The post shows a photo of a McDonald’s menu display, where the price of a hash brown in the particular restaurant where the person was visiting
McDonald’s fans are up in arms after a viral post on X revealed the price of a hash brown has reached almost £2 in some restaurants.
The post shows a photo of a McDonald’s menu display, where the price of a hash brown is listed as £1.99 in the particular restaurant where the person was visiting.
The post, which has been viewed more than 459,000 times, was accompanied with the comment: “£2 for one solitary hash brown. We are officially done.”
One person replied: “It’s just gone bonkers, I don’t visit very often but it was always a cheap option.” Another said: “At that price you’d have the sausage sandwich.” A third simply replied: “Madness.”
Another commented: “Those hash browns are the best damn thing they ever created. But £2 is, I’m afraid, too far.” And someone else said: “I remember when they were 59p.”
A McDonald’s spokesperson said: “A significant proportion of our restaurants are owned and operated by franchisees, who set their own prices.
“As a result, the price of individual items may vary; however, all share our commitment to providing customers with a high-quality restaurant experience and great value for money.”
It comes after McDonald’s revealed it will soon increase the number of points needed to get free food through MyMcDonald’s Rewards.
You currently need 5,500 points for items including a Big Mac, Double Fillet of Fish, Double Sausage and Egg McMuffin and Nine Chicken Nuggets.
But from March 17, you will need 6,500 points to exchange for one of these items. You get 100 points for every £1 you spend at McDonald’s.
At the moment, you need 1,500 points for items such as a Medium Coffee or Small Fries, but this will increase to 2,000 points.
The points threshold to get items such as a regular McFlurry or an Apple Pie will rise from 2,500 points to 3,500, and to get a Double Cheeseburger or a McChicken sandwich, you will need 5,000 points, up from 4,000 points.
A spokesperson for McDonald’s told The Sun that the changes to the loyalty scheme “reflect rising food and supply costs”.
They added: “While we have increased the points required across all tiers to reflect rising food and supply costs, we’ve also introduced a number of fan favourites now available for redemption for the first time.
“These include our popular Chicken Selects, Cheese sides and delicious new Sausage Sandwich, providing even more choice for our customers.”
