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@gooseworld2118

2 ай бұрын

😅

@user-bq3cd7ss5u

2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Michael, could you talk on savers cards found with APPS that give you pennies on the dollars from scanning your receipts? Thank you

@michaelpeters8615

2 ай бұрын

Great video series Michael along with your coverage of property values.😊

@postscript5549

2 ай бұрын

Much longer than necessary. Points on Macdonald's are repetitive.

@andrewmcrorie3096

2 ай бұрын

do your homework on ev's please, its not $84 to fill up the tank, unless its the Tesla truck

McD is garbage food.. at ANY PRICE.

@shirtlesslager

2 ай бұрын

ONE McDouble or Double Cheeseburger and one is set for the day. It really is enough.

@Patriot-nz5lz

2 ай бұрын

💯

@ninjad3

2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@rhondae8222

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! They do not use real beef.

@b4ph0m3tdk9

2 ай бұрын

MacD is almost not food at all. Stay away. There are better fast food choices out there.

Stay at home. Cook at home. Eat at home. Read a book a week at home. Your life will be infinitely better.

@dorseykindler9544

2 ай бұрын

Great advice!

@sirclarkmarz

2 ай бұрын

I would recommend meditations of Marcus Aurelius

@ShaggyRodgers420

2 ай бұрын

@@sirclarkmarzplayed.

@drinkingoutside7584

2 ай бұрын

What books should I read

@rempseaheinamies9414

2 ай бұрын

Never buy EV.

Not only did they lose customers due to a price hike, the food is poisoning society too.

@sirclarkmarz

2 ай бұрын

Mc Soylent green

When people are paying $15-20 at fast food for a meal...they're just going to decide to go to a standard restaurant instead.

@sheriabdulkader9990

2 ай бұрын

Exactly I had a grass fed burger and a small side at sizzlin Greens for that price. Quality food and good service. I would rather go out rarely and have quality food.

@genxx2724

2 ай бұрын

@@sheriabdulkader9990 the problem at restaurants is that they have added service charges, “health” fees, one of them added a “small business” fee!

@PyroRob69

2 ай бұрын

Yep, and it’s less hassle when the waitress gets your order wrong. With a fast food place, you either have to go inside or get in line to get your correct order, and odds are, the fast food place will spit in your food for calling them out.

@brandoncaswell5907

2 ай бұрын

The regular restaurants are now 30+ for a single meal. This issue is hitting everyone.

@outlawgt3045

Ай бұрын

Golden Coral replaced fast food restaurants for me. $15 and some change for all you can eat buffet. I dig right into the BBQ chicken, pulled pork BBQ, Potato Salad, and corn bread. Then I get a bunch of pumpkin pie

McDonald's is a REAL ESTATE COMPANY. The food is really secondary.

@vincentortega4284

2 ай бұрын

Shirtless, you are correct; McDonald's owns most all the land where their stores are located. They lease back the building to the franchisee, burgers and fries are just icing on the cake

@StuggleIsSurreal

2 ай бұрын

Someone saw, "The Founder" movie!

@kimberlychodur3508

2 ай бұрын

@@StuggleIsSurrealI saw that. He seemed like an asshole.

@johnpichla9557

2 ай бұрын

Actually, look into Red cross ❌️ they literally own the most realstate!

@MplsMaven

2 ай бұрын

Just like Keller Williams is a training company. Real estate is secondary.

As long as they use seed oils, I will never step foot in these restaurants ever again. LOOK UP THE DANGERS OF SEED OILS! Do not eat at these places

@XLeo1976

2 ай бұрын

Bang on!

@HipHopBeatSource

2 ай бұрын

Seed oils are in everything now. It's basically food warfare.

@danielfiore8865

2 ай бұрын

Damn seed oils!

@jeffb321

2 ай бұрын

Oxolates, noooooooo!!!!!!!!

@artlife6210

2 ай бұрын

you mean engine lubricant?😎

Haven’t ate at McDonalds in years. Don’t plan on ever eating there again.

@ChickenMcThiccken

2 ай бұрын

eh; as long as the big mac taste good; ill have one now and then

@maximussilverstacker3928

2 ай бұрын

Nope 👎 all their food is really bad for you

@AnotherCG

2 ай бұрын

Never again.

@hayleylewis1458

Ай бұрын

now just apply that to apple, google, amazon etc and repaet!

I used to work at mcdonalds, quit back in june 2023 due to the mental abuse and false accusations against me. My coworkers were all friends and family so they were biased against strangers like me and all sorts of other shit I won't get into. I would see the prices rising by 10 or 20 cents every fucking week, for every month I worked there. It was just a slow creep in hopes people don't realize prices are going up. I would have customers say 'hey this used to cost this why does this cost so much now?' All the time. I felt horrible charging absurd prices for such shit food that was literally killing me to eat. I had no other place to go for a half hour lunch, it was either eat there for free or eat nothing since I didn't have time to go get food elsewhere. I started bringing my own food to avoid the horrible stomach pains and agony McD food was causing me. The food is toxic to eat and costs an arm and a leg, I don't care how 'convenient' it is, fast food is not going to last in this economy. Especially if they keep firing people and replacing them with AI, most of the money they make comes from employees and their families along with poor people, but if you price out your own employees and poor people, then you're going to die off. Your own fault.

@half-breed

2 ай бұрын

You hit every magot rant with that rant, let me guess you are a strumpet 😁

@GabrielleTollerson

2 ай бұрын

exactly

@GabrielleTollerson

2 ай бұрын

​@@half-breed what?

They lost people years ago and they're never coming back. McDonald's had a good run but the quality is gone. Have some pride and fold with some dignity. Nobody will miss you..

@rodbat9075

2 ай бұрын

Since when McDonald had quality? That goes for all fast food restaurants, nothing is quality.

@StuggleIsSurreal

2 ай бұрын

McDonald's is a corporation; understood. However, it provided employment and food. I will not celebrate its demise or fall.

@AdamBuckley1964

2 ай бұрын

I think many of their customers were in a 'habit' and the price rises have broken this habit - for many this won't return

@shatnerhasselhoff

2 ай бұрын

lol, McDonald’s folding, right…

@silvercloak7216

2 ай бұрын

Lol Titanic sink. Right.

Sadly, the food in that McDonald's deal isn't even worth $5 to begin with... the quality is awful these days.

@psylee8687

2 ай бұрын

It used to be 1 dollar for double cheeseburger, why pay 5 dollars now for 1 double cheeseburger?

@Goldtech6973

2 ай бұрын

@@psylee8687yeah that price you speak of hasn’t been a thing since I was a kid… I’m 50 now

@Goldtech6973

2 ай бұрын

@@psylee8687still was and always has been garbage food anyway

@99suspects

2 ай бұрын

I remember 99cent hamburgers. They were crap but when you drunk and got the munchies....Hey, what the hell?

@BillyO8828

2 ай бұрын

True. Not worth $5 but I'd rather pay $5 than $9 for horrible food. But what do I know?

I've stopped going to McDonald's about 6 months ago and not planning on ever going back there again anytime soon. Started to learn how to cook and found out I actually like my own cooked food

@genxx2724

2 ай бұрын

I can’t believe people are not learning to cook during childhood.

@Hazard598

2 ай бұрын

Blame the education system for cutting home ed classes. Thank God for the internet and its plethora of cooking guides

@genxx2724

2 ай бұрын

@@Hazard598 education system? What are parents doing?

@subaruamazon

Ай бұрын

just redid my kitchen after a flood. no one can cook a burger like me. thick juicy fresh. fresh deli roll. american cheese. lettuce tomato. noting like it. I like peppers and onions but they take soooo loonnnggg to cook.

@genxx2724

Ай бұрын

@@subaruamazon Sounds delicious. Start the peppers and onions early, or cook them on another day altogether and reheat. It’s good to have them on hand to eat with any meat.

Prices are only high because the ceo wants hundreds of millions for some reason.

@paulcollopy4043

2 ай бұрын

You have no idea of how a business runs. The root of the problem is, having to pay their employees so much.

@thegoldenrooster8376

Ай бұрын

@@paulcollopy4043what about other states where they pay a dollar or 2 over minimum wage lol

@thegoldenrooster8376

Ай бұрын

@@paulcollopy4043in n out has paid their employees nearly 20 an a hour for years and still super affordable.

@Capn_Jack

Ай бұрын

@@thegoldenrooster8376 Minimum wage is not the same in every state. McDonald’s advertised raising employee pay rates and compensated by raising prices even more. And now they are experimenting with Ai tech to replace paid workers for even more profits. McDonalds messed up the model that actually made them successful

@josephp.1919

Ай бұрын

Lol, why do the employees have to starve while the company makes record profits, and the ceos are making 20 mil a year. Cut that down to 200k and suddenly you’re making 19.8 mil more in profits. Seems like you’re right, there are employees that make way too much. Except that they’re all located in the C suite.

Yeah, im cooking more at home. I also would rather spend my money at a locally owned family restaurant

@blackworldtraveler3711

2 ай бұрын

That’s how I am. Don’t care for chain restaurants.

@tombob671

2 ай бұрын

❤ Mom n pops places

@fladave99

2 ай бұрын

STUPID CEO's think they can RIP PEOPLE OFF and no one will care. ANYONE KNOWS that once you change someones habit its hard to get them back and once you DESTROY YOUR BRAND its DEAD. These customers are making their own lunches, bought thermos, lunch bags, plastic bags, are enjoying saving gas by eating in the pffice, being more productive and not burning through rain or heat to go out to crappy food. . THEY SCREWED THE POOCH they many of these customers arent coming back to these STUPID GREEDY CROOKED CEOS think that they can just ROB their customers and not have a back lash.

@billstill1794

2 ай бұрын

The hell with "family" or ANY restaurants - STOP 🛑 eating at ANY restaurant that expects you to tip! If enough people do this the restaurants would be forced to pay their help much better wages. This whole tipping SCAM has got to GO!

@Gods-love712

2 ай бұрын

I tried shopping at mom and pop stores but its verry expensive..

. $5 for toxic garbage?!?! Nope👎

@free-domechaser7461

2 ай бұрын

Correct

@roymoxley2587

2 ай бұрын

Damn Right More people are waking up

I stopped eating at McDonald's when they raised there prices. Why should I go back. No loyalty to the people 😢

@davidkearn5563

2 ай бұрын

So did we - not even for coffee.

@Dave-yy2ts

2 ай бұрын

Don’t cry over McDonalds bruh…it’s a corporation that solely exists to make profit off of you, at any cost. Including your wallet, and especially your health.

@schmederling3398

2 ай бұрын

Forget about the prices...concentrate on the QUAILTY OF FOOD ITS KILLING PEOPLE AND MAKING BIG PHARMA SUPER RICH...ITS A CYCLE DESIGNED TO MAKE PEOPLE SICK AND PHAMA COMES IN WITH MEDS...AMERICA NEEDS TO CHANGE AND ONLY THE PEOPLE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE..

@gabrielserrano5054

2 ай бұрын

They should just lower a few dollars off at least the sandwiches. Then have sale months for different food items.oh well healthy meals will keep people fuller then McDonald’s that leaves you hungry after a short time.

@pearlsswine

2 ай бұрын

Lol why do they owe you any loyalty?

we stopped going a couple years ago for two reasons. Price and anywhere we went for fast food the service / employee social skills was horrible and the order was always wrong.

Who really cares about McDonald's..I eat real food 🥑

@BREEZYM6015

2 ай бұрын

What's a typical meal that you eat for dinner?

@TonyQueens

2 ай бұрын

@@BREEZYM6015 grill meat, cucumber, broccoli, beats, avocado.Watermelon for Dessert and a big glass of water 💦

@MichaelBordenaro

2 ай бұрын

I’m on the same page. But obviously a lot of people still eat there.

@55points

2 ай бұрын

How are fish eggs beef cheese pickles onions tomatoes lettuce buns muffins bagels steak french fried potatoes hash browns oatmeal pancakes great coffee orange juice apple slices not real food? how much does it cost you to go out and buy those things?

@nattypatty3667

2 ай бұрын

Because it's all gmo and sprayed with chemicals, and to put the cherry on top they add preservatives and fillers. How is 19 ingredients in their fries real food?

Hold your ground and keep boycotting. This isnt $5 worth of food; we need to send our message louder.

@donpeace894

2 ай бұрын

It's a bullshit deal

@mikesmith6461

2 ай бұрын

1. Of food cost

@bondjamesbond1664

2 ай бұрын

"HELL NO BURGERS DONT FLOW"!!😂

@Jamie-lb7eh

2 ай бұрын

It's like a happy meal for 5 dollars.

@iati6294

2 ай бұрын

We used to get coupons for a lot of the fast food spots around my area. Now it’s being almost 4 months with no more coupons. I’m boycotting them by cooking at home!

The same food? Not even close. Went out to McDonalds recently and *everything* has taken a hit. Quality is plummeting and things like buns just taste stale and sad, like you're biting into the cheapest bread they could manufacture. There's literally zero reason to go to mcdonalds, even if their prices return to something reasonable, you're still eating cardboard.

I got a fat ribeye and a sack of potatoes for the price of a Big Mac meal.

Frozen junk food laced with chemicals at Donalds is 100% heart attack in the making. Reality.

@lizlearnedthehardway4663

2 ай бұрын

Remember the pink slime? That was gross.

@SSNESS

2 ай бұрын

French fries are the same as smoking 🚬

@Shadow_Banned_Conservative

2 ай бұрын

The thing is when you're poor and hungry, you'll eat anything that doesn't taste awful. I'm old now, but when I was a struggling young man and not making a lot of money, fast food was a good way to fill your stomach for cheap. Remember Ramen noodles for meals because they were $0.20 each? I remember cooking up some stew meat and mixing it with my Ramen noodles 30 years ago.

@truthtelleranon

2 ай бұрын

@@Shadow_Banned_Conservative red meat is great for you. and the mcdonald’s you ate back then might have been using beef tallow as their cooking oil (depending on how far back we’re talking) which was great

@truthtelleranon

2 ай бұрын

@alexanderkennedy2969 nah. you’re overlooking the many amazing farmers nationwide who make healthy food

A very healthy form of boycott.

@Veracityseeker7

2 ай бұрын

Yes

@sirclarkmarz

2 ай бұрын

Anyone takes their kids to McDonald's they should be charged with child abuse

@hayleylewis1458

Ай бұрын

now just apply that to Apple, Google, Amazon etc, and repeat!

@sirclarkmarz

Ай бұрын

@@hayleylewis1458 I have no problem with Amazon especially when I can get something for almost half the price retail .

Wendy's has the same deal for $5.00 & if you ask for it, they still have the (Four for $4.00 combo) which only lets you have a small cheeseburger, with the combo! The first thing that all the chain restaurants must do is drastically lower their drink prices! I mean, $2.19 for a small soda, that must cost them $.20 at most!

@jayson657

2 ай бұрын

It will never happen on drinks. Drinks are any restaurant’s biggest profit item. That’s why I have always only ordered water in a restaurant I’d rather have cheaper food items and ask for a cup of ice water….its free and healthier.

@user-ri4lq9cx4x

2 ай бұрын

10 cents.

@dougs7367

2 ай бұрын

@@jayson657 I always get a free water and add a packet of lemonade or some other flavor packet to it

@thatsme4029

2 ай бұрын

thats a LIE !’

@thatsme4029

2 ай бұрын

no such thing as 4 for 4 anymore

Just looked up my stats, I only charge at home. I owned an old 2013 Tesla Model S I inherited from my dad. We use it as our primary family vehicle and put about 10k miles in the past year. For one YEAR, I used 5230 k Wh and the total cost was? $258, gas would have been $2462. So electric works if you charge at home and have cheap electric. Do the math before any purchase as you always say! Also only cost about $500 to install the charger, have to do that math too because it could be thousands. My wife and I enjoy your videos. They always make good common sense. Thanks.

@mrfantastik8168

2 ай бұрын

You inherit the car bruh! So do the math again if you had paid for the car. The amount you think your saving on gas vs electricity, is paid upfront when an electric car is purchased. An electric car is about 2 times more expensive than a comparable gas powered vehicle.

@brianbdawg3059

Ай бұрын

The EVs suck a mustang Mach E Hahahaha

I'll never eat out at McDonald's again.

@joyell821

2 ай бұрын

Liar

@amberlopez7477

2 ай бұрын

👍

@55points

2 ай бұрын

People know SO LITTLE of what these stores do for the people who need these jobs. Its also an on the job training center for kids from age 14 and up. First jobs, they supply a recognized GED for any kid who dropped out if they want for free. They supply management classes and a graduate diploma in business management for free. A major step up that starts at about fifty grand per year. millions of kids out there work for McDonalds. and about the food they say is bad? How are fish eggs beef cheese pickles onions tomatoes lettuce buns muffins bagels steak french fried potatoes hash browns oatmeal pancakes great coffee orange juice apple slices garbage food? how much does it cost you to go out and buy those things? Everything they used is timed, everything has a sticker on it for last date of use. Anything over time in the sandwich area is tossed, and at shift change all the food left over can be taken home by KIDS or adults for their kids to help feed their families, who in a lot of big cities little siblings go to bed hungry. Think about what you are saying.

@Delta922

2 ай бұрын

@@55points I still ain't paying $15 for a big Mac combo!!

@Autonomous15

2 ай бұрын

@@Delta922 just ask your boss to increase your pay by 10% to account for inflation, and then the $15 for big mac won't be noticed.

Finally people are fighting back and saying we're done with this. Keep it going!

@MichaelBordenaro

2 ай бұрын

I agree it’s a good thing. People voting with their wallets.

@jaylewis5035

2 ай бұрын

It's because they have no choice.

@hayleylewis1458

Ай бұрын

bitcoin fixes this! what is going on in the supermarkets is banks printing money, they cant print bitcoin!

Mcfonalds needs to Shorten their menu and lower prices. Offering an occasional change is good, but offering so much that you need to charge extra because you cant keep enough stock to keep prices low is stupid

That's not what it means. That's the max speed of charging is 150KW/h. Most cars today have 75KW. Average charging cost are 28 cents per KW. It took me $30 to fill up a Mustange Mach E on a fast 150KW/h charger.

@NatsumeKonno

2 ай бұрын

Also his looking at guess price. Most of us know you need to sign up to get the best price.

@kaijen2688

Ай бұрын

Most cars today can charge at 250 on up. The new EV3 charges at 400 while the new Envision charges at 150.

@kaijen2688

Ай бұрын

Most people charge at home and many charging stations are about 44cents and most batteries are only 50-75 kw.

Not interested in McDonald's food, it's garbage, and I don't drink soda anymore or eat fries. I cook at home better quality and quantity than anything sold in 80% of the best restaurants. $70 gets me 3+ fantastic meals at home or one good meal at a good sit down place.

@55points

2 ай бұрын

How are fish eggs beef cheese pickles onions tomatoes lettuce buns muffins bagels steak french fried potatoes hash browns oatmeal pancakes great coffee orange juice apple slices garbage food? how much does it cost you to go out and buy those things?

@nadogrl

2 ай бұрын

3 meals for $70? That must include ribeyes.

@jamesparent1525

2 ай бұрын

I eat a salad and a ham sandwich now no moor fast food

@deborahheckstall1881

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your videos.

@thomasfreeman4578

2 ай бұрын

I eat steak and such,fresh from the farm,I eat cheaper than you.

I’m more scared of fast food meat than ever before! 🍔

@ufcman8015

2 ай бұрын

I won't eat hamburgers anywhere but home. steak maybe

@jimmyboyles2868

2 ай бұрын

Store bought just as bad.

@VioFax

2 ай бұрын

What meat its basically mechanically decomposed semi-organic matter.

@filmbuff4

2 ай бұрын

@@VioFaxmaybe in America. Go to Argentina and taste some real beef

@jasonroberts6080

2 ай бұрын

Human meat mixed in

Long ago they've told me at the University: "use electricity only if you cannot use anything else". I understand when a rich person buys an EV as another cool toy or people have to do that if crazy government artificially made gas more expensive than electricity; otherwise it makes no sense.

@jtowensbyiii6018

2 ай бұрын

You are supposed to charge your car at home, charging in public is extremely rare for most ev owners 😂 this dude doesn't research shit for ev's 😂

I never thought McDonald's would copy Wendy's $5 meal. My things have really changed

I used to work as a BOSE sound contractor. I would also install intercom systems in fast food places. After a few installs I basically stopped eating at all fast food places. If people were allowed to peek above the ceiling tiles they would never eat at them again too. Animals in the ceiliing are coated in an a thin layer of grease (from the air) as they slowly break down into dusty peices, free to blow onto uncovered foods and containers. If you love your body, just dont.. All of this on top of it being man made chemicals forced into the shape of 'food'.. I feel sorry for the people that work in these places. The grease builds up in their lungs, skin, body. It coats everything eventually.

@deep6301

2 ай бұрын

Eeww

@dirtyjersey4672

2 ай бұрын

McDonalds would charge extra for petrified insect proteins, that drips on their fries!

@quentinwillis7695

2 ай бұрын

Your right I remember I was 20 years old and I started just breaking out with rashes working at Wendy's.

@MplsMaven

2 ай бұрын

I worked at Burger King for 2 years in my late teens. No matter how much I showered I always smelled like French Fries.

@MichaelBordenaro

2 ай бұрын

That’s probably when the nastiest things I’ve ever heard

I would never go back even if the dollar menu came back

@robinholbrook8296

2 ай бұрын

I won’t eat there for free

@clarkridlen1966

2 ай бұрын

I'm done with it. Low carb. Sugar free only now.

@Goldtech6973

2 ай бұрын

@@clarkridlen1966good start to 6 pack abs what your doing.

@hayleylewis1458

Ай бұрын

Now just apply that to Apple, Google, Amazon etc, and repeat!

Ronald McDonald has a higher body count than Pennywise.

Just eat at home. Fast food is gross.

@hayleylewis1458

Ай бұрын

Now just apply that to Apple, Google, Amazon etc, and repeat!

That McDonald’s $5 meal is subsidized by Coca-Cola. It’s not even McDonald’s doing it.

@yosefmacgruber1920

2 ай бұрын

Name-brand soda is so over-priced as well. What, for sugar CO2 water?

@iati6294

2 ай бұрын

@@yosefmacgruber1920I haven’t drank soda for almost 10 years! Best decision I ever made now if I can just quit coffee

@GardenerEarthGuy

2 ай бұрын

​@@iati6294 I started by doing instant coffee, now I only drink coffee when it's free, but at home is instant- $5 a month.

@pinschrunner

2 ай бұрын

​@@yosefmacgruber1920nope High Fructose Corn Syrup and CO2 water. Not even real sugar.

@Wahinies

2 ай бұрын

That explains why this stunt is temporary. We live in a time of stimmies easing short term pain instead of rippimg the bandaid off

I was a fan of McDonald’s until they tried gouging us through high prices selling the lowest quality, chemical filled products possible. Doesn’t taste good anymore. I’d rather eat nothing if that’s all there was for me to eat.

@santos2k1

2 ай бұрын

FR, like if they are going to raise prices, at least put better ingredients.

@Goldtech6973

2 ай бұрын

Was garbage in the 80’s when I was a kid and still is. Never knew of a time it wasn’t filler food for drunk people fresh out of the club or bar

@richardface8664

2 ай бұрын

Ate a couple of split chicken breast for lunch and dinner for like $7.

@blackworldtraveler3711

2 ай бұрын

@@Goldtech6973 Yup. People here crack me up. Now because it’s getting expensive it’s suddenly low quality and full of chemicals. LOL! I’m still trying to figure out what people were eating before they started saying Chicken McNuggets were made with real chicken.

@hayleylewis1458

Ай бұрын

Now just apply that to Apple, Google, Amazon etc, and repeat!

kW is a measure of power and kWh is a measure of energy. A typical EV that can go 250 miles has a 65 kWh battery means that is will that around $38 to go 250 miles at this fast charger. Charging at home would cost about $10 (@ $.15/kWh) to fill out a car which goes 250 miles.

Theres no reason they cant do breakfast foods at the same time as the lunch menu. All you have to do is change the temperature.

Our hospitals highly depend on fast food restaurants. And Americans do not let them down! 😮

@Joce123

2 ай бұрын

Please explain

@gregorylyon1004

2 ай бұрын

We don't really care if McDonald's goes under. Ray Kroc built the McDonald's business model in the 1960s. Most of the franchises don't even own the land underneath their own buildings. McDonald's corporation makes most of the profits while franchise owners go broke paying $15 an hour or more. To me, McDonald's represents corporate greed at it's finest. It's really a pyramid scheme. The restaurant owners make chicken feed. The corporation bags the cash. That's why I can't stand corporate America. It's all about more money for the executives and the stock holders.

@plants2plasticplasticjars161

2 ай бұрын

Invest in baby boomer health issues

@I2AmUS

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂 McDonald's fuel the heart attack, diabetes, cholesterol, cancer healthcare system.

@ecaterinabolocan5694

2 ай бұрын

​@Joce123 it's not good for your health to eat french fries fried in canola oil, natural flavors, sucralose,gmo food... It's all leading to diabetes and cancer!

I went to McD’s a YEAR ago. I ordered some specialty burger, fries and a shake. I didn’t even look at the price. I expected it to be around 12 dollars. I get to the window and she says 22 dollars! I was like WTF let me have the receipt. I told her I could have gone to Texas Roadhouse and gotten ribs, baked potato, rice and rolls for that price.

@55points

2 ай бұрын

then go there. Add a decent tip while you are there.

@jmz2144

2 ай бұрын

They tell you the price after ordering lol

@richardalbitus7229

2 ай бұрын

I will try ordering the rib lunch, and I know it will be way more than 12 bucks.

@CarlaQuattlebaum

2 ай бұрын

Just a meal for yourself was $22? Holy mother of pearl.

@CarlaQuattlebaum

2 ай бұрын

@@jmz2144 That's true, it usually shows up on a screen, from the few times I've been to McDonald's drive-ups.

6:55 150 kW is the charging speed and not the battery capacity. In most cases, you will not be able to put more than 70 kWh into your EVs battery which means you'd pay approx. 35-40 $ for a full charge. That's actually not too bad imo.

@stevef4010

2 ай бұрын

Still more per mile$ than gas

What makes it worse is that the service at these fast food restaurants has gotten much worse too! The service at these places are horrible!

That's $5 meal special is only for 30 days and then prices will go up higher than they were before.

@samanthafreeman4315

2 ай бұрын

To make up for the kindness thet bestowed upon the peasants

@MichaelBordenaro

2 ай бұрын

Yep, it’s a scam

@opoxious1592

2 ай бұрын

And then everybody will stay away again.

@yosefmacgruber1920

2 ай бұрын

So why bother? Surely there are better competitors? Price-gouging much? If the food is as garbage as some people claim, then it should be fine to eat it for free out of the trash can?

@markdc1145

2 ай бұрын

Classic bait 'n switch. We fall for it every time.

It was shit then It is shit now.

@XLeo1976

2 ай бұрын

Fries were good when they fried them in beef tallow.

@marknewton6984

2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't eat there for free. 😎

@Goldtech6973

2 ай бұрын

I agree, but how did your comment not get deleted by KZread overlords?

@sherryhall3466

2 ай бұрын

Lol

@kelvintorrence5994

2 ай бұрын

Now thats not nice,we alll ow its crap butt your hurting their feelings,your being mean

The average family can no longer afford to eat at McDonald's !

We the consumer have always known that fast food is not good for us but we ate it because it was cheap and fast. Now the former is no longer the case and the latter is much worse with them hiring less people with the recent pay raises. The way to get people back is to cut prices across the entire menu, but of course they won’t do that unless and until things get much worse for them

@subaruamazon

Ай бұрын

will it get worse for Mcd's? I am wondering if it will.

I live in Canada. Everything you say applies here as well. We are actually in a worse situation than the U.S. Just paid $2.10 a litre for gas. That works out to $8.00 per U.S. gallon. Two teen combos at AandW $24. Can’t buy a house even in the suburbs of Vancouver for less than $1 million dollars. Carbon tax on all fossil fuels. Some grocery store items up 100% in last two years. A wacko Pry minister Trudeau. It sucks.

@gregorylyon1004

2 ай бұрын

$8 a gallon of gas. That's ridiculous

@martinbeckmann9376

2 ай бұрын

I saw gas on sale here in Edmonton for $1.34 , six months price war.

@FloridaGirl-

2 ай бұрын

We do wonder how you do it in Canada. And that carbon tax!! It’s rediculous!!

@PeterS-mx3ee

2 ай бұрын

of course $8 a gallon is in CAD which is about $6 USD, which is still ridiculous. I live on the Vancouver Island. Axe the tax, vote conservative (Provincially and Federally) our swamp is just as bad

@darinkaintz386

2 ай бұрын

Hosers are running both of our countries.

I haven’t been to McDonalds in over 2 decades.

@hiraether6209

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like someone's overdue for a triple-pounder 🍔

@mikesmith6461

2 ай бұрын

​@@hiraether6209triple bipass

@timothyloayza6789

2 ай бұрын

I went for coffee never once touch that sludge and waste. Ever since I was 10. Thanks Supersize Me! But truly though.

@gregorylyon1004

2 ай бұрын

Mc Greed

@eugenefirebird8938

2 ай бұрын

Your body thanks you.

GLADD FOR UR VIDES MICHAEL BORDENARO , i live in CORAL SPRINGS FL and you talk about really whats happening IN FLORIDA AND IN todays world 👍👍

Stick together. If you don't buy it the price drops as you can clearly see. This goes for everything. Don't fill up at the gas stations, just buy what you need. Spread the word and watch how fast they lower the price.

@ChickenMcThiccken

2 ай бұрын

and the business goes out of business. price drops LOL. on mcdonalds LOL.

@nothinglessthanepic9902

2 ай бұрын

@@ChickenMcThiccken Good then they go out of business because it's a low wage job not helping anything and bringing down wages and standards in the community plus selling poison making kids fat.

Rather just get the $1.50 hotdog from Costco rather than bother with McDonalds.

@mikesmith6461

2 ай бұрын

Poison + 65. Membership

@phillips9945

2 ай бұрын

And you get a drink with that hot dog too! I love the fact that you can get a big slice of pizza and all the soda you can drink for under $3.00. That’s a deal!

@FloridaGirl-

2 ай бұрын

I Agree

@jitterspec

2 ай бұрын

The Costco dogs are not Hebrew national anymore. Kirkland dogs are Tyson and inferior to the old dogs from a few years ago.

@USA2Brazil

2 ай бұрын

​@@jitterspecDamn I didn't know that but haven't been in the USA in over 2 years and over 4 years since my last Cosco visit.

Oh crap! Michael actually has eyes behind those sunglasses. 😎

@MichaelBordenaro

2 ай бұрын

😆

@zsigzsag

2 ай бұрын

He looks like a very young Dick Cavett!

I laughed out loud at your thumbnail. "Limited time $5 rip-off." lol

Here in McAllen,Texas they tore down the old McDonald’s and built a really nice new one but they forgot to put the new soda fountain! I liked getting my refills as needed and not having to ask for them!

Most we do is get fried chicken or rotisserie chicken from the grocery store deli, toss in a few home made sides and we have meals for days.

@johncronin5311

2 ай бұрын

Yuck, those chickens are injected

@winniethepoohandeeyore2

2 ай бұрын

@@johncronin5311 So are 100% of meat purchased lol

Starbucks is selling her latte coffee for 7 dollars. Thats a scam!

@genek8630

2 ай бұрын

And suckers will buy it. All their coffee does is give me heartburn, even their decaf. I'll never ever go to Starbucks again.

@montanaminck2226

2 ай бұрын

Makes me THROW UP, to burnt for me

@ChickenMcThiccken

2 ай бұрын

if there is one place i will never walk into ever again. its a starbucks. never again. if im ever in seattle . THEN MAYBE.. but until then. you wont see me ever walk in

@benyomovod6904

2 ай бұрын

As long as you pay 7 bucks for coffee, you have no Inflation or financial problem

@genek8630

2 ай бұрын

@benyomovod6904 Either that or they have some type of addiction to Starbucks coffee. I say you'd have to be a fool to pay that much for a stinking cup of coffee. Make your own coffee, buy a Thermos bottle.

In this era of online copycat recipes, people know it's more economical to make fast food at home. I've been making copycat McDonald's steak, egg & cheese bagels, and Five Guys burgers and fries since before the pandemic, and I'll never return to either of their restaurants.

@hayleylewis1458

Ай бұрын

Now just apply that to Apple, Google, Amazon etc, and repeat!

I enjoy your videos and insights. Just some straight talk

I’m still seeing people lining up like cattle at the McDonald’s drive-throughs.

@BREEZYM6015

2 ай бұрын

Like cattle. 😂

@Bo11Jangles

2 ай бұрын

Exactly nobody is boycotting McDonald’s in numbers that will matter - dumbest thing I’ve heard in awhile. Like the Target soccer moms, they boycotted for like 3 days. 0 integrity just whining on social media without doing anything

@SuperBoomshack

2 ай бұрын

Not here in Orlando

@filmbuff4

2 ай бұрын

because normies are cattle

@lucianaromulus1408

2 ай бұрын

It's amazing how dimwitted the general public is

McDons is not in the industry of FOOOOD!! there in the real estate business, Let’s get this straight

@IndigoStargazer

2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@perceptionpictures1

2 ай бұрын

ok but he is talking about prices

@55points

2 ай бұрын

People know SO LITTLE of what these stores do for the people who need these jobs. The stores are run by local employees. Its also an on the job training center for kids from age 14 and up. First jobs, they supply a recognized GED for any kid who dropped out if they want for free. They supply management classes and a graduate diploma in business management for free. A major step up that starts at about fifty grand per year. millions of kids out there work for McDonalds. and about the food they say is bad? How are fish eggs beef cheese pickles onions tomatoes lettuce buns muffins bagels steak french fried potatoes hash browns oatmeal pancakes great coffee orange juice apple slices garbage food? how much does it cost you to go out and buy those things? Everything they used is timed, everything has a sticker on it for last date of use. Anything over time in the sandwich area is tossed, and at shift change all the food left over can be taken home by KIDS or adults for their kids to help feed their families, who in a lot of big cities little siblings go to bed hungry. Think about what you are saying.

@Stop-loss-BoSS

2 ай бұрын

@@55points ummm name checks out

@somekindaguy100

2 ай бұрын

Ah yeah they are in the food industry but it's not their main focus ,let's get that straight

Im thinkin of doing a podcast soon with a buddy of mine and i love your delivery when you talk. I may lift it from inspiration 🙏

You cant be accurate if you dont know the margins. A 5 dollar meal is not cheap, they will still make a profit at 5.00.

The Mom & Pop food trucks and carts are actually taking advantage of the skyrocketing food prices by offering even cheaper and better made food near these stores.

@ghoward6797

2 ай бұрын

I agree... Taco truck down the road from McDonald's is booming and no wonder $12 bucks for two steak tacos and rice and beans yummy

@MsCGarnica

2 ай бұрын

Only two tacos? What a rip off!

@MsCGarnica

2 ай бұрын

They are unregulated much of the time, especially the pop up tents on the corner. My friend got a piece of glass in her tamale, and the food was in the blowing sand in the wind! What quality all this food is crap! You never can know what's in it. Until you get food poisoning!

@ghoward6797

2 ай бұрын

@@MsCGarnica I took my mom and dad to a very high end restaurant in Phoenix and my mom took a bite of salad and spit out a large piece of glass.... sooooo

@sirclarkmarz

2 ай бұрын

@@MsCGarnica still tastier and safer than McDonald's

The coupons are flying into my inbox lol LETS MAKE THEM BLEED!!!!

Love your variations in topics im very interested in what goes on in the states whatever happens there normally happens here in Australia 6-12 mths later

It’s just ridiculous at this point. I just went to the app and looked at the cost of how many egg McMuffin meal and it’s 750 so by the time you throw the tax on top of that you’re looking at almost 8 bucks for eight dollars, you can go and sit down and have a cooked breakfast in most smaller breakfast restaurants restaurants with a cup of coffee.

People don't know the real story behind these so called carbon neutral cars. By the time they mine the lithium, which is an ecological disaster in and of itself, not to mention the exploitation of the people they hire to work in these mines, to refining the lithium, then to produce the batteries, you break even at about the 70,000 mile mark with a gas powered vehicle. You never really do though because it takes energy to produce the electric they use and the vast majority of that electricity is produced burning fossil fuels. It's a scam. Then, as if that's not enough, what happens to those batteries when they die? They can't be recycled as of yet. I'll say it again, what a scam. I just happened to stumble upon your videos and I live em. I watch them all the time. Keep up the good work! Nothing better than an informed public.

@marysaltlife1427

2 ай бұрын

Mosquito, you are so right! Just the fossil fuel consumption to keep them charged should indicate their inability to be feasible! That is, according to the climate change mongers...

@donmarek7001

2 ай бұрын

EVs are a junk technology just like wind and solar energy. Nothing renewable about any of these technologies.

@blackworldtraveler3711

2 ай бұрын

None of that really matters. I own a 2012 gas subcompact I paid $15k for in 2014 and like new costing me only around $100/year to run after $1400/yr. insurance. My next car will probably be gas powered. But EVs are coming in the future regardless. For me they are too expensive and the vampire drain is an issue since I don’t drive that much.

@GrzegorzDurda

2 ай бұрын

@@blackworldtraveler3711 Most manufacturers are now backing away from them. Only Chinese brands are pumping them out. They don;lt have the tech to make regular cars and they have no refining capacity so they MUST go all electric. See?

Sell expensive food, lose customers, and win a prize.

A Tesla model 3 has a 50 kWh battery and a model S has a 75 kWh just to give you an idea of what it would cost.

McDonald's are a property company who only run 2000 restaurants they rest are on a franchise

Michael, I live in California. I went to McDonald's just to see how much I would pay for just one fish sandwich and it came out to $5.16. I didn't order anything else ..not even a water. If one sandwich is $5 .16 I don't see how McDonald's is going to put out a $5 meal.

@BohemianLifer

2 ай бұрын

One quarter inch of " white" fish flakes...not worth it!

@gnome2024

2 ай бұрын

They are forcing you to use the app to get the discount... $5 for the meal only if you use the app. The difference for McDonalds is selling all your tracking data points. How often do you use instagram, do you use google maps, what other fast food do you buy, male or female, age, renting or owning, how much did your employer direct deposit into your linked bank account, and so on. The more data points they acquire the more they can profile and predict your patterns, the more your data is worth.

@angie-xy5sf

2 ай бұрын

never fish deal on mc app. i only eat that 2 x year.

The items in that $5 meal aren't even worth $5. A McChicken was literally $1 before they started price gouging their customers and it wasn't even enough to fill you up. McDonalds ain't worth a dam on a river these days.

@donpeace894

2 ай бұрын

Here here order in the court 😮

@donpeace894

2 ай бұрын

What a scam !

@googleuser868

2 ай бұрын

Tyson spicy chicken patties and fresh bread with pickles is quick and easy at home. Less than a buck each.

I'm in Detroit and Dearborn and there are Ford F-150 Trucks park all over in parking lots. They not selling because nobody wants them or can't afford them.

@OptimumServices416

2 ай бұрын

The prices of trucks are ridiculous. Those of us that need them for work can't afford to buy them anymore. How do they expect people to buy these trucks when they cost up to 100k? Might as well go on pogey if we have to work to pay off the truck we need to work with. What's the point? Make work trucks reasonable again so we can keep working instead of throwing up the white flag!

@ElMistroFeroz

2 ай бұрын

Oh people want them. Why else is Biden freaking out about Chinese manufacturers enough to impose a 100% tariff?

I’ve been eating at home and cooking a lot more. The prices just aren’t worth it. Taco Bell has been surging their prices too. I was shocked when my family ordered from there and it was over 30.00 for four people. Wtf.

Average cost at a Tesla charging station is .25/kwh, so 22 bucks for 250 miles of range. That brand you're at is ripping you off.

@kevo212

2 ай бұрын

exactly, tesla prices are about $.24-.30 depending on the location. at home I pay $.14-.19.

@knight7866

2 ай бұрын

Still a lot given the cost of the car, depreciation and 20k replacement batteries after 8-10 years. Ev cars are disposable. My truck is 7 year old and I have 70k miles on it. Can’t imagine a car where the batteries will go kaputs and they cost 2/3 of what I paid for my truck 5 years ago.

@kevo212

2 ай бұрын

@@knight7866 unless the battery just falls off a cliff at 3-5 more years, it’s running totally fine after 5 years. there’s no need to replace the batteries

@chelleha-mo8bd

2 ай бұрын

Tesla cars are the safest. Wouldn't drive anything else. Stop believing all the lies.

@mikec695

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, 56 cents per kwh is extremely high. I have had an EV for nearly 6 years and I don't think I have ever encountered such a high cost for charging. I usually pay between .20/kwh and .30/kwh for public charging. At a charging station that charges the much more reasonable and average price of .25/kwh, the total would have come out to $37.50 rather than $84 as Mr. Bordenaro calculated in the video. Also, 150 kwh is an unusually large battery pack. The 2024 Tesla Model 3 long range has a battery capacity of 82 kwh. So 82 kwh at the rate of .25/kwh comes out to $20.50, which is what the price would be if you charge from completely empty (0%) to completely full (100%). $20.50 is much lower than the cost of gasoline Mr. Bordenaro put in his Jeep, as discussed in the video.

most of inflation is merely corporate greed

@Francisco-po1cf

2 ай бұрын

There’s opportunities in inflation.

@jamesharper8373

2 ай бұрын

If by corporation, you mean our federal government, yes.

@TheInternationalJew-vn4bn

2 ай бұрын

yea your right the mom pop shop are corporate greed that is why there prices rose, do you think before speaking? its all government and federal reserve, you love "FREE MONEY"

@mikee9178

2 ай бұрын

The federal reserve printed 20 to 40 percent of the total dollar supply, ever printed, since 2020. Corporate greed is just the current administration's attempt to pass the blame. This is the result of poor monetary policy by all "leaders".

@lucianaromulus1408

2 ай бұрын

Price gouging

Thats what exactly KZread is doing to us with lousy quality video broadcasting. No matter if you choose 1080 or 720 still you endup with 360

Subbed. I live in Barbados and for me it only makes sense investing in an EV is if you're doing home charging and using a photovoltaic system. Our energy prices are ridiculous and just like in the USA we have an awful charging infrastructure. Yet there is a mandate to go full EV/PHEV/Hybrid in a few years. They've already removed rebates to the dealerships to make ICE vehicles more expensive. Smh.

I'm ashamed of myself for eating some of the vile things McDonalds employees have handed me. I wouldn't eat a Big Mac if it were free. I'd rather have a bologna sandwich at this point, I've learned my lesson.

@Bo11Jangles

2 ай бұрын

You should be ashamed of the the amount of alcohol you need to make it through life

I went to one McDonald’s store and they charged me .85 for a senior citizen black coffee. Next day I went to another one and they charged me 1.29 for the same thing.

@MrSteeDoo

2 ай бұрын

Who cares?

@1969bones69

2 ай бұрын

@@MrSteeDoo You cared enough to comment. On top of that your comment was worthless to the overall discussion. Bravo sir.

@MrSteeDoo

2 ай бұрын

@@1969bones69 There was no discussion. The guy strangely complained that the coffee was different prices at different locations.

@mamamack1024

2 ай бұрын

I thought the senior coffee was 0.25 cent

Remember, folks, you only talk to the manager, NEVER meet the a franchise owner 🤔

Buy some turkey burgers at the store with some American cheese with some Buns. Add some mayo, ketchup, tomatoes and lettuce. Buy a Bag of frozen fries. It will feed the entire family. Plus, it will be cheaper and taste better than any Burger King or fast food place.

Most of us, are eating, the sick, and the dying animals. I seem to remember Pork, beef, and turkey, are mostly, brought in from Brazil, into the USA, and don’t have to be labeled. Clouding of animals, also leads to more disease spreading, and the use of, more antibiotics,being used. Sea lice, on our fish, and internal worms. All of our so called food, is not fit, to eat. I haven’t, even started talking, about our drinking water yet. Who is being, paid off, at the USDA, and other Government inspection Agency’s, to look, the other way? Jerry from Anaheim, California USA.❤

@rgw5991

2 ай бұрын

crowding not clouding

@emmaleebuzzard1023

2 ай бұрын

Buy local. Then you know how the animals are treated.

@theboyisnotright6312

2 ай бұрын

They are just ignoring the fact that the air, water, and soil is poisonous and we have killed ourselves as a species. We just don't know it yet🙂

@user-qn6dn1ht4j

2 ай бұрын

WE ARE LIVING IN HELL !!!

Gosh I remember as a teenager 29c and 39c hamburgers / cheeseburgers. I think they did it on Tuesdays.

@thesearentthedroidsyourloo1880

2 ай бұрын

The good Ole 90s

@1971_Chevelle_SS

2 ай бұрын

In the mid 80’s I remember a promotion that was 10 cents hamburgers and 15 cents cheese burgers!

We have a VW ID.4 and they give 3 years of free charging. One other thing about those stations, if they are not working, it will tell you. We have never had issues with chargers that worked.

Very good advice, nice video 😊

I’m never going back to McDonald’s-ever

@BREEZYM6015

2 ай бұрын

Not even if I gave you $50 to only spend there? 😂

@robinholbrook8296

2 ай бұрын

@@BREEZYM6015nope, won’t even eat there free

@rabidgoon

2 ай бұрын

What if Ronald McDonald was holding one of your family members hostage inside a McDonald’s? Would you go then to rescue them?

@user-sb1lb1ig6u

2 ай бұрын

Ya have to to take a shit somewhere, my advice is their drive thru 😂😂😂😂😂😂

This isnt about the franchise owners, they buy their food from corporate... The problem is corporate and if they start losing franchises, that will be the pressure that is needed to make change.

@FloridaGirl-

2 ай бұрын

Good point. I’m still not eating there. But good point.

awesome content as always

Micheal bord thanks for all Ur videos

They artificially kept the price extremely high to force a $5 menu instead of a 1$ or $2 menu this is an insult to consumers. Just ask yourself why are they charging us double, while they're buying the same ingredients at 2019 prices. BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT

@timothyloayza6789

2 ай бұрын

Also don't forgot they shrinkflate the portion and food too so double whammy on us for downsizing for profit for filler.

@55points

2 ай бұрын

That my friend is a bald faced lie. WHO in the HELL told you THAT. AS IF. THINK ABOUT IT. Its like saying GM is selling is new cars at 2019 prices. OF course they cost of EVERY SINGLE ITEM in your sandwich has almost DOUBLED. Add in the wage increases. omg! lol.

@passerau

2 ай бұрын

@55points Ok!!! Let's use your logic and do some basic math. You claimed that everything has doubled, which is false, but let's assume it's true. If the operational cost (ingredients...) were eating into their profits, then how on earth McDonald's was able to have a revenue of $25.76 billion, which equates to a 10.04% growth compared to 2023? Not 3%,or 6%, or 8%, but 10% growth in just 12 months, which represents $2.6 billion. The reason is extremely simple: McDonald's is overpricing its products, using the pandemic and the supply chain disruptions as cover to raise prices and keep them high, even though those issues have long been resolved. McDonald's buys wholesale and also indirectly owns many farms, food suppliers, and food sources. Trust me, the increase, if any, is usually extremely marginal and sometimes very negligible. Also, more than 25 states still have the minimum wage between $8-$10 TX,TN,AR,UT... I don't think anything is cheaper in those states either. Ty🙏

@analyticalhabitrails9857

2 ай бұрын

Dude its more than that. A chunk of us walked away. Read this slowly, we are never coming back!! Period!!

They raised prices way more than inflation. They deserve to lose their customers, which they have.

Of course you need to move your vehicle when you are finished charging it. You have to allow the next fool to do the same!🤣

Hi plus the batteries are 15,000 to 20,000 depending on what model car you have for replacement. Here in Las Vegas some thieves are going under the street and disconnecting the street lights than with a truck above they attach the wires to the truck and pull all the wire out. Than they go out in the desert and burn all the installation off and cut the wire up ready to sell Crazy stuff

My HOA sent out amended bylaws to increase the HOA Fees for homeowners who own an ev! The concern is the power grid to our neighborhood will brown out or black out if ev's are charged in our homes.

Subway has also been closing thousands of stores, 18 stores closed over night in northern California in January for Sharing! Michael

@mikesmith6461

2 ай бұрын

Good. Too skimpy

@Ziegfried82

2 ай бұрын

Subway's quality is way down, and their prices are way up. No idea how the chain is still around, they should fold faster than Quiznos at this rate.

@danettewelborn5577

2 ай бұрын

Subway has gone way up and their quality is way down.

@gobsmacked230

2 ай бұрын

Subway has become a joke...their bread has no substance and if their meat is sliced any thinner it will disappear. That and the questionable source safety of their ingredients and it's a big "no thanks" for me.

@whataboutvegas

2 ай бұрын

Subway is garbage now

I knew they were in trouble when they started offering discounts! I'm 49 & I had NEVER seen them offer any percentage off of anything! Yes, BOGOs & $1 offerings on certain items but not a blanket % Off. I told my husband last year they must be struggling.