Really, McDonalds?

 


Come on McDonalds, you can do better! Admittedly it has been a long time since I entered one of your establishments, but surely the whole idea of 'fast food' is that it is not only delivered to you quickly, but that it is cheap!

I do not patronise you for your food. But on occasion I have bought a drink of tea from you. This used to be 99p/£1.00 and was value for money. Yes, it was given in a paper cup, and the milk sachets are often out-of-date and going sour, but it was the cheapest cuppa in the city. However, having patronised you just yesterday for a tea, I find that the paper cup and slightly-off milk remain unchanged, but the wait for service was much longer, (I had to wait for your team to work their way through other orders and then be called with my 'number' some 8 minutes' later... that is not fast.) and the price has now risen to £1.49! Might I suggest that this is extortionate. For just 31p more I can sit in a nice cafe on plush seats, and drink my tea from a proper ceramic cup and have a small jug of fresh milk. 

Hasta la vista McDonalds..... I have never liked you or your food, but I shan't even be coming in for tea now either!

Alastair Zyggu.

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