad buy lunch for the three of them for $9.95?
Posted on 2/17/24 at 4:51 am
Posted on 2/17/24 at 4:51 am
And I think he said that was in Boston?
3 people, $10. Now it’s 1 person $30.
That’s like a 600% increase. FJB.
3 people, $10. Now it’s 1 person $30.
That’s like a 600% increase. FJB.
Posted on 2/17/24 at 5:07 am to Meauxjeaux
quote:I thought the same thing.
How long ago did Fanis dad buy lunch for the three of them for $9.95?
He indicated Fani was a little girl at the time. She's 53 now. So I figure the reference must be to the late 70's?
Here are McDonald's prices from 1979:
So, in a world where you could buy 3 Quarterpounder/Fries/Coke meals for a total of ~$4.50, the $9.95 story would seem plausible.
Posted on 2/17/24 at 5:35 am to NC_Tigah
Damn. Makes a lot of sense.
I didn’t realize parents had it so good.
I didn’t realize parents had it so good.
Posted on 2/17/24 at 7:37 am to NC_Tigah
And the portion sizes were bigger....a Big Mac was a Big Mac, not a biscuit Mac.
Posted on 2/17/24 at 9:25 am to NC_Tigah
Except $9.95 is a weird number for things to just happen to total to.
It is an expected price for a single item (9.95 or 9.99 for just under $10). But ordering multiple items to get that total... Either everything is priced to the nickel (plausible but still unusual to get to a $9.95 final tally) or they ordered exactly 5 items with a $x.x9 style price.
Knowing nothing else, that number would set off internal red flags that the person is probably making up a lie on the spot.
Caveat: I don't know the context and didn't watch any testimony.
p.s.: interesting seeing McDonalds prices from 1979. Just the other day I heard someone in an interview claim that in parts of California a value meal is up to $18. yikes.
It is an expected price for a single item (9.95 or 9.99 for just under $10). But ordering multiple items to get that total... Either everything is priced to the nickel (plausible but still unusual to get to a $9.95 final tally) or they ordered exactly 5 items with a $x.x9 style price.
Knowing nothing else, that number would set off internal red flags that the person is probably making up a lie on the spot.
Caveat: I don't know the context and didn't watch any testimony.
p.s.: interesting seeing McDonalds prices from 1979. Just the other day I heard someone in an interview claim that in parts of California a value meal is up to $18. yikes.
Posted on 2/17/24 at 9:31 am to NC_Tigah
Soup of the day at McDonald’s? I’m old enough and sure don’t remember that.
Posted on 2/17/24 at 9:32 am to M. A. Ryland
quote:
Except $9.95 is a weird number for things to just happen to total to.
May have been a family special somewhere. 3 for $9.95.
Posted on 2/17/24 at 9:35 am to NC_Tigah
quote:
Here are McDonald's prices from 1979:
Before that McD's had "the quarter back"
You hand them a dollar
They handed you
Burger
Fries
Drink
25 cents
Back
Posted on 2/17/24 at 9:42 am to M. A. Ryland
Pretax? A lot of items end in 95 or 99. But after tax is added it ends up at an odd number.
The exceptions to that are when a business will price an item with tax in mind so that it comes out to an even dollar amount. A store may make a drink about $1.81 so that it totals out to $2 even after tax.
My guess is that he pulled an amount out of his arse based on the likely pretax cost of the meal.
The exceptions to that are when a business will price an item with tax in mind so that it comes out to an even dollar amount. A store may make a drink about $1.81 so that it totals out to $2 even after tax.
My guess is that he pulled an amount out of his arse based on the likely pretax cost of the meal.
Posted on 2/17/24 at 9:43 am to M. A. Ryland
quote:
Just the other day I heard someone in an interview claim that in parts of California a value meal is up to $18. yikes.
Areas like SF or near areas like Yosemite which may only be open part of the year tend to have much higher prices than in LA.
But the average combo in LA, for a medium, is still in the $10-12 range at McD depending on what you are getting.
Posted on 2/17/24 at 9:53 am to Meauxjeaux
At a restaurant with a waiter that refused two different credit cards?
Posted on 2/17/24 at 9:56 am to Jbird
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At a restaurant with a waiter that refused two different credit cards?
Never try using Diner’s Card, American Express, or Discover at most restaurants.
I’m sure a race card got declined too.
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