- These are the top 10 best fast food hacks new for 2021.
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I'm the YouTube Deal Guy, Matt Granite.
From free beverages at Starbucks
to huge savings at Chipotle.
Plus why you do not need to pay
for French fries at McDonald's on a Friday until June 27th.
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Fast-food act number one,
is that McDonald's, I'm gonna target the McFlurry
although we'll discuss the Big Mac and the French fry hacks
in a few moments.
A McFlurry at a McDonald's in my region
at the time I'm uploading this video costs $2 and 39 cents.
That's a lot of money given what you receive
in my personal opinion.
Today's video, obviously not sponsored.
You can score virtually the same thing
with the DIY Solution.
instead of the McFlurry, order a Sunday Hot Fudge or Carmel
for a dollar and 29 cents.
And then what you guys might not know
is you can actually ask your server at McDonald's
to add a McCafe cookie or essentially a smashed Oreo
that they handle in the back for 39 cents.
That brings your total to $1 and 68 cents versus $2
and 39 cents for the McFlurry, essentially the same thing
with a bit of a DIY angle, that does add up quickly.
And McFlurry is actually very popular in my household,
my daughter loves it.
In my last video, many of you guys thought I was advocating
for the regular intake of fast food.
And I think that's just because it looks like
I have a massive head attached to the body of a teenage boy,
but for a lot of this stuff,
the advice that I'm giving you take it with a grain of salt,
apply it in moderation.
It's great if you're on the road a lot
for convenience or a guilty pleasure.
Now speaking of healthier, fast food alternatives
let's move on to number two.
Fast food hack number two is at Subway.
If you wanna enjoy a salad at Subway
which could cost two to $3 more than a sandwich
which is the exact same portion size
in terms of ingredients, I'm going to suggest the following;
order your sandwich of choice
and then ask them to hold the bread.
In many cases, they'll simply make the sandwich
without the bread and put it into the only container
they have available, which is the salad container.
There you go.
You've got a salad.
If that doesn't work and the sandwich artists
needs a little bit of handholding,
order your favorite sandwich of choice,
ask them to hold the bread
and then tell them to put all of those sandwich ingredients
into a Subway salad container.
You've just saved two to $3.
And since the sandwiches include all of the dressings
they can in fact, put that on the salad.
And if they ask you at checkout,
you just want a salad, don't you?
Just smile at them and tell them, no,
you wanted the sandwich, hold the bread with the container.
And I'm gonna actually draw attention
to a subscriber of this channel.
Steve Hansen, who utilizes the same technique
that I've employed over the years.
We're not looking to make the lives of fast food workers
any any more difficult, but in many cases
they won't spit into your food
and they may actually smile at your creativity.
Fast food hack number three.
You can order many of your favorite items
from Arby's for $1
if you go between two and 5:00 PM.
That's right, Arby's happy hour, a slider, a cookie
small potato cakes, small curly fries,
a shake or a small drink available for just a one buck
if you go between two and 5:00 PM.
On the last video that I released many of you guys said,
well, it's just a few cents you were there.
You're saving me three or $4.
It's not me, but it does add up very quickly,
I'm obviously very frugal
and I get off on this type of thing.
So for me, it does add up.
I had one viewer on our prior video.
William mentioned that the happy hour in his region
is two to 4:00 PM.
And then someone else mentioned
that it is in fact two to 5:00 PM in their community.
But that $1 goes a long way.
Specifically for sliders
you're saving as much as three to $5,
depending on what you add and how much you bu.
In the event a happy hour is not being run
at an Arby's location in your state or your community.
They will typically run a two for $6 option in its place,
which is still a great deal
until happy hour returns at a location near you.
Before I move on to Chipotle, Elizabeth, another subscriber
also echoed those sentiments,
saying that a $1 RoastBeef and Buffalo Sliders
as well as the Snack shake clearly made her very happy.
Now for fast food hack number four at Chipotle,
I did mention in prior videos
that if you mix your proteins need to get more
and that's based on the measurement of their spoon.
I won't go into that right now
but you're welcome to look back at my prior videos.
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But the burrito bowl at Chipotle
is the better way to go in almost all cases,
not just because of the freebies
but because the portion is in fact larger.
If you're not ordering a burrito bowl
you are missing out on freebies.
You can still get that burrito that you crave
but for a virtually identical price,
you get a much larger portion plus the freebies.
So order the burrito bowl at the exact same price
as the burrito, asks for a tortilla on the side it's free.
Also free, pinto beans.
Extra rice is free.
Black beans is free.
And Fajita vegetables, also free.
The salad dressing is also free,
and depending on how hungry you are
or who you're at Chipotle with, you can get a burrito bowl
that someone could eat as a salad.
And then you also you'll get your burrito
And that is a lot of bang for your buck.
Before I tackle free beverages at Starbucks
where you really need to have no shame
as well as the free fries at McDonald's,
fast food hack number five is tied to the Big Mac.
And guys, please feel free to leave me comment.
Clearly I read them.
I'd love to do a video in the future
of all of your fast food hacks
as the full video, that'd be really cool.
The Big Mac sometimes comes at a price
that we don't wanna pay.
And in my particular region right now
at the time I'm uploading this video
a Big Mac is four bucks.
But where you guys might not be aware
is you can reconstruct the Big Mac
plus get a benefit of better cheese for roughly a $1.39.
At the time I'm uploading this video
a McDouble costs $1 and 39 cents.
So on the patient's level of the person serving you
at McDonald's do the following;
rather than paying for a Big Mac,
order a McDouble with Big Mac sauce.
Some locations will charge you
for the Big Mac sauce, others won't
but this will still work out to your advantage.
Then add lettuce, remove the mustard and ketchup
which is easy to do from a kiosk.
And at this point, you're on your way to a Big Mac
without the middle bun or Sesame seeds,
which in my opinion does not make a huge difference.
But with this modification
you are not only paying half price, but you will get a slice
of American Cheese placed between the two patties.
So it becomes gooey, extra soft.
And in my opinion is a taste advantage at a lower price.
Now, this does require a little bit of patience
but every time I see a dollar 39
or if they charge me for the Big Mac sauce, a dollar 69
that's still better than $4 and I like the cheese.
For fast food hack number six,
a way to stick it to Starbucks.
If you feel like their beverages require you
to take a second mortgage out on your home,
no need to overpay.
This is how you get a free drink
and actually discover new drinks in the process.
I actually presented this fast food hack
on Network Television last week, and I was made fun of,
but I'm hoping that the subscribers and viewers
of this channel hold me to a much lower standard.
During rush hour, visit the Starbucks of your choice
in your community that you think
receives the highest level of traffic.
This works almost every time, but it will vary by location.
Go into the Starbucks and ask the barista
at the end of the counter, not the one taking the orders
but the people preparing the drinks
if they have any unclaimed beverages.
almost every single time,
there are two to three beverages
that are unclaimed just sitting there.
So why are there so many unclaimed drinks?
Well, as a local barista explained to me,
sometimes there's a breakdown in communication
between the person ordering and the person making the drink,
that extra drink that was prepared incorrectly
just sits there.
And at other times when people are groggy
or a hungover and they're using the Starbucks app
they send their beverage order of choice
to the wrong location and they end up in another location
while their drink just sits there.
So go in, ask if they have an unclaimed drink,
with no shame grab whatever it is that you want.
And if you wanna make this an even better
less self-serving gesture, if you are in a Starbucks
ordering or overpaying for a drink,
grab any of the unclaimed beverages
you can often give them to homeless people
outside that particular location.
Before I get to a Pizza Hut price hack
as well as those free French fries at McDonald's,
fast food hack number seven, know those random
fake fast food holidays, like the back of your hand.
And you'll be able to score freebies throughout the year.
Now, the more obvious
of the significantly strange fast food holidays
like Pie Day, March 14th, 3.14
scores you free pizza almost everywhere.
But did you know on April 27th, it's National Prime Rib Day,
I've taken it vantage of this on some date nights.
Not that those dates went that well.
And I'm really happy that my wife has married me
based on the experience she had with that.
But you can score free, heavily discounted prime rib
at a steakhouse or a stick chain of your choice.
I have used that.
But for free pancakes, National Hoagie Day
all sorts of random things tied to shrimp.
I will include a list
of this free fast food national calendar.
It's in the video description box.
Before I discuss those free French fries
let's discuss fast food hack number eight.
Like I clearly you need to show you eight fingers
on my hand, you can tell
I spent a lot of time with my toddler.
If you were at Pizza Hut
and you want to order a pizza with extra cheese
that always activates an additional charge.
My suggestion to you guys is pay attention to the specials.
You can add the extra cheese, get the additional toppings
and then take advantage of this advice
from a subscriber that did not love my last video.
This individual mentioned
that my last video did not have enough hacks
in this person's opinion.
So I will reference that if you are looking
for the best bang for your buck on a pizza
pay attention to the specials at Pizza Hut.
You can include a pepperoni or a Cheese Lovers pizza
which all include the extra cheese.
Plus you can modify the toppings,
and you stay within that $10 threshold
which I think is a great piece of advice.
This advice applies to Pizza Hut specifically.
In my last video, I mentioned
that at Domino's it's a little bit different.
You're actually better
instead of ordering a Hawaiian Pizza
to just order a regular two topping pizza,
and then adding the pineapple in the ham
the extra additions I'll a cart costs
significantly less at Domino's
versus ordering each of those specials.
But of course, this is about Pizza Hut.
I already talked about Domino's.
Pizza Hut typically offers the $10
any deal at least three or four times
over the course of a month.
And if that's not available
the specialty pizzas that they pre-select offered for $10
are still a fantastic grab.
So now, for free French fries.
You can get a free medium order of French fries
between now and June 27, 2021
if you download the McDonald's app.
If you're downloading the McDonald's app
as a first-time user
you'll actually get an initial free, large order of fries.
And then on top of that
you'll score the medium French fries every Friday.
All you need to do on Fridays is just order
at least $1 worth of food excluding tax
using the McDonald's app,
and then move to the top of the app
and select the Free Fries Friday deal.
Then top deal to mobile order,
pay for your order using your credit card
and then pick it up at your local McDonald's.
And every Friday that medium French fries will be free
and you can think of me as well as that weird twitch
almost winked that I just gave you
which hopefully won't help you lose your appetite.
Now, speaking of freebies, it's fast food hack number 10.
And then after this, I'm gonna move to a couple of bonuses
tied to both Burger King and Wendy's.
When we are confronted with the question,
do you need your receipt?
Many of us say, no.
Obviously there's an environmental benefit
if we don't have the receipt printed for us
but there is a financial benefit
at most fast food locations.
If you are not yet aware on the back of these receipts
there's often a coupon code.
Sometimes there's a survey on the front and that could lead
to significantly more free fast food
for you moving forward.
If you ordered from Popeye's in the last six months
and requested a receipt, chances are
you are confronted with a free two-piece chicken offer
if you ordered a drink on the side for your next order.
In other cases, surveys by simply completing them
will get you a buy one get one
or a completely free item on your next order.
So my advice, take the receipt.
Fast food hack bonus number one is tied to Burger King.
And by the way, guys in the comment section,
please let me know who do you think has the best burgers?
Burger King was in the lead last time I checked
but there's many people including my wife
that cannot live without a Big Mac,
and you have my full support.
plus there's Wendy's, oh my goodness.
We'll talk about Wendy's in a moment.
But the lesser known and two for $6 menu items
at Burger King or a phenomenon and I am gonna discuss
some other options in a moment
but I wanna thank this subscriber, Lisa,
who was actually not happy
that I didn't mentioned the two for $6 menu at Burger King
which includes the Impossible Whopper.
But if you buy two of them
you can get them both for $5 and 99 cents.
And she did mention that in a comment that she posted
on my last video and thank you for that.
But I will add there are other offerings
in some of the most aggressive ones
coming from Burger King that include $4 and 99 cent
for two original chicken sandwiches and two small fries.
This has been running for quite some time.
You would know about it from the Burger King Facebook page
or the app.
And some of these items are not even publicized
within local stores.
So do keep in mind that social media,
sometimes is your best friend,
when it comes to savings that fast it's food.
For a fast food hack bonus number two,
it's a bit of a double whammy at Wendy's.
You don't just need to use their app.
There's actually a rewards program.
But bear with me for a moment.
Wendy's has one of the most aggressive apps
plus the rewards program
which makes it a little bit confusing
but just this past February
you could have had a free burger every single week.
To take advantage of the Wendy's offers,
you need to sign up through the Wendy's mobile app
and then you also need to register
and join their reward program.
Many of the Wendy's offers also require you
to physically scan something at the store.
But let me just show you my screen
as a new user for the Wendy's app.
This is what I was presented with
when I logged in as a brand new user.
A free breakfast sandwich with a purchase,
$3 off 15 as an order,
$2 off any breakfast premium combo.
I know you guys can read
but I got excited with the free pub fries,
the free junior bacon cheeseburger,
a buck for large fries.
And then there's the free small frosty Chino.
I've never had one of those, but I imagine it has caffeine.
And I'm wondering if you guys can imagine
just how much more annoying I am after I have caffeine,
I would probably lose subscribers rather than gain them.
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Stay safe.
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That wasn't awkward.