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News flash most consumerism is a "scam" play the game or don't.
Other than the convenience

You can’t just wave off convenience, when that is the driving factor of the fast food industry.
People know it’s not quality food.
We all know “it’s cheaper to eat at home.”
It’s not a scam when everyone is in on it. >

Paying for convenience is the point. The cost of the time people save getting fast food is worth more. >

My air fryer refuses to make my fries taste like McDs. >

McDonald's fries aren't even that good. Arby's curly fries are way better. >

Not saying they’re not good but they’re two completely different things >

You are paying for the convenience, not the food quality >

You underestimate how bad at cooking a lot of people are. >

If cost is an issue, frozen meals can actually be fairly inexpensive >

If you factor in the time it takes you to make the food (labor) then it is not ten times more expensive than to make it yourself. You just aren't thinking of assigning a value to your time and effort because you aren't directly paying for it but it is worth something.
This is not in any way a defense of fast food and it's nutritional value, just that you didn't factor in labor cost of homemade meals. >

"Scam" would imply they're tricking people...but they're not. No one is going to McDonald's or Burger King expecting filet mignon, they know exactly what kind of food they're paying for. Is it cheaper to cook for yourself? Sure, but you could say the same thing for literally any restaurant. I eat fast food because I don't want to cook for myself or clean the mess afterwards. >

People use words to exaggerate. When someone says something overpriced is a scam they don't mean it literally. Just that it's way too much money for what you get and gullible customers are getting taken. >

Yet another person who doesn’t know what the word scam means lol >

Because I'm depressed and if the 6 piece nugget meal gives me serotonin, I love that scam lmao >

🤣😂 >

I'm generally with you, OP. The convenience thing is why people overlook all the negatives.
I do think there is a time/place for it. If you've got a 30-minute layover in an airport, or you're driving along for hours on a road trip, it might be your best option. I will also admit, in my younger years, to stumbling into the 24-hour McDonalds at 3:00AM.
But for a standard meal to eat at home, when I could just as easily go to the grocery store instead? I'm 100% with you. >

Not all of us have the privilege of a kitchen though . >

I don't think anyone disputes this. It's super unhealthy. The convenience keeps people coming back. >

And the addiction due to all the sugar and salt in the food >

McDonalds had double cheeseburgers for 50 cents the other week. Where can I shop to literally make a double cheeseburger for 5 cents? >

Where was that where I live it's 2 for 5$ >

The secret with McDonalds is using the app. They'll have some daily deals, but then once in a while they'll have some really great deals like the 50 cent double cheeseburger. The app can notify you when these deals come up >

It's poison though >

Well, that's not hyperbole. >

Every restaurant out there charges more for the food than it would cost you to make it yourself, not just fast food. That’s kind of the whole bit. That just makes it a regular old business, not a scam. >

By your logic then scams can't exist. Anything where meal cost > food cost is fair game because restaurants do that. In other words you basically said nothing, because many people do consider food that is too expensive a scam. >

What’s the point in having a unpopularopinion sub if majority of the opinions are popular. It’s rare to see an actual unpopular opinion >

I don’t think anyone actually thinks they’re paying for anything but the convenience >

Hehe burger tasty mmm >

I’m paying for convenience and calories. I received the product as advertised. Not a scam. >

What if I enjoy the taste? Yes, I can make the same thing at home, but I can't make it taste the exact same. I don't go out to eat very often, but I do so because I genuinely enjoy the flavor more. >

Mcdoubles being the cheapest most nutritious food in history makes this hilarious >

I disagree with the convenience argument.  A homemade ham sandwich is much more convenient.  I can run into the store for the same time it takes me to go to McDs and get enough materials for like 20 sandwiches which each take about 2 min to make. >

I disagree with your disagreement. I don't usually get fast food when I'm already home, I get it when I'm out and about and it would take too long to go home and the go back out to do errands. Or at work on my lunch break and I didn't pack lunch and it's closer than going all the way home. Usually I see construction workers or other people that are on their lunch break as well at Mcds in particular. >

I mean ya, it is more convenient if you don't plan ahead.  But if you plan ahead it is more convenient.  I doubt that you are incapable of predicting that you will be hungry by midday.  Spend 2 minutes making a sandwich and take it with you.  
The only argument in favour of fast food is that it tastes good.  Everything else is an excuse. >

It used to be cheap. Now it’s bad and expensive. >

No McDonald's is still fucking cheap especially if you get the McDonald's app and only eat there or the $5 biggie bag at Wendy's that's cheapish >

Yeah I agree,however cutting it out completely is hard. For example, my family goes to visit our other family who lives 17 hours away, and we tend to make the trip in one go. We cannot cook for ourselves on the road, as coolers for food takes up room that we need for other things. Sit down restaurants are a no because that adds on at least an hour per stop to our trip. It's easiest to whip through a mickey d's for some food >

i worked at fast food restaurant and yeah its really shit >

The food isn’t actually “fast”.  Depending on where you go to eat:  Chicken takes a MINIMUM of 4 minutes to cook, fries takes about 3 minutes, fish takes 4 minutes, etc.  Plus, there are always orders in front of yours that must go out first.  Your soda is the ONLY thing that’s fast.  As for the cost, let me put it into perspective.  A double cheese sandwich alone at Culver’s is around $6 ($12 or so with a meal).  You can go to Burger King & get TWO whopper baskets for $5.99 COMBINED!  Yes, things are getting WAY too expensive. >

Assuming you're not going there during the lunch rush, a lot of that stuff is already made and sitting under/in a warmer. That's the whole idea behind fast food, they don't start cooking once you order it...it's already cooked and they just have to assemble it and give it to you. >

Obviously you’ve never worked in a fast food restaurant. I’ve worked in 2, my mother worked at 5 in the last 20 years.  The food is never sitting that long in the warmer.  It’s always on a timer (minimum of a few minutes, max 5 minutes or so).  NO food is pre-cooked when you get it.  That’s why it takes a while for you to get it, even if you go before or after a rush. >

I haven't worked at a chain restaurant but I've been a fast-food cook before, I did the burgers and kept them in a pan filled with au jus on the flat-top until someone ordered a burger and all our fried stuff was kept under a heat lamp until ordered. Nothing sat there for very long but we always had enough stock that we weren't behind. >

10x?  That $1 or $1.50 bacon/egg biscuit is as cheap or cheaper than I could make it. If I was cooking for a family of eight then maybe my price would come down but for one it is cheaper to get it during my morning walk. 
Priced out the turkey and cheese on a roll my spouse has for lunch plus a snack. A six piece and large fries is cheaper.  Buy cheaper turkey, cheese and bread
or just have a bread and butter sandwhich with water for lunch and that would save money except it wouldn’t get eaten so woild actually be a waste. >

I think the issue with price argumenrence in how people perceive price in cooking. 
I see a lot of videos where people are like "here's how to make this delicious meal for under a $1.50 (which not related but I just realized I've never seen a non USD one?). And it's because they prove based on how much of the ingredient being used. Maybe the groceries came up to fifty something, but the specific dish didn't.
I understand the point of doing that, because it's showing how much you're spending in regards to what you're making. It's the long term saving that you're doing, even if it doesn't feel like saving in the moment. 
I think the argument is flawed though, because not everyone is actually going to finish off all of what they bought, sometimes things just sit there to wilt.
Edit: I forgot to type this before commenting but, I think it is also flawed because it doesn't quite grasp the idea of genuinely not having enough money to go shopping. Shopping for ingredients for a whole meal is typically going to cost more at the moment, saving long term is great, but not everyone is always in the place to do so. Sometimes you only have five dollars left over and you can get fast food with that or a frozen meal (or alternatively some grocery stores have wraps and stuff. Typically though I can only buy those when they get priced down), but you can't buy enough individual ingredients to make your own meal. Even a sandwich. That's bread and whatever toppings. A cheese sandwich is like two things but you can't just buy two slices you buy a whole loaf. Even eggs, some places have prepackaged boiled eggs, but I haven't seen those at every store and you buy a six pack or a twelve pack or one of those huge ones. I think I have seen twos but not at most grocery stores I've been too. Being able to save long term is a luxury not everyone can afford. I saw a quote I liked once, "being poor is expensive" and I think more people need to recognize that >

In all honesty I pay for fast foods not for convenience but for the actual food. If I could get identical 1 for 1 fast food meals but at home I would do it any day. But no option for that apart from kind of similar burgers and such which just don’t compare. >

I don't think it's a scam - it does exactly what it says; fast food. Sure you could cook it yourself, but it's not going to take you longer and probably have leftover items.
Also dunno about your cheaper argument - sure if you're buying expensive items. I don't think you'll find a good value compete to a McChicken or a McDonalds Fry. Those items have been economies of scaled to hell. >

I do agree that fast food is bad and cooking at home is a better option but when people eat fast food they’re aware of the consequences, everyone knows it’s bad, so it’s not really a scam. >

"You are paying 10x the amount of what would cost it if you made it yourself"
Dude just learnt what a restaurant is, convenience >

This is such a wild take. You can be on a highway and then have a disgustingly savory bliss burger in your dumb lap within five minutes. Yeah, we all know it’s horrible for you, but we have evolved to enjoy high concentrations of fat and salt in the same place. It is a supernormal releaser. >

I can get 2 McDonald’s hamburgers and a large coke for $3.32.  I can’t make that at home for 33¢ (“literally paying 10x”).  Heck, I’m not sure I could make it at home for $3.32.  It’s a great bargain. >

Idk that same order here is like 6-7 bucks
I kinda see the argument >

You can’t use the word “literally” unless you mean literally. It does not literally cost you 10x what it would cost to make it at home. I never heard of any restaurant that operates on a 10% food cost. >

It's definitely not cheaper you can get a pretty solid meal for only $2-5 sometimes even less depending on the deals in the McDonald's app if I eat one or two meals a day I much rather find a McDonald's and get a meal for hella cheap then buying shit and tryna figure out how to make a McChicken >

Okay ? starts munching on the 2 sets of McDonalds Double Cheeseburger I just ordered >

Fast food has become extremely expensive in my country. At least $50 to feed our family of four (Except Dominos and their awesome $5 large pizza range). But it’s still less than half the price of taking the family for a pub meal or at a restaurant.
But I haven’t met a fast food restaurant I didn’t like. Love it
I would choose fast food over a fancy restaurant for taste  anyway. If I have an uncultured palate, then I am happy with that.
But to OPs point, I love a home made burger or pizza or oven fried wedges/chips as well. But its not convenient.
I don’t like frozen foods - except meat pies and sausage rolls 👍 >

I work at one of the best Italian restaurants around and the food is literally so easy to make. It can be made in under 10 minutes. Most of the “chefs” there started cooking when they were 17 after moving up from being a dishwasher. It is still amazing food, people just think that it takes some Italian lifelong chef with the best ingredients to make. When in reality you could make the same exact thing at home for 1/10th of the price.