McPick 2 for $2.50 - Another McDonald's Trick to Rip You Off.

Well hello friends, thank you for stopping by and reading about the latest and greatest McDonald's trickery to beat you out of your pocket change. 

First of, here is the McDonald's McPick 2 for $2.50 menu that I have taken an actual picture of at the McDonald's location on Judge Ely Blvd in Abilene, TX:

The normal standard fare of slop. But stop, wait a minute. Wasn't the McDouble on the McPick 2 for $2 menu back in January of 2016? Now it is $1.39 ( a dubious 39% increase in eight months!) and even at 2 for $2.50 you are still doling out an extra 25% more (!) for the same wonderful piece of non-meat with a piece of non-cheese slammed in the middle all between your non-bread and doled with condiments that are the only flavor. Yum. 

But that isn't the worst part about this McPick 2 for $2.50 "deal." Look at the price of the McChicken on the base menu. It is $1.19. 

Here it is again, highlighted:

So if you buy 2 via this "deal" then you are actually paying more by 0.11 than by buying each one individually since doing it per the menu board only brings the total to $2.38. 

Only McDonald's comes up with schemes and tricks this flagrant, brass and stupid to fool people that still eat there for some ungodly reason into thinking they are getting a good deal when in reality, they are getting ripped off to no end.

You think eleven cents doesn't matter? Multiply that by millions of customers daily. Eleven cents matters in the world of volume my friends.

Thank you for reading and remember, stay vigilant, as these big box chains will stop at nothing to pad their bottom lines for the 1% that live off of stock profits in America. 

McDonald's has sunk so low that they have resorted to stealing your pocket change and making you believe you are getting a deal as shown here.

We shouldn't be surprised anymore, should we?

 

Coupon Blogs to be Blacklisted by the CIC.

Have Google Adsense on your blog or coupon forum? Well, you better make sure it is squeaky clean otherwise the CIC (Coupon Information Corporation) will have your website blacklisted from advertising.

Yes, this is where we are at - a new level of Retailer's Revenge.

When we read this article titled "Coupon Blogs May Pay a Price for Irking the Industry" it kind of hit close to home as well, this is pretty much what we do here. And what that is - is to bring "Reality" into focus for couponers, extreme or otherwise. Citing the article above and the "new best practices" guideline that came from their annual meeting that states “We believe it is counterproductive to directly or indirectly fund individuals or organizations that attack the coupon industry or actively support practices that violate basic industry policies,” we kind of raised an eyebrow and read on. "Directly or indirectly fund" means that basically to put your coupon blog or forum advertising based on keywords from Google. This means that in their mind they are "legitimizing" or "funding" the use of online blogs or forums via their advertising showing up on your blog.

I can see that. But really, how much money is anyone making off of the Google Adsense linked to your blog or forum? Pennies a day if that? 

The issue here isn't the actual money - it is the mentality behind it. Did we speak out here and expose them for what they really are in this post titled The CIC Exposed For What They Really Are - And it's not about informing you , yes we did. Did it upset them? We hope so. And we will continue to bring real issues to light here as well as expose the continued tactics of the billion dollar a year retail manufacturers and companies and their attempt to limit the savings and make you pay more for your groceries and food items than you actually should be. They will not stop raising prices and using tactics to "save their interests," translation: to pad their fat wallets - and we will not stop posting to save your interests. I won't miss silly amount of money this blog generates. That's far less than one of the coupons that you and I can no longer obtain or use in the manner that we used to due to the strongarm of the CIC.

Although the "new best practices" statement is either not on their website or is in an impossible to obtain area, we will cite the original poster and take their word for this one. It falls right in line with the bully pulpit practices of the CIC over the past few years, so it makes sense.

What we did find on their website are some new and revised items, geared toward threatening you regarding the use and/or sale of coupons, and one startling admission. See the screenshots below taken from their website:

So basically the CIC now admits on their website that there is no direct criminal penalty involved for anyone selling coupons. So if you see a troll on a forum be it on an eBay message board, coupon forum, blog, or otherwise, please link them to this blog that now officially states from the CIC itself - that coupon sales are NOT ILLEGAL.

And then, a new favorite:

 

Wait a minute. Does that mean that the local high school charity, sports team, band, or extra-curricular activity group that goes door to door selling coupons is now a con artist??

That's the way it reads to me. Your child - is now involved in organized crime by selling coupons for a charity or group and to "never buy or sell coupons."

Wow.

Are there exceptions? Of course. We're not blind to common sense. Are there real con artists of course. But what the CIC (who work for the manufacturers and retailers as proven in the blog above) wants to do it pick and choose who, what when and how their coupons are sold.

That's not how the real world and the law works. 

You can't say this person can sell coupons door to door for a charity, you can't say it's ok for the retailers and manufacturers to "sell" their images and coupons to both Red Plum, Smart Source and your local newspaper to be "transferred via sale" three times before you get it then tell you that you are a gang banger or involved in organized crime for selling the same coupons that are authentic and obtained. Open your mind and think about it.

So the next time that kid from the local high school tries to sell me a book of coupons to support his local football team or cheerleader squad I will tell him that the "Coupon Information Corporation" says he is involved in organized crime , a con artist and that I would be the same if I purchased them. Then I will give him the contact information for the CIC.

I'm sure that child's parents will be none too pleased.

And with all of these antics going on that effect millions of families and their grocery bills all over the country - you shouldn't be either.