An Orlando real estate agent was so furious that it cost him $3 each to order hash browns at McDonald’s that he created a viral TikTok video slamming the fast food chain.
Freddie Smith responded, CNN online news articles The film details the anguish faced by McDonald’s customers over soaring menu prices.
“You know McDonald’s is becoming a luxury item in this country and it’s a mess,” Smith said in the video. This video has been viewed over 3 million times.
“[In the article] They said a hash brown (one of the breakfast hash browns) is now $3,” Smith said.
“I used to be able to get two double cheeseburgers and a McChicken for $3!”
Mr Smith called on others to “start complaining” about the price hikes.
“You can’t eat enough McDouble and think, ‘This is kind of ridiculous,'” he says.
Smith said McDonald’s soaring menu prices were “an example of everyday items becoming unaffordable.”
“There has to be light at the end of the tunnel, and if there isn’t, what are we really living through?” he said.
The Post has reached out to McDonald’s for comment.
McDonald’s restaurants are independently operated by franchisees, so menu prices vary depending on the store’s location.
Last summer, a McDonald’s location in affluent Darien, Conn., was charging a whopping $18 for a Big Mac combo.
Earlier this year, a McDonald’s franchise in Fairfield, Conn., was charging more than $7 for an Egg McMuffin and nearly $6 for a side of hash browns.
McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski acknowledged last month that low-income customers are getting price hikes from his restaurants.
“Eating at home has become more affordable,” Kempczinski said. “The battleground is certainly low-income consumers.”
Earlier this week, user
“Five Guys prices are out of control,” user X wrote. “$24 per person.”
In recent years, fast food prices have struck a nerve with Americans as they have been burdened by soaring inflation rates.
Wendy’s tried to save face last week by insisting it had no plans to introduce surge pricing, which would make menu items more expensive during peak dining times.
The company is clarifying its stance on how it approaches pricing after media coverage of CEO Kirk Tanner’s comments that the company would test features such as dynamic pricing in restaurants. did.
