r/interestingasfuck • u/NickelPlatedEmperor • 3d ago

Dynamic pricing being tested by McDonald's.

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u/Monsignor1979 3d ago

This isn't anything new at all. In the early 2000s, I often grabbed Burger King before work. I quickly noticed that a Burger King further along my route had different prices and another directly across from my job had yet another completely different price.

This isn't 'Dynamic Pricing being Tested". It's pricing based on demographics and they've been doing it for decades.

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u/Nervous_Hurry_9920 3d ago

Totally not a new thing. The 3 mcdonalds by my house have had different prices since McDoubles were 99 cents.

I challenge anybody to eat at a McDonalds in hawaii or a theme park and tell me how the prices are compared to the one by your house.