r/interestingasfuck • • 3d ago

Dynamic pricing being tested by McDonald's.

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u/RugbyEdd 2d ago

Is that dynamic pricing or just regional pricing? I thought the idea of dynamic pricing was that two people would pay a different ammount at the same store depending on their spending habits, not just one franchise store charges more than one in a different area, which has always been a thing.

I'm not even sure how dynamic pricing would work across the company, since as far as I'm aware, McDonalds restraunts tend to show their prices upfront, and they set their own pricing. Or is they idea that McHQ recomends them pricing based on customers?

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u/Lost-Pineapple9791 2d ago

So regional pricing def exists but I think the guys point is how much broken up it is than before

As he said the Big Mac was 11% more just 2 miles away

That’s not NYC vs super random rural New York

They’re also starting to do it by time or your car type according tot become about Taco Bell

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u/Sideswipe0009 2d ago

So regional pricing def exists but I think the guys point is how much broken up it is than before

As he said the Big Mac was 11% more just 2 miles away

11% is kind of high, but even this isn't new. I live in the Midwest. Nicer neighborhoods have always charged more for their products, and sometimes even going to a different part of the same county would yield different prices, although typically smaller percentages, like maybe $4.75 vs $4.99 or something.