People Are So Mad At McDonald’s For ‘Inflated’ Prices: ‘A Dollar Menu Without A Single Item That Costs $1’
September 17, 2023 by Carrie McCabe
McDonald’s has been receiving some heat from customers about its famed Dollar Menu—and it’s not because the deals on it are unbelievably good.
Fans of the fast food giant have taken to social media in recent days to complain about the misleading nature of the current discount menu at the chain, officially called the $1 $2 $3 Menu, because there are no longer any items available to order at the $1 price point. One TikToker went viral after pointing out the discrepancy, saying that “McDonald’s has a dollar menu right now…without a single item that costs $1.”
TikToker Anne Arroyo, who goes by the username @anna2morrow, made a video while in the drive thru line at her local Niles, Ohio McDonald’s observing that there were no longer any items at the $1 price level available on the restaurant’s menu whatsoever. The video, which was only a few seconds long, zoomed in on the drive thru menu’s offerings, with Arroyo simply commenting, “McDonald’s has a dollar menu right now…without a single item that costs $1.”
Thousands of TikTokers watched and commented on the video, with some joking that the $1 $2 $3 Menu is now more like the “$1ish $2ish $3ish” Menu. Others noted the apparent inflation in prices at McDonald’s over the last few years: “McDouble, small fry, large drink used to be around 5 dollars where I live. It’s now over 9” wrote one commenter, along with an angry-face emoji. Another noted, “That’s the ‘some dollars and change menu’ the hell??”
Others added that the reason that the chain “gets away with” calling the menu the $1 $2 $3 Menu still is because of the fact that you can purchase any item on that particular section of the menu and get another for $1—but only with the original item added first. One employee of the fast food restaurant also observed that “technically the apple slices are a dollar lol I work at McDonald’s that’s the only thing we sell that’s a buck.” However, the apple slices item was not a part of the menu section in question and is only available as a side.