(NEXSTAR) – Ronald McDonald, you sneaky son of a gun.
A largely unadvertised meal from McDonald’s — the “Mickey D’s Dinner Field” — has despatched TikTok right into a tizzy after a viral video revealed the existence of the merchandise to social-media customers earlier this month. There’s only one catch: The contents and worth of the “bins” might differ by location, in line with McDonald’s — in the event that they’re accessible in any respect.
A TikTok consumer in Texas who goes by the identify @xolovelei introduced the merchandise to the platform’s consideration final week after documenting her personal profitable try and buy the field on March 12.
TikTok consumer @xolovelei shocked TikTok earlier this month after documenting a visit to a Texas McDonald’s to buy a Mickey D’s Dinner Field. (TikTok/@xolovelei)
Within the video, which has over 12 million views, @xolovelei will be seen ordering the meal bundle from a McDonald’s drive-thru and later showcasing its contents in her kitchen. Her dinner field contained two cheeseburgers, two Massive Macs, 4 small orders of fries and a 10-piece order of Hen McNuggets.
The video additionally included a screenshot of her receipt, which appeared to substantiate she was solely charged $12.19 for the whole factor.
“$12 will get you a dinner field,” she informed viewers. “It’s not on the menu so that you’re most likely simply gonna must ask.”
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Most of the commenters appeared in disbelief over the bundle’s mere existence, not to mention the value. In response, @xolovelei posted a follow-up video to defend her claims, although she didn’t actually need to: McDonald’s does certainly provide the bins.
The bundle, nevertheless, is just accessible at places the place franchisees’ choose to supply the promotion. The objects contained in the field, and the costs, are additionally decided by the franchisees who function the eating places, in line with McDonald’s.
The TikTok consumer informed Nexstar that the meals contained in the Mickey D’s Dinner Field would have price far more had she bought the contents individually. (TikTok/@xolovelei)
Loads of TikTok viewers have since claimed they discovered the identical Mickey D’s Dinner Bins at their native eating places, albeit with various (and sometimes larger) costs. However others had hassle discovering the promotion at their McDonald’s places, in the event that they discovered it in any respect.
“I known as McDonald’s … the supervisor didn’t know what I used to be speaking about,” one viewer wrote.
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As famous on TikTok, any accessible Mickey D’s Dinner Field offers can usually discovered within the McDonald’s app, both below the native restaurant’s “Sharables” tab or, as @xolovelei instructed, typing “Dinner Field” into the search bar.
“That was our first time ordering the field however that can undoubtedly be the route we take when ordering at McDonald’s,” she informed Nexstar, including that she was completely happy to unfold information of the dinner bundle on TikTok.
“I do know personally I’m all the time making an attempt to price range for my household of 5 as a stay-at-home mother, and I determine why not move the deal alongside and share it with others?”