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- These are 10 new fast food secrets
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to save you money in 2022.
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And some of these secrets
will save you serious cash
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at your favorite fast food restaurants.
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Secret number one pertains to McDonald's.
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And if you enjoy a McFlurry,
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here's how to enjoy the essence of one
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at a fraction of the cost.
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Add the toppings of your
choice to a basic sundae
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versus ordering the McFlurry
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that already has the toppings included.
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And to put this hack to the test,
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watch as I go through a
McDonald's drive-through,
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and instead of ordering
a regular McFlurry,
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I order a hot fudge sundae,
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and I ask them to include M&Ms on top.
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They obviously have no issue with this.
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And when I got to the window,
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I paid the regular amount for the sundae,
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and 35 cents for the added topping.
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I've saved myself, at least a dollar.
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I score the hot fudge,
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which is my favorite topic to begin with.
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And the only difference between this
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and a McFlurry was that I had to mix it up
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with my own spoon.
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My second secret for
point one is for Culver's,
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which is a nationwide burger
chain with 680 locations.
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At my local Culver's,
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a meal comprises a burger, fries,
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and a soft drink of your choice for $6.59.
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But most people don't
realize the kid's meal
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is almost the same size and for $5.59,
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you get a burger, a fries,
and a drink of your choice,
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and a free ice cream.
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At a first glance, you
might think the kid's meal
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is a lot smaller, but the only
real difference is the drink.
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The burgers are the exact same size.
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The fries are the exact same portion.
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And with the kid's meal,
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you get a coupon that you
can then immediately use
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for a free scoop of vanilla
or chocolate frozen custard.
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You don't need to have kids
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or have kids in the car with you.
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You do not need to be a kid,
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and you can take
advantage of what could be
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a potentially more enticing meal for $5.59
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with the ice cream bonus.
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For secret number two,
I'll take aim at Chipotle,
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and if you and a member
of your family or a friend
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want the same toppings in your burrito,
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you are in luck with this hack.
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Ask for a bowl, plus two
tortillas on the side,
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and you get at least two full burritos
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or potentially a third for around $8
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less than someone else might pay.
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Here's how it works.
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A regular chicken burrito is $8.10.
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Remember this number for a moment.
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Instead now, consider
ordering a burrito bowl
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with chicken instead of a chicken burrito,
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and then add whatever
toppings you want to the bowl.
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In this case, I ordered rice, beans,
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salsa, cheese, lettuce, and veggies,
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which amounts to $8.10,
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the same price as a chicken burrito.
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Now here's the hack.
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If you're ordering in-store or online
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through the Chipotle app,
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where it's a little bit less awkward,
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you'll see an option on the
Sides portion of the menu
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for a tortilla on the side,
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where you can now opt to order
two tortillas on the side
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at 25 cents each.
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For a total of 50 cents extra,
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you'll have two tortillas
on the side of your bowl.
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Now, watch what happens
when I unwrap the tortillas
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and I open up the bowl, which
is giant and fully packed.
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I have enough food to not only
fill two burritos completely,
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but if a third person isn't a big eater,
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you could potentially
even make a third burrito
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from that same amount, which is crazy.
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Again, by ordering a
bowl with two tortillas
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on the side for a total of $8.60,
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you're saving at least $8
by not having to purchase
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a second chicken burrito from scratch.
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That's a lot of money.
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Now, on to a very popular
fast food restaurant
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where I didn't think
there were any other hacks
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left over from prior videos
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that I hadn't yet shared,
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but here we go with point three
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and Chick-fil-A.
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Not many people know this, but
Chick-fil-A has a kid's meal.
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And the regular kid's meal is $5.50,
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and it comes with a five
count of nuggets, fries,
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a toy, and a drink,
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but something the general
public does not always realize
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is that you can actually ask Chick-fil-A
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to swap out the not always
overly awesome kid's toy
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for a free ice cream.
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So I went down to Chick-fil-A,
I ordered the kid's meal,
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and I asked to substitute the
toy for an ice cream in a cup,
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which they gladly accepted
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with no additional fees
attached to my order.
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I thought this was a much better value
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for just over five
bucks, not only for kids,
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but even as an adult,
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I could definitely fill up on
this if I was not famished.
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And while we are on the
topic of Chick-fil-A,
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you can actually buy a grilled cheese
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from Chick-fil-A on their classic bun
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with their classic American
cheese for well under a dollar,
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thanks to this next hack.
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At your next Chick-fil-A visit in-store
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or at the drive-through,
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simply ask for a grilled cheese,
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which is generally just
rung up as a charge
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for a classic bun with
the cheese addition.
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And if you ask them to toast it,
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you end up with grilled
cheese where locally,
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it only costs me 55 cents.
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Since this is not on the menu,
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I did notice on my receipt
that my Chick-fil-A order
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was labeled on my bill as a red flag.
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Does this now mean I'm on some type
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of Chick-fil-A watch list?
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Am I in trouble?
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If you work at Chick-fil-A,
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please let me know in
the comments section.
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The only comment I will make
about the grilled cheese
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I ordered is that if I was
going to order this again,
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I would politely ask them
to toast it a bit more.
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I've seen other photos tied
to this grilled cheese hack,
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and I'm just thinking my local restaurant
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might've been in a rush
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or that they have a personal
vendetta against me.
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For secret number four,
let's head to Starbucks,
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and I will spill this
hack all over my car,
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which you'll see in a moment.
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If you love a latte from Starbucks,
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you're going to save a lot of money.
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That's your dad joke.
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But anyhow, if you want some flavor
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when you order a drink from a barista,
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asked for two shots of
espresso in a grande cup
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alongside two pumps of
your favorite flavoring.
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For the purposes of demonstration,
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I'm going to order what I just suggested
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with some caramel drizzle on top.
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And I've all of a sudden produced
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a budget caramel macchiato,
where the savings add up.
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This was the final product
I ended up with in my car.
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And while filming this, I was so generous.
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I decided to share the entire
beverage with my front seat,
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but lucky enough,
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the barista took pity on me
and they were nice enough
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to make another drink free of charge,
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despite my stupidity.
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For demonstration purposes,
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the milk bar was closed
at my local Starbucks,
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so I had a little carton
of milk to showcase
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for the final product.
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As you can see, I poured the milk
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directly into the beverage
and it looks exactly
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like a caramel macchiato
that you would get directly
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from Starbucks at a much cheaper price.
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And shout out to the
former Starbucks barista
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that took the time to share this knowledge
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in the comments section
of one of my prior videos.
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Now, if you thought that was good,
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be sure to stay with me
until secret number nine
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that could just blow your mind.
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For secret number five,
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let's head back to McDonald's.
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If you enjoy those sauce
packets for dipping
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or for added flavor, you
likely know they cost 25 cents
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if you order them directly
from the restaurant.
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But if you use the app,
they're completely free.
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I went to a McDonald's in my area
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to put this secret to the test,
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and I ordered a quarter
pounder with cheese,
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and I also asked for barbecue
sauce and spicy buffalo.
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As you can see the McDonald's charged me
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25 cents per packet.
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Now, watch what happens when
I place the exact same order
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from the McDonald's app.
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I order one quarter pounder,
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and then I proceed within reason
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to order as many sauce packets as I want,
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and they are all rung
up for a total of $0.
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Shout out to the Deal
Guy subscriber Solitude,
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who shared this tip.
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Now, when it comes to
McDonald's French fries,
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I'll have you know, for this next secret,
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the small and the medium French fries
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are almost always exactly the same size.
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So if you're craving a medium order
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of McDonald's French fries,
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just order the small and
save yourself some money.
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To put this hack to the
test for you guys to see,
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I ordered a small and medium
French fry from McDonald's,
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and instead of displaying these to you
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on my bare trunk lining,
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I thought this tray that I had at home
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would be a little bit more appropriate
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for all of the wonderful people watching,
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and I do appreciate you guys watching.
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As you can see, as I pull the
French fries out of the bag,
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both the small and the medium
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have a virtually identical
amount of French fries.
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It is true.
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McDonald's kitchen staff
do have a scoop to measure,
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but if they're in a rush,
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that's sometimes where
the sloppiness happens
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and that's where your savings begin.
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And before I get to the next point,
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if you guys are enjoying this content,
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please feel free to give
this video a thumbs up.
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And if you do subscribe with
your notifications turned on,
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it's my opportunity to hook you up
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with even more hacks and secrets.
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Now, secret number six.
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Did you know you can order a bag of ice
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from virtually any fast food restaurant,
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including McDonald's?
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All you have to do is ask for a bag of ice
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and for roughly around a dollar,
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they will gladly give you a bag of ice,
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which isn't always of
the exact same quality
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as a convenience store or
gas station bag of ice,
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but if you're in a rush or tailgating
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or you have a cooler that you
need to quickly fill with ice,
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just ask, and you can get a bag of ice
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for generally around a dollar.
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Now, one other McDonald's
hack that I wanna mention.
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Did you know you can buy an
entire birthday sheet cake
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from certain McDonald's
for just nine bucks?
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If you know of a larger McDonald's,
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you are likely able to score
an entire sheet birthday cake
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for just a nine bucks.
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Secret number seven could
score you free Frosties
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from Wendy's for an entire year,
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all for just buying a $2 key tag.
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Here's how it works.
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I bought the $2 key tag,
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which typically goes on the
sale at the end of every year.
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And in this case, since I am
uploading at the start of 2022,
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these $2 frosty key tags
are widely available,
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and there is a link in
the video description box.
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Once I purchase the key tag,
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all I need to do is flash this
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and every time, as long as
I'm making some other purchase
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at Wendy's and there is no minimum,
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I will be able to score
a free Frosty all year,
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all for just having purchased
this $2 Frosty key tag once.
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If that's not enticing enough,
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most of the proceeds
tied to the Frosty tags
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go to the Dave Thomas
Foundation for Adoption.
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Also at Wendy's is another
secret to save you money
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if you enjoy cheese fries.
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Here's the hack.
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Order the Baconator fries,
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and tell them to hold the bacon.
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You somehow end up with
the regular cheese fries
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for a cheaper price.
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I have absolutely no idea
why this is the case.
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And just so you're aware,
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tips like these are for
off secret menu items,
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and just be patient and polite
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to the hardworking men
and women serving you.
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It's never worth ruining someone's day
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to save a little bit of money,
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but it is important to stay frugal,
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and with that, we go
to secret number eight.
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My favorite way to save money on Starbucks
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is to never go to Starbucks.
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But if you are craving a Frappaccino,
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and you do have a friend or family member
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that wants the same drink, order a venti,
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and then ask for a
grande cup of free water.
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Starbucks is generally not
willing to give out free cups,
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but they will give you a
free grande cup of water.
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You can then share your
Frappuccino with someone else
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once they consume or pour out the water.
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And you'll notice that when
I splurged on the venti
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caramel Frappuccino
that you see right here,
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for the purposes of demonstration,
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I can pour half of this
into the grande cup,
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and I have two heaping beverage portions
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without ever having to
pay for the second drink.
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If you enjoy a sausage
McMuffin at breakfast,
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but you wanna save a little bit of money,
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you can actually order a
sausage McMuffin for $1,
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depending on your McDonald's
location, from the dollar menu,
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and then also order a plain
egg biscuit with a round egg.
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And there you have it.
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You've just ordered yourself a
DIY sausage McMuffin for less
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and a huge thank you to the
subscriber, Ms. Marble Konover
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who shared this tip.
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Secret number nine is tied to Five Guys.
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And if you enjoy a burger
from this restaurant,
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as many viewers and subscribers
have indicated they do,
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and none of the restaurants on
this list are sponsoring me,
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you can get as much free cheese and bacon,
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which could benefit someone else,
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which I'll get to in a
moment, with this hack.
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The key is all you need to do
is order the cheapest burger
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you can find that
includes cheese and bacon.
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So I ordered the Little
Bacon Cheeseburger,
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and then I asked for extra
cheese and a lot of extra bacon,
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as you can see from my receipt,
for precisely $0 extra.
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And then I was able to
easily shift the bacon
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from my burger to two
other plain hamburgers
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in the same order,
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saving yourself or any of
the other people in a party
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ordering with you, the few extra dollars
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to enjoy the gift of bacon.
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At Taco Bell, there's a
new option on their menu
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which you can tie to a hack,
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which I'll explain in a moment.
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It's called the Taco Pass.
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And this presents a great
value where you pay $10
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and you score a free taco every day
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for the next 30 days after
you buy the Taco Pass,
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and you can choose from a
variety of different tacos,
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one of which I enjoyed in my car.
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The hack is that if you
aren't likely to fill up
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on just one taco,
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create different accounts tied
to different email addresses
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and buy additional Taco Passes.
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There's nothing to stop you from creating
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a second or third account
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and buying that second or third Taco Pass,
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which would potentially mean for $30,
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you get three tacos every
day for a 30-day period
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on every visit.
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Now that might sound ridiculous to you,
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but it's a cheap way to feed yourself
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or to give back to people in need.
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And while not quite a secret,
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if you or anyone in your
family enjoys Burger King,
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their typically kind of expensive Whopper,
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which costs a whopping $5.79
depending on your location,
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is just $2 if you order
a Whopper on Wednesday.
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For my next fast food secret,
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before we get to a couple of bonus hacks,
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did you know that if a grandchild or child
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that belongs to you happens to get an A
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on their report card,
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that A can be rewarded with free donuts?
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I actually double checked
this with a local Krispy Kreme
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just to find out how it all worked,
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and some locations will reward
each A on a report card,
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up to six As, with six free donuts,
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while other Krispy Kreme
locations will just give you
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a free donut if you have an A
anywhere on that report card.
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So, with a little bit too
much time on my hands,
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I imagined what would it look
like if I had a report card?
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And while I obviously
didn't use this report card
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to score free donuts, here you go.
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You're welcome.
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Now, onto DQ or really any tip to apply
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to all of your favorite
fast food restaurants,
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always ask for your receipt
and always keep an eye out
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on the receipt for any additional
offers or survey codes,
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which could score you more free food.
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At Dairy Queen, for the
purposes of this demonstration,
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my receipt had the option for
a completely free Dilly Bar
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in exchange for my
completion of a quick survey.
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I completed the free survey and
I enjoyed my free Dilly Bar,
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which tasted even more
delicious because it was free.
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Now as a bonus,
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I wanted to mention another
user submitted fast food hack
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that other people have had success with,
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and it is tied to Raising Canes.
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The hack is that when you go,
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if you want some of their highly popular
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and delectable toast for free,
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which is usually $1 per slice,
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order the Sandwich Combo,
but ask for no lettuce,
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the sauce on the side,
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and then ask to substitute the
sandwich bun for Texas toast.
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You'll hopefully score an extra piece
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of Texas toast for free.
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In my case, this
unfortunately did not work,
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but it is apparently a thing.
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And for my final bonus, which does work,
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if you are a Sam's Club warehouse member,
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a reminder, consider
stocking up on gift cards
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for your favorite fast food
restaurants from Sam's,
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because there are additional savings
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built into the gift cards
that you buy for cash.
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As an example, you can buy
$25 of Subway gift cards
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for 23.98 or $50 of Starbucks
gift cards for $48.88.
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And these offers are substantially better
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through the holiday quarter,
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where you could cut
your costs by up to 20%,
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and not just the one or two dollars
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that I'm showing you here.
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But of course, every dollar does add up.
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I should also mention I'm not advocating
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to eat fast food all the time,
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but for those of you on the go,
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or if you need the convenience
or the special treat,
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hopefully you enjoyed this list.
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Thank you so much for watching.
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It's been a pleasure to have you here.
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I love you. Bye-bye.
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