r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 11d ago

/r/all McDonald's in the 80s compared to today

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u/dacca_lux 11d ago

They found out that they earn more money if people leave earlier and make room for new clients.

I remember hearing this somewhere.

Modern fast food chains are designed to be comfortable enough so that you consider eating there but uncomfortable enough for you to not linger after you've eaten your meal.

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u/Theplaidiator 11d ago

Seems it’s had the effect of making everybody want drive thru/to go instead of eating in, instead

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u/RichEvans4Ever 11d ago

That’s literally the point. If everyone’s in the drive-thru or taking their order to-go, then they can service more customers that way.

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u/Ok-Donut-8856 11d ago

The thing is they have less customers than they did in the 2000s

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u/bmwill 11d ago

That's why they 5x'd the prices.

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u/Vsx 11d ago

Yeah it's a game to them. If you can 2x the price and keep 70% of your customers it's worth it short term and they only care about short term. Most people I know who are fast food eaters still go even with the insane prices. A lot of people are actually spending even more to have it delivered to them.