It was so cheap I ate out almost every day, sometimes twice a day, and literally didn’t care about the hit to my wallet. It only cost me about 15 minutes worth of my office job work. Now I pick and choose, and only eat out a couple of times a week. Not only have I not increased my spend per visit (I just buy less), I’ve actually reduced it because I go much less frequently in the first place, so at least with me, they’ve lost business - a lot of it. I always use the apps for “deals”, too, which is a pain, and I miss the old days of just pulling up and ordering what I wanted with no fuss. It used to be I was excited to go because I knew I’d get a big meal for $5-6. Now I still spend that same amount, but get so much less that it’s not very exciting, and so I’m not motivated to go back. If prices keep going up, pretty soon I’ll just stop going altogether. I’ve already banned Jack In The Box and Five Guys, they’ve passed the point of being worth it. The others are literally only a couple of dollars away.

I wonder how far this can go before consumers simply revolt and fast food collapses. Fast food as a category, like any other product line, has no guarantees of survival. If they keep pricing out their customers, they might find themselves going the way of cable TV, Blockbuster and the physical rental market, music CDs and newspaper classifieds, among numerous other examples. (And before you argue about this, yes, I know these industries didn’t die off or become reduced due to price alone, and I’m not saying there weren’t multiple factors, but price was a factor.) An industry only exists as long as customers feel the value matches the price, and once the price outgrows the value, people leave. Every industry that assumed customers would stay loyal forever eventually learned otherwise. Fast food is no different.

Discuss! :)

Edit: Please stop saying these aren't the prices. Prices vary by location, and these are the prices in some areas. My own area is only about 10 cents cheaper than what's displayed here. Don't worry, your area is more expensive than it used to be, too.

Ordered with just cheese and ketchup. First order was wrong, so I went back and THIS is what they gave me...am I wrong to think this was anything other than vindictive?

EDIT: Ok, this got way more traction than I expected, lol. I'd like to address some of the most common comments ive seen so far.

1. For those of you that think I was rude and I "got what I deserved" First of all, I was not. I asked them nicely to fix their mistake, no harm no foul. Second, if you believe that it is justified to mess with someones food for any reason ever, Grow Up. I managed restaurants for 20 years, from fast food to fine dining. And sometimes customers can be rude, it happens. If I ever seen a staff member messing with food for any reason, that is an automatic and immediate termination. If I can't trust you to control your emotions like an adult and not a petulant child, then you have no place in any type of customer service or hospitality role, period.

2. For those of you who think I should have or you would have committed assault or vandalism or smeared the sandwich on the counter/window/floor etc,. Grow up. These are not reasonable responses, ever. Behave like an adult, control your emotions.

3. For those of you who think this is fake...really? You think I wasted money on a double quarter pounder only to destroy it just to take a picture for some internet points, in this economy!? Grow up. If I was going to do something like that I would have at least been smart enough to do it with the cheapest item I could get, not one of the most expensive. (Yeah its only a couple bucks, but gas is 5 fucking dollars, im not made of money!) Not everyone is chasing fake clout from strangers, sometimes shitty things actually happen on real life. This is an example of the latter

Whenever you are all ready, we need to reflect back, dig deep, and discuss exactly why we acted like some savages when this chicken sandwich dropped! I still think about this lady once a month 😩😂🥲

The lines looked like amusement park lines, folks were quitting mid shift, ppl fighting and someone lost their life, some of you will buy all the sandwiches and sale it online for $20 🤣 like what tf was that?!?!

Double Regular Roast Beef combo with curly fries and side of ranch, for $12 Canadian dollars. Great value!

Listen when Wendy’s came in the yellow style it was so much better. It was peak, Wendy’s. I remember always getting the spicy chicken nuggets with a large fry and a Dr Pepper. This quality of Wendy’s needs to come back.

3 Piece Fish Meal. Tastes like, 1989. And that's a good thing.

And with the BOGO coupon they have right now two of these Greek gyros are about $6. It's a heck of a deal.

edit: I do recommend ordering it with extra tzatziki and onions.

I visited 6 different Burger King locations in a week and ordered a Whopper meal, no cheese or substitutions. The photos were taken right after I received it with the top bun removed. Some locations were way better than others in terms of juiciness and the freshness of the toppings.

Steak 'n Shake has just recently began a new promotion called "Tesla Tuesdays", an event that provides red hats similar to Trumps "MAGA" hats and provides the first 10 Teslas with one free jar of tallow, a red hat, and an upgrade to supersize fries. Now that that's said, I am very middle ground when it comes to politics, but this is just disturbing and gross, whether it was Trump, Biden, or whoever candidate. I also understand that the CEO has endorsed President Trump in the past as he has every right to do so, but why implement these political beliefs into Steak n' Shake? This is just gross and forces your political ideology onto your workers, comedic or not. Steak n' Shake should stay focused on being Steak n' Shake, not some political vehicle.