1 Filet O Fish ($3.95)
1 Mc Chicken Meal Upsize ($2.85)
Doing the sums at restaurants can be a mind
boggling affair, especially when you think you’ve gotten the bang of the
buck when you actually haven’t. Infact, fast food restaurants can pull a
faster “quick one” than you can say Mcdonalds
Spicy Shaker Fries. Do not get me wrong, I am a Mcdonalds die hard, it
is just their way of computing prices that makes fast food such a pain
to understand.
Their lunch sets have been wildly popular hence the
extension till after lunch hours into all day dining infact which I
genuinely appreciate as a diner.
McChicken Meal Upsize without any drink change costs a friendly $5,
Burger - $3.40
Medium Fries – 2.80
Small Drink - $2.20
Fine, savings of $3.40. Here comes the tricky part
when you want to change the drink! The upsized meal appreciates in price
by $0.80 to $5.80, which I absolutely have no qualms about since juice
is priced more premium than soft drinks.
I had to make it more confusing than it already is
by deciding not to get the orange juice but the smoothie. And with the
cashier closed, they could not reverse the sums and start all over again
but engage in brain gymnastics.
For a real fruit smoothie of Strawberry Banana with
Yoghurt, add $1.35 to your extra value meal. The statement is
misleading no? One would think it should work the way of topping up
extra but hell no! It’s a top up on top of the coke/sprite
ala carte price rather than meal price. Which works out to be $2.40 +
$1.35 = $3.75 at a “discounted price” instead of $3.45 ala carte. I am
using medium sized drinks as a case in point, unless Mcdonalds’ policy
is to exchange a small coke for a medium smoothie
which still would not get you any savings at all! Top up $0.15 still!
So after topping up $0.80, the differential was
apparently “not enough” and there goes yet another $0.50 for this
change, bringing my extra value meal to a new high of $6.50. Versus $5?I
could have been just way happier being simple and not
changing anything to their sets. All in 10 minutes flat, without a
queue…I was duped into believing that I did have some savings…if at all.
Possibly the only item that did not shrink in portions.
Ranting - ended.
Call me WOLS but I am confused about your explanation. :S
ReplyDeletehahha you just pay more changing the mechanics of the set meal.
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