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Getting 4 $1 items for $5 isn't a deal. Mcdoubles used to be $1 and a big mac was like 2.75. Prices are still insane and I hope people don't buy into this.
If you buy these items individually with the app where I live, the total comes out to $10.16 before tax so it technically is a deal compared to what you’d normally pay. You’re harkening back to the before-time, the long-long ago.
Listen squalids...the move is use the $3 medium french fry deal, buy a "Buy 1, get 1 for $1 (I do mcdouble and 4pc nugget) then provide your own drink. Now you have more food for less cost.
WORD!!! Those fish sandwiches were delicious!!! Still pissed that you can no longer get 2 apple pies for a dollar and the mcdouble at lile 1-1.50...the food has become overpriced and barely fill you up.......
Uh, no? You get a Burger And/Or Nuggets & Fries And/Or Apple Slices. & a Toy in a Happy Meal.... This is 2 different sandwiches & Nuggets, & Fries. You essentially, don't know what "essentially" means.
I just think it sucks that we live in a time where a $5 *fast food* meal deal is enough to make headlines. Just a few years ago, deals like this were a typical part of the business.
If anyone is curious on the app you change the drink to a large just go to more drinks and you’ll get the option to get a large drink. The app is always your best bet to getting the most out of McDonald’s
This is called “anchoring” by the way. Each of these items used to be a dollar on the dollar menu. Anchoring is raising the price to something until people are no longer willing to buy, and then coming down just a bit to seem somewhat more reasonable, but the perception of reasonable is to the new high price, and you forget that this a 66% increase because the $5 meal you got previously cost $3. Honestly it doesn’t make sense to not eat clean nowadays. Fast food places are costing what healthy tasty alternatives do. I know grocery stores are different everywhere, but my local grocery store has assembled foods like different peppers stuffed with various cheeses and meats, stuffed mushrooms, brussel sprouts with and without bacon. Filling, tasty meals without weird preservatives each for
As the economy gets worse people have to work more and more, working more and more makes you frustrated or depressed, then you don’t want to come home and make a huge mess or effort. Most people just eat out to avoid that.
I agree. I can get a whole rotisserie chicken from my grocery store for $5. BTW I had a McDee's hamburger 2 years ago and it didn't even taste like beef. My dog wouldn't even eat it.
@@encompassthyeclipse7278I bought 2.5 lbs of pork, seasonings, 3 lbs of salad, and dressing for about $15 yesterday and par cooked it while I made dough for bread. If you can dedicate an hour or two and make a big enough batch, you can reduce your prep time enough that it takes longer to go through Carl's Jr that to eat a high protein, high fiber, clean meal!
Not everyone know how to cook and can afford an expensive kitchen to cook in... Fast food is for the working people who don't have time and need to get food within their lunch hour close to where they work- away from home... Not everyone is a housewife who has all the time in the world to shop at grocery stores and cook all day in the kitchen for their families... Just not a luxury everyone can afford these days especially with inflation that way it's going up now a days, then!
Each of these items were individually on the dollar menu just a few years ago, and even just a few years ago _any size drink_ was a dollar. This meal is simply just a price increase packaged like as a deal. It's not particularly worth it, but if you are craving McDonald's, it's probably the cheapest thing you can get.
None of these items except the McChicken have been $1 since the pick 2 for $2 deal in 2016, and not individually for $1 since the dollar menu ended in 2013. That's 8-11 years ago. Just need to let you know how stupid you and everyone else in these comments sound when you think that was a few years ago, unable to think past your own nostalgia and 'what it feels like'. A few years ago would put you a whole year and a half after the start of the pandemic
hey reviewbrah just wanted to stop by and say that even though you disliked pizza hut's cheeseburger melt and you said that it's better off forgotten, your video still inspired me to want to try it for myself and i actually really enjoyed it. it was very cheesy and the flavor of the beef and ham on it was surprisingly good quality
A good friend of my wife's owns several McDonald's in the Waukesha Wisconsin area. I asked him about this $5 deal. He said enjoy it while it lasts, says it probably won't be around very long.
@@brandondetroitfanmichaels4325 We stopped buying McDonald's a while ago. Better off going to Culver's, paying a few extra bucks and getting a way better meal.
you can get a Large drink with the $5/$6 deal btw(Here in SoCal, the McDouble option is $6 but the McChicken options are $5). If you use the app or the self service machine in McDonalds, once you select the meal deal you can select your drink. Go to "fountain drink" then whatever drink you want, then you can choose the size. It is AUTOMATICALLY pre-selected as a small drink. Pair this with the app deals (I paired it with a free Medium fries coupon I had on the app I believe for the Angels winning a game, states may vary) and its a pretty solid deal. I personally dont think its a particularly FILLING meal, but the app can sometimes offset it with the free options it can open up at times.
I got the $5 meal at my local McD's. I was surprised they honored the price. Same boring menu of course, but the McDouble was hot, the nuggets crispy, the fries fresh, and the Coke ice cold.
Why are there people like you who sit around waiting for someone to mention the McDouble just so you can POUNCE and tell about the "two slices of cheese" thing?
An absolute slap in the face in terms of value. I only go to fast food places if the apps have really good deals which is almost never the case anymore. It should been an 8 piece, large fry, a m double or McChicken with a drink for $5
Mine has buy one get one for a dollar. I get 2 mcchickens and 2 mcdoubles and a large sprite for under 10. That used to be only 5 bucks cause everything used to be $1 but it is what it is.
Man I love your little one-off comments and quips here and there that always get me. When you're holding the plate up to the camera for the thumbnail and then smile after, with a "just in case" had me laughing.
I heard some McDonalds were charging you for the bag the food comes in. Some will charge you for the condiments if you want them. And some of them will charge you a higher price for the deal if you get a McDouble instead of a McChicken. Because the McDouble costs $1 more.
mcdonalds you could also just pull a massive move and just lower your prices to what the food is actually worth and people would be willing to go there more because nothing has changed the co workers, the food, the quality. Except the price, in fact it probably has gotten worse in quality if anything since the 90s.
I don’t think it has anything to do with consumers complaining on the prices because I still see lines at fast food drive-thru windows. I think companies just planned to gouge for a set amount of time.
Saddest part is the consumers in those lines will still complain, but will still eat the increased pricing due to the fact they either can't or won't cook when finished with their long hours worth jobs due to exhaustion/ not having enough time to rest and cook before going back to work. Economy is at it's worst right now with inflation plus the corporations wanting to take advantage of the working majority.
Here a 6 piece nugget and a mcdouble are 2 for 3.99. Add a $1.29 drink and the 1.29 any size fry deal and for an extra ~$1.60 you get a large drink a large fry and 2 extra nuggets.
With the APP i get dollar. Large fries or free fries, and Mc doubkes are buy orlne get one for a dollar. So for 6 bucks i get two burgers, fries and a drink.
Yeah. That small drink is a total rip off. ANY soft drink is $1.29. They should allow you to pick any size drink. At other places I pay the 20 cents to make the drink a large.
I'd say just the straight up deals, Mcdonalds is better. But I will give Wendy's credit for allowing the choice of frosty(which I'm not a fan of) I use their app and I change the fries to large and the drink to medium, and it comes to $5.85. I think that is the best deal.
That's if you _have_ a Wendy's where you live... nearest one to us is not within practical travel distance. What our town seems to specialize in is Mexican food rather than burgers. At least three (perhaps more) different choices, not counting a Taco Bell, which we also have. The burger places we have are McD's, Burger King, Chili's, Applebee's, and two local places, one of which I have not been able to try yet because I can't drive and no delivery place covers it, as far as I know.
The real Dollar Menu? Or the Value Menu? Or the 1,2,3 Menu, or 1 dollar or more menu? Or the Extra Value Meal Menu? Or the Everyday Value Menu? Or the 4 for 4? Or the 2 for 5? Or the 5$ deal meal? You get my point. Mcdonalds has been doing this for years. They'll take away cheap prices, people will complain and then they'll bring out some "NEW $5 DOLLAR MEAL"
I think the $5 meal price is standard across the board, but I think it won't be available everywhere. Wendy's has had this style meal available for years. 4 for $4 meals and Biggie bag meals.
Do you not know that inflation is an increase in the money supply and causes prices to go up? The federal reserve keeps printing billions of dollars and we give it away to nonsense and that’s why your fast food is expensive. Not because of a greedy CEO.
When I see you smiling on the youtube thumbnail photo, I know it's gonna be a good review!!! Great review and a good meal deal, glad it was enjoyable 😊
Arby's needs to bring back the 5 for $5 and include the small jalapeno bites and small mozzarella sticks in that price, if not a bit more. The food is great but expensive.
Do a video about McDs getting rid of drink stations. That means you get even less value if you eat there. You can go to the counter for a refill, but you have to wait and I think you can really only do that once.
It is a scam! No where actually sells it for 5, almost every place sells it for at least 5.50 if not 7, it's a scam to get you to drive to the restaurant and spend money anyway.
@bananasauceyum These are dollar menu items of extremely low quality and a small pop that costs a few cents to produce. There is no planet in the solar system where this is a good deal. Pull your head out of the ground. Stop buying this garbage.
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As a kid that remembered getting chicken nuggets in the 90s and then getting them now they’re literally half the size. Like chicken coins now when they used to be thick
My friend and I to Del Taco a few days ago here in the west coast and their newer items were all around $7 to $9. We ordered off the $2 menu which were 2 small tacos, 2 tostadas, a bean n' cheese burrito. Then we did the 2 for $7 and got a spicy chicken burrito and a classic grilled chicken burrito. Our total was about $16 and some change. If we'd order their featured item it would have cost over $20.
I used to get 3 McDoubles for $3 and go to the supermarket for my beverage (in a 24 oz can😉) back in 2014. Give me 3 McDoubles for $5, and I'll come back to McD's.
be careful on the McDs quality being the same. I on occasion get a steak egg and cheese breakfast bagel from them. I got two a few weeks ago and the price was lower to my shock. Last week I repeated and on both bagels the first few bites were all egg cheese and bagel. They had very obviously shrunk the steak "patty" size where it barely covered 2/3 of the bagel. The taste was also marginal for the steak plus one of them had a significant piece of gristle. Oh well I can always make my own which I have been doing more and more.
Holy cow I got that this morning. First time having it in years. Your review was spot on. That steak patty was a joke. After the grissle bite I tapped out and tossed it in the trash
This is essentially their version of Wendy's Biggie Bags, which used to be $5 and $6. Now, the Biggie Bags are $8 and $9. The only difference between the two is the fries; Wendy's has Medium Fries, while McDonald's has Small Fries.
This is just a psychological trick, this same meal was $3 two years ago. That is a huge and unconscionable price increase, stop buying food from places ripping you off!
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I just got 1 of each the other day! It was under $11 and it fed me and my 2 kids. Dont judge me 😂 I felt like I was back in 2019 and it was a good feeling.
Someone said that certain franchises have the five dollar sign up but they’re actually charging more. If that happens to me, I’m going to say “Stick it back under the warmer honey, I’m going to Taco Bell.”
I don't know where you're at but here the cheapest Taco Bell meal is the vegetarian build your own combo and its a diollar more than the Mcdonalds meal.
Many people slam McDonald’s food. However, there are a lot of people struggling out there and you have to credit them for trying to fill a void. There was a time when I could only afford 50 cent cheeseburgers and a cup of water from McDonald’s.
I have figured out a way to get more food from McDonald’s for roughly the same price as the $5 Meal Deals, depending on taxes. I’ve tested it out multiple times in the app and it’s worked for me. Your mileage may vary. I’ve ordered from the $1 $2 $3 menu and received two McDoubles: one for full price and a second for $1. Then, in the “Deals” section, there was an offer for free fries (any size) with a $2 minimum order. Finally, my local McDonald’s has a “happy hour” deal for drinks ordered between 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The drinks are $1 for any size. Grand total in my area: $5.35, taxes included.
Realistically for $5 they could have done 2 of these sandwiches and gave option of 6 nuggets or a Large fry and not lose any money, probably get a lot of sales too. Given several McDonald’s around me that giving away medium fries with any purchase and $3.50 for 2 doubles I think it’s completely doable for $5. 6 nuggets are in same reward points bracket as much cheaper items which tells me the real cost matches those cheaper items…. Probably get away with 10 nuggets. Honestly the drink can be optional if the amount of food is seemingly good. Doesn’t need to be a classic meal… we’re all just looking for a good deal and that’s probably a better way of marking the times is a bag of food instead of a classic meal.
@@Zowiettri agree in that they need someone or some groups that have a realistic view to design a value menu…. And also talk to them about their pricing. How does it stands? McDonald’s can have my ideas for free because I don’t care. I’d rather a good deal if they’re even paying attention.. Here’s another thing at $3.50 for a pair of McDoubles, or McChickens too; that’s $1.75 a sandwich to you from the restaurant. They can totally bring back a dollar menu if they wanted too… I mean, we all know how cheap the drinks really are we all know how ridiculously overpriced french fries are. I think that’s pretty good proof of it because they’re internal costs are gonna be a lot lower than that and I’m sure adjustment’s internally can be made to further accommodate, again if they really wanted to.
@@UrHumanShield because they’re costs are tremendously high the average franchise only makes $150000 a year. Corporate makes all the money. Franchise have to pay a tremendous amount of fees to corporate. They have to lease the property from corporate. They have to give 4% of their profit to corporate and there’s all the other cost involved in operating. Just like Wendy’s doesn’t make anything on the four and five dollar meals. There’s more than just the Food cost them more now. There is the straw and the drink cup. The paper that burger is wrapped in, fry box and labor cost. It all ads up.
They do not ever include what WE want in these meals - only what THEY want to give us. Just give me a big Mac at a discounted price for a change is what I want. Not chicken nuggets or a chicken sandwich.😢
Because they are buying commodities and then taking advantage of downmarket pricing on them to make these deals, that's why only certain areas are actually charging 5, those areas have the commodities at a low enough level to support it, places like hawaii are just nope. Market forces dictate McDonalds priicing and everyone assumes it's just lol they charge 5 dollars, no there is a ton of research into these prices.
Nah, A Wendys single burger is trash. Gotta splurge and get the Bacon cheeseburger or the BLT chicken sandwich. I do give Wendy's credit for allowing upsizing though. I get a large fry and a medium drink and the total is only 85 cents more than regular.
Here’s the thing people are missing in the comments. We reasonable people are frustrated with prices which we have the right to be… the problem is that market = demand. The prices are up because people are still buying at those prices. Prices won’t come down until there are more reasonable people who refuse to buy products at these prices. Until then… companies won’t change their business because they are making more profit. Which we can all claim we wouldn’t do… but the number of people who actually wouldn’t is MAYBE 10% of us…
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This is the least enthusiastic review I may have ever seen from ReviewBrah, understandably.
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Got dragged to McD the other day after years and tried one of the their "premium" chicken sandwiches. Horrible. Cafeteria quality at best.
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McDonald's is the KING of creating new "meals" out of the same 6 items.
That would be Taco Bell
@@IndelibleHD sort of true, but no one pretends the very same items are new and exciting quite like McDonald's does
@@IndelibleHDTaco bell at least usually throws in one new or newly returning item in their meals
@@IndelibleHD Hold up, Taco Bell has giant Cheez It
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It’s become astronomical. Almost $4 for a 4 piece McNugget; almost $3 for a small fry. It’s ludicrous.
Large fry is 5.10 alone where I am lmao
Yep and I remember when I could get 4 double cheeseburgers with 2 slices of cheese with mac sauce and a large drink for the same price
@@Slavic_SlavageMac sauce extra which is ridiculous
The McNuggets are like eating DOG CRAP. Absolutely DISGUSTING compared to Wendy's or BK nuggets.
a 4 piece is $2.19 here. are you looking at doordash/ubereats prices? also they always have free large fries for orders $2+ in the app
I'm actually glad that fast food restaurants raised their prices so high, it keeps me from eating at them, and that, in my opinion, is a good thing.
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Exactly. I can buy a pound of lunch meat, a loaf of bread and a bag of chips for $15 and it lasts all week.
This yes, I used to use the Mcdonalds $1 fry coupon all the time but now you have to spend $3 minium for that so I stopped completely.
true chicken, rice and green beans for life. however when coupons are there it is nice to mess with some fast food on that rare day
Me too!
Getting 4 $1 items for $5 isn't a deal. Mcdoubles used to be $1 and a big mac was like 2.75. Prices are still insane and I hope people don't buy into this.
I remember you could get a burger, small fries and a drink for a buck total.
A dollar then aint a dollar now. Fuck holland tunnel toll used be 2 dollars now its fucking 18
If you buy these items individually with the app where I live, the total comes out to $10.16 before tax so it technically is a deal compared to what you’d normally pay. You’re harkening back to the before-time, the long-long ago.
@@mac11380 Yep. When GERALD FORD was president...
@@yossarian6799 Reagan I think, but yes, millions of years ago.
Listen squalids...the move is use the $3 medium french fry deal, buy a "Buy 1, get 1 for $1 (I do mcdouble and 4pc nugget) then provide your own drink. Now you have more food for less cost.
McDonald’s fish sandwiches are as small as sliders now, yet even without fries and a drink they cost nearly $6. Insane.
WORD!!! Those fish sandwiches were delicious!!! Still pissed that you can no longer get 2 apple pies for a dollar and the mcdouble at lile 1-1.50...the food has become overpriced and barely fill you up.......
when i was a kid i remember the fish sandwich being like a dollar, what the hell even happened??
Lol they're much bigger than a slider. But they do seem smaller.
@@Nieveria In a nutshell? Companies got more and more greedy and customers just sucked it up.
The last Big Mac I had several years ago, felt like I was eating a happy meal :/
It's essentially a happy meal without the happy.
Unhappy Meal? I would prefer the Double Cheese ...
Adult Economic Depression Meal
Uh, no? You get a Burger And/Or Nuggets & Fries And/Or Apple Slices. & a Toy in a Happy Meal.... This is 2 different sandwiches & Nuggets, & Fries.
You essentially, don't know what "essentially" means.
@@StanHowse You do not get both sandwiches. It's one or the other.
@@StanHowse it's essentially a fuckin happy meal without the toy ya pathetic doink.
I just think it sucks that we live in a time where a $5 *fast food* meal deal is enough to make headlines. Just a few years ago, deals like this were a typical part of the business.
They are just responding to wendy's $5 deal. BK probably will be next.
@@crankychris2 bk definitely has the same thing, Wendy's even has a 4 for 4!
@@shaunsmith3757 Wendy's used to have a 4 for $4 for years... now its $5
Have a $5 breakfast at Village Inn on a Thursday: two eggs, two (tasty) bacon strips, two small pancakes or two toast slices or English muffin.
The decline of the west
Back in 1997 you could get a 20 piece chicken nugget from Mcdonalds for $3....it was a great deal
I miss the days of Real Value.
If anyone is curious on the app you change the drink to a large just go to more drinks and you’ll get the option to get a large drink. The app is always your best bet to getting the most out of McDonald’s
Yeah it’s only 50 cents to upgrade to large so kinda worth.
@@IllusiveDev mine doesn't charge on this meal to upsize which I love
@@jessepozgay9468 damn lucky. They do have a 20% off 5 dollars or more deal on the app for me so it still comes out to less than 5 dollars.
This is called “anchoring” by the way. Each of these items used to be a dollar on the dollar menu. Anchoring is raising the price to something until people are no longer willing to buy, and then coming down just a bit to seem somewhat more reasonable, but the perception of reasonable is to the new high price, and you forget that this a 66% increase because the $5 meal you got previously cost $3.
Honestly it doesn’t make sense to not eat clean nowadays. Fast food places are costing what healthy tasty alternatives do. I know grocery stores are different everywhere, but my local grocery store has assembled foods like different peppers stuffed with various cheeses and meats, stuffed mushrooms, brussel sprouts with and without bacon. Filling, tasty meals without weird preservatives each for
Nice insight
As the economy gets worse people have to work more and more, working more and more makes you frustrated or depressed, then you don’t want to come home and make a huge mess or effort. Most people just eat out to avoid that.
I agree. I can get a whole rotisserie chicken from my grocery store for $5. BTW I had a McDee's hamburger 2 years ago and it didn't even taste like beef. My dog wouldn't even eat it.
@@encompassthyeclipse7278I bought 2.5 lbs of pork, seasonings, 3 lbs of salad, and dressing for about $15 yesterday and par cooked it while I made dough for bread. If you can dedicate an hour or two and make a big enough batch, you can reduce your prep time enough that it takes longer to go through Carl's Jr that to eat a high protein, high fiber, clean meal!
Not everyone know how to cook and can afford an expensive kitchen to cook in... Fast food is for the working people who don't have time and need to get food within their lunch hour close to where they work- away from home... Not everyone is a housewife who has all the time in the world to shop at grocery stores and cook all day in the kitchen for their families... Just not a luxury everyone can afford these days especially with inflation that way it's going up now a days, then!
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Each of these items were individually on the dollar menu just a few years ago, and even just a few years ago _any size drink_ was a dollar. This meal is simply just a price increase packaged like as a deal. It's not particularly worth it, but if you are craving McDonald's, it's probably the cheapest thing you can get.
Wendy's definitely does it better with quality of fast food fries.
That was when Trump was 1st elected,since covid everything has doubled in price.
@@ufeelinmeSay what you want about Trump but the economy was pretty great under him until Covid hit.
@@ufeelinmesince Biden took office and spent trillions$$$$
None of these items except the McChicken have been $1 since the pick 2 for $2 deal in 2016, and not individually for $1 since the dollar menu ended in 2013. That's 8-11 years ago. Just need to let you know how stupid you and everyone else in these comments sound when you think that was a few years ago, unable to think past your own nostalgia and 'what it feels like'. A few years ago would put you a whole year and a half after the start of the pandemic
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@@Muscleman8562OnCameo. sounds like a crappy experience
A good friend of my wife's owns several McDonald's in the Waukesha Wisconsin area. I asked him about this $5 deal. He said enjoy it while it lasts, says it probably won't be around very long.
And neither will a lot of customers
I take that back! I underestimated the power junk food has on lots of unhealthy people
@@brandondetroitfanmichaels4325 We stopped buying McDonald's a while ago. Better off going to Culver's, paying a few extra bucks and getting a way better meal.
nope!! taco bell is the king...
Like drugs. Hook them when it's cheap and then...
In 1995, we still had 29 cent hamburger tuesdays at McDonalds
Wow
30 years ago? So what? What does that have to do with this? Lmao
@@wombat5252 That would be about $1 today. They also had cheeseburgers for 39 cents.
I was born on 1995,
I'm sorry
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Boomer plz
you can get a Large drink with the $5/$6 deal btw(Here in SoCal, the McDouble option is $6 but the McChicken options are $5). If you use the app or the self service machine in McDonalds, once you select the meal deal you can select your drink. Go to "fountain drink" then whatever drink you want, then you can choose the size. It is AUTOMATICALLY pre-selected as a small drink. Pair this with the app deals (I paired it with a free Medium fries coupon I had on the app I believe for the Angels winning a game, states may vary) and its a pretty solid deal. I personally dont think its a particularly FILLING meal, but the app can sometimes offset it with the free options it can open up at times.
So you get 4 items, all of which are worth no more than $1, and the price is $5... I'll be continuing to skip on Mcdon's.
How do you figure what it’s “worth”? Have you not noticed how much more expensive your groceries have become? Skip McDonald’s, they won’t notice.
@@luciad5988 they will eventually.
So McDonald's just saw how well Wendys Biggie Bag was doing and said "we can do that".
"Bag boys bag boys, Whatcha gonna do?"
@@surfpsych"watcha gonna do when we bring you your food?"
10 years later?
@@Dunkdamonk and after shrinkflation hit Wendy's HARD
Well, fast food chains are copying each other all the time. Burger King has even built their career as a McDonald's copycat.
Such wasteful packaging. They could put four McNuggets in a fry pouch instead of a box.
so true they need to accept ways to save money
And they could use reusable school type lunch trays for those that eat in.
@@mac11380 where we live they do 😍
@@judyjones8876 With no packaging?
Oh get over yourself
Prices will come down when people stop going there.
that's easier said than done. With how much Americans love their fast food. LoL..
@@pbmaxman best we all can do is take advantages of exclusive deals through their apps or mailed coupons
Why would prices go down? It would just increase or they'd have to fire people. But the prices wouldn't go down.
@@pbmaxmanuse to see lines at the drive through, not anymore
Will never go down
I got the $5 meal at my local McD's. I was surprised they honored the price. Same boring menu of course, but the McDouble was hot, the nuggets crispy, the fries fresh, and the Coke ice cold.
your videos are relaxing and classy, please don't change your format my good sir
The Double Cheeseburger has two slices of cheese, whereas the McDouble only has one slice. That’s the difference between the two.
Most people don't know this witch might be good thing.
and it taste wAY better with that 2 slice lol
This was so hard for people to understand when I worked there
Why are there people like you who sit around waiting for someone to mention the McDouble just so you can POUNCE and tell about the "two slices of cheese" thing?
@@TheHundrednaire Why are there people like you who are unable to regulate your emotions that you would write such an inane response? Go for a run.
So basically is McDonald's version of Wendy's $5 Biggie bag.
sadly enough, the biggie bag isn't $5 anymore
and Wendys has had this for quite awhile
They definitely took it from Wendy's. Wendy's taste better too.
Wendys had the 4 for $4 years before this
@@ertfgghhhhGet the app.. They actually have a $4 deal also
I heard stories that many McDonald's were downright charging like $13 for these meals and going against the franchise orders.
The McDonald's near me charges 7 dollars for it but it's still called 5 dollar meal deal on the menu
@ominouskelp1522 this is peak idiocracy lmao
The owners of each specific McDonald’s sets the prices, not “corporate “
@@ominouskelp1522 damn $2 required tip
@@jojojetplane4680 yea, that's the point. Corpo calls it the $5 meal deal but the franchise charges more. that's what they meant
An absolute slap in the face in terms of value. I only go to fast food places if the apps have really good deals which is almost never the case anymore. It should been an 8 piece, large fry, a m double or McChicken with a drink for $5
No, that's too much fast food. They're thinking of your health.
That would be $10
Mine has buy one get one for a dollar. I get 2 mcchickens and 2 mcdoubles and a large sprite for under 10. That used to be only 5 bucks cause everything used to be $1 but it is what it is.
That large fry alone would be $5 😂
Man I love your little one-off comments and quips here and there that always get me. When you're holding the plate up to the camera for the thumbnail and then smile after, with a "just in case" had me laughing.
Not every outlet is charging 5 dollars. Some are charging more and still leaving the 5 dollar name on the menu
False advertising. The franchises should be sued
That's called tax
It's a joke🤣
Here in SoCal, the mcchickens make it $5, but if you get a McDouble, its a dollar extra
Socal is a 🪵hole@@666narutomanfan
I heard some McDonalds were charging you for the bag the food comes in. Some will charge you for the condiments if you want them. And some of them will charge you a higher price for the deal if you get a McDouble instead of a McChicken. Because the McDouble costs $1 more.
mcdonalds you could also just pull a massive move and just lower your prices to what the food is actually worth and people would be willing to go there more because nothing has changed the co workers, the food, the quality. Except the price, in fact it probably has gotten worse in quality if anything since the 90s.
Nothing has changed, except the workers are making more, to be fair.
$20 minimum wage has changed
Bro doesn’t know what inflation is lmao
@@jj_1167Bro their prices are rising much faster than inflation lol. Their burgers in the 90s should be costing about 1-2 dollars today.
its all dead chickens cows and pigs rotting flesh meat is murder 😢😢
Good to see you brother. I respect your reviews.
I don’t think it has anything to do with consumers complaining on the prices because I still see lines at fast food drive-thru windows. I think companies just planned to gouge for a set amount of time.
Saddest part is the consumers in those lines will still complain, but will still eat the increased pricing due to the fact they either can't or won't cook when finished with their long hours worth jobs due to exhaustion/ not having enough time to rest and cook before going back to work. Economy is at it's worst right now with inflation plus the corporations wanting to take advantage of the working majority.
Here a 6 piece nugget and a mcdouble are 2 for 3.99. Add a $1.29 drink and the 1.29 any size fry deal and for an extra ~$1.60 you get a large drink a large fry and 2 extra nuggets.
With the APP i get dollar. Large fries or free fries, and Mc doubkes are buy orlne get one for a dollar. So for 6 bucks i get two burgers, fries and a drink.
Yeah. That small drink is a total rip off. ANY soft drink is $1.29. They should allow you to pick any size drink. At other places I pay the 20 cents to make the drink a large.
F the APP they steal and sell your data.
Wendy's let's you replace the drink with a Frosty for their Biggie Bag. What more do I need to say that the Biggie Bag is better
I'd say just the straight up deals, Mcdonalds is better. But I will give Wendy's credit for allowing the choice of frosty(which I'm not a fan of) I use their app and I change the fries to large and the drink to medium, and it comes to $5.85. I think that is the best deal.
Wendys is just better
@@shastealyomeal That too, except fries, but it depends since both fries from Wendy's and McDonald's are pretty inconsistent in quality
Well McDonald's can't keep their ice cream machines working so nah.....they can't do that😂😂😂😂😂😂
That's if you _have_ a Wendy's where you live... nearest one to us is not within practical travel distance. What our town seems to specialize in is Mexican food rather than burgers. At least three (perhaps more) different choices, not counting a Taco Bell, which we also have. The burger places we have are McD's, Burger King, Chili's, Applebee's, and two local places, one of which I have not been able to try yet because I can't drive and no delivery place covers it, as far as I know.
I remember after school my grandma would take us to McDonalds and say you can pick something off the dollar menu RIP grandma
@@damien81981eating Is important? 🤯
My grandparents and I would go on Fridays to get the Filet O Fish. Good times.
It's amazing Mcdonald's is still even in business with the same damn menu for almost 45 years.
They basically turned their "buy one get one for a dollar" deal into a meal with a small soda and small fries for a slight upcharge.
Not a horrible deal. Man I miss the dollar menu
The good ole days when 5 bucks got you more food than you could eat
Yea- that’ll fill you up on crap somewhat.
If fast food was actually cheap, imagine how even more fat Americans would be
Wendys way more worth it
The real Dollar Menu? Or the Value Menu? Or the 1,2,3 Menu, or 1 dollar or more menu? Or the Extra Value Meal Menu? Or the Everyday Value Menu? Or the 4 for 4? Or the 2 for 5? Or the 5$ deal meal?
You get my point. Mcdonalds has been doing this for years. They'll take away cheap prices, people will complain and then they'll bring out some "NEW $5 DOLLAR MEAL"
I think the $5 meal price is standard across the board, but I think it won't be available everywhere. Wendy's has had this style meal available for years. 4 for $4 meals and Biggie bag meals.
We have to pay these high prices so the poor CEOs can have their multimillion dollar a year salaries. Great vid as always.
Don't forget the other C-level executives.
How much does Brah get paid to endorse them?
You "have" to pay for McDonald's? Weird. I have never been forced to buy any fast food.
Do you not know that inflation is an increase in the money supply and causes prices to go up? The federal reserve keeps printing billions of dollars and we give it away to nonsense and that’s why your fast food is expensive. Not because of a greedy CEO.
@@augustvong7057I promise you it’s multiple hundred million a year, if we are talking about McDonald’s size publicly traded corporations.
At 2:53 I was expecting him to say "let me work it"... 🤣
When I see you smiling on the youtube thumbnail photo, I know it's gonna be a good review!!! Great review and a good meal deal, glad it was enjoyable 😊
The meal deal is $5.49 and $6 in some markets in California, of course.
Just get your hands on some of those prepaid debits they’re giving out, re entry might be mandatory
I hope CA fines them for misleading advertising when their $5 deal isn't $5.
California Dollars should be a separate currency at this point. Lol
@@Seydaschuword
Arby's needs to bring back the 5 for $5 and include the small jalapeno bites and small mozzarella sticks in that price, if not a bit more. The food is great but expensive.
They just did 2 weeks ago! It was delicious and had tons of meat piled on 😋
@@SoapworthyProductionsYup! Glad I got that tip from two "houseless" persons, living in a SUV, at my night job. T
First time, I had Arby.
At my local Arby’s in Houston you get 4 roast beef sandwiches for 10 bucks. I miss the 5 for 5.
10:18 “infamous sandwich” his little smirk after that reference 😂
What does he reference?
Absolutely nothing.
Like my comment if you know the reference
Mr. Report of the Week, could you review the "footlong dippers" from subway?
I second this request please
Do a video about McDs getting rid of drink stations. That means you get even less value if you eat there. You can go to the counter for a refill, but you have to wait and I think you can really only do that once.
Found you through the Mr. Snowflake video. You are a CZcams gem. 👍🏻
Me too 👍
Late to the game. But better late than never!😅
“Is it a scam?” Would be a great title for a food review series lol
It is a scam! No where actually sells it for 5, almost every place sells it for at least 5.50 if not 7, it's a scam to get you to drive to the restaurant and spend money anyway.
It isn't worth the paper they wrapped it in.
It actually is a good deal
@@BANANASAUCEYUMsure sure Ronald McDonald
@bananasauceyum
These are dollar menu items of extremely low quality and a small pop that costs a few cents to produce.
There is no planet in the solar system where this is a good deal. Pull your head out of the ground. Stop buying this garbage.
@@ThirtyPack.What you expect for 5$? Some people are so delusional lol
@@alihorda to get your money's worth👀
2016 I used to get 2 mc double, a large fry, $1 large drink and it was $5 and change. Oh and they didnt charge 75 cents for mac sauce on your burger.
The only news bigger than the McDonalds $5 meal is R-brahs review of the meal.
Also... I caught Mr. Snowflake's new video on you and it really warmed my soul 😇❤️👌✌️
I'd never heard of John before I saw MrSnowflake's documentary.
It's wonderful to see such a lovely, genuine, humble boy grow into an even lovelier man.
Truly amazing, we need more positivity in the world ❤❤❤
They probably raised the price of everything else to recoup the cost.
Who remembers 49 cent cheeseburgers ? on Sunday and Wednesdays " Use to buy 10 and ate all day for $5 , Good times back then 😋
Anybody picking a McChicken over a McDouble is wildin
fax, more protein, and get the milk for the drink XD GAINS
peeping the island getaway and cafe sweets candles back there... king of good taste
As a kid that remembered getting chicken nuggets in the 90s and then getting them now they’re literally half the size. Like chicken coins now when they used to be thick
They made that change when they went to all white meat years ago. I liked the nuggets as they were, but people wanted all white meat....
you sure your hands havent just grown?
My friend and I to Del Taco a few days ago here in the west coast and their newer items were all around $7 to $9. We ordered off the $2 menu which were 2 small tacos, 2 tostadas, a bean n' cheese burrito. Then we did the 2 for $7 and got a spicy chicken burrito and a classic grilled chicken burrito. Our total was about $16 and some change. If we'd order their featured item it would have cost over $20.
I used to get 3 McDoubles for $3 and go to the supermarket for my beverage (in a 24 oz can😉) back in 2014. Give me 3 McDoubles for $5, and I'll come back to McD's.
I don't eat fast food often, but I love these videos.. they make me feel sophisticated.
remember when you could buy 39cent basic hamburgers and 49 cent basic cheeseburgers on Wednesdays
It was 29cent burgers and 39cent cheeseburgers in my area. And the lines werent 100 ppl deep screaming at employees. Miss those times.
be careful on the McDs quality being the same. I on occasion get a steak egg and cheese breakfast bagel from them. I got two a few weeks ago and the price was lower to my shock. Last week I repeated and on both bagels the first few bites were all egg cheese and bagel. They had very obviously shrunk the steak "patty" size where it barely covered 2/3 of the bagel. The taste was also marginal for the steak plus one of them had a significant piece of gristle. Oh well I can always make my own which I have been doing more and more.
Holy cow I got that this morning. First time having it in years. Your review was spot on. That steak patty was a joke. After the grissle bite I tapped out and tossed it in the trash
AKCHYUALLY, sir... In some places, it cost over 6 bucks and in a couple, $13.
Long story short, great job on basically calling out american greed sir! How we got to this point is just a miracle! Great review!
A SMALL fry?!? So like 8 fries? Nah, I'm not eating at McDonalds again until they bring back supersize fries & beef tallow, lol.
This is essentially their version of Wendy's Biggie Bags, which used to be $5 and $6. Now, the Biggie Bags are $8 and $9. The only difference between the two is the fries; Wendy's has Medium Fries, while McDonald's has Small Fries.
There is no 8 and nine dollar biggie bags ghey I drive a truck nationwide
So it's basically an Unhappy meal with out the toy.
No the happy meal doesn’t come with a double AND nuggets
I miss when McDonald's nuggets has dark meat and white meat. You could differentiate by the shape.
I have been watching your food reviews for years! Very relaxing to watch, keep up the great work.
No way the soft/soggy fried from McDonald's are goated
Are you kidding me? 5 dollars for a soft drink, small french fries, 1 sandwich and a 4 piece nugg? That's a steal these days!
Wendy's still has the 4 for $4. You can go up to $5 if you want a bacon burger or chicken sandwich.
@@CutoutClips maybe depends on area... any near me has no 4 for $4 anymore, just a $5 meal
This is just a psychological trick, this same meal was $3 two years ago. That is a huge and unconscionable price increase, stop buying food from places ripping you off!
Ct state here, it’s upwards of $6-$7 for the Wendy’s biggie bag :/
It's a happy meal, only the burger is the toy and there aren't any apple slices.
The McDonald’s next to me has the McChicken version at $5 but the McDouble is a $6 meal! Wtf
This aged well on the 5$ .. Lol most places 6.89$ all the way to 13$ in few places
Exactly they say it's a $5 meal but in most places they're charging $6 plus tax and in other cases $13 which is just crazy.
Nobody needs more food that comes in the $5 meal deal, it has a good protein to dollar ratio. IMO it's a good deal, FINALLY!
I had this deal today in Australia, my tummy feels sick now 😕.
Complain to the store? Could be a food safety issue.
Every time, no matter what the deal.
Wendy’s deal is better. Better taste too. They still have the 4 for 4 but you can only get the burger not the chicken sandwhich
I love all of these videos! Reviewbrah rocks!!
lol the 5 dollar meal is 13$ in nyc...... uhm what????
Glad to see someone on YT do research and review food would rather watch something real and not people of Walmart videos . The suits are a nice touch hope you are successful as you are . Note there is more then fast food to review you can compare many brands at the store like soup brands . Awesome real work on YT keep up the good work .
Love this guy! Thanks for your reviews bud
I just got 1 of each the other day! It was under $11 and it fed me and my 2 kids. Dont judge me 😂
I felt like I was back in 2019 and it was a good feeling.
Someone said that certain franchises have the five dollar sign up but they’re actually charging more. If that happens to me, I’m going to say “Stick it back under the warmer honey, I’m going to Taco Bell.”
I don't know where you're at but here the cheapest Taco Bell meal is the vegetarian build your own combo and its a diollar more than the Mcdonalds meal.
@@Wilco1972 I just meant because I would probably prefer the items at Taco Bell. Yum!
Thank you for being you. 💜 (and for your reviews 😉)
Many people slam McDonald’s food. However, there are a lot of people struggling out there and you have to credit them for trying to fill a void. There was a time when I could only afford 50 cent cheeseburgers and a cup of water from McDonald’s.
I have figured out a way to get more food from McDonald’s for roughly the same price as the $5 Meal Deals, depending on taxes. I’ve tested it out multiple times in the app and it’s worked for me. Your mileage may vary.
I’ve ordered from the $1 $2 $3 menu and received two McDoubles: one for full price and a second for $1. Then, in the “Deals” section, there was an offer for free fries (any size) with a $2 minimum order. Finally, my local McDonald’s has a “happy hour” deal for drinks ordered between 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The drinks are $1 for any size. Grand total in my area: $5.35, taxes included.
In my area, drinks are always $1. Which is super considering a drink from Taco Bell, Arby's or Wendy's is around $3-4.
Realistically for $5 they could have done 2 of these sandwiches and gave option of 6 nuggets or a Large fry and not lose any money, probably get a lot of sales too. Given several McDonald’s around me that giving away medium fries with any purchase and $3.50 for 2 doubles I think it’s completely doable for $5. 6 nuggets are in same reward points bracket as much cheaper items which tells me the real cost matches those cheaper items…. Probably get away with 10 nuggets.
Honestly the drink can be optional if the amount of food is seemingly good. Doesn’t need to be a classic meal… we’re all just looking for a good deal and that’s probably a better way of marking the times is a bag of food instead of a classic meal.
they should hire you
@@Zowiettri agree in that they need someone or some groups that have a realistic view to design a value menu…. And also talk to them about their pricing. How does it stands? McDonald’s can have my ideas for free because I don’t care. I’d rather a good deal if they’re even paying attention..
Here’s another thing at $3.50 for a pair of McDoubles, or McChickens too; that’s $1.75 a sandwich to you from the restaurant. They can totally bring back a dollar menu if they wanted too… I mean, we all know how cheap the drinks really are we all know how ridiculously overpriced french fries are. I think that’s pretty good proof of it because they’re internal costs are gonna be a lot lower than that and I’m sure adjustment’s internally can be made to further accommodate, again if they really wanted to.
They are losing money on this deal.
@@erniejones5008 ??? HOW? The quality is so fucking low???
@@UrHumanShield because they’re costs are tremendously high the average franchise only makes $150000 a year. Corporate makes all the money. Franchise have to pay a tremendous amount of fees to corporate. They have to lease the property from corporate. They have to give 4% of their profit to corporate and there’s all the other cost involved in operating. Just like Wendy’s doesn’t make anything on the four and five dollar meals. There’s more than just the Food cost them more now. There is the straw and the drink cup. The paper that burger is wrapped in, fry box and labor cost. It all ads up.
I miss the Checker's 4 for$3
True but I think they still have like those 2 for $3 and 2 for $5 deals.
They do not ever include what WE want in these meals - only what THEY want to give us. Just give me a big Mac at a discounted price for a change is what I want. Not chicken nuggets or a chicken sandwich.😢
Because they are buying commodities and then taking advantage of downmarket pricing on them to make these deals, that's why only certain areas are actually charging 5, those areas have the commodities at a low enough level to support it, places like hawaii are just nope. Market forces dictate McDonalds priicing and everyone assumes it's just lol they charge 5 dollars, no there is a ton of research into these prices.
@@christophersteen1873 this basically, the McRib always comes back when pork is dirt cheap to buy en masse as well
The reason why they're backtracking is because the price keeps going up faster than inflation and portions are getting smaller.
I dont even eat fast food but i do av ptsd and this guy helps me relax hes cool
Is the chicken sandwich just a large nugget ????
Their single burgers are a joke. Never saw such a thin bland burger.
Just like
Pizza Hut. Their pizza is as thin as a sheet of paper.
Meh, Wendy's 4 for $4 has got them beat.
their food is too dry
Nah, A Wendys single burger is trash. Gotta splurge and get the Bacon cheeseburger or the BLT chicken sandwich. I do give Wendy's credit for allowing upsizing though. I get a large fry and a medium drink and the total is only 85 cents more than regular.
@@Wilco1972 Ok, fair.
This would be a GREAT new Deal from McDonald's... if it wasn't only available for a month... that kind of kills it.
Here’s the thing people are missing in the comments. We reasonable people are frustrated with prices which we have the right to be… the problem is that market = demand. The prices are up because people are still buying at those prices.
Prices won’t come down until there are more reasonable people who refuse to buy products at these prices. Until then… companies won’t change their business because they are making more profit. Which we can all claim we wouldn’t do… but the number of people who actually wouldn’t is MAYBE 10% of us…
You can also get buy one get one for a dollar and get water. Two small fries, McDouble, 4 piece nuggets. About 6 dollars.
My McDonald’s charges for water now, unfortunately