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Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by sach90 on Saturday January 13, 2024 @11:54AM (#38981780)
This is my site. I need to re-run a scrape and update the prices.

McDonald's blocked my scraper when it went viral the first time

Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by cylinder714 on Saturday January 13, 2024 @12:27PM (#38982203)
Don't you have an identical site with Taco Bell prices?
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by sach90 on Saturday January 13, 2024 @12:30PM (#38982239)
I do - taconomical.com
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by spiffytech on Saturday January 13, 2024 @04:22PM (#38984702)
Could I interest you in listing any others you have?
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by paulkrush on Saturday January 13, 2024 @12:40PM (#38982397)
+1 for https://taconomical.com/ Texas is really divided.
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by ape4 on Saturday January 13, 2024 @11:59AM (#38981830)
Ah I was wondering where the info was from. Nice site.
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by foxandmouse on Saturday January 13, 2024 @12:41PM (#38982403)
Would it be possible to include Canada? food inflation has been massive over the last couple years.
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by nosecreek on Saturday January 13, 2024 @01:23PM (#38982885)
Not for Big Macs, but if you’re interested I’ve been collecting Canadian grocery price data over the past couple of years here: https://grocerytracker.ca/
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by ClimaxGravely on Saturday January 13, 2024 @04:34PM (#38984816)
Oh wow! I've been looking for something like this. Thank you.
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by btzs on Saturday January 13, 2024 @08:50PM (#38986626)
This is great! I would love something like this for Hong Kong. The prices here are very volatile due to special offers, etc.

Any plans to add other countries?

Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by nosecreek on Sunday January 14, 2024 @03:58PM (#38994376)
If I had unlimited time I would love to. Unfortunately I can’t see it expanding beyond Canada anytime soon though.
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by ssss11 on Sunday January 14, 2024 @01:10AM (#38987957)
Have you had any hassles from supermarket chains?
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by nosecreek on Sunday January 14, 2024 @04:01PM (#38994397)
No, but I’ll admit that is my biggest hesitation in promoting it beyond what I already do. Walmart has the most aggressive blocking (in general, I don’t think specifically directed at my site) and I haven’t been able to get new data from them since October I think. Otherwise haven’t had any issues.
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by ThePowerOfFuet on Sunday January 14, 2024 @03:58AM (#38988698)
You should probably sort the store/city selector dropdown alphabetically.
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by nosecreek on Sunday January 14, 2024 @04:01PM (#38994402)
Agreed on the stores. Cities/locations should be sorted by distance from your location.
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by joenot443 on Saturday January 13, 2024 @12:43PM (#38982437)
Big +1 to this. A medium fries at Canadian McDonald’s is now $5, it’s madness!
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by switch007 on Saturday January 13, 2024 @12:56PM (#38982590)
Wow. $2.74 CAD in the UK.

I feel they’ve shrunk too but ymmv.

Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by pbhjpbhj on Monday January 15, 2024 @04:12PM (#39006172)
Seemed to me the same size box, less fries. I was there recently.

AFAIK UK pricing is national?

Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by loudandskittish on Saturday January 13, 2024 @07:49PM (#38986309)
Yeah, I used to stop at McDonald's on my way home from a big grocery run and stopped when I saw the fries there cost more than the giant bag of frozen fries I had just bought...
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by Tiktaalik on Saturday January 13, 2024 @08:41PM (#38986587)
I got a 10 piece McNuggets meal the other day. Cost $15. Wild stuff.
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by joenot443 on Saturday January 13, 2024 @12:41PM (#38982413)
Well done. Any personal findings?
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by orenlindsey on Saturday January 13, 2024 @01:07PM (#38982705)
You should publish the dataset or provide an API to get it. I found what seems to be a dataset but it doesn't have a clear structure.
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by ratsmack on Saturday January 13, 2024 @01:10PM (#38982735)
Is there a way you prevent them from identifying your scraper?
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by jonnycoder on Saturday January 13, 2024 @01:21PM (#38982867)
Yes, there is a lot written about it. Here is one link I have saved:

https://github.com/niespodd/browser-fingerprinting

Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by jrmg on Saturday January 13, 2024 @01:12PM (#38982751)
How old is the data?
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by jader201 on Saturday January 13, 2024 @08:39PM (#38986575)
Looks like most prices haven’t been updated since March 2023, so about 10 months old.
Re:A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McD... by Wistar on Saturday January 13, 2024 @01:13PM (#38982763)
I admire the crispness and precision of your mapping. Zooming in tight so just three or four McD locations are on screen and then sliding a location juuuust off-screen immediately changes the price results.