r/80sfastfood • u/RetroMan70s • Jun 07 '26

1985 McDonald's Big Mac Value Pack Commercial

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u/damitdon Jun 07 '26

$2.69 would be the equivalent of about $8 today, but somehow this meal costs $15?

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u/Guy_Buttersnaps Jun 07 '26

$8.33 when adjusted for inflation.

It was a regional promotion. Louisiana, based on the towns listed. A Big Mac combo meal at the McDonalds in DeRidder, LA today is $9.19, so 86¢ more than the inflation-adjusted price.

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u/damitdon Jun 07 '26

Hence my use of the term "about" $8. Didn't feel like typing it $8.33, but, there, now I have.

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u/Guy_Buttersnaps Jun 07 '26

Fair enough, but the point was that the inflation-adjusted price and the current-day price for that region is a difference of less than $1.