Especially when the food is quite nice as well.
The problem is, it's not particularly healthy food. But it's cheap.
Look at the picture below. How much do you think it costs?
This is a sausage & egg McGriddles + a sausage McMuffiin + a hashbrown.
Coffee is free from my apartment. The apartment complex has a coffee machine and residents can just take a coffee for free. It's common practice in all apartments. Some apartments even have a Starbucks machine for residents to take for free.
Anyway, back to the topic of a cheap breakfast.
How much do you think it costs me?
Usually in SG, a McGriddles is S$4+?
Sausage McMuffin is S$2+?
Hashbrown is S$1?
If you buy a set it's around S$5-S$6?
Well... over here. McDonald's is cheap...
I download the McDonald's app. Every week, they have new coupons to use.
For the past few weekends, I've been eating McGriddles for US$1
YES... Just US$1.
I just scan the coupon at the counter and I can buy any breakfast sandwich for US$1.
But just a McGriddles isn't enough. Cos... eating McDonald breakfast must have hashbrown and coffee.
So I buy a value set. A sausage McMuffin+Hashbrown at US$1.50. This is available all the time.
I eat the McGriddles + hashbrown and free coffee.
Then leave the sausage McMuffin for snack later in the day.
All for just US$2.71 (after tax). This is around S$3.80 at current exchange rates.
And the coupons refresh every Sunday. So I get this promotion every week.
It's hard to say "no" to US$1 McGriddles.
The other day, they had another promo...
There's this thing called "Egg McMuffin day" it's on 2 March.
And yea... There's free egg McMuffin.
There was a coupon just valid for one day. It appeared on the the app.
I went down to McDonald's and just scanned the coupon and walked away with a free egg McMuffin.
No other purchase necessary.
On the 29 Feb, another coupon appeared on the app. $0.29 for 2 hashbrowns!
I didn't go and claim the promo cos I already ate McDonald's on 28 Feb, before I went for my driving test.
McDonald's is by far the cheapest food available. IF I just stick to the promotions.
They have promos like one for one quarter pounder, or US$0.99 large fries, etc.
Yes, it's healthier and cheaper to cook for myself. But McDonald's is a close competitor cos it's super convenient and there's no clean up.
Anyway, I don't eat McDonald's everyday. I mainly like their breakfasts. So I tend to just eat the above mentioned set on Saturdays.
I don't know if the promo is on forever, cos there were a couple of weeks where the US$1 McGriddles wasn't available so I don't think it's on every week, but I do think it's quite a common promo.
How about you? Would you go to McDonald's often if you could get S$1.50 McGriddles?
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