 And this was also true of dollar stores. So 35.9% of those surveys said that they were going to dollar stores more frequently because of high food prices. While restaurants, in particular fast food restaurants, did not fare so well in the survey, the majority of consumers felt fast food restaurant prices were unfair and over half said prices were causing them to reduce how often they drive through or stop. Even more telling is how they are coming to view the drive-thru.