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[–] [email protected] 141 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I stopped going to corporate fast food and my life got easier. If you are a hungry person like me, a couple of mental rules I set up.

If I actually want to eat out, I need to be motivated enough to go out and get it myself. (No more doordash/grubhub/uber/ anything).

If I'm willing to spend my hard earned money, I will only spend it on good, local food. No more McDs, I go to my local burger joint now. No more dominos, I go to the sticky tabled pizza joint.

If neither of those sound good, then I'm not actually hungry enough.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I started living this way too. Honestly, fast food doesn't even have a value proposition anymore. It's not cheaper than some local family run taco or burger truck/shack, and significantly crappier. Also, the lady or guy handing you your food keeps the money after paying the cook and what not, if they're not the cook themselves. I'd rather that than it go to frozen patty distributors and stock buybacks or whatever they're up to these days.

It's marginally cheaper than a run of the mill sit down joint.

Also soda... I don't understand why anyone drinks that shit. I used to, then I stopped, and now when I try it it's gross honestly. Syrup with bubbles in it. You want some, make some ginger ale, its easy and delicious. You cut up some ginger, cook it in a pot with sugar and water, let it cool, put it in a pressure bottle and pitch yeast, it's ready in a couple of days.

I've never ordered door dash or any of that stuff, as soon as I heard about it o was put off by the idea.

You've got the right idea man. No lazy food. If it's not worth effort you're not actually hungry.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Where I am "fast food" big chain stuff is only a buck or two cheaper than the good local brewery sit down place. It's weird.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Yeah man, used to be you could spend like 5 or 6 bucks and get something quick. Full meal too. Nowadays I think those companies are just riding on inertia, Americans are used to eating it and still have this idea that it's cheaper even though if you think about it for a second it's not. By the time you pay it's like 10-12 bucks. Meanwhile there's a Cuban lady down the street, she has no menu, she just makes one thing each day it's something different, whatever she wants, you don't get to decide, you hand her 10 bucks and she hands you a little box of the most delicious surprise you've ever had. Why would I pick the corpo garbage over that?

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Now that fast food is no longer cheaper than a sit-down restaurant, it just means that fast food has no use case anymore. You're better off picking up a grab&go type thing from the grocery store. Fast food used to be cheaper, more consistent, and faster, but with the concession that the quality wasn't great. Now it's expensive, it completely sucks in unpredictable ways, and it isn't actually that fast. It's like the industry only exists for people who are on a road trip and also want to punish themselves for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

If you're not traveling, $7 at my local Publix's butcher can buy you some decent sushi or a fish & vegetable entree w/ either salmon or talapia that cooks in 17-18 minutes.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I'm super disappointed also in what these burger chains offer. All of them have small shitty burgers full of sugar.

Started making my own burgers. It takes 10 minutes! Mix meat and a bit of salt and pepper and make the pieces really thin. Fry in pan. It's delicious.

Fast food is disgustingly expensive for the amount of food you get too. Their drinks are ultra cheap sugar water, and even that they are thinking of limiting.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Don't make them thin, at least 1cm or even 2, then it' juicy and delicious and don't overcook them. If you can get safe meat (grind it yourself) then go with medium raw, it makes the burger absolutely stunning!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (9 children)

I knew I would get opposing views here :)

There are many ways to do it, but I think everyone should make their own at home. It's super tasty and quick.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

That I can agree with ;)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

Smash burgers and thick burgers can both be good; they're just different.

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Good, maybe people will drink less soda now

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

but it affects innocent people who wanna drink soda for fun or protect themselves

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

If that’s the goal, fine. But we know the real reason is profit. If people are getting less, they should pay less.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Fuck you! I need my Sprite Deluxe with 200% flavoring!

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 5 months ago (7 children)

This is pretty much how it is in most of Europe. At least generally in the UK drinks are served by the people working there and the machines are behind the counter.

I remember some years ago burger king sometimes had self serve drink machines. But cannot say I've been inside one in the UK for some time. So may no longer be the case.

The other exception is Costco which seems to work like an outstation of the USA over here. They have the self serve drink machine that is almost always out of syrup and allows refills.

Having said all that it does seem like penny pinching.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

does seem like penny pinching.

Not even penny pinching. Gouging. You could steal gallons in a cleverly disguised backpack and still not even negate their profit from the 3 bucks or so you paid for a cup.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Here in Finland, since their return in 2013, Burger King has sought to differentiate from other chains by having self serve drinks and unlimited refills.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 5 months ago (12 children)

European: you guys have unlimited drinks at mcdonald's?

European 2: you guys still have self-serve?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

"Free ketchup, too??"

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Oh just in case you don't know a soda costs like 10-15¢

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

10 years ago when I worked at a movie theater the paper cups ran us about 30¢ each. The soda was about 5¢.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Less unless their costs have tripled.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If they leave a dedicated water fountain I see no issues. You shouldn't need employee assistance for freaking water.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Never travel to Germany with that mindset.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've heard getting water in restaurants is weird in several countries in Europe. Sparkling water is apparently default in some places (italy I think?).

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

In Germany it is and you gotta pay for water.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I remember my mom having to order "Leitungswasser" whenever we went to a restaurant when I was a kid. And ice in drinks isn't a thing there, either (or wasn't then, at least).

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Oh, good. Serves them right, for limiting the 'free WiFi' to only browse their menu.

I can find better places to get fucked in the ass, thank you.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I can find better places to get fucked in the ass, thank you.

If you have suggestions I'm all ears!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

Sounds like you should be looking for suggestions for places to get fucked in the ears then.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

They actually did that? I havnt been to Maccas in years due to no vegan options besides coffee with soy milk though their coffee is not that good anyway. I dont expect the wifi to be fast but I expect to be able to use it for stuff other than looking at the menu.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

The soda serving sizes used to be so big in the USA that I always wondered how people actually managed a refill.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (7 children)

when the food has 2 days worth of sodium in it, you get thirsty. Many people don't drink enough water so then your thirsty and have your liter-of-cola and you can down it easily at that point

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Why I now don't ever go there. The one dollar drinks and the fries was something I went to for a treat every once in a while, now I just not go to any of the fast food or even restaurants

Besides in and out because I know they won't change anything, they haven't changed anything sense idk forever

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I have no idea why anyone still goes to McDogsbreath (I'll likely hear some reasons in responses to this comment, but I've heard them before and don't buy them). Back in the day I rarely had positive experiences when I was dragged out there reluctantly. Plasticy food of subpar quality, and very uncomfortable, plastic furniture.

And in recent years, between the prices quadrupling, the limited menu for people who don't like burgers, the shite Wi-Fi, and now them not even being willing to lose 10c on a relatively small % of customers who get a soda refill... Why go there at all! There are so many better fast food options than that disaster of a chain.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Sometimes I just have a hankering for fresh McDonald's fries.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

How are you traveling back in time 20 years?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (5 children)

A bit surreal since they never had either here in Germany, at least in the 40 years I can actively recall. In fact they're suspiciously trying to improve themselves here, which feels even more surreal.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

In fact, I'm pretty sure free refills is only an American thing. And that kind of culture is the biggest cause of obesitas. McDonalds definitely isn't healthy in Europe either, but at least we don't have it as bad as it could be 😅

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (5 children)

One of the things I haven’t seen yet is that this may push people to upsize their drinks so McD’s can charge more. If you know you can’t get a refill some may choose the larger drink.

Profit.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

Just like the good ole days

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

this really only works if the business has a good relationship with the customers. we have a pizza place near us that has been around for like 50 years and they have a self serve soda machine but they also charge .25 cents for refills. it's not much but it still helps them out and the majority of people have no problem with it.

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