I occasionally do it when leaving the ball fields with my son. I place the order in the app while I'm at the ballpark. Then we pull into a pickup parking spot and tell the app the # of the stall we are in. Then they walk it out to you. The McDs next to us is usually packed with other families doing the same thing. It usually saves us 5-10 mins. Also, McDs gives pretty solid discounts in their app. I used to think it was more trouble than it was worth, but the process has grown on me.A $5 value meal in 2024-
Itll be interesting to see how successful McDonalds is with this initiative. The only way I can see it being sustainable is by reducing portions, along with quality and margins. Reducing those 3 things together would be brutal though.
I have never ordered thru the McDonalds app, but I have been asked if I am ordering thru the app when I pull up to the drivethru menu to place my order.
I havent asked, but what the 17 is the process there? I sit in the drivethru line, order on my app, pull up to the ordering menu and tell the worker that I ordered on the app, then I pick it up at the window? Is that really the process? How is that better for me or McDonalds? They are still talking with every customer so it isnt reducing work. Is it really just so they can push incentives to customers thru the app?
17ing wild process to not fully understand.
They will probably follow the Subway model of forcing the pricing on the franchisees. Hopefully for all involved to more success than Subway. It's not their main profit driver, so should work fine. All involved are probably taking a profit hit against what they've been scoring the last year or two. But that's the point, regarding inflation.A $5 value meal in 2024-
Itll be interesting to see how successful McDonalds is with this initiative. The only way I can see it being sustainable is by reducing portions, along with quality and margins. Reducing those 3 things together would be brutal though.
I’d guess that’s pretty much the process. Haven’t done it at McDonald’s but I have at chick fil a.
So that makes sense- pull into a spot and wait for the order to be brought out.
If you've used the app to place your order, it'll give you a code. You can park in the pickup spot like the poster mentioned above, or you can go through the drive-thru. When they ask you that question "will you be using the app today" in the drive thru, you just give them that code and then pull around to the window to get your food. But if you're using the app to do the order, waiting until you're at the drive thru to use it is too late.
Ha, I got uncomfortable just reading this. Hits way too close to home!
My office is next door to a McDonalds, and I've used the app on the rare occasion I go over there. There's a good number of daily deals on there that beat the menu price, which to me seem ideal if you're not ordering a combo. Stuff like $1.49 breakfast sandwich, which can be just about anything, and 2 for 1 on Big Mac/Quarter Pounder.
You can also give them a code from the app that gives you app discounts but then just order through the person. You can do that inside the store as well. It’s a really dumb question. The question should be “Are you using the app code for a discount on your order today?” I think this would encourage more people to download the app.
I like the app because you can repeat your last order. Since it's usually me and my son, it makes it easy.
I have the Sonic app for that reason and the 1/2 off happy hour drinks all day. I do the same with a few other restaurant apps.
Sonic pissed me off the other day. They are currently doing a 1/2 off deal for shakes after 7 with their app. It was a great deal until I discovered my Sonic closes at 6 Friday through Monday.
I don’t go to McDonald’s, but articles I’ve seen say they want the $5 meals to be a loss leader to increase traffic. For other fast food places I almost always use the app though, you can have the food ordered and ready before you get there, and theres almost always $5 off deals in the apps. like someone mentioned it gives 1/2 off drinks at Sonic all day. At Sonic I’ll pull up, order on the app, then immediately press ‘I’m here’, for a family ordering slushes it saves $5 every time.A $5 value meal in 2024-
Itll be interesting to see how successful McDonalds is with this initiative. The only way I can see it being sustainable is by reducing portions, along with quality and margins. Reducing those 3 things together would be brutal though.
I have never ordered thru the McDonalds app, but I have been asked if I am ordering thru the app when I pull up to the drivethru menu to place my order.
I havent asked, but what the 17 is the process there? I sit in the drivethru line, order on my app, pull up to the ordering menu and tell the worker that I ordered on the app, then I pick it up at the window? Is that really the process? How is that better for me or McDonalds? They are still talking with every customer so it isnt reducing work. Is it really just so they can push incentives to customers thru the app?
17ing wild process to not fully understand.
Agree. Ordering through the McD's app is quick and easy, after you use it a few times. I always order through the app when I go to McD's.
Where do teenage boys go to fight those days?
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Itll be interesting to see how successful McDonalds is with this initiative. The only way I can see it being sustainable is by reducing portions, along with quality and margins. Reducing those 3 things together would be brutal though.
I have never ordered thru the McDonalds app, but I have been asked if I am ordering thru the app when I pull up to the drivethru menu to place my order.
I havent asked, but what the 17 is the process there? I sit in the drivethru line, order on my app, pull up to the ordering menu and tell the worker that I ordered on the app, then I pick it up at the window? Is that really the process? How is that better for me or McDonalds? They are still talking with every customer so it isnt reducing work. Is it really just so they can push incentives to customers thru the app?
17ing wild process to not fully understand.
Trumps dinner at Mar largo tonight ****A $5 value meal in 2024-
Itll be interesting to see how successful McDonalds is with this initiative. The only way I can see it being sustainable is by reducing portions, along with quality and margins. Reducing those 3 things together would be brutal though.
I have never ordered thru the McDonalds app, but I have been asked if I am ordering thru the app when I pull up to the drivethru menu to place my order.
I havent asked, but what the 17 is the process there? I sit in the drivethru line, order on my app, pull up to the ordering menu and tell the worker that I ordered on the app, then I pick it up at the window? Is that really the process? How is that better for me or McDonalds? They are still talking with every customer so it isnt reducing work. Is it really just so they can push incentives to customers thru the app?
17ing wild process to not fully understand.
In the 90s there was a place in Hattiesburg called something like “Chicken Box”. You could order the small box or the big box. It was tenders, fries, and a drink. There was no deviation and it was really fast. If they had been decent quality with some ideas of expansion, they could have been what Cane’s is today. Instead, a bunch of stoners were behind the counter working.
When I was in Hattiesburg, the two major chicken places were Bailey's and Coop Deville. Coop Deville was in a gas station and had fantastic chicken sandwiches. Bailey's was basically what Cane's is today, but you could buy drugs there... allegedly.
Maybe that’s what it was called, Bailey’s. Coop was the ****.
Bro, you just gotta scroll down and hit “I’m already at the restaurant” and then “prepare my order”. Works like a charm.
