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From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: Fast Food Re: Pride and Arrogance Re: American Attitudes
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> On Sat, 16 Jun 2001, Ronn Blankenship wrote:
> > 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.
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> 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
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I didn't speak to the universality of my observations, just to their
existance. I was a might low, with tax. The regular double cheese meal was
$2.95 without tax, and about $3.20 with. The supersized was about $3.55
with tax.
Dan M.
