I see a lot of complaints about fast food being and other meals becoming much more expensive than usual. I know it’s true because grocery prices are absurd, but I genuinely don’t know what’s considered “expensive” with fast food.
I just instinctively know it’s expensive and never eat out. Like $8 for one small smash burger just seems absurd to me, but apparently that’s always been normal?
I remember the days when Carl’s Jr advertised their “Six Dollar Burger” as a restaurant quality burger that sold for ~$4 back in 2001. Now six dollars is the basic burger these days. Today I notice the price premium for fast food over restaurant food (including inflation in both) has drastically shrank.