The highly anticipated return of the chain's best deal may not be the good news diners were hoping for.has you psyched, take a beat. The strategy to bring back customers who are ditching the drive-thru may tempt McDonald's lovers with a cheap meal, but there's a catch.
The $5 combo, which includes the choice of either a McDouble or McChicken sandwich, four chicken McNuggets, a small fries, and a small soft drink, will only return to select locations for a limited time. Despite constant speculation about the $5 Meal Deal's return, McDonald's is letting the official news about the drop linger. But a confidential source toldthat the meal will return on June 25 and will only stick around for about a month, contrary to popular belief.
Additionally, it's unlikely the deal will be available everywhere. For franchisees, the deal may not be economical, especially if they operate restaurants in areas with high rents, higher minimum wage requirements, and other elevated operating costs. In fact, to make the summertime offering more appealing to individual restaurants, McDonald's partnered with Coca-Cola to chip into the marketing budget.
Those who want to take advantage of other deals at McDonald's can opt to visit on Fridays, when orders of $1 or more earn app users a free order of medium fries. Still, it's hard to even find a $1 item at McDonalds. The formerly ubiquitous Dollar Menu is now called the $1 $2 $3 menu, and often has nothing under $2 included in the deal.