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chefranden t1_jaadcn6 wrote

My wife and I were still poor enough at those prices that we would split a Filet-o-fish.

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BirdzOnFire t1_jaalfds wrote

Yeah that's a nice business decision just give food away /s

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idliketoseethat t1_jaamqzk wrote

That 10 cent bump for a slice of cheese is what made Millions for McDonald's over the years. Prove me wrong!

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FrankDrakman t1_jaamy09 wrote

Hamburger, fries, and a Coke... and change back from your dollar!

That was a pretty effective ad at the time.

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TheLastBlackRhino t1_jaaocfa wrote

$1 then is $6.07 today, so in real dollar terms it’s about the same if not cheaper now.

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mcfarmer72 t1_jaare4c wrote

And I made $2.25/hour working construction.

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dustinhut13 t1_jaaunli wrote

There’s something you’ll never see again, a line INSIDE a McDonalds.

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1Arcite t1_jab2yjz wrote

The 1/4 Pounder with Cheese adjusted for inflation, $0.70 in 1974 is equal to $4.50 in 2023.

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xlr8torr t1_jabckcd wrote

You could buy one of everything on that menu for what a 1/4 pound meal costs today.

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flippenstance t1_jabehak wrote

I worked at McDonalds in '76 and i think the basic hamburger had gone up to 32¢

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BryanWythm t1_jabixrx wrote

Does the coffee price have a small sign next to it reading, “Mass old age tax ¢5”? Or what does it say?

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Wactout t1_jabuvp8 wrote

Is love a filet o fish from back then, right now. And a Big Mac. Because they’re really gross now.

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krink68 t1_jabvct2 wrote

Born in ‘68 so I remember those prices. And there was no Coke machine so they gave us cans which I couldn’t drink a full can. Family would always eat at the McD’s on Woodruff and Del Amo in the city of Lakewood CA. Still there but I just go thru the drive thru now

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SarawakGoldenHammer t1_jac8qq5 wrote

Someone help me out here. The shakes… Chocolate, yes. Strawberry, yes. Vanilla, yes. Coffee, what?

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Important_Box5685 t1_jacwpzs wrote

Replying to chefranden (#2,099,177)

I was making $3.35 when I-got my job at McDonald’s. Times changed. Minimum wages stayed so low. Still is to low for workers. Unfair. Very unfair.

To this day McDonalds was the hardest job I ever had. I loaded 18 wheelers by myself and they never understood how I did it with ease. I told them “I unloaded trucks from McDonald’s and was a cook too. This is nothing compared to breakfast, lunch or dinner rush”! lol 😂

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noeljrG t1_jacxp95 wrote

Can McDonald's non-managerial staff afford a Mcdonald"s meal today?

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GrumpyCatStevens t1_jad8awa wrote

Replying to krink68 (#2,096,265)

Same here - born in 1967.

And in any case, at this time my family didn't go out to eat very often. Dad was less than ten years into his teaching career, and I'm not sure whether Mom worked at the time (I also have a younger sister, born in '70).

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