People have been asking me for months to make a new Summer Fast Food video, so if you enjoyed this video, please give it a THUMBS UP as it helps me in the TH-cam algorithm and subscribe because I'm SO close to 2M subscribers! 😀 What are some of YOUR fast food secrets?? Comment Below 👇UPDATE: Hack #10 may not work for residents of CA/FL
Hi Matt! Our local Costco has the food court outside and requires people to scan their membership. It’s a fairly new policy but thought people should know. Love your videos!
I'm 33 and I often will order kids tenders from carry outs or order from the 55+ menu for take out from ihop etc. The kids tender meals are often adult portioned!
I’m disabled and limited income. Thankfully I saved through working years. Eating out is a rare thing for me but this video is FANTASTIC. Keep these coming.
Starbucks barista here. You can just as for a pup cup which is the little sample cup filled with whip cream. It's totally free and we are encouraged to offer it to people with dogs but are just as happy to give you one for your kiddos 😊. This last Christmas we had a sugar cookie latte that got topped with red and green sprinkles. I'd offer the kids a pup cup with sprinkles on top 🥰
with the chick-fil-a hack (coming from an employee) some stores have a chicken sandwich kids meal and it’s the exact same sandwich as the regular meal. in case 5 nuggs won’t cut it for you.
@@katrinab7657 fyi: I don't know of a single chic fil a that offers a chicken sandwich as a kids meal option and I checked the chic fil a website and don't see it offered on there either.
Your disclaimer about the hacks not being worth ruining someone's day in a fight over it, was very sweet!💖 That's one of the reasons why I rarely use hacks or even coupons...trying not to make their lives more difficult or stressful. Working retail and fast food is hard enough. 😓 But thanks for these tips! 😁
Thank you for adding the psa comment about being respectful to fast food employees. We all are trying our best to just get by in this economy. Love your channel. God bless you and your family 🫶🏻
I feel for y’all. I never did fast food but have worked in restaurants for ~15 years as a cook. I could never with the customers y’all deal with. Like what’s going on in your life where you need to treat someone (making your food none the less) so poorly at times.
@@bocanegraeric20we still have the $5 one where I live, but I think that the choices are the junior bacon cheeseburger or a chicken sandwich, and I think the chicken sandwich may be smaller than the normal one
I love how these are all real hacks and, as a fast food employee myself, thanks for saying that these aren't worth ruining someone's day over. It'd hard and sometimes rewarding work.
Matt any money saving tips for groceries...fast food...restaurants are so appreciated...the prices for everything has gone up substantially! Thanks for all you do!
My hubby and I sometimes go to Jason's Deli (in Texas) and split a great fresh meal with leftovers for about $15. We order a large BBQ baked potato cut in half (they will put it on separate plates) and a 1 trip salad bar (a chilled bowl that we load up with our favorite salad goodies and jalapenos for the BBQ), and two ice waters. We put lemon in our water, ask for an extra small bowl for dressing, use the provided small plates for complimentary gingerbread muffins and garlic toast, then have dessert of chocolate or vanilla soft serve ice cream sprinkled with nuts from the salad bar. We end up taking a large part of the salad and potato home for a nice supper later.
Some great way to save. One I regularly use is getting a value menu double cheeseburger at McDonald's, Hold the mustard, and add Mac Sauce and lettuce (free). Close to a Big Mac for 1/2 the cost. Value fry and drink is 1/2 the cost of a meal.
It's almost the weekend!! I hope everyone has had a nice week. It has been so hot here, and it's only going to get hotter! Ugh!! Everyone stay safe with all this heat!
Matt upon your suggestion, I ordered the burrito bowl and two tortillas at Chipotle and truly scored! Thank you so much for your wisdom! My husband and I both ate for around $12.00 and were stuffed!
Matt, the kids meal at Culver’s is the same size as the snack meal, but with the kid meal you get a single scoop of custard with one topping and a ticket that you can save up and after ten kids meals you can get one free.
Yes! The hot dog and pizza combos at sam’s and Costco are amazing! The pizza slice is at least 2 normal slices! Me and my husband both get a filling lunch for under $6 total when we grocery shop there! Plus sams $1 froyo is amazing!!!!
We have all noticed prices going up CONCURRENT with the amount per item going down. Like Aldi facial tissue used to be a box of 160 tissues and is now 145. Maybe you could do a show on the top 10 shrinking products and at the stores you typically cover like Aldi, Dollar Tree and Wal Mart. Love your show!
Your fast food employee disclaimer is greatly appreciated. As a CFA employee I am privy to the fact that the company operates on franchises, which means any operator can alter rules and prices to the leisure within reason. Basically, yeah at one location a hack might work, but at another it might not. The store I work at actually has the cookie crumble button off, and when someone asks for extra cookie we are told to use the chocolate syrup button and charge $.20.
Wow, super great hacks, Matt!! My husband and I are seniors and don't eat nearly as much as we used to as "kids." We almost always split a meal whether it's fast food or in a restaurant. Ordering a kids meal is cheaper and asking them to add lettuce and tomato to a burger usually comes with no added cost. We don't eat out a lot, but your fast food hacks definitely make it more enjoyable. Thanks for being so AWESOME and looking out for us consumers!!😋💗
Well if you read my comment above you could have definitely split that 599 special deal food that I got at Taco Bell today it was plenty for two people!!!
Hi Matt! Love your videos! I do have to ask for a correction though. I work at Sam’s and please please please do not tell people to go in through the exit door. This can be a nightmare for the people working the doors, especially during busy times. You do not need a membership for the cafe, pharmacy or liquor. All you have to do is tell the person at the door that you are going to the cafe and you can go right in. Please be kind to the people that are working these positions. I actually changed departments so that I do not have to work the doors anymore.
Yeah I was hoping someone would say this. A lot of locations wont let you in to go to the cafe without membership anymore either after Covid. I live in GA and have tried 3 times(at different locations) already and they told me they dont allow that anymore.
You might be overthinking this, if someone stopped me for going through the exit, I would just say that I am going to the cafe. Seems like an easy problem to solve.
Thank you for these hacks! I'm a single mom with a baby and sometimes literally a drive thru meal is a way for me to eat on the fly when running errands with her in tow. I do try to order off the value menus or get a kid's meal. It gets overwhelming and I feel guilty when it can cost so much and you're not getting that much food to begin with.
The reason why Costco's food court foods are so cheap is because they purposely sell at a loss. The food court is meant to get you interested in Costco. Source: My mom worked there for 6 years and she's still working there today.
Great video! I work at Chickfila and for the bacon one, it really depends on who is making it. We’re taught to only put items on if they’ve paid for it and not if it’s in the comments. The hack won’t always work but it sometimes might.
I came to say the same thing. I am an Operations Director for my store and the only thing we will add to the order from the extras is additional sauces, condiments or salad toppings…Or a cup of ice.
I checked out the Dave's (Wendy's) single vs Double Stack and you are right...it's a money saver, but you do get a little less meat. The Double Stack has 2-1.78 oz patties and the single has 1-4 oz. patty.
Back in the day they would half a regular single cooked patty to make the kids meal burgers. They do the same with the double stack and jr cheeseburgers.
You are definitely getting less meat with the double stack. I'm surprised Matt didn't see that because I could see it in the video! But from ordering both before, I knew it also.
I have a wingstop hack if you like boneless like my wife. You can order the large Thigh Bite combo for$11.99 rather than the 10pcs wing combo which is $15.79. The only difference is that you can only chose one flavor in the thigh combo but u get way more boneless wings! Also love your videos feels good to save
At McDonald's if you go inside to the kiosk they have an option that says shareables and we bought the chicken pack which came with 20 nuggets, 2 quarter pounders and 2 large fries. All of this for the great price of around $11
You're my new favorite channel!!! I started watching you for one of the Dollar Tree videos. We love The Tree!!!! As a busy family, I have to admit we do get fast food on the go a couple of times a week, which my child loves. Learning these hacks is going to really save us some $$$. Thank you so very much!!!!
Hey Matt, don't throw out those Burger King coupons. Even if they've expired, most employees will still accept the coupons. Last I checked, they never change the codes. And on the app, just screenshot the code. Don't know if things have changed, but it's been true for years. Bonus tip: when using the paper coupon, ask if you can have it back when they're done. At my old BK, they just threw out the coupons.
You're correct Bk never changes their coupon codes, and their coupons are always the exact same. My BK will let you just give them the code no coupon necessary.
You don't even need the paper coupons anymore. I was talking with my boyfriend while he was in the drive-thru, I had paper coupons for BK at home and gave him the code. He gave it to the lady taking his order and was good to go. We've done that many times. I just took a picture of the coupons for whenever we're on the road so we can use the coupon codes in the drive-thru whenever 😊
McDonalds hack: ask for a cone in a cup which the same amount or close to a plain sundae. Also McDonalds has special buy one get one for a dollar (mcchicken,mcdouble,small fry and 4 piece nugget). Instead of buying 2 cheeseburgers get 2 mcdoubles its cheaper.
I am a Starbucks barista and the small cup of whip cream is called a pup cup and we make them for people all the time. There is actually a way to ring it up with your order and there is currently no charge for it.
100% agree on your reminder to be extra kind to service industry workers. You are right, a little savings is not worth ruining someone’s day or week. You never know what others are going through!
“Theeese” are the best videos. Not only will my kids love this but so will my bank account!! Thanks again Matt, just in time for spring break and those family road trips!!
The exception to the Costco food court was one I saw in LA where it’s outside and a former employee told me that homeless people were taking the seats and not wanting to leave for hours so they ask that people be members.
I'm not a big eater so I often order kid's meals anyway.And yes I've noticed that they are often the same size as the adult version. I swear there's more roast beef on the kid's Arby sandwich than the adult however.
Hey Deal Guy, Matt, I would be very happy to see you take your skills to major theme parks and locate some meal and shopping deals for the summer of 2022. (Not that you can't just go and enjoy time with your family and ignore this idea.) Your the best.
Some Costco have the food court outside and they ask for your membership. One way to get around that is to buy a Costco gift card and buy the hotdog or pizza with it.
When it comes to sandwiches, my hack is buying a loaf of garlic herb bread from the bakery section of Walmart for 1.00-1.10, scoop out some of the excess bread (Optional, cover scooped bread pieces in garlic herb butter and toast them in the oven with a little mozzarella) buy a pack of turkey, some bacon, provolone and French fried onions. All together will be less than 15 dollars. Usually enough turkey for 2 sandwiches, enough bacon for a few sandwiches, enough french fried onions for a few sandwiches. So either buy a few loaves of bread and freeze some of them or just buy the bread and turkey fresh as you need since bacon and French fried onions have a long shelf life
Great Hacks Matt!! Since I have to eat Gluten Free, one of the biggest savings I have is at Domino's. Their GF Crust costs $15 when you order off the regular menu. But if you order from the $7.99 menu, you pay half the price for the GF Crust. But you have to go pick up the pizzas yourself.
Dominos has a similar deal right now in some locations. Check for coupons on the website. A large pizza (14") with three toppings is $7.99. Even their recent half price promotion with the same pizza and toppings cost more. There is a choice of several crust types. If you want to reduce carbs, their thin crisp crust helps. The Brooklyn style is somewhere in between that and the regular hand tossed. Their pizza has improved over the years. It is online order and carry out only.
The Single Cheese at Wendy's uses their larger burger patty (officially a 4 ounce patty). The Double Stack uses the smaller patty used in the Junior burgers (officially a 1.78 ounce patty). So you're not getting an extra patty with the DoubleStack. Your deal still works though because you're getting the same amount of meat (roughly) and toppings in both, but the bun and patties on the DoubleStack are smaller.
These are some great hacks that I definitely plan to use! I am a big user of the receipt surveys & app freebies. I think what's most mind boggling is why places are giving kids the exact same size serving as a full grown adult. Granted a lot of kids won't eat it all, but at the same time, it's no wonder that weight is a growing problem with today's adolescents.
You're 100% right on respect the employee's more than worrying about the money you save. Makes me like your vids even more. Edit: unless it's target, I think there workers try and steal my earned gift cards, no joke.
You were right on the money with the Sam's Club hot dogs at their food court. Hot Dog with a drink only $1.50 - can't beat that anywhere and much longer than anywhere else.
I go to Moes and order one taco (cheaper than kids meal) and ask for it to be open faced* I load up on rice and a little extra of the other included items (but especially rice!!) then end up with a slightly smaller burrito that I eat with their free chips and salsa
Not fast food, but the burgers in the kids meals at Applebees are the same size as the adult ones, or at least look the same. When I get it for carry out sometimes the fries are the same amount too, but it varies depending on who packs it I guess. I have four kids, but often only get two or three meals because it’s so much food. Plus you get a little drink with the kids meals. Obviously this is only a hack that will work with to go orders. Thanks for all the tips!
Another way to save money I've found is using the coupons that come in the mail. We went to Arby's last night and ordered 6 sandwiches, 1 9 piece nuggets, 3 fries and 3 drinks which came to $50 before coupons but after adding them ended up paying only $22 for everything!
Some places just outright refuse to accept coupons now because of stuff like this. Different sandwich place, but most Subways around me will outright refuse to accept any coupons that get mass mailed out. Checking if they accept coupons to start is now mostly required at places to avoid them making your food during the order, then you not wanting to pay for it.
I dont know if youve covered this before but, speaking of App Deals. On the KFC AppThey have a Digital Exclusive meal which is 8 pieces of chicken, side of potatos, coleslaw and 4 piece piece biscuit. It also come with 8 piece tenders. It's basically the same price as their other 8 piece meal options for twice the chicken.
Absolute banger video Matt! The key to getting fast food for a reasonable price right now is using their apps to find deals and order online, McDonalds and pizza places in particular always have great deals.
Matt, I have a hack for you... At Culver's just like the ones you talked about in the video get the kids meal. Same size fries. Same size burger but smaller drink with their kids meal. You get a free scoop or chocolate or vanilla custard for free and it's like $6.19 by me. I'm starting to buy that for myself. It's perfect portion you don't overeat which we tend to do with bigger sizes and get free dessert. And they're custard's amazing and if you get it to go sometimes they don't take that free scoop of ice cream off your bag. Then you get another free scoop of ice cream ta-da!!!!! Had to share with you. Matt, God bless
I’m a senior adult with a diminished appetite. I generally get a kid’s meal for the portion control when I eat out or get takeout. It’s helpful on my wallet as well.
FYI.. Costco is starting to enforce having a membership to use the food court. They do consider the food court a membership benefit and will eventually enforce membership at all locations. Many have already implemented checking membership status before ordering at the food court.
i did not think i could love this dude anymore and then he gave a shout out to all the hard working fast food workers. you are a true american hero, deal guy.
Matt~I felt that I needed to update you about Membership and the Food Court at Costco in San Bernardino, CA. My son stood in line behind about 15 people to get us hot dogs for lunch. As I sat waiting for his return he reappeared only to tell me that he needed a Costco Membership Card to buy food. I gave him mine and he was able to purchase our lunch. They didn't ask him whose card it was or for ID, but he had to have a Costco Membership card to purchase our lunch. Just wanted to let you know that bit of info. This was a fun video. Thanks! Have a great week! :-)
Yea I guess I depends on location, my friend said they guilted him on how it’s prices are only for members because they don’t profit from their food court. Then let him in after all that lecture lol
It definitely varies by location. The Texas ones have self-serve kiosks and no membership is needed to order. My husband will be checking out at the register with our haul and I run over to order the food so our kids get their food sooner.
As someone who gets kids meals (mostly from ChickFillA) often I often say no toy and it saves me some change and I dont have a pile of junk building up in my car. I don't eat ice cream so its a good option too. I use the app always
Thanks for the hacks, I used the Chipotle one a while back! Also good to know on the subway deal, one of the few places I go! If you remove them from the bags before putting extras in the fridge the rolls won't get soggy either!
Not sure if you are in the Cook Out area but they have a "hot dog tray" for around $5/$6 ... they come with 2 (smallish but ok) hot dogs 2 sides (I get 2 corn dogs but they have like 6 different things) and a medium drink ....
Before the video even plays I already hit the like button. It's an automatic include thing my finger does!😆 love your videos no matter what they're about
You're so freaking awesome, Matt! My husband LOVES these kinds of videos! I absolutely adore you!! PS: Please give your girls (your lovely wife and precious little daughter) a squeeze for me. Lots of love to you all ❤️❤️❤️
To add onto your subway deal.. most of the time the "buy one get one free footlong" is only available through their app. If you have a big family or with a large party of people.. the app will only let you apply this discount for 1 sub, so adding 4 will NOT discount 2 of them. The trick is simply to make separate orders of two subs (buying one, getting the other free) and repeat for however many people you're feeding 👍 You can use the same account and name as well. I do this when the deal pops up. I make three orders of two subs for a total of 6 subs but only paying for 3 😊
It's good to know that I can get more fries in place of coleslaw at RC. I'm not fond of most mayo-based slaws. Also: Costco hotdog combo for the win almost any day. Sometimes the pizza slice calls to me, especially if it just came out of the oven.
Costco's hotdogs are so good. My boys usually have to have ketchup on their hot dogs. With Costco's dogs, they don't put anything on them. Why? "Because they are so good they don't need any toppings."
At our local Costco you are better off ordering your whole pizza before you start shopping. The wait is that long because so many people are saving money ordering Costco Pizzas.
The Starbucks one just ask for a “ pupuccino” and it’s always been free when I get it for my pup ❤️ At Wendy’s I loved the classic chicken sandwich but it’s way to big so now I order the $2 crispy chicken sandwich, it has lettuce and mayo and they will add tomato for free ( I also sub honey mustard instead of mayo though, it’s so much better I recommend trying ) and is more than enough I still can’t always finish it. Lastly you can also use the Costco pharmacy without a membership as well, some things you do get an extra discount on prescriptions with the membership but you still save alot, especially when you check their good RX prices/coupons before you go. 😀
Thanks for your great videos Matt. For the Subway coupons, I highly reccomend checking with your local franchise before assuming they will accept the Subway coupons. I have 3 Subway locations in my town, and they do not accept those Subway coupons. It's good to double check if they are participating in the coupon deal before you order, otherwise you are stuck paying full price.
Send a letter to Corporate! Your local Subways are NOT taking care of their community! Remind them that there are other eating establishments to patronize!
Thank you for adding that bit about being nice to the workers. I'm a restaurant cook and we could all use a little more patience these days. Happy cooks=better food ☺️❤️
wow I love ur video u explain how it looks like how do get lower prices I'm very interested too thank u for video also I suscribe ur Channel too again I love ur channel too!!!!!
Walking into the exit in Costco here in Washington. I’ve been told “I can’t do that due to safety reasons” I asked “what reasons would that be” and they couldn’t come up with one.
Regarding Jimmy John's bread.... If you go in close to closing time, like 5-10 minutes, the employees will just give you the whole wheat & french bread for free!! Of course being nice & courteous is always a plus with the employees!
Great video! At five guys burgers and fries I have been ordering a cheeseburger and asking for an extra bun toasted ….they give this for no extra charge. As the regular size hamburger/cheeseburger comes with two Pattie’s Essentially I get two singles instead of having to order two separate singles which would be at least 4$ more
At ALL fast food restaurants, if you want your fries fresh, just order without salt (do this at the beginning of your order & ask that they start preparing before you finish your order); you can always add salt. This is a trick that I learned from my dad, whose diet prohibited salt.
We always get the kids meals at Culver's! Add lettuce and tomato. And you get the custard. Plus the bags have Scoopy tokens to collect so when we get 10, we get a free meal.
Frings @ Burger King?! Flipping’ GENIUS! I am soooo doing this next time and my teenage son will also love this. Thanks again Matt, awesome, as usual! You’re the BEST!
People have been asking me for months to make a new Summer Fast Food video, so if you enjoyed this video, please give it a THUMBS UP as it helps me in the TH-cam algorithm and subscribe because I'm SO close to 2M subscribers! 😀 What are some of YOUR fast food secrets?? Comment Below 👇UPDATE: Hack #10 may not work for residents of CA/FL
I usually just wait on you to post your hacks. Thank you and keep them coming 😊
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Why not include tax. You have to pay it don't you?
Hi Matt! Our local Costco has the food court outside and requires people to scan their membership. It’s a fairly new policy but thought people should know. Love your videos!
@The Deal Guy You’ve been hacked again!! See reply to my comment!!!
I'm 74 and love ordering from the kids menus...saves so much money and I don't eat large meals any more. It's fun!
Exactly
I'm 33 and I often will order kids tenders from carry outs or order from the 55+ menu for take out from ihop etc. The kids tender meals are often adult portioned!
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Thank you for adding the bit about respecting the employees. We all need more kindness right now.
I’m disabled and limited income. Thankfully I saved through working years. Eating out is a rare thing for me but this video is FANTASTIC. Keep these coming.
Starbucks barista here. You can just as for a pup cup which is the little sample cup filled with whip cream. It's totally free and we are encouraged to offer it to people with dogs but are just as happy to give you one for your kiddos 😊. This last Christmas we had a sugar cookie latte that got topped with red and green sprinkles. I'd offer the kids a pup cup with sprinkles on top 🥰
with the chick-fil-a hack (coming from an employee) some stores have a chicken sandwich kids meal and it’s the exact same sandwich as the regular meal. in case 5 nuggs won’t cut it for you.
Well, thanks for this! I was contemplating a chick fil a kids meal for dinner tomorrow!
@@katrinab7657 fyi: I don't know of a single chic fil a that offers a chicken sandwich as a kids meal option and I checked the chic fil a website and don't see it offered on there either.
I like the egg white grilled chicken sandwich and the kale crunch salad.
Is it possible to swap the milk for a soda or lemonade?
@@92spice18 it should be, if i’m not mistaken you get any drink with a kids meal. specialty drinks are the only upcharge i’m aware of
Your disclaimer about the hacks not being worth ruining someone's day in a fight over it, was very sweet!💖 That's one of the reasons why I rarely use hacks or even coupons...trying not to make their lives more difficult or stressful. Working retail and fast food is hard enough. 😓 But thanks for these tips! 😁
Agreed. Much respect, Matt!!!!!!!
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I say the way we are being done in America right now with the price of everything … everyone should help each other spend less…🤷🏾♀️
Straight coupons are easy for them to deal with, if not blame management for not teaching them how to deal with them.
You think that's hard trying farming and logging
Thank you for adding the psa comment about being respectful to fast food employees. We all are trying our best to just get by in this economy. Love your channel. God bless you and your family 🫶🏻
I feel for y’all. I never did fast food but have worked in restaurants for ~15 years as a cook. I could never with the customers y’all deal with. Like what’s going on in your life where you need to treat someone (making your food none the less) so poorly at times.
For the Dave’s double deal, make it the $5 biggie bag double stack and add the lettuce tomato and it come with nuggets for even cheaper 😅 $5.65 for me
Genius
Thanks
It's now the 7.99 biggie bag 😭
Plus upgrade to pub fries for $1 😅
@@bocanegraeric20we still have the $5 one where I live, but I think that the choices are the junior bacon cheeseburger or a chicken sandwich, and I think the chicken sandwich may be smaller than the normal one
With all the gloom & doom and the sky is falling on TH-cam, you are a breath of fresh air. Thanks
I love how these are all real hacks and, as a fast food employee myself, thanks for saying that these aren't worth ruining someone's day over. It'd hard and sometimes rewarding work.
I LOVE how excited you sounded scoring the Dilly Bar! 🤣 That would be me too.
Matt any money saving tips for groceries...fast food...restaurants are so appreciated...the prices for everything has gone up substantially! Thanks for all you do!
My hubby and I sometimes go to Jason's Deli (in Texas) and split a great fresh meal with leftovers for about $15. We order a large BBQ baked potato cut in half (they will put it on separate plates) and a 1 trip salad bar (a chilled bowl that we load up with our favorite salad goodies and jalapenos for the BBQ), and two ice waters. We put lemon in our water, ask for an extra small bowl for dressing, use the provided small plates for complimentary gingerbread muffins and garlic toast, then have dessert of chocolate or vanilla soft serve ice cream sprinkled with nuts from the salad bar. We end up taking a large part of the salad and potato home for a nice supper later.
Some great way to save. One I regularly use is getting a value menu double cheeseburger at McDonald's, Hold the mustard, and add Mac Sauce and lettuce (free). Close to a Big Mac for 1/2 the cost. Value fry and drink is 1/2 the cost of a meal.
Mac sauce AND lettuce cost
Not free ANYwhere
Another good kids meal hack at DQ is the kids meal comes with an ice cream cone, but for a dollar more you can make it a Blizzard. Nice cheap meal
It's almost the weekend!! I hope everyone has had a nice week. It has been so hot here, and it's only going to get hotter! Ugh!! Everyone stay safe with all this heat!
You too Kaycee! Stay safe
Yeah been triple digits here for weeks and we normally are barely hitting 90! Stay cool my friends!!
Feels like 100 in Georgia.
You are so sweet Matt! Always be nice to the people who are doing your food at a fast food place. Mostly just kids and sensitive to being screamed at.
Matt upon your suggestion, I ordered the burrito bowl and two tortillas at Chipotle and truly scored! Thank you so much for your wisdom! My husband and I both ate for around $12.00 and were stuffed!
THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE TORTILLAS!!!
@@michellej7734Sounds fair though…
Matt, the kids meal at Culver’s is the same size as the snack meal, but with the kid meal you get a single scoop of custard with one topping and a ticket that you can save up and after ten kids meals you can get one free.
Yes! I covered this tip in my last Fast Food video as well! th-cam.com/video/nDS2IgqMM_g/w-d-xo.html
Great info, thank you!
The same meal made at home will cost 60% less.
I have like 200 kid meals coupons from when I was younger and I still use them
I love Culver's. Also Beef-a-roo. 😉
Yes! The hot dog and pizza combos at sam’s and Costco are amazing! The pizza slice is at least 2 normal slices! Me and my husband both get a filling lunch for under $6 total when we grocery shop there! Plus sams $1 froyo is amazing!!!!
We have all noticed prices going up CONCURRENT with the amount per item going down. Like Aldi facial tissue used to be a box of 160 tissues and is now 145. Maybe you could do a show on the top 10 shrinking products and at the stores you typically cover like Aldi, Dollar Tree and Wal Mart. Love your show!
They LOVE doing this with Cereal. Smaller amount and packaging while the price stays the same or goes up.
They've been doing this for years, unfortunately
Shrinkflation
Costco toilet paper - was 425 sheets per roll and dramatically dropped to 380
@@trisonicbrandtech did you look at the sq feet?
The McDonald's app is the best creation ever!
Your fast food employee disclaimer is greatly appreciated. As a CFA employee I am privy to the fact that the company operates on franchises, which means any operator can alter rules and prices to the leisure within reason. Basically, yeah at one location a hack might work, but at another it might not. The store I work at actually has the cookie crumble button off, and when someone asks for extra cookie we are told to use the chocolate syrup button and charge $.20.
Wow, super great hacks, Matt!! My husband and I are seniors and don't eat nearly as much as we used to as "kids." We almost always split a meal whether it's fast food or in a restaurant. Ordering a kids meal is cheaper and asking them to add lettuce and tomato to a burger usually comes with no added cost. We don't eat out a lot, but your fast food hacks definitely make it more enjoyable. Thanks for being so AWESOME and looking out for us consumers!!😋💗
Well if you read my comment above you could have definitely split that 599 special deal food that I got at Taco Bell today it was plenty for two people!!!
Enjoy your senior years 🤷be happy 😁
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I agree amazing thanks ❗
Hi Matt! Love your videos! I do have to ask for a correction though. I work at Sam’s and please please please do not tell people to go in through the exit door. This can be a nightmare for the people working the doors, especially during busy times. You do not need a membership for the cafe, pharmacy or liquor. All you have to do is tell the person at the door that you are going to the cafe and you can go right in. Please be kind to the people that are working these positions. I actually changed departments so that I do not have to work the doors anymore.
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At my local location, staffs at cafe scan membership before taking a food order every time.
Yeah I was hoping someone would say this. A lot of locations wont let you in to go to the cafe without membership anymore either after Covid. I live in GA and have tried 3 times(at different locations) already and they told me they dont allow that anymore.
He should pin this
You might be overthinking this, if someone stopped me for going through the exit, I would just say that I am going to the cafe. Seems like an easy problem to solve.
Thank you for these hacks! I'm a single mom with a baby and sometimes literally a drive thru meal is a way for me to eat on the fly when running errands with her in tow. I do try to order off the value menus or get a kid's meal. It gets overwhelming and I feel guilty when it can cost so much and you're not getting that much food to begin with.
It's ok just do your Best ‼️😁
The reason why Costco's food court foods are so cheap is because they purposely sell at a loss. The food court is meant to get you interested in Costco. Source: My mom worked there for 6 years and she's still working there today.
Great video! I work at Chickfila and for the bacon one, it really depends on who is making it. We’re taught to only put items on if they’ve paid for it and not if it’s in the comments. The hack won’t always work but it sometimes might.
I came to say the same thing. I am an Operations Director for my store and the only thing we will add to the order from the extras is additional sauces, condiments or salad toppings…Or a cup of ice.
Whatever is added in comments, we let customers know they have to pay for it.
I checked out the Dave's (Wendy's) single vs Double Stack and you are right...it's a money saver, but you do get a little less meat. The Double Stack has 2-1.78 oz patties and the single has 1-4 oz. patty.
Back in the day they would half a regular single cooked patty to make the kids meal burgers. They do the same with the double stack and jr cheeseburgers.
Ikr double stacks are small!
You are definitely getting less meat with the double stack. I'm surprised Matt didn't see that because I could see it in the video! But from ordering both before, I knew it also.
I have a wingstop hack if you like boneless like my wife. You can order the large Thigh Bite combo for$11.99 rather than the 10pcs wing combo which is $15.79. The only difference is that you can only chose one flavor in the thigh combo but u get way more boneless wings! Also love your videos feels good to save
I make boneless "wings" at home with chicken thighs. Way better.
As someone who go currently works at fast food thank you so much for mentioning not to argue over these things mahir respect for you
At McDonald's if you go inside to the kiosk they have an option that says shareables and we bought the chicken pack which came with 20 nuggets, 2 quarter pounders and 2 large fries. All of this for the great price of around $11
You're my new favorite channel!!!
I started watching you for one of the Dollar Tree videos. We love The Tree!!!!
As a busy family, I have to admit we do get fast food on the go a couple of times a week, which my child loves. Learning these hacks is going to really save us some $$$. Thank you so very much!!!!
Hey Matt, don't throw out those Burger King coupons. Even if they've expired, most employees will still accept the coupons. Last I checked, they never change the codes. And on the app, just screenshot the code. Don't know if things have changed, but it's been true for years.
Bonus tip: when using the paper coupon, ask if you can have it back when they're done. At my old BK, they just threw out the coupons.
For coupons, don't give it to them unless they ask for it
You're correct Bk never changes their coupon codes, and their coupons are always the exact same.
My BK will let you just give them the code no coupon necessary.
I keep an old bk receipt in my car just for the survey code, they never ask for the receipt.
You don't even need the paper coupons anymore. I was talking with my boyfriend while he was in the drive-thru, I had paper coupons for BK at home and gave him the code. He gave it to the lady taking his order and was good to go. We've done that many times. I just took a picture of the coupons for whenever we're on the road so we can use the coupon codes in the drive-thru whenever 😊
McDonalds hack: ask for a cone in a cup which the same amount or close to a plain sundae.
Also McDonalds has special buy one get one for a dollar (mcchicken,mcdouble,small fry and 4 piece nugget). Instead of buying 2 cheeseburgers get 2 mcdoubles its cheaper.
Mcdouble is no longer on the dollar menu
My coworker used to work at a Burger King and yes, ppl ask for 1/2 and 1/2 all the time. The onion ring Zesty sauce is good.
That fry/onion ring thing I did not know about!! It sounds perfect
Lol As an adult, at Chick-fil-A, I like getting the book with my kids meal. 🤣
I am a Starbucks barista and the small cup of whip cream is called a pup cup and we make them for people all the time. There is actually a way to ring it up with your order and there is currently no charge for it.
100% agree on your reminder to be extra kind to service industry workers. You are right, a little savings is not worth ruining someone’s day or week. You never know what others are going through!
Hello Gypsy Belle how are you doing?
“Theeese” are the best videos. Not only will my kids love this but so will my bank account!! Thanks again Matt, just in time for spring break and those family road trips!!
The exception to the Costco food court was one I saw in LA where it’s outside and a former employee told me that homeless people were taking the seats and not wanting to leave for hours so they ask that people be members.
I'm not a big eater so I often order kid's meals anyway.And yes I've noticed that they are often the same size as the adult version. I swear there's more roast beef on the kid's Arby sandwich than the adult however.
Hey Deal Guy, Matt, I would be very happy to see you take your skills to major theme parks and locate some meal and shopping deals for the summer of 2022. (Not that you can't just go and enjoy time with your family and ignore this idea.) Your the best.
When we go to Starbucks, we always get our dog a Pup cup! They put whipped cream in a cup for our dog to have a treat too! Great tips and hacks, Matt!
When he said it I was thinking "that's a puppiccino". 🤣
Same!
Wow
Dairy Queen does the same thing. Wienerschnitzel gives out pup dogs.
I thought that was only at Dutch brothers
I don't eat fast food often, but this video has me craving all sorts of things...So many options to choose from for lunch today! ;) THANK YOU!!
Some Costco have the food court outside and they ask for your membership. One way to get around that is to buy a Costco gift card and buy the hotdog or pizza with it.
I appreciate your hard work and research! Great job and great tips!
When it comes to sandwiches, my hack is buying a loaf of garlic herb bread from the bakery section of Walmart for 1.00-1.10, scoop out some of the excess bread (Optional, cover scooped bread pieces in garlic herb butter and toast them in the oven with a little mozzarella) buy a pack of turkey, some bacon, provolone and French fried onions. All together will be less than 15 dollars. Usually enough turkey for 2 sandwiches, enough bacon for a few sandwiches, enough french fried onions for a few sandwiches. So either buy a few loaves of bread and freeze some of them or just buy the bread and turkey fresh as you need since bacon and French fried onions have a long shelf life
But the day old Jimmy John's bread is half the price.
Thank you for this content. People are facing tough times and these cost-saving videos are extremely helpful.
Great Hacks Matt!!
Since I have to eat Gluten Free, one of the biggest savings I have is at Domino's. Their GF Crust costs $15 when you order off the regular menu. But if you order from the $7.99 menu, you pay half the price for the GF Crust. But you have to go pick up the pizzas yourself.
Thanks for sharing! I also have to eat gluten free.
Thanks I’m gluten free too
Glad I could help. Fast food is the hardest thing for Gluten free people to eat.
Didn't know this! Thank you
Thank you!
I like this stuff and thanx for these tips.
It'll save me money on my next trip.
My parents used to watch you on the news every morning and now I watch you on TH-cam! Thanks for all of the great videos!
How cool! Thanks Rachel!
Oh yeah...if I may ask, what did he (you) do on tv? :)
Dominos has a similar deal right now in some locations. Check for coupons on the website. A large pizza (14") with three toppings is $7.99. Even their recent half price promotion with the same pizza and toppings cost more. There is a choice of several crust types. If you want to reduce carbs, their thin crisp crust helps. The Brooklyn style is somewhere in between that and the regular hand tossed. Their pizza has improved over the years. It is online order and carry out only.
Mc Donalds. .....order a Mc double and request that they dress it like a Big Mac you get a smaller big Mac without the extra bun for 2.49$
McDonalds but request they replace it with an In-N-Out burger.
@@ghostshell438Right!. I don’t understand how people eat burgers from McDonald’s 🤦♂️😂
They might charge you extra for the mac sauce
I always feel lucky to just get my order correct when I say #1 at McDonald’s, much less asking them to do anything that takes brain power
Mac sauce lettuce tomatoes
All cos extra
The Single Cheese at Wendy's uses their larger burger patty (officially a 4 ounce patty). The Double Stack uses the smaller patty used in the Junior burgers (officially a 1.78 ounce patty). So you're not getting an extra patty with the DoubleStack. Your deal still works though because you're getting the same amount of meat (roughly) and toppings in both, but the bun and patties on the DoubleStack are smaller.
These are some great hacks that I definitely plan to use! I am a big user of the receipt surveys & app freebies. I think what's most mind boggling is why places are giving kids the exact same size serving as a full grown adult. Granted a lot of kids won't eat it all, but at the same time, it's no wonder that weight is a growing problem with today's adolescents.
So freebies are good
Almost at 2 million! We love this stuff. Thanks Matt
Your videos make me happy. 😊
Love how upbeat & positive you are, it sure is refreshing in today's crazy world! ❤🌎
You're 100% right on respect the employee's more than worrying about the money you save. Makes me like your vids even more. Edit: unless it's target, I think there workers try and steal my earned gift cards, no joke.
You were right on the money with the Sam's Club hot dogs at their food court. Hot Dog with a drink only $1.50 - can't beat that anywhere and much longer than anywhere else.
I go to Moes and order one taco (cheaper than kids meal) and ask for it to be open faced*
I load up on rice and a little extra of the other included items (but especially rice!!) then end up with a slightly smaller burrito that I eat with their free chips and salsa
Not fast food, but the burgers in the kids meals at Applebees are the same size as the adult ones, or at least look the same. When I get it for carry out sometimes the fries are the same amount too, but it varies depending on who packs it I guess. I have four kids, but often only get two or three meals because it’s so much food. Plus you get a little drink with the kids meals. Obviously this is only a hack that will work with to go orders. Thanks for all the tips!
Another way to save money I've found is using the coupons that come in the mail. We went to Arby's last night and ordered 6 sandwiches, 1 9 piece nuggets, 3 fries and 3 drinks which came to $50 before coupons but after adding them ended up paying only $22 for everything!
Some places just outright refuse to accept coupons now because of stuff like this. Different sandwich place, but most Subways around me will outright refuse to accept any coupons that get mass mailed out. Checking if they accept coupons to start is now mostly required at places to avoid them making your food during the order, then you not wanting to pay for it.
@@e_eyster I have not found this to be the case. However, the coupons do say one per customer per order and some even say per visit.
@@e_eyster Subway always accept coupons
@@AB-lv6dy It's probably just the Subway he goes to, since you're right.
I dont know if youve covered this before but, speaking of App Deals. On the KFC AppThey have a Digital Exclusive meal which is 8 pieces of chicken, side of potatos, coleslaw and 4 piece piece biscuit. It also come with 8 piece tenders. It's basically the same price as their other 8 piece meal options for twice the chicken.
Your hacks are great and i love it that you always say it's a special treat❤ not what we need to be eating all the time.
That is so helpful! Thank you so much!
Absolute banger video Matt! The key to getting fast food for a reasonable price right now is using their apps to find deals and order online, McDonalds and pizza places in particular always have great deals.
I agree!!
Matt, I have a hack for you... At Culver's just like the ones you talked about in the video get the kids meal. Same size fries. Same size burger but smaller drink with their kids meal. You get a free scoop or chocolate or vanilla custard for free and it's like $6.19 by me. I'm starting to buy that for myself. It's perfect portion you don't overeat which we tend to do with bigger sizes and get free dessert. And they're custard's amazing and if you get it to go sometimes they don't take that free scoop of ice cream off your bag. Then you get another free scoop of ice cream ta-da!!!!! Had to share with you. Matt, God bless
Great tip! Culver's is much better than Freddy's!
I’m a senior adult with a diminished appetite. I generally get a kid’s meal for the portion control when I eat out or get takeout. It’s helpful on my wallet as well.
FYI.. Costco is starting to enforce having a membership to use the food court. They do consider the food court a membership benefit and will eventually enforce membership at all locations. Many have already implemented checking membership status before ordering at the food court.
i did not think i could love this dude anymore and then he gave a shout out to all the hard working fast food workers. you are a true american hero, deal guy.
Matt~I felt that I needed to update you about Membership and the Food Court at Costco in San Bernardino, CA. My son stood in line behind about 15 people to get us hot dogs for lunch. As I sat waiting for his return he reappeared only to tell me that he needed a Costco Membership Card to buy food. I gave him mine and he was able to purchase our lunch. They didn't ask him whose card it was or for ID, but he had to have a Costco Membership card to purchase our lunch. Just wanted to let you know that bit of info. This was a fun video. Thanks! Have a great week! :-)
Yea I guess I depends on location, my friend said they guilted him on how it’s prices are only for members because they don’t profit from their food court. Then let him in after all that lecture lol
It definitely varies by location. The Texas ones have self-serve kiosks and no membership is needed to order. My husband will be checking out at the register with our haul and I run over to order the food so our kids get their food sooner.
What a awesome video. Thanks Matt for these tips on fast food hacks. Happy Father's day. 😊
As someone who gets kids meals (mostly from ChickFillA) often I often say no toy and it saves me some change and I dont have a pile of junk building up in my car. I don't eat ice cream so its a good option too. I use the app always
The kids meal at Culver's is king!! The ice cream is free if you request it and it's like 3 dollars regularly
I love this hack video. Always finding time to see what you have to offer. Keep em' coming. Can you do Culvers and Steak n Shakes next time :)
Thanks for the hacks, I used the Chipotle one a while back! Also good to know on the subway deal, one of the few places I go! If you remove them from the bags before putting extras in the fridge the rolls won't get soggy either!
Not sure if you are in the Cook Out area but they have a "hot dog tray" for around $5/$6 ... they come with 2 (smallish but ok) hot dogs 2 sides (I get 2 corn dogs but they have like 6 different things) and a medium drink ....
Before the video even plays I already hit the like button. It's an automatic include thing my finger does!😆 love your videos no matter what they're about
Ha ha me too - so love his energy
I love the half off drinks on the sonic app
Awesome $$ saving ideas & summer fast food hacks!!
You're so freaking awesome, Matt! My husband LOVES these kinds of videos!
I absolutely adore you!!
PS: Please give your girls (your lovely wife and precious little daughter) a squeeze for me. Lots of love to you all ❤️❤️❤️
So glad you both like the videos. I tried REALLY hard to make a list of 10 really good ones :) Send love to your family also Marcia
To add onto your subway deal.. most of the time the "buy one get one free footlong" is only available through their app. If you have a big family or with a large party of people.. the app will only let you apply this discount for 1 sub, so adding 4 will NOT discount 2 of them. The trick is simply to make separate orders of two subs (buying one, getting the other free) and repeat for however many people you're feeding 👍
You can use the same account and name as well. I do this when the deal pops up. I make three orders of two subs for a total of 6 subs but only paying for 3 😊
Thank you Matt!! These deals are awesome and been hoping to try Freddie’s on my next road trip to Phoenix!! God bless you and your family!!!
You too Sheryl!!
I had Freddie's in Phoenix and on the way to Las Vegas in SoCal. So good.
It's good to know that I can get more fries in place of coleslaw at RC. I'm not fond of most mayo-based slaws.
Also: Costco hotdog combo for the win almost any day. Sometimes the pizza slice calls to me, especially if it just came out of the oven.
You can get extra sauce, extra bread, or extra fries instead of the slaw. RC is my favorite fast food.
Costco's hotdogs are so good. My boys usually have to have ketchup on their hot dogs. With Costco's dogs, they don't put anything on them. Why? "Because they are so good they don't need any toppings."
I always get an extra toast instead of the coleslaw
I have found my tribe
At our local Costco you are better off ordering your whole pizza before you start shopping. The wait is that long because so many people are saving money ordering Costco Pizzas.
Thank you so much!! I’m going to try some of these!! Can’t wait
The Starbucks one just ask for a “ pupuccino” and it’s always been free when I get it for my pup ❤️
At Wendy’s I loved the classic chicken sandwich but it’s way to big so now I order the $2 crispy chicken sandwich, it has lettuce and mayo and they will add tomato for free ( I also sub honey mustard instead of mayo though, it’s so much better I recommend trying ) and is more than enough I still can’t always finish it.
Lastly you can also use the Costco pharmacy without a membership as well, some things you do get an extra discount on prescriptions with the membership but you still save alot, especially when you check their good RX prices/coupons before you go. 😀
You just keep getting better! Thank you for the awesome tips, they are perfect for road trips! 🙌 Have a blessed and happy Father's day!😊
Thank you so much for all the time you put into this!!
No problem!! Glad you like the tips!
Thanks for your great videos Matt. For the Subway coupons, I highly reccomend checking with your local franchise before assuming they will accept the Subway coupons. I have 3 Subway locations in my town, and they do not accept those Subway coupons. It's good to double check if they are participating in the coupon deal before you order, otherwise you are stuck paying full price.
Send a letter to Corporate! Your local Subways are NOT taking care of their community! Remind them that there are other eating establishments to patronize!
You mean the online coupons that he's using in this video?
Are they allowed to just opt out?
Thank you for adding that bit about being nice to the workers. I'm a restaurant cook and we could all use a little more patience these days. Happy cooks=better food ☺️❤️
Hello dear how are you doing?
And “hacks” such as asking for free bacon seems IMO like abusing the system. Saving money by creative ordering already on the menu is different.
wow I love ur video u explain how it looks like how do get lower prices I'm very interested too thank u for video also I suscribe ur Channel too again I love ur channel too!!!!!
Walking into the exit in Costco here in Washington. I’ve been told “I can’t do that due to safety reasons” I asked “what reasons would that be” and they couldn’t come up with one.
Regarding Jimmy John's bread....
If you go in close to closing time, like 5-10 minutes, the employees will just give you the whole wheat & french bread for free!!
Of course being nice & courteous is always a plus with the employees!
Great video! At five guys burgers and fries I have been ordering a cheeseburger and asking for an extra bun toasted ….they give this for no extra charge. As the regular size hamburger/cheeseburger comes with two Pattie’s Essentially I get two singles instead of having to order two separate singles which would be at least 4$ more
At ALL fast food restaurants, if you want your fries fresh, just order without salt (do this at the beginning of your order & ask that they start preparing before you finish your order); you can always add salt. This is a trick that I learned from my dad, whose diet prohibited salt.
For the raising canes caniac combo you can also replace the cole slaw with a bread for the bread lovers!
We always get the kids meals at Culver's! Add lettuce and tomato. And you get the custard. Plus the bags have Scoopy tokens to collect so when we get 10, we get a free meal.
Frings @ Burger King?! Flipping’ GENIUS! I am soooo doing this next time and my teenage son will also love this. Thanks again Matt, awesome, as usual! You’re the BEST!