What happened to McDonalds?

My granddaughter wanted McDonald's, and I'm not too proud to admit I've got a soft spot for that place.

Back when my kids were young, McDonald's was the reward. You behaved all week, you got the Golden Arches on Friday. Simple as that. Good memories.

My granddaughter did really good at school last week and she wanted McDonald's.

So Pop-Pop was more than happy to deliver.

Truth be told she could have raised hell last week at school. I probably still would have gotten her McDonalds. It's hard for me to tell that little princess “no.”

Anyways I hop on the app to order the food so I can pick it up. I notice the $1 menu is long gone. Fine. I'm a grown man. I understand inflation. Things cost more now.

But they've got a $3 menu, and I thought, alright. That's reasonable.

Here is what I saw

I scrolled through that "$3 menu" and could not find a single item for $3.

I just stared at my phone for a moment.

Here was the thing that was most outrageous.

Four nuggets for $3.55. Almost a dollar per nugget?!

You know how small McDonald's nuggets are? I've eaten Tic Tacs more filling than those things. 

I told my granddaughter, "Baby, I think I'd get more nutritional value eating the dollar bill itself. And it probably would have more real meat in it."

She just laughed at me and took my phone to finish ordering.

I don't know when everything went sideways, but it did.

And somehow McDonald's, the place built on the idea that any family could afford a hot meal, is charging nearly four dollars for four little nuggets and calling it a deal.

Ronald McDonald He's probably rollin' around in his grave. 

Have you noticed how far the value menu has fallen? What's the most outrageous fast food price you've seen lately?

Enjoy your Sunday!

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