How much was a McDonalds burger when you were "a kid"

I remember when they would do .39 and .49 as special prices, but I don't remember what the normal prices were. This would have been maybe mid to late 80s. I also remember it was a big deal when they had double cheeseburgers; they weren't a permanent item for a long time.

The quarter pounders in the styrofoam boxes used to be the best things ever. Now they're just overcooked hunks of dried up meat in burnt buns. Honestly, it's impossible to get fast food anymore that isn't horribly overcooked.

 
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Seems about right, this is supposed to be from around 1985, I would have been 10.  About that time we took a field trip to the Hastings Museum and stopped at McDs for lunch.  For some reason my parents gave me more money than I needed so I ordered a Big Mac, I was stunned at how big it was and didn't come close to finishing.

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Oh man!  The styrofoam!  Also, how has there not been a post in here AGAINST McDonalds...I mean I thought for sure there would be one of those!

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McDonalds and some of the other big fast food hamburger chains are a huge driving force behind food safety and humane animal handling concerns. These are good things that the big packers would skimp on if their biggest customers weren't forcing it on them. So say what you will about companies like Mickey D's but not everything about them is bad. I think if I was shoveling out millions of burgers a year that I'd way over cook them too. E. coli, listeria and a few of the others are no joking matter. Having said that, I still take my chances on medium to med well burgers from time to time. They taste so much better and something has to kill ya eventually....right?

 
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McDonalds and some of the other big fast food hamburger chains are a huge driving force behind food safety and humane animal handling concerns. These are good things that the big packers would skimp on if their biggest customers weren't forcing it on them. So say what you will about companies like Mickey D's but not everything about them is bad. I think if I was shoveling out millions of burgers a year that I'd way over cook them too. E. coli, listeria and a few of the others are no joking matter. Having said that, I still take my chances on medium to med well burgers from time to time. They taste so much better and something has to kill ya eventually....right?
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This will sound insane but I have a buddy that orders a cheeseburger with no cheese (from McD's) to get is super fresh and a bit let cooked.

 
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