15 Examples Fast Food Shrinkflation You Never Noticed Over The Decades
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Күн бұрынThese are the top 15 examples fast food Shrinkflation you never noticed over the decades. Shrinkflation is a rise in the general price level of goods per unit of weight or volume, brought about by a reduction in the weight or size of the item sold.
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Didn’t the Big Mac used to be bigger? Are your chicken wings smaller? What about the pizza you ordered last night? It’s not your imagination playing tricks on you, it’s inflation. Sadly, many fast food chains have drastically reduced the size of some beloved menu items - better known a s shrinkflation. With that in mind, here are 15 examples of fast food shrinkflation you may or may not have noticed. If you enjoyed this video. Comment: #shrinkflation #inflation #food
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0:00 15 Examples Fast Food Shrinkflation You Never Noticed Over The Decades
0:28 Dominos
2:15 McDonald’s Big Mac
3:58 Burger King Nuggets
5:41 Popeyes
7:30 McDonald’s Quarter-Pounder
9:05 Wendy’s
10:02 McDonald’s McMuffin
11:20 Burger King Sundaes and Shakes
12:47 KFC
14:27 In-N-Out Burgers
15:44 McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish
17:14 Burger King Whopper Jr.
18:24 Chick-fil-A Waffle Fries
19:55 Tim Hortons
21:51 Zaxby’s
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@trumpwonandyouknowit 5 ай бұрын
Hi. I worked for Burger King late 1980s to early 1990s when it had great Canadian ham and fresh croissants for breakfast. We made our own fresh scrambled eggs. Then, Burger King switched to a pre-made egg mix that got shipped in cartons.
@trumpwonandyouknowit 5 ай бұрын
I also was at Burger King late 1980s to early 1990s when it had introduced the BK Broiler Chicken which was fabulous back then. It was actually one of my favorite items to order back then.
@trumpwonandyouknowit 5 ай бұрын
Now...One fast food restaurant that I have a problem with is PANDA EXPRESS. The portions seem smaller as well.
@trumpwonandyouknowit 5 ай бұрын
Another item that you might want to compare is breakfast pancakes in restaurants and even stores. ALDI'S refrigerated pancakes you need 6 pancakes for a person now.🤔😮😲
@rollielobsinger3617 5 ай бұрын
Its not inflation its price gouging.
@edbrown6985 5 ай бұрын
I noticed this quite a while ago,fast food portions keep getting smaller.i noticed 10 yrs ago a half gallon of ice cream got smaller by 25 percent and the price went up.i love fast food burgers and fries just about all of them.but I won't buy them anymore,when a medium big mac meal costs 18$ i cant afford to eat out anymore
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@edbrown6985 The downsizing dilemma strikes again! Smaller portions, bigger prices. What's going on, food industry? 🥺
@bikeny 5 ай бұрын
Years ago I used to buy Breyer's half-gallons and one summer I noticed that I was finishing the container somewhat faster than in previous times (sure, it's all me, so I can't blame anyone else). But, it took me 3 separate purchases to discover that they had zapped the stuff with the Grocery Shrink Ray causing it to go from 64 ounces down to, iirc, 48 ounces. I stopped buying it at that point, since, as we all know, the price didn't go down. And then there's an orange juice brand that went from 64 ounces down to fifty-something ounces. Again, I stopped buying their fresh-squeezed stuff. And then at some point afterwards, they became what I call corporate naming rights johns when they paid to be the name of a field for a sports team. I go out of my way to NOT buy products and services from those companies (I'll eat their stuff, I just wont give them my money). Yes, it's cutting off my nose to spite my face, but I do what I can.
@johndoe3johndoe382 Ай бұрын
Yeah ice cream shrunk from half gallon to 1.41 quarts and bs like that. Worst of all, a lot of ice cream companies changed from simple ingredients like milk, cream, sugar, to substituting with hydrogenated oils, seed oils, plant gums, and changed to "frozen dairy desert." Make sure you read the ingredients, if it's a huge paragraph containing oils, don't buy that trash, it's toxic for you.
@dennisneo1608 5 ай бұрын
They're treating customers like garbage doing this. Why don't they just charge more and keep the original sizes?
@sexygeek8996 5 ай бұрын
They are hoping you don't notice.
@darquequeen 4 ай бұрын
More profit by selling the same amount of food, but smaller portions.
@FozzyTax 2 ай бұрын
Why charge more at all?
@Awesomefy11 2 ай бұрын
@@FozzyTax ingredients
@sandrasausville9103 5 ай бұрын
Wonder if we can bring back the "Where's the beef" lady. Because WTH
@michaelterrell 5 ай бұрын
That was Wendy's, not BK.
@bikeny 5 ай бұрын
Well, just to play along, you're gonna have to bring her back from the afterlife. But, yeah, WTH is right!
@jamescameron1861 5 ай бұрын
I don't really buy fast food anymore. I can afford it; I just feel it's too expensive for the quality provided.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@jamescameron1861 Agreed. The disconnect between fast food prices and the quality offered can be a common concern. 🍕💸
@barnjob75 5 ай бұрын
COOK YOUR OWN FOOD
@steverussel9842 5 ай бұрын
You just had to throw the 'I can afford it' part into your comment, huh?
@pslay9324 2 ай бұрын
AMEN! I Don't dare go inside where someone serves us. Nope, now we got the government trying to pass lab grown meat. I may need to start eating nothing but lettuce and rice
@hobomike6935 2 ай бұрын
@@pslay9324I’ve already been subsisting on rice & beans 🫘 🍚 as my staple foods since 2019 ended. They’re still _somewhat_ cheap bought in bulk, and last a *very* long time without refrigeration if kept dry and uncooked.
@WWJD85 5 ай бұрын
If the Big Macs, Whoppers, and quarter pounders keep shrinking they going to end up the size of a white castle slider.
@bikeny 5 ай бұрын
How can the quarter-pounder get smaller? Its name has the weight right in it. The other ones, so long as they don't advertise that they start with x amount of beef, then they are fair game for the grocery shrink ray.
@hobomike6935 2 ай бұрын
@@bikenyin 2034, it will probably be the “quarter incher” referring to the thickness of the patty.
@rascal211 5 ай бұрын
This is happening with everything. That's why the rich keep getting richer. Increase the price and decrease the size and/or value of the product. It's the American way, corporate big profit over everything else.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@rascal211 It's a common trend, unfortunately. Profit-driven decisions can impact consumers.
@hobomike6935 2 ай бұрын
@@BabbleTopoh there’s no “can” about it; they *have* impacted consumers. Negatively.
@Donathon-qx8kq 5 ай бұрын
What amazes me os that a few years ago people were complaining that fast food portions were too big.... now they are complaining that they are too small,... strange
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@Donathon-qx8kq@Donathon-qx8kq Funny how perspectives shift. Small portions to big, and now back again.
@TheCynicalTuber 4 ай бұрын
It's the price per amount of food that is so insane. I'm all for a proper portion, but I don't want to be overcharged for it. It's smaller portion, larger price now. It's all bass ackwards now.
@Cheshyre. 5 ай бұрын
Love how mcdonalds got busted for price gouging and the ceo promised to have the prices lowered.
@mightygazooo4101 5 ай бұрын
We went from a Whopper to a whimper.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@mightygazooo4101 Not feeling the new vibe?
@masudaharris6435 5 ай бұрын
You're right. I used to buy the Whopper on sale in the 90s for 99 cents and they were bigger. Now, they're $9 including tax.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@masudaharris6435 Ah, the good old days of the 99-cent Whopper. Prices have indeed climbed since then. 🍔
@montabelloresling8750 4 ай бұрын
My grandma used to buy 6 of em and put em in the freezer. When we got hungry and she didn't want to cook, to the freezer we went!
@hobomike6935 2 ай бұрын
@@montabelloresling8750now the freezer’s empty; just a few sad ice cubes and cold packs. Thanks Joe! 👍 really love not being able to afford food!
@ranuelthebard3751 4 ай бұрын
When I saw the new double Big Mac I said to the person standing next to me, "I wonder if that means it has as much meat as the regular Big Mac used to?" Not that I can eat there anymore. My body decided to suddenly recognize wheat as a migraine trigger over a decade ago and McD's even puts wheat on it's fries. I'm just a DoorDash driver puzzled over how many people are willing to pay through the nose for delivery of food items that are only good hot and fresh at the restaurant. Hey, I'm glad they are as long as they remember to tip!
@hobomike6935 2 ай бұрын
Down with tipping. Your employer should pay you a fair wage. I shouldn’t have to pay the cost of your food (which is already too high) AND pay you an additional amount for service which may or may not suck. (A lot of delivery men/women have a terrible attitude and are late, or have mashed the tops of the containers into food before it arrives so it’s smeared.) I’ll just cook at home and bypass the shrinkflation at restaurants, thanks 👌
@JaneDoe-ov1hb 5 ай бұрын
Yes, I've been noticing this a lot and it really is a big bummer!😟
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@JaneDoe-ov1hb Sad when things keep getting smaller. 🥺
@barnjob75 5 ай бұрын
DONT EAT IT,SIMPLE!
@TheCynicalTuber 4 ай бұрын
@@barnjob75 It is a choice, but it also shows corporate greed at it's greediest.
@ccg1171 5 ай бұрын
Bought a can of pringles and the can was 3 quarters full not to the top & 50 cents more
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@ccg1171 That's disappointing! Have you noticed this with other products too, or is it a one-time thing?
@sexygeek8996 5 ай бұрын
It has been like that for years. Other brands come in bags that are less than half full.
@ccg1171 5 ай бұрын
@BabbleTop yes my bag of cat litter was 25 lb bag for 4.59 now it went to 20 lbs for 5.89.
@codygames5415 4 ай бұрын
Pringle aren't even considered potato chips.
@rosejustice 5 ай бұрын
Portions are smaller and/or fewer (ie-nuggets); prices are more expensive; businesses state they can't pay living wages to their employees; yet these companies are making record profits. But yeah...let's blame it on the pandemic.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@rosejustice Spot on! The disconnect between shrinking portions, rising prices, and low wages is concerning.
@hobomike6935 2 ай бұрын
@@BabbleTopthe costs of goods and services go up, and they continue to do the same amount of business. that *should* mean more money is available to increase wages, right? *wrong.* All the extra money just gets funneled up to the top (ironically, to the people that already have more money than they’ll ever spend.) So your average worker is still getting paid on wage ranges from the 90s/early 2000s, but paying 2024 prices. This can’t go on. We’re working 2-3 jobs and becoming homeless/living paycheck to paycheck.
@randallpetroelje3913 5 ай бұрын
I love that “I am mad as hell and I’m not gonna take it anymore. I’ve seen that so many times in different fast food joints. Thank you for bringing that up.
@bikeny 5 ай бұрын
Great movie.
@poposterous236 5 ай бұрын
Network 1976
@bigcat618 4 ай бұрын
Peter Finch as Howard Beale. Won the Oscar for Best Actor.
@trumpwonandyouknowit 5 ай бұрын
Hi. I worked for Burger King late 1980s to early 1990s when it had great Canadian ham and fresh croissants for breakfast. We made our own fresh scrambled eggs. Then, Burger King switched to a pre-made egg mix that got shipped in cartons.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@trumpwonandyouknowit Remembering the breakfast glory days at Burger King - the homemade eggs and Canadian ham were unbeatable!😍
@MackeyDeez 5 ай бұрын
The prices go up and the portions get smaller. I once paid $15 for a take out plate of lomein that weighed about as much as a loaf of bread.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@MackeyDeez Sounds frustrating! Smaller portions for higher prices are never fun.
@HankColter 5 ай бұрын
Was telling a co-worker that cars need to have small microwave ovens in them in the future. Can nuke a frozen chicken sandwich or English muffin egg and bacon breakfast sandwich on the go and not deal with fast food let downs. Plus, you'd save some money and time too.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@HankColter Love the concept! Microwave-equipped cars could revolutionize on-the-go meals.
@hobomike6935 2 ай бұрын
There exists a device called a *hotlogic* which can be plugged into many cars; both old ones and modern. Types exist with both a “cigarette lighter” plug and a regular plug. 🔌 It takes some time (approx 1 hr) but it can heat your food up without much power draw on your battery, and keep it hot and ready for you to eat. They are extremely cheap and I highly recommend getting one. It’s gotten me out of a pinch several times, especially back when I was living out of my car because of catastrophic rent/mortgage prices.
@kleine.5438 5 ай бұрын
Hope for an eventual part 2 please ??
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@kleine.5438 Got you bro!!✔️
@anthonylara2157 5 ай бұрын
Where's the beef!!!?
@hobomike6935 2 ай бұрын
Clearly not in the sandwich anymore. 😢
@savagesarethebest7251 5 ай бұрын
How can McDonald's be the "king of burgers" for years? Their patties are paper thin..
@IceManLikeGervin 5 ай бұрын
It applies to the grocery store as well, items from ice cream to potato chips to candy bars and the like are noticeably smaller than say they were in the 1980s. What good is technology if it can't control the price of goods from being inflated and the size of goods being deflated?
@trumpwonandyouknowit 5 ай бұрын
Yes. Notice ALDI'S. Pancakes...You need six pancakes for one person.
@trumpwonandyouknowit 5 ай бұрын
Cereal. Boxes are under 12 ounces at times now. WAL-MART, ALDI'S, TARGET....
@michaelterrell 5 ай бұрын
Potato chips were in 16 ounce nags, when I was a kid. Now 'Family size' is 11 ounces.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@IceManLikeGervin Technology, step up! Inflation on prices, deflation on goods - not a fair deal.🙃
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@michaelterrell Family size downsized to 11 ounces? Not cool, chip world!
@kenhill3230 5 ай бұрын
The Big Mac is definitely smaller. Breakfast sandwiches too.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@kenhill3230 Why do our beloved fast-food items keep getting smaller? Big Macs and breakfast sandwiches, I miss the original size! 🤧🥺
@barrydavey7188 5 ай бұрын
They're really not...
@RealBigBadJohn 5 ай бұрын
@@barrydavey7188 They really are.
@grumbazor 5 ай бұрын
you could put this video in like 2 Minutes
@That_AMC_Guy 4 ай бұрын
That's horrible. I worked at a KFC nearly 20 years ago and we sold chicken sourced through Lillydale. Some of our pieces of chicken were so large, we couldn't fit the prerequisite amount into the fryer basket. That was also back in the days of "Toonie Tuesday". Remember that??? TWO pieces of chicken and a small fries for $2.
@BabbleTop 4 ай бұрын
@That_AMC_Guy Whoa, giant chicken pieces sound amazing! What was your favorite part about working at KFC?
@JohnSmith-zw8vp 4 ай бұрын
I will NEVER go to McDonalds as long as they keep doing that pinching the bottom of the fry box trick :P
@BabbleTop 4 ай бұрын
@JohnSmith-zw8vp Oh, the fry box pinch trick, classic move! What's the story behind your aversion to it at McDonald's?
@vickimcquilken1368 5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@hobomike6935 2 ай бұрын
$2.00 won’t even buy you a drink at most fast food places now! You’ll need a little change to get over the hump that’s added by taxes. McDonald’s still has a $1 large soda, but I doubt even that will last long. 🫤
@exidumi8076 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for a list of places I will never go. The CEO's make a ton when we don't.
@mikeb611 5 ай бұрын
I got a double Big Mac and the patties were so thin one had a hole in it.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@mikeb611 Sounds like your Big Mac went on a diet! Thinner patties, but did it still satisfy the craving? 🍔😅
@mikeb611 5 ай бұрын
@@BabbleTop NO. Totally not worth the money or the name. Double Thin Mac is more like it.
@pinkwerewolf 3 ай бұрын
Oof it’s so true. Had a few of these recently and the mc Donald’s Patties are very thin! Thanks Joe
@BabbleTop 3 ай бұрын
@pinkwerewolf So true! McDonald's patties can be a bit on the thin side.
@bjenkins803 5 ай бұрын
Snickers has done it also.
@hobomike6935 2 ай бұрын
Most snack size, packs of candy bars did that in the 2000s and again in 2010; and *again* after 2020. In 2003, you used to get 10 fun size in a sleeve… then it was 8, then 6, and now it’s currently 5. The price didn’t change during the 2000s, but it started creeping up in the 2010s… a little. Just a few cents here and there. (You could still get the cheap ones at Dollar tree, but CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, ALDIs, and DG started creeping the price up a few cents at a time. In 2020, they didn’t even try to hide it; they f///ing _DOUBLED_ the price… and you’re still only getting 5 fun size candy bars. King size and regular size candy bars in the 2000s were a lot thicker than they were in the 2010s. The size (and ounces) got reduced while the prices did not, in the hopes that the consumer wouldn’t really notice or care. We noticed. We care. 😠
@bjenkins803 2 ай бұрын
@hobomike6935 I remember this and saying these things look smaller and cost more. I also think the chocolate on snickers has cheapened up also. Not much beat a snickers and a dr pepper back in the 80s. Now it's barely a snickers and dr chemicals.
@hobomike6935 2 ай бұрын
@@bjenkins803 part of me has been gaslit by companies who claim that _”you were just a kid then, so the candy bars seemed bigger. They were always that small.”_ But I keep seeing pictures surface online of the unwrapped products, they’re definitely smaller and they definitely cost more than it did in the 2000s
@DireHammer Ай бұрын
Honestly I'd rather the sizes go down than the prices go up. It's very rare I've ever eaten a meal from a fast food place and just decided I needed more.
@razorbackbird2142 3 ай бұрын
Hmmm... Ok, so: Big sMaCk, Chicken MCnothing, French prise, and "MC Donals" should be called "MC Dollars". 😂😂😂
@Darkreine99 5 ай бұрын
Its not the the raw weight of the burgers has changed, its that they are using burger that has more fat so they are cheaper
@joaquimrodriguez8961 5 ай бұрын
higher prices but smaller portions. Just eat at home.
@malachi- 5 ай бұрын
Same with everywhere, use to get a 4 piece at Canes, and got a load of fries that came with it, now you have to get a 6 piece to get the same food, the chicken strips are way smaller, and that's $16, so now I'm boycotting, and again, most others, too.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@malachi- Understandable! Changes in portion sizes can be disappointing.
@GamesNShit 5 ай бұрын
cooking at home is the solution for the time being !
@starrieyedGirl 5 ай бұрын
This is why I only eat at three different restaurants. QDOBA, Los Agave's & Great Wall.
@BigLou2 5 ай бұрын
I noticed the changes, especially the Big Mac. But where I really noticed a drastic change was the BK Big Fish.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@BigLou2 Definitely! The BK Big Fish underwent a drastic change that many have observed.
@darquequeen 4 ай бұрын
Now BK Little Fish. 😡
@mikekeeler6362 2 ай бұрын
Most people don't even know Tim Horton was a hockey player who founded that company
@happybuttersblast8334 Ай бұрын
I worked for burger kind between 98 and 2000 and am I the only the one that loved their fries and chicken tenders/nuggets ? Far superior to what they have today. manager would let us eat the food that would have just been thrown away at closing and it was the 2 things we never got sick of.
@christianhansen3292 5 ай бұрын
no longer a MAC like a very small slightly tall burger
@One-Crazy-Cat 2 ай бұрын
I have a shrink story. I was in the pool.
@karenharper4318 5 ай бұрын
I remember McD's ad featuring feed 4 for $20. Can't do 2 anymore.
@sexygeek8996 5 ай бұрын
They can just add the words "per person".
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@karenharper4318 Nostalgic for the good deals! McDonald's promotions shift over time.
@malachi- 5 ай бұрын
Can't even do that at White Castles now.
@joseosias1830 5 ай бұрын
Chick fil a don't have fried chicken
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@joseosias1830 Lol
@58sportsuburban 5 ай бұрын
So, what kind of chicken do they have?
@jonathonrossebo1783 4 ай бұрын
Customers have done the right thing by making waves. Now we just need to start petitions to bring portions back to normal size.
@thefumexxl 5 ай бұрын
Mcdonalds SWEARS the big mac has always come with patties that size. I don't believe it either.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@thefumexxl Interesting point! Many, like you, question the longstanding size claim of Big Mac patties.
@Rightround0846 2 ай бұрын
Wendys old slogan was WHERES THE BEEF? 😂😂
@jak100abc 2 ай бұрын
See I wondered if it was just because Im older now. Like my perception of food just suddenly changed once I could actually buy things with my own money. I remember going into Mcdonald's to get my first Big Mac since becoming an adult and moving out of my parents house and thinking "Yo, I remember when you used to look so huge guess I finally grew into you." But now I feel better. Im not just crazy. Its also "Shrinkflation" 😅😅
@Astral_Dusk 4 ай бұрын
Less food and yet we're getting fatter *pants button pops off like a bullet, ricocheting throughout the room*
@BabbleTop 4 ай бұрын
@Astral_Dusk Whoa, talk about a wardrobe malfunction! Looks like those pants couldn't handle the pressure!
@user-ui8it3bw5x 5 ай бұрын
I used to work at mcdonalds. Sometimes when the burgers cook they shink when theyre a little overdone, thats normal. We would discard those batties but as far as im concerned, the burgers are still the same. Its just not worth the 2 dollars per cheeseburger when i can go to sheetz and get 2 hot dogs a drink and only spend 2 bucks on lunch.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@user-ui8it3bw5x Makes sense! Overcooking can lead to shrinkage, but it's great you found an affordable lunch alternative.
@user-nz9hv5go2v 5 ай бұрын
I used to only go to Burger King. I loved their double cheeseburger. But somewhere along the line, the "double cheeseburger" became some small, poor imitation of itself. That was a change not due to recent shrinkflation, but it was a shrinkflation change that fundamentally destroyed my brand loyalty to the point I almost never got to BK for a burger.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@user-nz9hv5go2v It's tough when a favorite item undergoes a noticeable change. 😔
@markbole2496 5 ай бұрын
Yet waist size of fast food customers is getting larger.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@markbole2496 True observation! Despite awareness, waist sizes continue to expand with fast food consumption. 🍟
@thegohanmk7411 Ай бұрын
I think this also has to do with a lot of chains starting to use meats with non added hormones and what not. Thus why our meats are smaller then what they used to be.
@mpageflint 3 ай бұрын
As the topic of shrinkflation, with its diminishing product sizes but stable prices, garners attention, there's a darker trend worth spotlighting: scanflation. This issue extends beyond the realms of inflation or smaller packaging-it's a greed-fueled mechanism quietly lining the pockets of retailers through frequent, unnoticed overcharges. The occasional discovery of such pricing "errors" typically ends in an apology, yet the cycle of invisible overcharges rolls on, leveraging ephemeral deals that soon vanish. It’s a covert theft affecting those with the least leeway. To peel back the layers on this form of corporate malfeasance, searching scanflation videos could highlight the major players exploiting this strategy.
@lunarpollen 5 ай бұрын
Another type of shrinkflation that is also employed is where the quality of the ingredients used is lowered.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@lunarpollen True, ingredient quality matters! It's essential for a satisfying experience.
@frankwang5014 2 ай бұрын
It’s not just fast food that’s shrinking its sizes and changing more. Many items in the grocery stores have done the same. For example many sausage, hot links and hotdog manufacturers have shrunken what was once typical 16oz packaging down to 14oz and in some instances 12oz. Ice cream which was typically sold by the 1/2 gallon is now packaged in 1.5 to 1.25 quarts etc…
@robtimuscron1126 4 ай бұрын
The pic with the two Big Macs is misleading and has been circulating for years. The smaller burger is a regular Big Mac, the larger one is a Mega Mac (a version using Quarter Pounder sized patties and buns).
@1flinns 2 ай бұрын
They all at it. Nandos selling chicken thigh burgers for chicken breast prices.
@nicholasharvey1232 Ай бұрын
If Whataburger has made their food smaller over the 20 years they've been operating in my area, I haven't noticed. I'll happily pay a dollar or two more for my Triple Meat Whataburger if it means the burger stays the same size through the years. I'd always rather pay more for the same than pay the same for less.
@bob59pa 5 ай бұрын
McDonald's Quarter Pounder has not changed in size, likewise the Big Mac and Mcmuffins are the same size as always. What has changed is the size of the cold drinks.
@johnmacdonald3070 5 ай бұрын
But its free refills, dont matter what size u get if u eat in!!!!
@bob59pa 5 ай бұрын
True if you're dining in, but not true in the drive thru.@@johnmacdonald3070
@johnmacdonald3070 5 ай бұрын
That's why I said if u eat in, in my comment!
@DT-vw7zs 4 ай бұрын
The problem with Domino’s pizza size is a skill issue not a shrink issue... The dough balls havent changed size but if it isnt streached right the pizza wont be the correct size. Of the pies you showed all but 1 were improperly made, and the other looked like it was in the wrong size box ie: M in L box or L in an XL (which happened to me when I ordered a few weeks back bc the store ran out of L boxes)
@pacmanindy 3 ай бұрын
I never tried either a Big Mac or a Quarter Pounder.
@BabbleTop 3 ай бұрын
Really? You're missing out on some classic fast food experiences!
@djhorn5769 5 ай бұрын
I think the Mc griddle has gotten smaller over it’s nearly 20 year run. I got one a couple weeks ago, and I couldn’t believe how easily it fit in the palm of my hand. The McMuffin is kind of starting to look like that too.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@djhorn5769 Right? Noticed the same thing! 🍔😁
@nathanwood7492 4 ай бұрын
I dont understand how its legal to shrink the foos while also charging more if the stuff stayed the same size and got more expensive is one thing but getting less and paying more shouls be illegal
@turtleark 5 ай бұрын
Puerto Rico fast food price is now cheap inhere . I missing cheap food
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@turtleark Lucky you! Missing those affordable Puerto Rico fast food prices.
@ThePeterDislikeShow 5 ай бұрын
You know what's insulting? I was just at Five Guys and ordered fries and the cook spilled a quarter of it on the floor before it got into the bag!
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@ThePeterDislikeShow That's frustrating! Accidents happen, but it's not ideal when a portion ends up on the floor.
@ThePeterDislikeShow 5 ай бұрын
@@BabbleTop No it happens to every order. You get all excited they're scooting a big scoop and then most of it lands on the floor instead of the bag!
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@ThePeterDislikeShow Yikes! A spill is never fun, especially when you're looking forward to a big scoop.
@ThePeterDislikeShow 5 ай бұрын
@@BabbleTop Why do they do it by the way? Is it part of the marketing?
@mikekeeler6362 2 ай бұрын
Most people who work at Tim Hortons doesn't even know who Tim Horton is and that's in the Northeast
@Galaxylord2 5 ай бұрын
The whopper Jr is the size of a egg mcmuffin. Stopped going. This is why 5 guys is doing so well.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@Galaxylord2 It's about value! If the Whopper Jr size is a concern, checking out places like 5 Guys is a natural move.
@malachi- 5 ай бұрын
If I'm going to pay Five Guys prices I'll just go to Texas Roadhouse.
@mistiinseattle 3 ай бұрын
Oh of course we noticed
@NecroViolator 3 ай бұрын
McDonalds Quarter pounder had a quarter pound meat. Now the entire Quarter Pounder is INCLUDING the box and all ingrediencies and shrunk to fit better between your fingers not in the hand !!
@kcleach9312 4 ай бұрын
WELL after watching this video add another point to the no hope for humanity meter..
@BabbleTop 4 ай бұрын
@kcleach9312 Oh no! Sounds like the video took a toll on your hope for humanity.
@kcleach9312 4 ай бұрын
@@BabbleTop lol
@steverussel9842 5 ай бұрын
A "Big Mac" is now a small bread burger. I avoid this restaurant like the plague.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@steverussel9842 Seems like they made changes! A smaller Big Mac is definitely disappointing.
@misterhat5823 4 ай бұрын
Seriously. How do you use delicious and Dominoes in the same sentence?
@tommy5tone420 2 ай бұрын
This all angers me! I work next to a mom and pop place all family owned and yes prices have gone up portions have not! I have even asked them to lower the amount of chilli on my chilli cheese dogs! I felt guilty having another meal or even two on their dime. It is simple, dont go to these corporate losers! Go to local and family owned! You actually get what you pay for!
@barrydavey7188 5 ай бұрын
Anecdotes are nice and all but the patties at McDonalds are the same weight now as they were 10 years ago, imagine the same is true for all the burgers...
@toddcribbs6844 5 ай бұрын
I won't go to McDonald's because of that I've actually noticed that
@ryandonovan5205 5 ай бұрын
I work to hard to give my money away for disgusting tasting food thats expensive and turns you into a parade float with heart problems and diabetes
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@ryandonovan5205 Your health matters! It's important to enjoy food that's both tasty and nourishing.
@perdomot 5 ай бұрын
Fast food chains shrink the food in order to maintain profits at the same level and will continue to do so until customers start boycotting them. They don't even admit to shrinking the food despite our knowing that things are smaller. Rather use my air fryer and Foreman grill to get my fix.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@perdomot True, maintaining profits can lead to portion changes. Using your own appliances is a smart workaround.
@mikekeeler6362 2 ай бұрын
It's still a bird one bird is the same as the other
@randallpetroelje3913 5 ай бұрын
Yup
@jayjay-iu3wc 2 ай бұрын
Idk who eats Domino's that sh*t tastes like frozen pizza to me....if I'm gonna eat pizza that's gonna be pizza but for me
@mikekeeler6362 2 ай бұрын
Whatever happened to the Special Sauce yes but they skimp on the Special Sauce
@Justthinkin502 Ай бұрын
Bankrupt them. Their burgers are half the size they were 3 years ago
@mercehamashiosi5624 Ай бұрын
Maybe they were using growth hormones for their beef.. Then watched the movie Good 🍔 and got scared 😲😳. So back to regular size patties.
@chesterhunt8164 5 ай бұрын
The big Mac is the same size as the egg mic muffin
@RealBigBadJohn 5 ай бұрын
Both smaller than yesteryear.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@chesterhunt8164 Nahhh bro!😁
@barrydavey7188 5 ай бұрын
@@RealBigBadJohn Not really...
@RealBigBadJohn 5 ай бұрын
@@barrydavey7188 Yes, really. And Frank says hello.
@thebigdog2295 5 ай бұрын
All beef patty. 😅😂🤣😭 Mold won't even grow on them. And they just dry out, they don't even break down. Leave real beef out and see what happens. 😅😂🤣😭 Edit - I quit going to fast food places almost 10 years ago.
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@thebigdog2295 True, the durability is something else! Real beef definitely has a different lifecycle.
@Daehawk 4 ай бұрын
I've said for decades the Big Mac has shrunk......decades. I mean what do you expect from a clown house. I've wanted them to dump the Clow and grow up forever. Even as a small child I was embarrassed when they would take me to McDonalds cause of its clown mascot.
@therealCamoron 2 ай бұрын
Did you do any research at all? No, the Big Mac has not gotten smaller. The burgers have been 1.6 ounces for decades and have not changed. What may have changed is consumer preferences, as other burgers have gotten bigger and bigger, it makes the Big Mac look small in comparison. The truth is, it's always used the standard hamburger patties, not quarter pound patties or anything in between.
@mrnekokittycatsaki1419 5 ай бұрын
My KFC Spicy Chicken burger wasn't small it was quite big and the chicken on my burger also big too and I got it on Monday
@johnmacdonald3070 5 ай бұрын
Steroids!!! U cant win!!!
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@mrnekokittycatsaki1419 Great choice! A big and spicy KFC chicken burger on a Monday - can't go wrong!
@mrnekokittycatsaki1419 5 ай бұрын
@@BabbleTop hai
@gtaste 2 ай бұрын
Dominos is nasty now. Used to be better guilty and tasted better
@acelee5732 5 ай бұрын
Is this a way to shink the bellies of Americans ?'
@tiffy608 5 ай бұрын
in Australia, Hungry Jack's which is the Australian subsidiary of Burger King, their breakfast burger which is similar to the McMuffin is huge! Unfortunately I've only been able to order it once!
@germanywho 5 ай бұрын
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@JJ.-BB 5 ай бұрын
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@germanywho 5 ай бұрын
@JJ.-BB get a life please why you worried about me???
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@germanywho Appreciate the love! 💙💕
@JJ.-BB 5 ай бұрын
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@brianmoody2549 5 ай бұрын
There doing this to save money on the cost ,make everything………Popeyes always chaining something ……
@BabbleTop 5 ай бұрын
@brianmoody2549 Noticed the changes too?
@stephanieyvonne9436 4 ай бұрын
There’s no way McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish hasn’t gotten smaller. My dad used to eat them pretty often but stopped because he needed to eat healthier foods. Recently, we were all on vacation and decided to stop at a McDonald’s on the drive home. When my dad saw the size of the fish sandwich he ordered, he was shocked at how small it had gotten. He said “This is now a fish biscuit not a sandwich”. If anyone would know it’d be my dad.
@JonathanRoss-jw6jc 2 ай бұрын
I dont eat fast food I live in a quinoa eating household and if you wondered what quinoa is it's the food we feed our food rabit food 🍃 sticks amd twigs it's my foods food and I dont appreciate you eating that haha
@sledgetammer9167 4 ай бұрын
McDonald's straight up lying about the Filet o' Fish.
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