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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    21 days 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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        Smart comeback!

        • @foggy
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          Removed by mod

          • @UckyBon
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            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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            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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                They couldn’t. It was a troll account.

            • @ripcord
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              No, it’s just you.