麦当劳: McDonalds Delivery

UIBE, 40ºC, sunny

Fast food is everywhere. I abhor it. McDonalds, KFC, Burger King, they follow you as closely as your shadow. And yet the discovery that McDonalds deliver to your doorstep in China was intriguing, compelling even. Late this evening, some of us decided to give it the litmus test.

11.30pm: call to McDonalds placing our order

11:35pm: call from McDonalds asking why weren’t outside our dorm

It literally took five minutes for our order of three happy meals (alas, yes…) to arrive on our doorstep. And we paid 7元 or about $1 for the privilege. You would struggle to find such service in the Ritz Carlton!

The cost was more or less on a par with US prices, making it seem relatively expensive. Yet Chinese people sometimes go to the likes of McDonalds on dates because it is trendy to eat “Western” food. Thankfully, fast food isn’t the only Western export to China.