McDonald's faces backlash over price rises despite $2.50 McDouble deal
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Updated · Fox News · May 6
McDonald's faces backlash over price rises despite $2.50 McDouble deal
9 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 6
Social media users on Reddit and X said the limited-time offer underscored how McDoubles have climbed from about 99 cents a decade ago.
Critics also complained that buy-one-get-one-for-$1 and other low-cost offers had disappeared, saying the chain's new McValue menu delivers less for more.
McDonald's said its under-$3 menu and $4 breakfast bundle provide flexible everyday value, even as US restaurant food prices were 3.8% higher in March than a year earlier.
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