McDonalds Prices

[Amby 490]

I went to McDonalds this morning to get a sausage mcmuffin. The price on the board was $2.89 for the meal but I was charged $3.59. When I asked the lady she said their prices have gone up. So I said well shouldn't you charge the price you advertise? She then proceeded to turn into a complete beoyatch. Told me it was already in the computer and there was nothing she could do about itI didn't get the food I was so mad that she was being a b. So I called the manager and he said he doesn't know why she did that the price hasn't changed. #######? I didn't care that much that it was more I was more peeved that she had the nerve to get all crappy with me when I asked. I'm never going there again.

[Nagishkaw 510]

I never support fast food places. They poison people.

[Amby 490]

well I guess I sort of support then by going there 4 or 5 times a year

[*julez* 124]

I just love how incompetent people cover up their mistakes with lies! I hope, at least, that the manager apologized for her biznatch of an employee. Trouble is, as much as we boycott cetain locations (I have a few on my list for similar reasons!) it won't make one iota of difference. They will always have Sh!theads working for them who don't value customers.

[mawilson 2,133]

I went to McDonalds this morning to get a sausage mcmuffin. The price on the board was $2.89 for the meal but I was charged $3.59. When I asked the lady she said their prices have gone up. So I said well shouldn't you charge the price you advertise? She then proceeded to turn into a complete beoyatch. Told me it was already in the computer and there was nothing she could do about itI didn't get the food I was so mad that she was being a b. So I called the manager and he said he doesn't know why she did that the price hasn't changed. #######? I didn't care that much that it was more I was more peeved that she had the nerve to get all crappy with me when I asked. I'm never going there again.

Happened to me once.

Two women tried to charge me $8 for a meal that cost $5 ($5 was the price written on the board.)

When I confronted them, they "didn't understand" me at first ("wrong price!" - "you want fries?")

then told me it was the tax ($3 tax?? huh?) then told me the condiments were extra.

Basically, they kept lying and lying and I was getting nowhere, so I said "f* it", went back

to work and emailed their customer service department.

They called me back, apologised, offered a free meal and said they would send an investigator

to check them out (the women were Bangladeshi, apparently.) I hope they got fired.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I went to McDonalds this morning to get a sausage mcmuffin. The price on the board was $2.89 for the meal but I was charged $3.59. When I asked the lady she said their prices have gone up. So I said well shouldn't you charge the price you advertise? She then proceeded to turn into a complete beoyatch. Told me it was already in the computer and there was nothing she could do about itI didn't get the food I was so mad that she was being a b. So I called the manager and he said he doesn't know why she did that the price hasn't changed. #######? I didn't care that much that it was more I was more peeved that she had the nerve to get all crappy with me when I asked. I'm never going there again.

I've noticed there is a difference in how you get taxed on fast food...at least here in California. If I go to Subway, there is no sales tax for a sandwich, but if I buy a burrito at Baja Fresh, the tax is 8.5 cents on the dollar. It's crazy.

Edited July 19, 2007 by Mister Fancypants

[Saddle Bronc 124]

I went to McDonalds this morning to get a sausage mcmuffin. The price on the board was $2.89 for the meal but I was charged $3.59. When I asked the lady she said their prices have gone up. So I said well shouldn't you charge the price you advertise? She then proceeded to turn into a complete beoyatch. Told me it was already in the computer and there was nothing she could do about itI didn't get the food I was so mad that she was being a b. So I called the manager and he said he doesn't know why she did that the price hasn't changed. #######? I didn't care that much that it was more I was more peeved that she had the nerve to get all crappy with me when I asked. I'm never going there again.

Was this one in Canada? Even then, the $0.70 difference is way more than can be explained by PST and GST combined.

The maximum extra that could reasonably be charged in US is $0.29 (in Washington, DC city--where sales-tax rate is 10%) leading to a forkout of $3.18 (a good $0.41 less than this chopfrack decided to explain away by lying).

Also, it is illegal for any store or restaurant to charge more (pretax) than the lowest visible price.

[featherB 1]

I went to McDonalds this morning to get a sausage mcmuffin. The price on the board was $2.89 for the meal but I was charged $3.59. When I asked the lady she said their prices have gone up. So I said well shouldn't you charge the price you advertise? She then proceeded to turn into a complete beoyatch. Told me it was already in the computer and there was nothing she could do about itI didn't get the food I was so mad that she was being a b. So I called the manager and he said he doesn't know why she did that the price hasn't changed. #######? I didn't care that much that it was more I was more peeved that she had the nerve to get all crappy with me when I asked. I'm never going there again.

Happened to me once.

Two women tried to charge me $8 for a meal that cost $5 ($5 was the price written on the board.)

When I confronted them, they "didn't understand" me at first ("wrong price!" - "you want fries?")

then told me it was the tax ($3 tax?? huh?) then told me the condiments were extra.

Basically, they kept lying and lying and I was getting nowhere, so I said "f* it", went back

to work and emailed their customer service department.

They called me back, apologised, offered a free meal and said they would send an investigator

to check them out (the women were Bangladeshi, apparently.) I hope they got fired.

Happened to me, too - in my old work canteen. I wouldn't have even noticed the 'made up' price if it hadn't been so ridiculous - I had some chicken casserole stuff & rice. The chicken casserole was about £2.50, the rice should've been about 80p, I think.... and the cashier tried to charge me something like £7. I got the blank 'I'm going to pretend not to understand you' response, and when I continued to press the point, she insisted that that was how much the two cost together. I finally got very pissed off with this and hunted down the manager, and got charged the correct price of £3-whatever. I remember the cashier's response when the manager berated her was that she didn't know how much the rice was supposed to cost, and so had 'guessed'. Yeah, right.

Amber&Neil... did you at least get a decent apology out of the manager? They need to be doing something about that....

[Kez/JWolf 6]

One thing I noticed about McDonalds is that in the UK it cost say 5.25GBP for a big mac meal and it costs the same here in the US $5.25.... but if you convert the money it would be like paying $10.50 in the US for the same thing... in theory in the UK it should cost 2.72GBP.... some profit being made...

Kez

[*julez* 124]

One thing I noticed about McDonalds is that in the UK it cost say 5.25GBP for a big mac meal and it costs the same here in the US $5.25.... but if you convert the money it would be like paying $10.50 in the US for the same thing... in theory in the UK it should cost 2.72GBP.... some profit being made...

Kez

I noticed that too! They really rip you off in the UK for fast food like McDs & BK. And they don't even have the same variety on the menu as in the US, adding insult to injury.

[The_dip_sticks 0]

You can never go wrong with the dollar menu. LOL thats why its the dollar menu. At least they cant charge me more than a dollar. $1.08 including tax for a double cheese burger or a spicy Mc Chicken. =0)

[isleta521 5]

One thing I noticed about McDonalds is that in the UK it cost say 5.25GBP for a big mac meal and it costs the same here in the US $5.25.... but if you convert the money it would be like paying $10.50 in the US for the same thing... in theory in the UK it should cost 2.72GBP.... some profit being made...

Kez

I noticed that too! They really rip you off in the UK for fast food like McDs & BK. And they don't even have the same variety on the menu as in the US, adding insult to injury.

Dont let them McRip you off any more.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Especially when they were known for using McLard for frying for a considerable time.

On highway trips, especially through OH, I go out of my way to avoid service plazas which have only MickeyD.

[Jenn! 918]

You can never go wrong with the dollar menu. LOL thats why its the dollar menu. At least they cant charge me more than a dollar. $1.08 including tax for a double cheese burger or a spicy Mc Chicken. =0)

McDonald's has a dollar menu? Geez, where have I been? I thought that was only a Wendy's thing. I guess I need to go to McDonald's more often.

[mawilson 2,133]

One thing I noticed about McDonalds is that in the UK it cost say 5.25GBP for a big mac meal and it costs the same here in the US $5.25.... but if you convert the money it would be like paying $10.50 in the US for the same thing... in theory in the UK it should cost 2.72GBP.... some profit being made...

I remember a hamburger cost 40p (80c) in the UK, a cheeseburger -- 70p ($1.40).

In the US a cheeseburger costs $1.10 ($1 + tax), so not a very dramatic difference.