Aviral social media video about a $25 McDonald’s “deal” recently sparked an online debate about California’s minimum wage increase.
A TikTok user who posts videos under the username @shannon_montipaya shared the video on Mar. 27. She was in the drive-thru of a Southern California McDonald’s location when she saw a sign for a 40-piece Chicken McNugget meal deal, which also included two large fries.
The price of the meal bundle was $25.39 – including sales tax, it would come to roughly $27. In the video, the social media user lamented that the meal didn’t even include a drink.
“Okay, so it’s $25.39 for 40-piece nuggets and two large fries,” she said. “You couldn’t even throw in the Sprite?”
“You couldn’t even throw in, like, a medium Sprite in there? Holy crap.”
While the meal is designed to serve four people, it demonstrates how prices at the fast food chain have risen over the years. A recent study by FinanceBuzz found that McDonald’s prices have increased by 100% since 2014.
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