I've never seen this before, but my local McDonalds charges more if you order inside vs the drive thru. There seems to be 3 tiers of prices. Inside<Drive-Thru<Online. idk not an exiciting thread
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Local McDonalds charges more when you order inside. You seen this?
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I almost never go into a McDonald's to order anymore these days and I don't know very many people who do, but I guess I wouldn't be surprised that this is a thing because they probably consider "sitting in the dining room" something you're paying for whereas an online pickup or drive-thru order wouldn't necessitate that kind of upcharge.
Dumb, but I can see the "logic" in it.
Dumb, but I can see the "logic" in it.
Never seen it, but it's not surprising. Afaik restaurants pay more tax on eat-in sales than takeaways.
I know some fast food places offer lower prices when you order online, especially with some strange combos, but different prices for drive-thru vs inside? I have a hard time believing that. The amount of extra work and complications that would create for the staff having to juggle doesn't really seem worth it. Is there a source for this?
I've been doing app ordering for curbside pickup for almost a year now since the drive through at my location sucks. (Non stop assholes cutting in line and pretending they don't know it's one lane that splits in two)
I wonder if there's a price difference when curbside hours are over and I'm forced to pickup the order in the drive thru.
I wonder if there's a price difference when curbside hours are over and I'm forced to pickup the order in the drive thru.
Not just McDonalds all fast food, I notice this like 3 years ago, I ordered 2 piece combo at Popeyes, $7.49, go home and my cousin wants my food, go back out, Popeyes is 3 blocks away, walked in and the same meal was $8.29 in the store...
I know. Even go order food from a local restaurant and if you do take out it will be a few dollars cheaper.
This is what I do with pretty much every place nowadays.
That and the combination of curb side delivery is awesome.
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No just if you order inside. It was still take out. Inside has no deals,and I think some of the items are just plain more, but drive thru has two fors and w/e, and the app has even more stuff. I was on my Motorcycle today and didn't want to dig my phone out of my bag.
Damn now this is different and fucked up. Not even dine-in? Crazy times
I've noticed on Skip the Dishes that the prices of the 3 McDonalds nears me are different. So I suspect this could depend on location.
$1 large fries gang.
Cheaper to build a combo piecemeal with it than it is to buy a combo that has medium fries ✌️
I have more trouble with the app. Some slick employees will try to double charge you. They'll tell you that you didn't pay with the app (you did) and then say you owe the amount that they list (in restaurant charge.) If you go along with it you still paid through the app and they pocket the amount at the window. Got the one guy fired who tried to do this to me a few months back.
Wtf. This is messed up...I don't have a car currently and typically have to use DoorDash when I want fast food these days, but at least with them, I'm already expecting the price gouging. The actual store charging different prices/have different options like this is messed up.
I don't eat much fast food so I guess I never noticed, plus the only time I have gone inside to order is if the drive thru line is too long.
In Germany it's because eating outside isn't consider a gastro service anymore but plain food, which gets the reduced tax at 7%.
I've never seen that. I know some restaurants will charge a *fee* for dine-in as opposed to take-out, but I've never seen it at a fast food chain.
What kind of area do you live in? City? Suburbs? Rural?
What kind of area do you live in? City? Suburbs? Rural?
This happened to me the other day. I had to go back in and get a refund. They charged me a little over $20 for some random items I didn't order. I was too tired I didn't question it and just gave them the card.
It shouldn't be an issue because the PoS system would be set to to handle everything.
I've heard from a friend who owns a branch of Chic-Fil-A's that he was up 30% on profit when the pandemic was happening due to it being drive thru only. They don't have to pay people to clean the tables, they don't have ketchup and sauces and unlimited refills eating into everything. That's why so many places are biking drive thru only locations
I'll never not order on the app again. If you do it right you can knock $3-5 off on average. Even a small order. Just last week in ordered a Big Mac and two McChickens and and large Coke and it came to like $6 with tax. I just wish you could use a deal with a reward like Wendy's does.
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I eat way too much McDonalds lately because of that app. It's seriously the best deal in fast food currently (assuming you like McDonalds).
Yes! I have a shitload of points because the deals are better than the rewards.
Seems to be the opposite here in Finland, online prices are higher than going to McDonalds and buying inside. Same with many other food chains like Subway.
Seems weird that the same company has arrived to two completely different conclusions in different parts of the world regarding pricing.
Seems weird that the same company has arrived to two completely different conclusions in different parts of the world regarding pricing.
I wish Popeyes was still this cheap… 2pc combo at the one by me is now $11.29. 5pc tenders combo is $14.19.
I know chicken prices are a bit high right now, but jeez…
Me! If I don't know exactly what I want to order from memory and I pull up to a drive thru all the words melt away into an indiscernible ancient language. App ordering is a lifesaver for me.
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Yeah I guess there could just be a "add drive-thru discount" button as opposed to two versions of every item like I was imagining first. Still, it seems weird to me.
Wait, are you looking at where it says "Eat In Tax"? Cause that's actually not a tax for just eating inside the restaurant. That's just the normal tax, but they put Eat In to designate that the order doesn't go to the drive thru.
