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Last Topic: 10:57:56pm, 05/16/2025
Last Post: 1:25:18am, 09/10/2025
Glob posted...
What a bizarre response.
Both things can be (and are) true.
No, it's really just the one thing in this case. Because even if you're making a better salary, you still risk being priced out of the market. (Granted, as I already noted, you can STILL control for housing by getting roommates, renting a room, and so on.)
teddy241 posted...
Did McDonalds always have different prices based on area? I just remember seeing fast food commercials as a kid and the price on tv was the same nationally. Ie arbys 5 for 5 or taco bell tacos for 69,79,89 99 cents.
Yes, because McDonald's is something like 92% franchisee-owned in the US and those inspaniduals set their own prices, choose to get involved with certain deals, etc. The only time McDonald's was centrally owned was back when the McDonald Brothers owned it -- or, more specifically, before Ray Kroc's involvement. The company was largely driven by a franchisee model. I'd suggest watching The Founder. Pretty good movie, although it's a bit loose with some of the facts and it cites an alleged handshake deal that seems completely absurd (since the book it was based on also discusses the alleged handshake deal when literally everything else was done in writing)
Keep in mind that commercials generally aren't actually national, the regional television station tends to insert them for that particular market (so you wouldn't even necessarily know a certain deal exists). That said, there are some chains that get ads where the local store doesn't honor that deal (especially in the case of pizza places) and sometimes corporate will provide subsidies so the franchisees will honor a deal (such as some McDonald's free food offers).
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