Comments on: Frugal Tip – A Big Mac My Way

By: someone

someone — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:41:55 +0000

The Big Mac is only 41 years old.

By: mfd

mfd — Mon, 04 May 2009 05:33:00 +0000

Hey Maddy,

I guess the debate is what is the company (starbucks in this case) charging for. Is starbucks charging for a full cup of coffee or are they charging for a cup of coffee and milk. I suspect its that latter.

As for the 99 cent hot chocolate, well Daveking never mentioned when he worked there so is it possible the price changed?

By: Maddy

Maddy — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:26:48 +0000

@daveking- i currently work at starbucks and the main reason that people get a small coffee in a medium cup is not becuase they’re cheap but because they like extra cream. or the extra room. less spillage.

and kids hot chocolate is not 99 cents. maybe you worked at mcdonalds or something.

By: John

John — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:04:33 +0000

The best was when McDonalds had a different special on each day of the week, so on some days, I’d order the McChicken “made like a Big Mac”.

Though I thought a couple years ago they stopped letting you do this (at all), maybe that’s changed? Maybe it was just the franchisor in our area…

I liked it when my local McDonalds, also around the same time, had horridly incorrect US$ exchange rates. For several times in a 1 month period, I converted a good chunk of US$ currency and it worked out to a lot of free meals.

My friend said the cash registers had a US$ button, so you could just pay with a US$50 bill, and get all your change in Canadian.

By: mfd

mfd — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:47:53 +0000

@Daveking – so is there a particular dollar value that’s not considered cheap? I’m not taking advantage of a courtesy . Its not like ordering a burger and asking for 15 slices of tomatoes and 20 pieces of pickles to make it more filling. There is an explicit button for “dressing like a mac” that they charge for so why can’t I have my cheese burger dressed like a mac?

The logic of paying more money simply to pay more money is just crazy. Take something you do to save money and I’m sure there is someone out there that will consider that cheap. Where does it end?

By: daveking

daveking — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:10:36 +0000

No offense, but this is getting on the borderline of cheap. I worked in retail before (Starbucks) and I hate it when customers do stuff like this to get a cheaper price. For example, they would order small coffee in a medium cup. After adding milk they get a medium cup. Also the kid’s hot chocolate is 99 cents. Two kid’s hot chocolate is the same as a grade hot chocolate which cost $3