On Sat, 16 Jun 2001, Ronn Blankenship wrote:
> At 10:46 PM 6/13/01, you wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: John D. Giorgis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 10:25 PM
> >Subject: Fast Food Re: Pride and Arrogance Re: American Attitudes
> >(wasRe:Hardworking?)
> >
> >
> > > At 06:16 PM 6/13/01 -0500 Dan Minette wrote:
> > > >One thing about eating here is that its cheap. Obviously the Golden
> >Arches
> > > >are very cheap: $3.00 for a full meal.
> > >
> > > What exactly do you order for $3.00? Three small hamburgers and a small
> > > fries and drink?
> > >
> >
> >The double cheeseburger meal with a large fry and a medium drink. The drink
> >has infinite refills until you go out the door. If you allow rounding up to
> >$3.49, you can supersize it. :-)
>
>
> R U sure that is not a local thing?
I was wondering the same, actually. It sounds like what I could get for
$3 around here, but hey, I'm in the same state. I noticed on a trip in
1996 that the prices at McDonald's increased as we headed east and hit
something of a high on I-81 in Virginia. Prices may have been a little
bit higher than there in New England, I don't remember for sure. (Also, I
think that once we got into territory where there were Friendly's
restaurants, we eschewed McDonald's, and that happened somewhere in
Pennsylvania and continued until we were on our way back going through
Pennsylvania again.)
> FWIW, I have noticed that the price for the exact same order at
> different McD's around here (20 mile radius or so) can vary over a
> range of as much as a dollar, from $5.something to well over $6.
I've noticed that the price can vary from one to another in Austin by as
much as $0.30 or $0.40 on the Extra Value Meals. And, of course, the one
that is most convenient for me most of the time is as pricey as they get
around here. (There's one a little closer that might be a bit cheaper,
but they have historically not handled special orders as well, and there's
a bunch of construction between my house and that one that I'd rather not
deal with for something as trivial as saving a few cents on McDonald's.)
Julia
