kevindhca Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Just an FYI. I stopped the other morning at McDonalds for a breakfast sandwich and asked for Mayonnaise on it. Low and behold, they charged me an extra .30 for that Mayonnaise! You believe that? Nothing like that has ever happened to me before at any fast food place. I mentioned my experience to a friend and he said he went to a local McDonalds himself (about 20 miles away from this one) and asked for a glass of water with his meal. They said it would be $1.00 extra! He told them he didn't want bottled water, just a glass of tap water. They said it was still a charge of a dollar for it. He was so mad he walked right out. WTF? Is this what McDonalds has come to now? Charging people for water and the condiments they put on your sandwich? I contacted McDonalds at the corporate level, they sent me an apologetic e-mail saying they have contacted the franchise owner and passed along my concerns. Big Deal. They made it sound like it was all the decision of the franchise owner and there wasn't anything they could do about it. Last night I get a call from the resteraunt manager that I had stopped at apologizing and telling me it's the rules of the McDonalds Corporation and not the franchise owner! She told me they get their registers pre-programmed by the McDonalds corporation with all the prices already set. Now, I don't know if that is true or which side to believe, but I can tell you it is totally nuts to charge extra for a glass of water or the condiments for your sandwich! Tomatoes, Cheese, yes! Mayonnaise and water? Are they Nucking Futs? I will be posting my experience and displeasure on every social media site I can think of. I can tell you as well, McDonalds is off my list of places to eat just on principal! I can't imagine their extra .30 for mayonnaise will make up for the profit they are loosing from the bad will among their customers (former customers) for these policies that nickel and dime everyone. Avoid McDonalds and eat at Wendy's, Burger King or even Taco Bell, anywhere that doesn't charge you extra for a glass of tap water or a condiment for your sandwich. Can't be corporate policy, as no McDonald's around here charges extra for mayo. We have a mix of franchise and corporate run stores here. Link to comment
Santiago Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 back in the day (25 yrs ago) when I worked in such places we were told that technically we had to charge extra for pickles, etc - though the only thing we ever did was cheese. Link to comment
gigglemuffinz Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Honestly, I really don't see the big deal about charging more for extra sauces. It costs McDonalds money to provide you with mayo after all. ... most restaurants ask for a few cents more if you want something extra on it. it's not that weird. Try asking for extra cheese or bacon or anything really anywhere else. I used to pay 30 cents to get lava sauce on ALL THE THINGS back when Taco Bell served that. Link to comment
Santiago Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 The issue is it offends the sense of value - charging a quarter for a fraction of a penny worth of mayo or $1 for a glass that costs a couple cents even with all the water you can drink... Link to comment
gigglemuffinz Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 The issue is it offends the sense of value - charging a quarter for a fraction of a penny worth of mayo or $1 for a glass that costs a couple cents even with all the water you can drink... Link to comment
AwakenEvil Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Reminds me of the same crying because they wouldn't give out 25 ranch cups for 4 mcnuggets Link to comment
Elfy Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I'll say what I briefly said in the chat room... It is a lot of fuss over 30 cents Link to comment
Diapered Jason Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 With everything else that is wrong with McDonalds, it's funny when people complain about the extra charge on sauces like that is the straw that broke the camel's back. Link to comment
Donney60 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I too will leave any place that charges for tap water with a food purchase. Link to comment
Nat Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Pretty cheap to fret about paying an extra .30 and a dollar. To me big deal. I am not that cheap. Link to comment
Midwest Babygirl Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 It's a franchise thing. Link to comment
NaughtyBabyBoy22 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I've been charged for extra sauce, mainly the sweet chilli which they only put on wraps now. Link to comment
beallucanb Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I never seen anything like that where I live, I know they charge extra for Link to comment
attendsdiapers Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Oh the horror. This won't stop me from eating at McDonald's. For whatever reason, they have the best Coca-Cola around. And their fries are pretty tough to beat, too. Link to comment
DailyDi Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 The water is free, the cup costs them money. Link to comment
repetitivediaperwetter88 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I just keep it simple, I don't eat at Mc Donalds. Link to comment
DiaperBoy37 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I work there!!!!! It sucks in general. Btw some sandwiches come with mayo already on it. Link to comment
Dankoro Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 As an avid business professionalism and ethics enthusiast and an accountant I really want to put my $0.02 in this... Link to comment
happyindprs Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 The only good thing at McDonalds is the Diet Coke. Link to comment
BriGuy Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 A lot of wasted energy over .30 Link to comment
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