Since November of 2012 when McDonalds decided to open for Thanksgiving and they did the same for Christmas of that year…because of course the dollar matters more than being at home with family! I decided that I was no longer going to patronize them and advise all my friends to do so as well. I simply stopped going and when I want fast food I hit either BK, Wendy’s, KFC, Chick-Fil-A, or even Taco Bell! My friends have told me that they have done the same thing! So here are the totals so far for the amount of money we have spent elsewhere and not at McDonalds. By the way one of my friends claims that his son has lost weight by him curbing down on the fast food places. So that is a great deals as well. So far 6 families have stopped going to McDonalds. They all told me that they spent an average of atleast $20 a week with burgers and weekend breakfasts. So lets multiply. 4 weeks or so in a month times $20 is $80 a month. $80 a month since December of 2012, and that is because some did not start till then… thats 5 months. So the total would be around $400! And that total will climb.
I tell you all this so you can see how you have the power in your pocket. You are the consumer and you decide who will get your money. Will McDonalds go bankrupt because some of us do not go there? No chance in hell… But it feels good to know that you do not have to support a company who places money of their employees! And by the way when all the other places that I mention start to open on those days as well. I will stop buying from them as well. Stand up for what you believe in!
God Bless
N4KMA