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‘We’re broke and we know how to work the McDonald’s app’: McDonald’s customers say they got their meal for free by using app hacks

‘People are always asking me how I afford to get McDonald’s everyday and this is why.’

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Over the past year, numerous users on TikTok have gone viral for sharing their McDonald’s app hacks to get free or heavily discounted items.

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From free chicken sandwiches to $0.29 burgers to full breakfasts for just $2, TikTok users have developed numerous methods to game the app to get their fast food treats.

Now, another user has gone viral after claiming the ultimate: a whole meal for free using the app.

In a video with over 3.6 million views as of Friday, TikTok user Shelby (@shelby.brooklyn) says that she got a full meal for free by using a few app-based tricks.

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“When we get our whole meal for free bc we’re broke and we know how to work the McDonald’s app,” Shelby writes in the text overlaying the video.

@shelby.brooklyn #fyp#fypシ #k18results #FastTwitchContest #foryoupage #greenscreen #mcdonaldshacks #free ♬ My sound is going viral wtf – ♥️⚔️

At first, some users in the comments section were in disbelief.

“HOW PLEASE,” wrote one user.

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“Omg pls tell me i won’t tell,” offered another user.

However, other users soon arrived to claim that they too had received incredible deals using the app.

“Getting the 6 pc nugget kids meal with my large dr p all completely free,” a commenter alleged.

“People are always asking me how I afford to get mcdonald’s everyday and this is why,” a second added.

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“Their app is the best thing ever,” stated a third. “I get 10 nuggets w a large coffee for 2 dollars.”

Some offered tips to optimize McDonald’s app orders.

“If you’re using multiple deals do separate orders for every deal,” advised a commenter.

“Y’all just wait 15 mins between each order,” said an additional TikToker. “it’s that simple.”

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Waiting for 15 minutes between app orders seems to be a popular method.

“Yes ma’am sitting in that lot an hour to get a whole meal for free,” a commenter detailed.

“Naw fr them 15 minutes don’t seen so long when you already have th first part of your meal,” a further user explained.

We’ve reached out to Shelby via TikTok comment and McDonald’s via email.

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