Sad Wall Street Guys at McDonald's

It's like the fast food version of Sad Guys on Trading Floors. The Post examines how formerly high-flying Wall Street executives are eating at McDonald's these days (and there are photos!). One said, "You've got to save when you can. I've got two kids in college...I try to do it once a week. It's cheap and it's easy." Another added, "I get the Number 2 meal for $5.45. I don't Super-Size it." Good that he's trying to stay relatively healthy! And McDonald's is looking to enhance its relationship with downsizing customers (as well as its usual base): The Street reports, "McDonald's said it plans to invest $2.1 billion of capital to open about 1,000 new restaurants and upgrade existing locations."

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By Jen Chung in News on January 28, 2009 1:15 PM

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amandabee

$5.45 is cheap? Crikey. You can get a great sandwich for that price. One with vegetables on it.

BMMDan

sandwich yes. fries and a soda, now your talking 9 - 10 bucks. and it is.

talos

stop bitching about whether mcdonald's or whole foods is healthier and make your own damned meal. it ain't that hard, kids.

freddynyc

It looks like a recession is the great equalizer. How else would you see hood rats and fat cats congregating in the same watering hole?

Shinobi Shaw

I can get a similar healthy meal at Whole Foods for about the same price (or just a dollar or two more).

Think people! I rather pay a dollar extra for a healthy meal then a cheaper one (that can cause me problems in the future).

NannyState

This can only lead to more reports of McDonalds employees jacking off into the Special Sauce.

Think2wice

In the midst off all this bad news, we all needed a good laugh.

Future Taliban

If spitting on someones onion rings was ever justifiable, this is it.

thefacts

Let them eat cake.

Toby von Meistersinger

I have no sympathy for these Wall Street idiots. Hopefully eating at McDonalds will make their heart attacks come sooner.

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

Idiots is an understatement. Have you noted all those books written by these wall streets stars in their glory days are now dusting in the book shelves?

JacqueMehoff

amazing, I agree with tvm.

I wish I could afford to eat at mcdonald's once a month.

it's considered a treat to us.

what I also hate are these soulless bastards advertising on TV on getting a home loan because it's a special alert.

the govt is giving you money etc etc.

whitecastlerock

This is also a windfall for colonoscopy manufacturers...

sartre_is_for_lovers

googles words in above post and :::buys stock now::::

gothamistgal

Or they could save money like I do and bring their lunch from home. Wish I could afford to spend $6.00 (or more, in their cases) a day on lunch. Guess they'd rather be seen hiding out in a Mickey D's than lunching with the peons in the cafeteria?

KhuntienNang

I meant ditto to #12 Gothamistgal.

KhuntienNang

Ditto. Invest in a tupperware, and wake up an hour earlier to prepare the lunch box, or the night before. OR, go to chinatown, where you can always find cheaper food than mcC.

It's ridiculous to see the menus in McDonalds. Why is salad more expensive than the rest of the other meals? I thought vegetable is supposed to be cheaper than meat. No wonder about the obesity. Only in united states where the poor are overweight. that's mind boggling.