Just went to redeem a McDonald's reward, and guess what? They jacked up the points from 2500 to 3000. Seriously, why?? What was wrong with 2500? Did they think we wouldn’t notice? Just another way to squeeze more out of people for the same damn thing. Absolute joke.
I would vote for Hitler just to get plastic straws back.
Ronald has child support to pay
And inflation is starting to bite McDonalds as well
The original worst thing was that you couldn’t get a large iced long black for 2500 points, then it just got worse
Looks like each item has gone up by 500 points.
Given that the points are a bonus, I'm not going to get upset over it.
Given that the points are a bonus
They should notify you and then only apply them to future points.
What they are doing is not that different from theft if you have already earned the points…
theft?
you could ask for a refund for what the points cost you.
theft?
Yes, they are credit that belongs to you…
@jv: I think you'll find in the T&C that points have no cash value and cannot be transferred or redeemed for anything other than the nominated promotional food items.
Theft is an exaggeration but I do think that just changing the rewards without any forewarning is pretty scummy.
I think the very least would be to notify in advance that the rewards are changing.
I don’t agree that just because it’s bonus points, they are free to change the terms whenever they feel like it with no notice whatsoever.
Like imagine if Everyday rewards just bumped up the points required to get $10 off by 20% without any warning
What they are doing is not that different from
theftif you have already earned the points…
Inflation.
Inflation.
Inflation isn't running at 20%.
@jv: Inflation on the Australian Dollar isn't running at 20%.
Inflation on McDonald's Rewards points obviously is!
Inflation !
Just when the Labor Govt said it was conquered (not)
why are you going maccas anyway? the food to satisfaction ratio is never good.
Depends where you go and what you get.
Maccas is great comfort food and is pretty consistent.
McDonald's is perfectly fine if you're traveling somewhere and want decent food quickly. You know what you're going to get anywhere in the world. But I would never leave the house to eat there.
decent food
Im not sure i would call it decent food.
It is edible and can be delicious, but it is not decent or nutritious 😂
They jacked up the points from 2500 to 3000.
Is inflation running at 20% ?
No, only 16.6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666667%
500 ÷ 2500 = 20%
Back to school for you…
What year is division?
Only if you've bought into the woke math they teach at indoctrination camps
They've also made it that you can only redeem one item per order.
Holy C***. Didn't notice that. I occassionally get fries or soft serve for kids hoping to earn enough points to have a small coffee but my dreams shattered to see this morning that I can no longer have a coffee on 2800 points. And they stopped doing deals on coffees too. !!!
That is the bigger issue here
Albo's Australia
Yes, Dutton will reduce the points back to 2500.
I've sent my mate Dutto an email to ask if he can sell 1 of his 3000 or so houses to help with my Maccas points 🤑
Seriously, why??
You answered why….
Just another way to squeeze more out of people for the same damn thing.
Basically just hidden inflation!
I bet the RBA will jack rates back up in April now. Inflation running hot!
It was good at first, if you bought a McMuffin and a coffee then every second or third coffee was free. Most likely this was the intention all along, start out very generous then slowly see how much you can enshittify it.
start out very generous then slowly see how much you can enshittify it.
With every 20% they devalue the rewards, I decrease my spending there by 80%…
Thats ok, as long as you’re still spending they are winning 🫢
Winning less than previously…
@jv: Prove that they have had a significant financial loss or impact by changing their rewards points system.
Prove that they have had a significant financial loss
Is your problem comprehension, or just reading ?
Need to factor in the 20% portion size reduction too 🤔
I'll cry when the $1 frozen Coke deal ends. 2 days left…
They only half fill them these days anyway….
My bigger problem is that they are sometimes too frozen so you need to wait ages for it to melt before you can drink it. Also frozen Coke Zero is often unavailable at my local Maccas, and I don't always want the regular sugared version.
sometimes too frozen
You need to BYO your own plastic straw to get around it…
Inflation. McDonald's is probably generating hundreds of thousands of points per day and all of them are a liability. Inflate the liability away.
Modern Monetary Theory:
Honestly not much of an issue for me. I have multiple accounts and only redeem the good offers so it takes a while for the points to matter.
When it was 2500 points it was worth it, now I don't get spending 5500 pts on a large coffee when I regularly get a deal for $2.
If the points were more worthwhile I wouldn't have so many accounts lol. Just hurting themselves at this point.
Points aside, the app deals over the last year have been terrible. Mcdonalds is getting so expensive is not even worth. KFC app deals are still good value.
Macca's, like most other loyalty programs, doesn't actually reward loyalty.
Start up a new account, don't log into the new one for a while and see how quickly the offers become worthwhile :)
Currently got $5 medium cheeseburger meal, $5.99 small qtr pounder meal, $3 McMuffin and hash brown, $1.99 small coffee + 2 hash brown, $1.50 large coffee etc.
The oldest account I logged into most? $10.99 small mcspicy meal lol.
This used to be a good strategy when they send out an email with the deal… but for some reason they stopped that a while back.
Now to find out the deal you actually need to logon to each account, which is a pain (unless I'm missing something)?
Are you sure you ticked marketing messages? I'm still getting emails.
@pennypincher98: I'm still getting getting promo messages… just not the previously sent out weekly email that explictly listed the next upcoming offer.
@pennypincher98: So are you still getting notified via email of the weekly specials? If so I'm doing something wrong, as I stopped receiving the emails on all accounts sometime last year.
@InfinityandBeyond: Turns out I might not be getting all of the 3 day specials but I'm getting emailed all of the longer specials as seen here.
Example email - subject line will say something like "[Name], this special deal is for you!"
Look for boosters like these while you're there and you'll be getting enough points in no time, great for when you want a free coffee with that $3 McMuffin and hash brown :)
If you're not getting these, you must be doing something wrong.
Boycott this shit
too tiring
WHY TF DID THEY REMOVE 20%OFF APP OFFER ?
I USED EVERY WEEK
Also would like to share in the complaining that I never receive coffee deals anymore. I always get sh*t 'deals' now that I hate more than I hate my life.
peas and carrots.
I concure that. no more coffee deals….
I USED TO DO THE 20% OFF $40 EVERY WEEK
Finally, an election issue worth talking about.