McDonald's: $1 Fountain Drinks & Iced Coffee (Starts April 24)

Posted April 13, 2012 @ 3:54pm
Starts April 24, 2012 @ 12:01pm
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Forum member rvcupcake spotted this first! McDonald's is resurrecting their Dollar Drink Days promotion for another year starting April 24.

All summer long, any size soft drink and small/medium size ice coffee will be $1 (plus tax, of course). In past years, this promotion has run from April through until the beginning of September.

To find your nearest McDonald's location, use their restaurant locator.

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- Ory
- Sweet. Mmmm, iced coffee.
- sandy_beach
- Yesss, it doesn't get any sweeter than that!
- DJ_Peanuts22
- Nice!
- AlexV
- Somebody said that iced coffee is not part of the promo this year??
- 82
- What? No more $1 iced coffee this year
  
  Can someone confirm?
  
  http://i44.tinypic.com/9s80vm.jpg
  
  Saw an ad for $1 any size soft drinks and iced coffee posted at my local McDonalds this morning. It begins on April 24 2012.
- Siefer999
- Somebody said that iced coffee is not part of the promo this year??
  I heard the same thing. I guess they changed it.
- djemzine
- Can you buy the drink by itself, or does it have to be with another purchase? $1 after taxes or pre tax :P?
- fd3styperz
- when does it end?
- mic2074
- Can you buy the drink by itself, or does it have to be with another purchase? $1 after taxes or pre tax :P?
  
  just the drink... they've had this for couple of years now... and you can't escape tax, it's pre-tax.
- chinesedevil
- Can you buy the drink by itself, or does it have to be with another purchase? $1 after taxes or pre tax :P?
  if its like before, you can get the drinks by itself. Not sure bout the tax.
- shadyazn
- if there's no ice coffee that'll suck
- Kinki
- many mcdonald around me are now self-serve for the soft drinks. drink as much as you want.
- chinesedevil
- many mcdonald around me are now self-serve for the soft drinks. drink as much as you want.
  bring old cup get free drink?
- veejam
- Please let there be iced coffee!!!
- JohnB
- Thanks OP.
- retrothing
- McDonald's is probably the most elaborate Coca Cola sales operation on the planet.
  
  I'm sure most of you know that a fountain drink only costs about 12 cents. You might not know the psychology behind this deal, which is pitched to snare price sensitive consumers from other chains. The company's most profitable customers order Bistro meals and the traditional sandwich meals. The $1 discounted pop doesn't apply to those purchases so McDs protects its margins.
  
  As for the cheapskates:
  
  1. A $1 drink sale on its own takes sales from convenience stores and Timmy's. It doesn't cut into McD's bottom line.
  2. If the company can get you to step into their restaurant because of the $1 drink special, there's a good chance they'll upsell an item or two from the value menu. That cheap drink will end up costing you $4 or $5.
  
  Since this is Red Flag Deals: The cheapest option in the summer is to buy 12 packs at the supermarket when they're on sale and keep them in a cooler. You'll pay about 30 cents a can and avoid the temptation to waste $1.39 on a bun with bone scrapings in the middle.
- Russell
- McDonald's is probably the most elaborate Coca Cola sales operation on the planet.
  
  I'm sure most of you know that a fountain drink only costs about 12 cents. You might not know the psychology behind this deal, which is pitched to snare price sensitive consumers from other chains. The company's most profitable customers order Bistro meals and the traditional sandwich meals. The $1 discounted pop doesn't apply to those purchases so McDs protects its margins.
  
  As for the cheapskates:
  
  1. A $1 drink sale on its own takes sales from convenience stores and Timmy's. It doesn't cut into McD's bottom line.
  2. If the company can get you to step into their restaurant because of the $1 drink special, there's a good chance they'll upsell an item or two from the value menu. That cheap drink will end up costing you $4 or $5.
  
  The best deal in the summer is to buy 12 packs at the supermarket when they're on sale and keep them in a cooler. You'll pay about 30 cents a can (and, honestly, your pancreas will thank you for drinking less).
  
  The cup costs more than the drink they put in it.
  
  But yeah, you are absolutely right. Is this surprising though? Why do companies do promotions? They do it to bring in business, so that they can make money.
- dekay
- McDonald's is probably the most elaborate Coca Cola sales operation on the planet.
  
  I'm sure most of you know that a fountain drink only costs about 12 cents. You might not know the psychology behind this deal, which is pitched to snare price sensitive consumers from other chains. The company's most profitable customers order Bistro meals and the traditional sandwich meals. The $1 discounted pop doesn't apply to those purchases so McDs protects its margins.
  
  As for the cheapskates:
  
  1. A $1 drink sale on its own takes sales from convenience stores and Timmy's. It doesn't cut into McD's bottom line.
  2. If the company can get you to step into their restaurant because of the $1 drink special, there's a good chance they'll upsell an item or two from the value menu. That cheap drink will end up costing you $4 or $5.
  
  Since this is Red Flag Deals: The cheapest option in the summer is to buy 12 packs at the supermarket when they're on sale and keep them in a cooler. You'll pay about 30 cents a can and avoid the temptation to waste $1.39 on a bun with bone scrapings in the middle.
  No, the healthier and cheaper alternative is to bring and drink water. Straight out of the tap.
- Hairball
- Obviously it's cheaper to bring a drink from home, but $1 soft drinks is great if you're out somewhere, it's cheaper than what convenience stores charge for a can.
- cryingx
- woooooot, i love this promotion =D
- Dicdick
- need iced coffee otherwise it means nothing to me
- Kate M
- Every once in a while I like to have a giant Coke with extra ice and I LOVE this deal. Yes, I could get cans of Coke for cheaper. But that's not the same!
- nellium
- bring old cup get free drink?
  that is stealing and be fined more than $1.13
- nguyentri
- No, the healthier and cheaper alternative is to bring and drink water. Straight out of the tap.
  But water from your tap costs you money in the form of a water bill.
  True RFDers would drink from the nearest stream or ditch.
- djemzine
- But water from your tap costs you money in the form of a water bill.
  True RFDers would drink from the nearest stream or ditch.
  Ha!