Free Big Mac Day

  

If your credit card could use a break from holiday shopping, McDonald's is offering to pick up lunch. As part of its 11-day freebie blitz, the fast food chain is giving away Big Macs on Tuesday, December 15.

The deal is redeemable exclusively through the McDonald's app with a minimum purchase of $1. (A medium soda is the easiest and cheapest way to get there.) Of all the menu items McDonald's is giving away this month, the Big Mac has the highest value, ringing up at about $6.

Can't make it through the drive-thru today? Take a look at the remainder of the freebie calendar, which includes fries, McNuggets, bakery items and more.

  • Wednesday, December 16:Free Egg McMuffin
  • Thursday, December 17:Free McDouble
  • Friday, December 18:Free medium fries
  • Saturday, December 19: Free 6-piece McNuggets
  • Sunday, December 20:Free hotcakes
  • Monday, December 21:Free hot or iced coffee
  • Tuesday, December 22:Free McFlurry
  • Wednesday, December 23:Free bakery item
  • Thursday, December 24:Free 2- or 3-pack chocolate chip cookies

May 11, 2017 To get one, download the Postmates delivery app, add a Big Mac to your order from a nearby McDonald's and use the promo code 'EATWHATEVER.' Postmates is available and delivers to Milwaukee.

  • Luckily, if you want to give the app a try, Magic is available for free on the Mac App Store. It requires a computer running macOS Big Sur and later and, of course, a trackpad.
  • Jan 04, 2020 BIG Mac fans can get their hands on the burger for just 99p in McDonald's today. The fast food chain is kicking of 2020 with a month of freebies and discounts on its app.

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In March 2020, Facebook posts circulating online offered free coupons supposedly good for two free Big Mac Meals for a month from outlets of the McDonald’s fast food chain:

Users who clicked on the offer were taken to an external website where they were instructed to answer survey questions in order to receive their coupons:

Free Big Mac Day 2020

After completing the questionnaire, however, users were then required to click a button to share the “offer” with their Facebook friends before they could retrieve their coupons. Those who complied by spamming their friends were then allowed to click a “Receive the Coupon” button, but there was no actual coupon to receive.

Like innumerable other “free merchandise” offers on Facebook (including previous examples targeting McDonald’s customers), this offer was a common form of scam.

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We’ve had many occasions to alert readers to this kind of fraud:

These types of viral “coupon” scams often involve websites and social media pages set up to mimic those of legitimate companies. Users who respond to those fake offers are required to share a website link or social media post in order to spread the scam more widely and lure in additional victims. Then those users are presented with a “survey” that extracts personal information such as email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and even sometimes credit card numbers. Finally, those who want to claim their “free” gift cards or coupons eventually learn they must first sign up to purchase a number of costly goods, services, or subscriptions.

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The Better Business Bureau offers consumers several general tips to avoid getting scammed:

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  1. Don’t believe what you see. It’s easy to steal the colors, logos, and header of any other established organization. Scammers can also make links look like they lead to legitimate websites and emails appear to come from a different sender.
  2. Legitimate businesses do not ask for credit card numbers or banking information for coupons or giveaways. If they do ask for personal information, like an address or email, be sure there’s a link to their privacy policy.
  3. When in doubt, do a quick web search. If the giveaway is a scam, this is likely to reveal an alert or bring you to the organization’s real website, where they may have posted further information.
  4. Watch out for a reward that’s too good to be true. Businesses typically give out small discounts to entice customers. If the offer seems too good to be true (a $100 voucher or 50% discount) it may be a scam.
  5. Look for a mismatched subject line and email body. Many of these scams have an email subject line promising one thing, but the content of the email is something completely different.