The Double Cheeseburger Dilemma: Take it Off the Dollar Menu or Remove the Cheese?

The fate of the $1 double cheeseburger at McDonalds' is in peril due to the rising costs of food. Just over a week ago, Mickey D's COO Ralph Alvarez revealed that changes were in store for the dollar menu, and in particular the double cheeseburger.

At the time Alvarez revealed that they were doing tests in some markets with an increased price slapped on the double cheeseburger. Today, however, Don Thompson, president of McDonald's U.S. business, told the Wall Street Journal that they are testing out some other options as well:

Some restaurants are selling it with one slice of cheese instead of two, and billing it as a "double hamburger with cheese." Others are offering a double hamburger without cheese. Some are selling the traditional double cheeseburger at prices ranging from $1.09 to $1.19.

I don't know about you, but if I really wanted a double cheeseburger, the extra $0.09 to $0.19 wouldn't really put me off. It seems the better option because 1- I don't have to worry about ordering an extra slice of cheese to get the same burger I've always been getting, 2- I don't have to worry about reminding them to put cheese on it. I really hope they don't skimp on the cheese, because they already do that on the Fish Filet sandwich (1/2 slice instead of a full one), and it irks me that they'd be that cheap.