Okay, here’s an article that you probably didn’t expect: saving money on fast food. After all, fast food is typically what you go for when you want to eat out but do not want to shell out wads of money. It is also the option you go for when you just have that irresistible craving for sinful junk! 
In either case, it doesn’t hurt to save some cash when you’re out to eat that trash, right? If you agree, then read on:
It all started in the summer of 2004, when I was a poor graduate student trying to make ends meet. It so happened that I walked into the King’s palace to enjoy a frugal, unhealthy meal. After deciding on the best artery-clogging combination of food, I placed my order and made my payment. The cashier then handed me the receipt and it was then that I stumbled upon the King’s secret. The reason I call this a secret is because till date, whomever I have spoken with doesn’t seem to have noticed this deal. And the funny thing is that all you have to do to see this deal is to turn the receipt over to the other side and behold! It looks like the image below. Click on it to see a larger, more legible version.
If you’ve managed to read the details of the offer from the image above, you probably agree that the King has a pretty good deal to offer here. If you haven’t read it yet, the deal states that you can get one FREE Whopper or Original Chicken Sandwich with the purchase of any size drink and fries after completing a brief survey. To complete the survey you need to do 3 things:
That’s all it takes. A few things to keep in mind:
If you do the math, this deal almost cuts down the price of your meal to half of what you would have normally paid. And the food still packs in the same amount of sinful, crave-satiating, ‘heart-stopping’ taste that you expect it to. The King has been extending this offer since 2004 and is still going strong. That’s why I always keep the receipt from my previous BK purchase in my wallet, lest I get that urge to pay him a visit again.
The best part about this deal is that most BK restaurants do not realize that when you redeem this offer, they should not be providing you with a receipt at the end of your purchase. So most of them still do, and guess what: the cycle continues! So every time I redeem this offer at a BK restaurant, they give me another receipt at the end, which I keep for the next time. In the unexpected event that they do not give me a receipt, I look around for people that may have left their receipts on the counter without any intent of retaining them, and continue the cycle from thereon (and visit another BK restaurant from then onwards of course!)
So next time the King summons you, make sure you put his little secret to good use!
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KD - Only you will think of such devious plans! Hahahah! I had a good laugh reading this part especially -”So every time I redeem this offer at a BK restaurant, they give me another receipt at the end, which I keep for the next time. In the unexpected event that they do not give me a receipt, I look around for people that may have left their receipts on the counter without any intent of retaining them, and continue the cycle from thereon (and visit another BK restaurant from then onwards of course!)”
Btw…This is true for Panda Express & a few other fast food joints as well.
I agree. In fact a lot of restaurants offer such deals, either in the form of surveys, or discounts on future purchases. But I am interested in seeing how many people actually make use of these offers!
Well, truth be told, this is the most kanjoos money saving tactic I have ever heard of - and now u have won (well, let’s leave it at ‘got’) yourself a regular visitor!!!
Appreciate it! Now that I’ve ‘got’ you as a regular visitor, I’m going to try my hand at winning that honor!
But frugality my friend, is in the eyes of the beholder!
All that I am trying to say with this article is that the next time you decide to eat at BK, you have an opportunity to save money. Whether it is miserly or not is up for debate, IMHO.