Everything has become unaffordable at McD's.

Not only has the price of 30c cones gone up, but the price of cheeseburgers, fries, sundaes etc have all gone up. Cheeseburgers are no longer $1.95. How are people supposed to find more than $2 lying around? Why would they increase the prices of their menus when they were able to profit so much from the value picks menu? Most people who go to McDonald's go because of their low price food, but this increase is just attracting less customers. With the increase of unemployment and price for food and transport, where are people supposed to find the extra money? Where's the logic, McDonald's?
This doesn't just affect the people in the city, this is a state-wide price increase. In fact, it might be Australia-wide too.

"Value" Picks

This was what they released in 2008 at the airport.

http://www.sydneyairportshopping.com.au/Other-Pages/News---Events/McDonalds-launches-its-New-Value-Picks-Menu-this-S.aspx

This is their ad for it too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fMOIRWrWFU

Petition headers.

"During this economic crisis, McDonalds, an international food chain earning millions, even billions per year, is making life more difficult. 20c difference might not impact your wallets much if it was just a one time soft serve cone, but over a period of time, that 20c grows and accumulates to hundreds of dollars. If you think about it, you're not the only one who buys soft serve cones. For every customer, they're earning an extra 20c on top of their already growing profits. And do you know how many customers per day they get? In just one franchise, they would have a minimum of 2000 customers per day. If just 200 out of the 2000 customers get a soft serve, they're earning an extra $40. And where do all our savings go? Into the pockets of their greedy executives."

"Times are hard. Unemployment is soaring; the cost of living is soaring; petrol prices are soaring. Why does McDonalds, have to make life more difficult? People only want an occasional snack, yet they're making us pay an extra 20c for a soft serve. A mere 20c may not seem to be a lot, but over time, their profits are increasing even more. Their profits in 2008 increased by 9% from the year 2007, and by increasing the price of 30c cones to 50c, how much more would they profit? How is this fair to Australians going through hard times? During this hard time, shouldn't they be decreasing their prices for fellow Australians? What would "30c cone" mean when it's no longer 30c? And isn't McDonalds famous for their low cost meals? Where's the justice?"

Ok, the 30c cones being 50c only applies to the city stores, and most of the customers are high school students and University students.

University students have Commonwealth supported/domestic fees to pay and most are unemployed due to the high competition for jobs in their industries. Those who are employed are either paid minimum wage or have a lack of shifts. What happened to the "We're going back to 1993 prices", McDonald's? That was just a year ago and your profits have been increasing by so much, yet you won't even let us save up our money to pay the government back for our education. Do you know how long it has been predicted for an average graduate's wage, the time it takes to repay their HECS fees and DFee? (This was from the Sun-Herald/Sunday Telegraph a few weeks ago) 35 years on a salary of $100000. Students who are already in debt are forced to pay an extra 20c for a cone. If they wanted to pay more for their cones, wouldn't they go somewhere else that has a bigger variety of ice cream?

And what about the International students who pay for their fees per semester and can actually afford cars every half year? What about them? Who should they go to when they want a snack?

(Enter sarcasm) Thanks a lot, McDonalds... You're helping us SOOOOOOOOOOO much more.

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