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re: How long ago did Fanis dad buy lunch for the three of them for $9.95?
Posted on 2/17/24 at 5:07 am to Meauxjeaux
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.
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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 9:35 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
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