i had a $1 cheeseburger from mcdonalds

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pontifex

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Originally posted by: Engineer
Originally posted by: Candymancan21
Mcdonalds is expensive anyway $1 for a cheesburger ? Go to the store buy 2 pounds of ground beef for $2 some buns ketchup mustard, and onions for $5 and make 20 Hamburgers


Just where do you live that burger is a buck a pound? :Q

Oh, to the OP: Was it a single or double? A double is about 440 calories (don't know the value on a single).

lol, yeah. I think the last time i got ground beef was 1 pound of 80/20 for like $4.65 or so...
maybe he's buying it out of the trunk of a car in the grocery store parking lot.
 

UberNeuman

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Originally posted by: pontifex

lol, yeah. I think the last time i got ground beef was 1 pound of 80/20 for like $4.65 or so...
maybe he's buying it out of the trunk of a car in the grocery store parking lot.

ah, the Mafia special....
 

akshatp

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Why would anyone want to make a burger with 98% fat free beef anyway??? That sounds very dry and not tasty at all.
 

ManBearPig

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Originally posted by: schneiderguy
Why wouldn't you get a McDouble, they're the same price :confused:

are you fucking kidding me, the double and single cheeseburgers are the SAME PRICE? now im pissed.
 

Fritzo

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Originally posted by: DingDingDao
Holy crap. Has it really gotten to the point where people can't make even the smallest decision on their own without ATOT's input? I get it if you need advice about things you don't understand, like which grout to use on your bathroom tile or what to do about your job interview. But seriously, if you want another cheeseburger, go get one. If you don't, don't. Do you seriously want us to advise you on whether you're still hungry?

/end rant. Sorry, I don't know where that came from. The job stress is really getting to me :p

Please see my poll in another post as to if I should reply to your post or not.
 

sonambulo

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Originally posted by: Kazaam
are you fucking kidding me, the double and single cheeseburgers are the SAME PRICE? now im pissed.

They're the same price? Oh man there's a McDonald's like 3 minutes walking from my door. I'm hitting that shit up right now.
 

ManBearPig

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i got a mcdouble, along with a mcchicken. and after all three things plus an ice cream cone, i feel like a mcfatfuck.
 

zerocool84

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Originally posted by: Candymancan21
I buy the Groundbeef everyone else buys at the local Bloom Grocery store. 98% Fatfree GroundBeef.. Groundbeef isnt that expensive unless you shop at Giant or Safeway. All there Meat is expensive. I once spent $60 on 5 Ribbye steaks, Bloom had Angus Ribbye for Half that.

And the time it takes............my time is much more valuable.
 

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: Candymancan21
Mcdonalds is expensive anyway $1 for a cheesburger ? Go to the store buy 2 pounds of ground beef for $2 some buns ketchup mustard, and onions for $5 and make 20 Hamburgers

Your burgers are 1/10th of a pound? Those must be some skimpy half-dollar looking patties. Do you pull some fishes and loaves shit to turn an eight pack of buns into 20 buns?
Although with patties that small, I guess you could probably cut them in half... well, that's still only sixteen...
 

sao123

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for a $1 you should be buying mcdoubles... not cheeseburgers.
hell splurge a few more cents and get double chzbrgrs


amateurs!!!!
 

schneiderguy

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Originally posted by: sao123
for a $1 you should be buying mcdoubles... not cheeseburgers.
hell splurge a few more cents and get double chzbrgrs


amateurs!!!!

Double cheeseburger isnt worth 30cents over the McDouble, its just one more cheese slice :(
 

nakedfrog

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Apr 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: schneiderguy
Originally posted by: sao123
for a $1 you should be buying mcdoubles... not cheeseburgers.
hell splurge a few more cents and get double chzbrgrs


amateurs!!!!

Double cheeseburger isnt worth 30cents over the McDouble, its just one more cheese slice :(

Twenty cents here. It's a bit less bland with the extra cheese slice.
 

GiggleGirl

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Originally posted by: Engineer
Originally posted by: Candymancan21
I buy the Groundbeef everyone else buys at the local Bloom Grocery store. 98% Fatfree GroundBeef.. Groundbeef isnt that expensive unless you shop at Giant or Safeway. All there Meat is expensive. I once spent $60 on 5 Ribbye steaks, Bloom had Angus Ribbye for Half that.

Bullshit, you do not get 98% fat free beef for a buck a pound. You would be lucky to get a manager's special on 73% fat free beef for a buck a pound. Hell, you're talking about ground filet mignon with a fat content like that, lol! :p

Ground chuck is typically 80% fat free and Angus might go 85% of so. I guess you might get something better from a butcher but not a $1 per pound.

i get 97% fat free beef from my walmart but its like 4 something a pound lol. but i dont buy a lot of red meat. usually do ground turkey...
 

GiggleGirl

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Originally posted by: UberNeuman
Originally posted by: pontifex

lol, yeah. I think the last time i got ground beef was 1 pound of 80/20 for like $4.65 or so...
maybe he's buying it out of the trunk of a car in the grocery store parking lot.

ah, the Mafia special....

*chuckle*
 

GiggleGirl

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Originally posted by: akshatp
Why would anyone want to make a burger with 98% fat free beef anyway??? That sounds very dry and not tasty at all.

do it like meatloaf. some egg, worcestershire sauce, bread crumb and seasonings. tasty! i get 97% FF beef, its good. and much healthier!
 

Regs

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1 dollar burger? That can only mean it's small as hell, made out of mostly cow fat(hopefully), and you would have to eat another one.
 

sao123

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Originally posted by: schneiderguy
Originally posted by: sao123
for a $1 you should be buying mcdoubles... not cheeseburgers.
hell splurge a few more cents and get double chzbrgrs


amateurs!!!!

Double cheeseburger isnt worth 30cents over the McDouble, its just one more cheese slice :(

mcdouble = $1
cheese burger = $1

2 patties for the price of 1... makes sense to me.


20 cents for an extra slice of cheese... adds flavor.

still worth it.
 

rh71

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Aug 28, 2001
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Originally posted by: Candymancan21
Mcdonalds is expensive anyway $1 for a cheesburger ?

Inflation! I remember it was 69c back in like '95 when I started college... walked across the street from the dorms for a bag-full of them... we got a student discount... 39c each. Score.

BTW, is it just here or is there no McDouble on the $1 menu (or anywhere) in NY/LI?
 

lxskllr

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Nov 30, 2004
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Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: Candymancan21
Mcdonalds is expensive anyway $1 for a cheesburger ? Go to the store buy 2 pounds of ground beef for $2 some buns ketchup mustard, and onions for $5 and make 20 Hamburgers

Inflation! I remember it was 69c back in like '95 when I started college... walked across the street from the dorms for a bag-full of them... we got a student discount... 39c each. Score.

Hell, I remember when they were 25¢ for a hamburger, and 35¢ for a cheeseburger :^)