the price went to high two years ago or more for all fast food.
this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2026
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This stuff will drive people out of stores.
I will continue to avoid McDonald's. Not going to break a no-meat streak for a shitty burger.
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It cracks me up to see all the people boycotting McDonalds over this nonsense, then they go watch AI slop on YouTube for hours.
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Heh Fresno. That doesn't surprise me at all.
Can someone smarter than me explain what end game dynamic pricing looks like? I feel like supply/demand will move the price of essentials up as wealthy people buy items at higher prices. It eill be easier for a company to make 200 roles of toilet paper a year and sell them for $10k as an extreme example.
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The bigger issue is the feedback loop: a model trained on willingness-to-pay signals can turn temporary local differences into a self-reinforcing pricing policy. If companies use this, I’d want clear disclosure, a way to compare nearby prices, and some guardrails against using proxies for income or neighborhood demographics.
We should resist such practise!
I do not say to simply avoid them, because that means they can get away with this shit!
Go there and discuss their floating prices. Ask them what this is, why they are doing such shit. Tell them that you won't accept it. Steal them their time and nerves.
McD is a centralized company. They are going to recognize what the ~~cattle they feed~~ general public is doing, and they are going to calculate exactly what this public reaction costs them.
I've noticed this myself. Always a good time for a break.
They should do it based on the make/model/value of the car in drive through. That will end that shit right quick.