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The Daily Dot

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

McDonald’s app uses customer’s points for Happy Meal—she gets no discount

‘I’m a McDonald’s GM and this happens all the time’: McDonald’s app takes customer’s points for Cheeseburger Happy Meal—she gets no discount

Brooke Park is a former reporting fellow with the Daily Dot and a journalism senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work has appeared in Texas Monthly, The Dallas Morning News and The Texas Tribune.

Brooke Park

man scraping leftover crash wrap on car with blade (l) McDonald's building with signs (c) man scraping leftover crash wrap on car with blade (r)

‘When you get paid as much as you would at McDonald’s, I don’t blame em’: Employee complains about young worker walking off job over hard task to work at McDonald’s instead

Chick-Fil-A employee speaking in car with caption "she gies what kind of McDonald's doesn't have hamburgers" (l) Chick-Fil-A drive thru with cars and sign (c) Chick-Fil-A employee speaking in car with caption "This lady starts arguing with me that she's at McDonald's" (r)

‘You are at Chick-fil-A’: Chick-fil-A worker says customer insisted on getting a hamburger, thought she was at McDonald’s

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

McDonald's drive thru at night with caption "couldn't get McDonald's bc the person in front of us ordered 45 items at 3am" (l) car pulled up to McDonald's drive thru window (c) McDonald's drive thru at night with caption "couldn't get McDonald's bc the person in front of us ordered 45 items at 3am" "poor guy :( "(r)

‘I wish I would have said no’: McDonald’s worker has to turn customer away after accepting another customer’s 45-item order at 3am

‘He could have walked across the street and got his own meal’: DoorDash driver films ‘shortest delivery ever’ after customer orders from McDonald’s across street

young women in cars (l&r) mcdonald's app (c)

‘I’ve actually beat the system’: Customer shares McDonald’s app hack to bypass coupon time limits

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

McDonald's worker taking spicy McChicken patty out of fryer (l) McDonald's order screen with order "1 Hot&Spicy McC Cook To Order" with caption "When they want there food cooked fresh & we close in 30 minutes" with McDonald's "m" logo at bottom (c) McDonald's employee assembling Spicy McChicken (r)

McDonald’s worker shares what they do when a customer wants ‘fresh’ food, comes in 30 minutes before close

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

26 frozen McRibs in bag (l) receipt with total at $26.47 with McDonald's "M" logo centered at bottom (c) McRib buns in bag (r)

‘Is that even McLegal?’: McDonald’s worker agrees to sell customer 26 frozen McRibs for $27

McDonald's burger drink and fries on counter caption "$16.10" (l) McDonald's building with signs (c) receipt on counter with total at 16.10 caption "$16.10" (r)

‘It’s officially not convenient or affordable anymore’: Customer shares shock at $16 price tag for McDonald’s combo

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

McDonald's employee speaking with hand out (l) McDonald's employee handing customer food at drive thru (c) McDonald's employee speaking (r)

‘I’m not going to do it at home if I’m not paid’: McDonald’s worker says she was put on drive-thru her first day with no training, asked to watch training videos at home

‘I got my 20 nuggets. I’m sorry, I’m tired of waiting’: McDonald’s customer goes to back, grabs handful of nuggets himself

man shares what new mcdonalds ai ordering system looks like tiktok

‘Anything not to have to pay people to do the work’: Customer tries to use McDonald’s AI to order in the drive-thru. It’s a fail

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

man in front of mcdonald's app with caption "When you on your last but remember you got the McDonald's app" (l) McDonald's food (c) McDonald's employee in car (r)

‘You’re holding up my line’: McDonald’s worker issues PSA about using the McDonald’s app

man yelling in McDonald's with arm out caption "Just A regular day working at McDonald's" (l) McDonald's worker handing customer bag of food (c) man yelling in McDonald's with arm out holding napkins caption "Just A regular day working at McDonald's" (r)

‘Get your head out of your a**’: Male ‘Karen’ berates McDonald’s workers for forgetting to put napkins in his bag, sparking debate

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