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Re: McDonald's is losing millions

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On Sat, 6 Jun 2026 11:57:09 -0600
Jonny Cake <cjb@mo.ar> wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:08:51 GMT
> Etheromania <user19817@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
> 
> > Jonny Cake <cjb@mo.ar> posted:
> >   
> > > On Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:08:28 GMT
> > > Etheromania <user19817@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
> > >     
> > > > graham cracker <crispy@cr.ac> posted:
> > > >     
> > > > > On Sun, 14 Sep 2025 07:29:40 -0700
> > > > > Kenito Benito <Kenito@Benito.naw> wrote:
> > > > >       
> > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmyU9tXhiyM
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >      McDonald's is on the way out. Unless the PTB make some
> > > > > > serious changes. But they won't care enough to even make a
> > > > > > symbolic effort.     
> > > > > 
> > > > > Not disputing the red flags, but...they had a down quarter
> > > > > (-.7%) back in 2025.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Now however:
> > > > > 
> > > > > AI Overview               
> > > > > 
> > > > > McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) most recently reported
> > > > > a fiscal Q1 2026 Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $2.83, beating
> > > > > the average analyst estimate of $2.74. The company’s trailing
> > > > > twelve-month (TTM) EPS is approximately $12.12.Recent Earnings
> > > > > Highlights:Fiscal Q1 2026 EPS: $2.83 (Revenue was $6.52
> > > > > billion).Earnings Beat: McDonald's exceeded average analyst
> > > > > EPS estimates by approximately 0.03%.Next Earnings Release:
> > > > > Fiscal Q2 2026 results are expected on August 5, 2026, with
> > > > > analysts forecasting an EPS of $3.34.     
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I mean they can MBA a good quarter or even a good year by
> > > > shuffling around shit for their shareholders, shrinking the
> > > > burgers, or even getting disabled people to work there so they
> > > > can pay them less than minimum wage. It's just gonna hurt their
> > > > brand more. Since before covid I barely ate mcdonalds and every
> > > > year or so, get the urge to have a McBurger and every single
> > > > fucking time my thought would be: This is why you haven't eaten
> > > > here in a year and a half. Smaller burgers, the chicken nuggets
> > > > are shriveled jokes.... the time that made me commit to never
> > > > going back was two years ago;   I ordered a cheeseburger and I
> > > > got a HALF SLICE OF CHEESE!! A fucking HALF SLICE. See I don't
> > > > expect excellence from minimum wage workers,  I feel bad for
> > > > them and stay out of their way, forgive their small mistakes,
> > > > and am contented to get what I pay for.  Be it a fish sandwich
> > > > instead of a quarter pounder or missing fries, or even cold
> > > > food. I get it bud.
> > > > 
> > > > But a HALF FUCKING PIECE OF CHEESE that means the poor sap
> > > > making burgers for couch-cushion wages, saw that stack of
> > > > sliced cheese, the half piece on the top, and instead of
> > > > throwing it away, giving me 1.5 pieces of chesse, or even
> > > > eating it and giving me the next one .... they decided that not
> > > > sending that inventory out to a customer would be unfair to the
> > > > good shareholders of mcdonalds and whatever PoS small business
> > > > swine is cashing in on his work.
> > > > 
> > > > There's no point in mcdonalds anymore.  Not even if you can
> > > > appreciate the corpo-weird-science food they make with their
> > > > scientifically balanced taste profiles and whatever else
> > > > happens. The price is another thing.  They are TOTALLY
> > > > VERTICSALLY INTEGRATED they should be able to beat out nearly
> > > > every other fast food place but I can go get a fucking salmon
> > > > burrito at a neighborhood place for the same price as their
> > > > more premium sandwiches? GTFO BOOOO!    
> > > 
> > > Yes, the 1/2 cheese slice is on the fish sammich, but I don't
> > > think the burgers have been robbed yet?
> > > 
> > > The chicken nuggets are consistently decent, better than Wendy's
> > > or BK's by far.
> > > 
> > > But Chick-Fil-A makes the best nuggies.
> > > 
> > > Point is, they have critical mass, market share, and most of all
> > > CONSISTENCY.
> > > 
> > > Love it or hate it - the product is identical from coast to coast.
> > > 
> > > 
> > >     
> > The nuggets were always kinda trashy but hit the spot.  The new ones
> > are all shrunk and deflated.  The presentation is so bad I can't say
> > for sure if they taste different.   
> 
> I have seen ZERO difference in them through their product cycle.
> 
> You may have a bad franchise or you may be lying.
> 
> Maybe both in fact.
> 
> > The burgers are NOT consistent,   
> 
> Again, you are lying.
> 
> > get thats a big fast food thing but they're not what I remembered
> > and grew up with, they're changing things around every year.  
> 
> No, they are NOT!
> 
> Stop the bullshit.
> 
> > Finally they
> > can maintain consistency with their inputs but the way they treat
> > employees I can't be assured to get a full piece of cheese on a
> > cheeseburger.  That's not consistency.  
> 
> 
> So you base this absolutist rant off of one bad franchise that you
> still choose to frequent..and bitch about...again and again...
> 
> Nuff said.
> 
>  
> 
> 

Lol do you own a mcdonalds or something?
The absurdity of telling me things will be more consistentl if I go to
a different franchise!
The burgers get smaller all the time.  It's the the point where it's
silly, the only thing i consistently see are tired employees who dgaf.

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  Re: McDonald's is losing millions Etheromania <user19817@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-06-05 17:08 +0000
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