If I remember correctly the McDonald's in Wellesley Massachusetts charged 15 cents for a hamburger, 18 cents for a cheeseburger, 15 cents for fries and the drink was 15 or 20 cents as well. That was in the late sixties. The highest profit margin was on the drinks, if I recall that stat correctly.
I've noticed that while all McDonald's have gone up in price, some have gone up more than others... At my local one the cheapest hamburger is $2.59; I can go to the next one (70 miles away) and get it for $1.59.
When I was a senior in HS in 1976-77, I mowed yards with a push mower for $5 a yard. I knew if I had at least $10 on Saturday night, I could take a date to the movies, get popcorn/sodas for us at the movies, get a shot of gas for Dad's car, and still be able to go get burgers for two. Life in a small town was good, and yes, inflation is a real thing. JKR
An interesting tidbit of MickyD's is that in Winston-Salem, NC there was a MickyD's owned out right by an early investor in the franchise scheme. It was a classic stand outside to order and pay. The corperate wanted all restaurants upgraded to sitdown type. The owner refused and last I saw, in the late 1980s, he was successful.
Sounds right. My Dad was living lean while paying his way through college around then and calls his normal McDonald’s hamburger dinner the “$0.15 heartburn”.
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If I remember correctly the McDonald's in Wellesley Massachusetts charged 15 cents for a hamburger, 18 cents for a cheeseburger, 15 cents for fries and the drink was 15 or 20 cents as well. That was in the late sixties. The highest profit margin was on the drinks, if I recall that stat correctly.
How times change.
I remember 19 cents Taco's at Taco Bell with the open fire pit and watching people burn their arse...Bell Burgers Ruled once.
I've noticed that while all McDonald's have gone up in price, some have gone up more than others... At my local one the cheapest hamburger is $2.59; I can go to the next one (70 miles away) and get it for $1.59.
When I was a senior in HS in 1976-77, I mowed yards with a push mower for $5 a yard. I knew if I had at least $10 on Saturday night, I could take a date to the movies, get popcorn/sodas for us at the movies, get a shot of gas for Dad's car, and still be able to go get burgers for two. Life in a small town was good, and yes, inflation is a real thing. JKR
Recessions only come from the Recession area of France. Otherwise it's "Sparkling Economic Pain"
Stolen. Memed.
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McDonald's had a Tv ad, bragging that a person could get a Big Mac, large fries, soft drink-- and a quarter in change for a buck. And it was true.
An interesting tidbit of MickyD's is that in Winston-Salem, NC there was a MickyD's owned out right by an early investor in the franchise scheme. It was a classic stand outside to order and pay. The corperate wanted all restaurants upgraded to sitdown type. The owner refused and last I saw, in the late 1980s, he was successful.
Sounds right. My Dad was living lean while paying his way through college around then and calls his normal McDonald’s hamburger dinner the “$0.15 heartburn”.
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