Comments on: Save Money with Fast Food Value Menus

By: Blusjen

Blusjen — Sat, 02 May 2009 21:26:24 +0000

Just returned from St. Louis where I asked a Hardee’s employee about the Carl’s Jr affiliation. She said they are indeed related with Hardee’s being a smaller company owned by Carl’s.
Next time I’m in the area I’m going to stop stop by Steak n Shake, they are everywhere.

By: larzipanz

larzipanz — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:57:20 +0000

when i found out mcdonalds started charging extra for a second piece of cheese on their double cheeseburger, i was ticked! two slices of cheese should be a default for two patties.

maybe i’m too harsh. i’m just a cheap college student. hahaha

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:34:10 +0000

Interesting post…. I don’t think I’ve been inside a McDonald’s in over 4 years or so… (maybe to use their washrooms, though)…. just from the health perspective, I’m trying to be so careful. For me, “fast food” means eating at Subway (which is still not ideal!) and Sbarro. I used to try Taco Bell’s veggie stuff, but the quality wasn’t that good. Even pizza slices now are seeming too fattening – all that cheese.
But if you can eat these burgers and it doesn’t cause weight gain, etc., go for it – you’re lucky!

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:55:26 +0000

Harrison, I completely agree. Still, I think for once in awhile meal on the go fast food can be an option. It’s also why I included the healthy option from the value menu.

Personally, I think the bean burrito from Taco Bell is a steal from a price/health/convenience perspective. It just depends on whether you like the taste.

Jon Anderson, I try to avoid the whole value meals themselves. Value menu items plus tap water seem to be the cheapest way to me. I don’t need fries or soda a lot of the time.

By: Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:36:04 +0000

At Burger King you can order the Whopper Jr meal for under $4. Their small fries and drink are closer to a medium or large at other places. I never do it, but I think an upgrade to a medium still stays under $4.

By: Harrison

Harrison — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:06:33 +0000

I’m not trying to be offensive but I think that the point here is not about how much we can save from Fast food Value meals but about the side effect on our health. Can you imagine the medical costs in future that caused by those fast food? We are losing our greatest wealth/health every time we eat the fast food.

By: sam

sam — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:44:07 +0000

By: Colourful Money

Colourful Money — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:51:07 +0000

For Canadian residents out there, nothing beats McDonald’s $1.39 double cheeseburger. Cheap and gets the job done!

By: Dee

Dee — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:35:11 +0000

I’m bad about eating at McDonalds, but I make myself feel better by getting a mcchicken, no mayo.

By: Kosmo @ The Casual Observer

Kosmo @ The Casual Observer — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:37:37 +0000

Henry – yepper. They try to keep prises stable by shrinking the portions. Even the girl scouts are pulling this trick :(

http://www.observingcasually.com/give-me-back-my-food/

By: Henry

Henry — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:13:48 +0000

I dunno, I eat off the value menu and I’m still hungry. I’m not a huge person or anything, but value menu food seems sometimes like eating air. I think the food’s getting smaller and smaller.

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:15:45 +0000

When I lived in Boston there was no Hardees. The closest one on a search is Shirley, NY. If you don’t have a presence in Boston or San Francisco, I left you out. I should have looked to see if Carl’s Jr. has a value menu. I haven’t been there in about three years.

I purposely left out In-N-Out Burger… they have no value menu. I like the “secret menu”… I actually had a 3×3, protein style, ketchup/mustard instead of sauce while I was writing the article last night. It was my first In-N-Out in a couple of months (I’m not a total fast food junkie).

By: Early Retirement Extreme

Early Retirement Extreme — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:23:42 +0000

Hardees (east coast) is pretty much the same as Carl’s Jr (west coast), I forget the exact details.

You forgot In-N-Out and their willingness to construct pretty much anything for you (the secret menu).

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:46:18 +0000

I’ve been to a Sonic once, and was about 3 hours away from home. I don’t know if I’ve seen a Hardees in person ever.

By: Kosmo @ The Casual Observer

Kosmo @ The Casual Observer — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:46:52 +0000

It’s not a buck, but I’m a fan of the potato bowl at KFC. Chicken, potatoes, and corn in one bowl.

The only negative in that the nearest KFC has the absolute slowest works in the world. A 15 minute wait is no unusual, even if there are only a few people ahead of you.

Sonic and Hardees don’t make your list?

By: Jeff@StretchyDollar

Jeff@StretchyDollar — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:00:59 +0000

I love getting stuff off the value menu. I can get three burgers and fries and a water for $4 and all my friends are spending $8 or $9.