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G.I. Robot :bc: on Nostr: #mcdonalds prices in 1987: McD.L.T. (whatever that is): $1.70 6-piece Chicken ...

#mcdonalds prices in 1987:

McD.L.T. (whatever that is): $1.70
6-piece Chicken McNuggets: $1.35
9-piece Chicken McNuggets: $1.99
20-piece Chicken McNuggets: $3.99
Big Mac: $1.45
Quarter Pounder w/cheese: $1.50
Filet-O-Fish: $.99
Hamburger: $.60
Cheeseburger: $.70

Inflation-adjusted prices:
McD.L.T. (whatever that is): $4.72
6-piece Chicken McNuggets: $3.75
9-piece Chicken McNuggets: $5.53
20-piece Chicken McNuggets: $11.08
Big Mac: $4.03
Quarter Pounder w/cheese: $4.17
Filet-O-Fish: $2.75
Hamburger: $1.67
Cheeseburger: $1.94

1987 Miniumum Wage:$3.35
Inflation Adjusted Min. Wage: $9.30

Dated to 1987 because OP on Reddit said these were taken in the "late 80's" and Cinderella, which is promoted with a "free ornament" offer to the right of the menu, was re-released in 1987. So this had to be November or December of 1987.

Original Post with more photos: https://old.reddit.com/r/TheWayWeWere/comments/1hfxx87/pictures_i_took_at_mcdonalds_in_the_late_1980s_my/

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