Tips when eating at MCdonalds

So, this is now my second post.
Yesterday my tip of the day was to mark your calenders for the hottest offer available at 1901 outlets. Well, this post ( as the title suggests is going to be about how to eat at MCd's.

Mcdonalds is one of my favorite and most visited fast food restaurants. Compared to other fast food outlets like KFC, A&W, Pizza hut, Wendy's, and the whole lot of them. MCdonalds has one of the best marketing strategies for their food...Their Promotions.

As a consumer i think their promotions are becoming more and more alluring over the past couple of years. Last year they had the Big Mac challenge. And i will not mention how many times I claimed my free burger. Thank goodness the promo is over, else I'd be in the hospital by now. Unfortunately, McD's is not the healthiest option. But anyway, back to my topic.

Current promotions include their lunch hour promo. RM 5.95 a meal from 12pm to 3pm everyday. So whats the great tip? Everybody knows about it. Why am I advertising this?

Answer: simple. I'm first proving my point that MCd's is a great place. But it gets better.

Essentially this is my
Tip number 1 : Never order a large meal when eating at MCD's.

Why?: Because the only difference between a large meal and a regular one is the size of the drink and fries.

Now to me, a couple extra fries does not compare to the price I'm paying. As for the drinks... They're refillable! Now since we're here in Malaysia we have this privilege of refilling drinks. ( MCD's in Singapore allow no such thing.. Kiasu)


Tip number 2: Now this dirty trick Ive learnt from a certain someone else. Keep your cup.
Now I dunnno how many of you are that cheap. But I do know someone who keeps a MCD's cup everywhere he goes. This way you can save some money by ordering alarcarte and refilling a drink!



Tip 3: Now this is for real cheapos who wasn't to indirectly ride on others, - order alarcarte and borrow your friends cup. Guilt would not lie on you for being stingy if you're going with a whole lot of friends who agree to all order alarcarte and chip a few cents in for one drink to share and refill :)


And finally Tip number 4: Apply tip number 1 - 3 to any fast food outlet that allows for free refills such as: Burger king, Carl's Jr and etc.