Do they mean before you complete your order?

Maybe it’s just me being very silly about the whole thing but I am tired of being lied to by television advertisement. In these current times of economic crisis, I don’t like being deceived. I want the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I say all of that to say, there is no truth to what these fast food restaurants are telling us everyday. I can’t eat for a buck! It’s not going to happen and they need to stop lying to me. First off, food that is advertised as good food for a dollar is wrong in itself. Well…..if you’re drunk as hell and leaving the club, a cheap-ass meal or snack does hit the spot. Old memories, 2 tacos and a jumbo jack at about 3 am. Man!!! Okay, I digress. Back to my point, it wasn’t a dollar then and it isn’t a dollar now. If I pull up to McDonald’s and order something from the dollar menu, they are going to ask me to pull up and when I get to the window and hand them one dollar, I will get a strange look. That dollar that was advertised so much on TV as being so great suddenly turns into $1.08. The TV didn’t say *ish about tax. Is it somewhere in the fine print and I just missed it? Is it on the sign at the drive through? That big-ass sign says $1! Is that false advertising because I can’t eat for a buck? I can’t eat a $5 dollar foot long for just $5.00. I can’t go to CC’s pizza with $5 and eat at the buffet. Should the commercials say that you can eat for about a buck or maybe the song should be “Five, Five Dollar, Five Dollar and some change foot long!” Since when did under a buck mean .99? Technically, it’s still under a buck but once you say, “that completes my order”, you aren’t eating for “under a buck” anymore. I mean, you can order for under a buck but at the end of the day, it’s a dollar and some change! Can they change the advertising to the "Order for under a buck but after tax it's a little bit more menu"? Lying bastards!



To further my argument, I can’t go down to the car lot and get a car for under 10K. Okay, okay, okay, I can but you get where I’m going. Lying bastards tell me that I can get a Brand New car for under 13K but ummmm…..what about TT&L. That car that was $12,995.00 is now $15,000.00. WTF! Lying bastards!

Again, I digress…….I know that I am being silly as hell about the whole thing but let’s be real, TV is lying to us, STOP WATCHING IT! It’s bad enough that our minds and pockets are being raped by the damn snuggie and now we have to get bent over by the “little bit over a dollar” menu at our local eateries. Next time you only have a dollar in your pocket and you want a snack, go to Wendy’s, McDonald’s, BK and order from the “dollar” menu. When you complete your order and they tell you, “that will be $1.08”, fork over a dollar and see what happens? Can you raise hell or will you get laughed at and escorted out?



BTW….has anyone seen the infomercial about the metal detector? Don’t you just want to get one and go down to your local park, beach, your backyard, and search for buried treasure? Don’t you just want to uncover the hidden treasures of old license plates, pennies, dog tags? You might be that lucky person who finds a 10k gold chain or ring with the uzi on it (remember those)! The last time I checked, Blue Beard the Pirate didn't bury any damn treasure at the corner of McGregor & Main! Man, good times I tell ya!