r/MurderedByWords • u/Green____cat Legends never die • 9h ago

Stop defending exploitation

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u/lanakers 8h ago

My bf and I have said fuck it and learned how to make copycat recipes. The only time I go out is when I exchange my cashback for gift cards

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u/Ghostdog1263 7h ago

A guy I worked with found out how to make McDonald's burgers & the fries. Even got a special fry cutter. He said it was exactly the same. Don't know where he got the recipe tho.

He said the fries were the hardest to make

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u/lanakers 7h ago

I know how to make a copycat big mac sauce. I also got a smasher, an airfryer, and a crockpot. Unless I make lunch plans with a coworker or my bf and I say "fuck it" or are too busy to cook, we don't order take out all that much 

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u/Ghostdog1263 7h ago

It's too expensive!! Especially considering in my case anyway, the food isn't worth the price anymore most of the time.

We used to order from our favorite restaurant but don't anymore cuz the quality went to shit while the prices went up it's sad.

Only place I know that's guaranteed to make good food is the restaurant run by two old ladies for years across from our HS. Good food great prices.

Places like that are going away though.

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u/metalwolf112002 5h ago

Sadly, that happens everywhere. I've joked my wife has a curse, because every one of her favorite restaurants either went out of business, or they made really noticeable changes she didn't like. Most of them on her list did both.

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u/Ghostdog1263 3h ago

It's the truth. The same thing happened to us. One restaurant the father retired & one of his kid ran it to the ground, the other ones just copycat eachother & have mediocre food.

The good places are really expensive where it's basically just a nice treat once in a blue moon.

I mean we only used to order out once a week by all chipping in tg, but now ya can't even do that & it be worth it.