Starting this week, a few portions are smaller and prices higher at Arby’s in the OK-KS-MO-AR region. Here’s the aftermath:
AuJus sauce (by itself, not with meal): from free to $.50
Sandwiches in “Pick 5 for 5.95 combos“: 2oz of sliced beef to 1.5 oz, 4″ bun to 3.5″ bun.
Sandwiches with cheese: $.10 increase
No word yet on whether this shrinking/price increase combo will spread to other regions.
One of the Arby’s employees we spoke to over the phone said the changes were necessary because of rising costs, “of oil and stuff.”
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Inflation = raise prices or shrink the size.
Here in Canada they upped the prices at McDonald’s too. From what I can remember they raised the price of Super Sizing from 69 cents to 89 cents.
@ObtuseGoose: Scaling back from 2.0 oz to 1.5 oz is a big, and unfortunate change. But, this does put their burgers in line with McDonald’s, which are 1.6 oz patties. Putting 2 oz of meat on there was just giving away the farm!
@ohyeahright: I’m pretty sure I haven’t eaten Arby’s since before there was any 5 for x deals. I don’t remember ever seeing them.
I used to always get the Arby’s Super, because that’s what me and my dad always got when we used to go (like 15 years ago). Once the Big Montana came out when I was in college, I was hooked. So much frikkin meat! Gotta remember to ask for lettuce and tomato, tho’.
@forgottenpassword:
sorry for the messed up post (with no content)… my shoddy wifi signal must have dumped me when I hit submit.
Anyways….
WHat I meant to post was….
This really pisses me off. I live in MO.
Its bad enough that they were expensive as fast food places go, but now they are reducing portions along with raising prices? UGH! I go to arby’s maybe once a week. Seems It will be even less now.
Bastards!
Oh…and why only in OK,KS,MO & AR? Why are WE being specifically fucked/gouged?
It looks like the combo went up in MD as well. The menu says that the combo is 5.19, but then they charge 5.39.
That shrink ray better stay out of Texas!
“Everything’s bigger in Texas” I guess now applies to Arby’s too. Yay!!
Anyway, now, once again, I want me some Arby’s.
Cheers!
Less of arby’s is a good thing. any steps that they take that discourage may discourage you from eating there is doing you a favor.
@Ash78: While “Horsey Sauce” is a pretty silly name, I think it’s somewhat accurate. It’s not straight-up horseradish, more of a horseradish-flavored sauce. Also, “horseradish” is a a pretty silly name if you think about it. =)