Consolidated "McDonald's" thread
Oct 13, 2008 | 5:33 pm
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Given a choice, In-N-Out is ALWAYS better than mcd's... but then there is not always a choice. Sometimes McD's can taste downright divine when one has been overseas for a few weeks and had no decent American food in that time. Good luck finding an In-N-Out in China; but the trusty Big Mac is never far away. Stateside, I only eat breakfast at McDs.
Jan 7, 2009 | 9:17 pm
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One extra slice of cheese killed the McDonalds Double Cheeseburger
They keep running ads for the McDouble and I'm like hey, it's missing a slice of cheese, thinking it was a Double Cheeseburger replacement. So I go to the website to see
Rest assured, the Dollar Menu is still at McDonalds and your favorite Double Cheeseburger is here to stay! The Double Cheeseburger is now on our regular menu at a slightly higher price than a dollar, but still at a good value. But dont worry, we have a $1 burger alternative for you!
Next time you visit, look for our latest addition to the Dollar Menu the new McDouble Burger. Its pretty much the same as the Double Cheeseburger, just with one less slice of cheese.
It's fairly amazing they will offer it in two styles, wondering how much they charge for that slice of cheese.
Rest assured, the Dollar Menu is still at McDonalds and your favorite Double Cheeseburger is here to stay! The Double Cheeseburger is now on our regular menu at a slightly higher price than a dollar, but still at a good value. But dont worry, we have a $1 burger alternative for you!
Next time you visit, look for our latest addition to the Dollar Menu the new McDouble Burger. Its pretty much the same as the Double Cheeseburger, just with one less slice of cheese.
It's fairly amazing they will offer it in two styles, wondering how much they charge for that slice of cheese.
Jan 7, 2009 | 10:16 pm
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Jan 7, 2009 | 10:28 pm
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As a personal preference, I prefer a hamburger. When I have a cheeseburger, I feel more than one slice of cheese is overkill, because I can't taste the meat and other ingredients.
To each his/her own.
To each his/her own.
Jan 8, 2009 | 5:11 am
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IIRC, when McDonalds first opened in my hometown, a hamburger was $.15 and a cheesburger was $0.19, so a slice of cheese was $0.04. That was a 34% addition. Now on a sandwich with an additional patty, it's a 29% addition. Might be fair, but I think Mickey D's makes a disproportionate amount of its profits on cheese.
Jan 8, 2009 | 6:38 pm
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IIRC, when McDonalds first opened in my hometown, a hamburger was $.15 and a cheesburger was $0.19, so a slice of cheese was $0.04. That was a 34% addition. Now on a sandwich with an additional patty, it's a 29% addition. Might be fair, but I think Mickey D's makes a disproportionate amount of its profits on cheese.
Jan 8, 2009 | 8:41 pm
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The difference between a McDouble and a double cheeseburger is a slice of cheese, for which they charge you twenty nine cents.
The difference between a cheeseburger and a McDouble is a hamburger patty, for which they charge a penny.
And the difference between a cheeseburger and a double cheeseburger, one patty and one slice of cheese, is thirty cents.
It makes perfect sense.
Patty - 0.01
Slice Cheese - 0.29
Both together - 0.30
It works.
Jan 8, 2009 | 9:08 pm
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Read an article where McD was pondering on what to do with the Double Cheeseburger price as the profit margin on the burger was diminishing and yet it was a very popular item on their value menu. They went through different options one of which was to remove it from the value menu but they were in agreement that a similar item at that price was needed to bring in the store traffic. Thus the McDouble was born. Of course it doesn't help that some people only order the McDouble and nothing else, e.g. high margin sodas, like yours truly 
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Jan 8, 2009 | 9:22 pm
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Jan 8, 2009 | 9:43 pm
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I'm with you on this. I never ever order a cheeseburger ANYWHERE that uses American cheese. I order Big Macs w/o cheese. On very rare occasions I will have Swiss or blue cheese if offered. It's not that I particularly dislike American cheese, just that it totally ruins a hamburger.