Thread: Here's an idea for restaurants....

Since I am suffering from hunger since half of last week. I decided to come up with an idea:

I've attempted to see if Mcdonalds would allow 'loans' to their customers. This is NOT the 'loans' where you borrow money. But what I mean by this is as explained below:

Some I are suffering from hunger (like me) because of low income and having no food in the house. Since we will getting money on Wednesday, I want to go to Mcdonalds (today) and see if I could get a free meal BUT have to pay Mcdonalds for the meal they gave you for a period of time (I'm thinking 14 to 30 days). This way, even though Mcdonalds gave away a free meal, the person they gave it to still have to pay them back a shortened period of time.

For example, people who go to Mcdonald's begging for food still have to pay them back. If they don't pay Mcdonald's for the meal they brought, they are not obligated to give them another meal until they paid for that.

This will help the poor people who are hungry but has money coming in the next few day get their food. No, I am not saying 'make this a habit'.

Like this idea?

Originally Posted by marcus903

Since I am suffering from hunger since half of last week. I decided to come up with an idea:

I've attempted to see if Mcdonalds would allow 'loans' to their customers. This is NOT the 'loans' where you borrow money. But what I mean by this is as explained below:

Some I are suffering from hunger (like me) because of low income and having no food in the house. Since we will getting money on Wednesday, I want to go to Mcdonalds (today) and see if I could get a free meal BUT have to pay Mcdonalds for the meal they gave you for a period of time (I'm thinking 14 to 30 days). This way, even though Mcdonalds gave away a free meal, the person they gave it to still have to pay them back a shortened period of time.

For example, people who go to Mcdonald's begging for food still have to pay them back. If they don't pay Mcdonald's for the meal they brought, they are not obligated to give them another meal until they paid for that.

This will help the poor people who are hungry but has money coming in the next few day get their food. No, I am not saying 'make this a habit'.

Like this idea?

I'm hoping we have better options, Marcus. I can't even imagine what it must be like to not be able to afford food. I'm sorry you're in this terrible position. I see you live in Milwaukee:

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Google Milwaukee Food Pantries and see what else comes up. I just KNOW there are better options than a McDonald's hamburger...or being hungry for weeks at a time.

God bless.

grow veggies/fruits on your patio or in your backyard.
visit churches, food pantries, or other similar charity organizations.
apply for food stamps.
budget your food money so that you can buy a box of ramen as an emergency substitute for quality food. I can get a 50-count box of ramen for $5. That's 2 weeks worth of breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a pinch.

Originally Posted by MaggieD

I'm hoping we have better options, Marcus. I can't even imagine what it must be like to not be able to afford food. I'm sorry you're in this terrible position. I see you live in Milwaukee:



Hope House of Milwaukee > Home

Google Milwaukee Food Pantries and see what else comes up. I just KNOW there are better options than a McDonald's hamburger...or being hungry for weeks at a time.

God bless.

Thanks.

I managed to go to Mcdonalds today and told one of the shift managers what I'm currently going through. With no frustration, no questions, and no shouting, he gave me my free meal, I don't know if he paid for it or not though. I did offer to pay the store back, but he said I don't have to.

If the economy was better and everyone didn't have to pay for every single thing we're required to have to live with, then there wouldn't be any starved people.

Also, tessaesque; I live in a duplex whose apartments are stacked. Churches and food pantries always give me food from the 1960s. I've tried visiting impactinc.org to see if they have any nutrition options for me and my family but the services I saw was either not available on weekends or for older citizens. And don't think we have a car to get to those food pantries and churches.

Originally Posted by marcus903

Thanks.

I managed to go to Mcdonalds today and told one of the shift managers what I'm currently going through. With no frustration, no questions, and no shouting, he gave me my free meal, I don't know if he paid for it or not though. I did offer to pay the store back, but he said I don't have to.

If the economy was better and everyone didn't have to pay for every single thing we're required to have to live with, then there wouldn't be any starved people.

Also, tessaesque; I live in a duplex whose apartments are stacked. Churches and food pantries always give me food from the 1960s. I've tried visiting impactinc.org to see if they have any nutrition options for me and my family but the services I saw was either not available on weekends or for older citizens. And don't think we have a car to get to those food pantries and churches.

When I lived in Arizona and stopped in McDonalds regularly for breakfast I would frequently see needing people enter and receive a free meal. I am not sure if McDonalds has a policy to help people in need or if the individual owners/staff are simply generous. Either way it was nice to see them help.

I am sorry to hear of your hardship. Just keep a positive attitude, things will improve.

Originally Posted by marcus903

Since I am suffering from hunger since half of last week.

Without wanting to sound too harsh, why are you wasting time (and presumably money) posting on internet message boards?

Originally Posted by marcus903

Like this idea?

Not really. This is still effectively a short term loan and I don't think short term loans are good practice in this kind of situation (even at zero interest). It implies an income flow and management issue than a raw lack of money (otherwise you'd never be in a position to pay it back) which can and should be addressed at source.

It would also require significant administration and management from McDonalds and would inevitably involve a significant loss from all the people who don't pay for one meal or con the system to get several. Also, I don't know if this was just an example, but I don't think McDonalds (or pretty much any fast-food "restaurant") food or prices make it an especially good choice for feeding those in need.

Of course, a proper solution to this kind of problem requires someone (or some organisation - state, charity or private) to put in the time and resources at address it properly and the individuals involved to accept the assistance and make best use of it to improve their general situation.

Originally Posted by tessaesque

budget your food money so that you can buy a box of ramen as an emergency substitute for quality food. I can get a 50-count box of ramen for $5. That's 2 weeks worth of breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a pinch.

Exactly. When you're honestly hungry, ramen will fill your stomach for next to nothing. You can even cook it with a beaten egg to make egg foo yung.

When I was young and poor, mac and cheese was a major staple of mine.

Originally Posted by marcus903

Since I am suffering from hunger since half of last week. I decided to come up with an idea:

I've attempted to see if Mcdonalds would allow 'loans' to their customers. This is NOT the 'loans' where you borrow money. But what I mean by this is as explained below:

Some I are suffering from hunger (like me) because of low income and having no food in the house. Since we will getting money on Wednesday, I want to go to Mcdonalds (today) and see if I could get a free meal BUT have to pay Mcdonalds for the meal they gave you for a period of time (I'm thinking 14 to 30 days). This way, even though Mcdonalds gave away a free meal, the person they gave it to still have to pay them back a shortened period of time.

For example, people who go to Mcdonald's begging for food still have to pay them back. If they don't pay Mcdonald's for the meal they brought, they are not obligated to give them another meal until they paid for that.

This will help the poor people who are hungry but has money coming in the next few day get their food. No, I am not saying 'make this a habit'.

Like this idea?

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches would be better than McDonalds.

Originally Posted by Mycroft

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches would be better than McDonalds.

Definitely. Bread for the carbs, peanut butter for the protein and fat. I'd leave off the jelly and just use Peter Pan Honey Roast pb. Admittedly, it's only 8 grams of protein per serving, but it's probably better than a McD's burger overall for health.

If you're struggling to buy food, I wouldn't recommend McDonald's. The dollar menu sounds cheap, but, really it's not. If you have access to a small kitchen and some basic cooking utensils, you're much better off buying groceries in bulk. Things like dried beans, dried peas, large bags of rice, eggs, potatoes, a cheap loaf of bread, bologna. To save time it's generally best to make a large meal that will give you several days' worth of leftovers. You don't have to be an expert chef to make some tasty stuff. There's lots of good recipes on the internet if you google budget cooking or something like that.

As far as your meal plan idea, the problem is that the only way to even get McDonald's to consider the idea is that you would need to pay them back with interest. That means the meals will end up costing you more in the long run. That's the inherent problem with perpetually living on debt. I understand that sometimes it's unavoidable but you should try avoiding perpetual debt as much as possible, especially if you're already struggling financially.