Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount.

Roberts, 38, now only gets fast food “as a rare treat,” he told CBS MoneyWatch. “Nothing has made me cook at home more than fast-food prices.”

Roberts is hardly alone. Many consumers are expressing frustration at the surge in fast-food prices, which are starting to scare off budget-conscious customers.

A January poll by consulting firm Revenue Management Solutions found that about 25% of people who make under $50,000 were cutting back on fast food, pointing to cost as a concern.

  • @UckyBon
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    -736 months ago

    All big companies are keeping tabs on socials, incl. Lemmy. You think you’re special for using Lemmy? 🤪

    • @foggy
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      There’s not enough of us for any movement here to make their stock price move.

      They don’t care. It would be a bad use of their resources.

      They will eventually, but they don’t.

      • @UckyBon
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        6 months ago

        Keep convincing yourself that you’re special.

        Are you really that dumb to think your comment isn’t scanned by companies?

          • @UckyBon
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            -506 months ago

            Smart comeback!

            • @foggy
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              306 months ago

              Removed by mod

              • @UckyBon
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                -446 months ago

                Well, I just spent a good 5 minutes in Lemmy and encounter nothing but white trash. I am certainly gonna go outside again, but not of your command, wanna-be-master. I’m not your fucking slave.

              • @UckyBon
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                -386 months ago

                Of course, because people here hate Asians, as I have been trying to point out. Luckily your racist friends like you. Now go dig a hole please, and drop your mom in it first. You motherfucking racist barbarian baboon brain.

                • pewter
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                  How could anyone have known you’re Asian?

                  • @ripcord
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                    66 months ago

                    They couldn’t. It was a troll account.

                • @ripcord
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                  No, it’s just you.