McDonald’s eagerly anticipated $5 Meal Deal is now on sale in Southern California. The deal appeared on McDonald’s app after 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, the time restaurants switch over from their breakfast menu. “The rumors = true,” says McDonald’s website . Sort of, a spot check of prices throughout Southern California revealed.
The deal includes four items from the fast food giant’s existing $1 $2 $3 Dollar Menu. The items are a sandwich, either a McDouble or a McChicken, four-piece Chicken McNuggets, small fries and a small soft drink. The spot check showed several restaurants are charging $6 for the combo with the burger and $5 for the chicken sandwich.
On its app, McDonald’s describes the meal as “starting at $5” and says in fine print that prices could be higher at some locations. A McDouble features two beef patties, one slice of American cheese, pickle slices, chopped onion, ketchup and mustard on a regular bun. It is almost the same as a Double Cheeseburger, the chain’s website acknowleges.
The difference is that it has one less slice of cheese. A McChicken is the most basic chicken sandwich on the menu. it features a chicken patty, mayonaise and shredded lettuce on a regular bun.
Several items on the Dollar Menu are on the higher end — some higher than $3, actually — and a spot check of franchises suggested that buying the sandwich, McNuggets, fries and drink individually could cost $10.06-$10.66.
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