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