2018 Valentine's Day Specials and Deals Round Up

Here's a round up of some Valentine's Day special and deals for 2018 from some of the biggest eateries (most are available through or only on Valentine's Day):

Review: Wienerschnitzel - Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Freezee

Wienerschnitzel's Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Freezee features vanilla soft serve blended with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

Fast Food Hack: McDonald's Sausage Hash Brown Sandwich

I decided late one night that making a sausage sandwich with hash brown "buns" at McDonald's would be a good idea...

News: Monopoly Game Returns to McDonald's for 22nd Year

Fall 2014 ushers in the 22nd edition of the Monopoly instant win game at McDonald's. The game runs through October 27, 2014 and prizes include lots of food, a private jet trip, and up to $1 million in cash.

As usual, you can win prizes by either getting an instant-win piece or by collecting the appropriate game piece sets.

Review: McDonald's - Bacon Habanero Ranch Quarter Pounder

McDonald's Bacon Habanero Ranch Quarter Pounder comes with a quarter-pound ground beef patty, processed white cheddar, thick-cut Applewood-smoked bacon, habanero ranch sauce, a tomato slice, and leaf lettuce on a toasted, bakery-style bun (the same one used for their premium chicken sandwiches).

My local McDonalds offers all the new "topped" Quarter Pounders for $3.99 each.

Neat! Fast Food Workers Tell You What Not to Eat

One Reddit user, 4ScienceandReason, asked the Reddit community at large: "Fast food workers of Reddit, what is the one menu option at your employment that you would recommend people never eat? (Because of cooking safety, cleanliness, unhealthy, etc)"

The response he/she got was overwhelming and yielded quite a few gems of knowledge, some general guidelines, and some interesting stories (please note that workers at the same chains still had different experiences at different locations and these are anecdotal accounts):

Neat! McDonald's Employee Tells All!

A McDonald's restaurant employee (user name GameMisconduct63) posted on the "IAmA" section of Reddit offering to answer any questions regarding his experience working at McDonald's restaurant. Specifically he titles the thread "IAmA McDonald's employee, who has seen the worst of the worst customer incidents, altercations, and overall rudeness of human beings. AMA." "AMA" stands for "Ask Me Anything."

Interesting, he actually enjoys working at McDonald's which he attributes to great co-workers and managers, which is typically true of any workplace. While he maintains that he can only answer as to his own experiences at a single McDonald's restaurant, his replies tend to be enlightening and, as with any customer service job, he has had to deal with irate and sometime bizarre customers experiences.

News: McDonalds - Blueberry Banana Nut Oatmeal

A seasonal summer twist on McDonald's Oatmeal, new, limited-time Blueberry Banana Nut Oatmeal features fresh blueberries and walnuts. The fresh blueberries are definitely the show in this dish.

I'm liking how McDonald's has a bit of fresh fruit in their oatmeal offerings.

Blueberry Banana Oatmeal will be around until August 3, 2012 and carries a suggested retail of $2.49.

Review: McDonald's - Snack Size Reese's McFlurry

I tried McDonald's new Snack Size Reese's McFlurry on a recent trip to San Francisco. A McFlurry is McDonald's answer to DQ's popular Blizzard, which is to say it is vanilla soft serve blended with a topping (in this case, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups). I paid $1.69 for my Snack Size McFlurry (a full ten cents cheaper than the $1.79 charged at my local McDonald's).

News: Super Bowl Pizza and Wings Promotion Round Up

It's Super Bowl time!  A time when most Americans gather around ye olde boob tube to watch American football and/or commercials.  A time for the traditional accompaniments to every football gathering: pizza and wings!  For your convenience, I've rounded up the pizza and wings deals available at the major pizza and wings chains.  I was hoping to find more wings deals but places like Wingspot (who expects to sell over 5 million wings this weekend) aren't offering any, at least not nationally.

The Asia Trip: A Look at a McDonald's McCafe in Japan

I only saw one McCafe in Japan.  They are no where near as prevalent as Starbucks is over there.  But still the setup was pretty interesting in comparison to here in the U.S.

I had heard that the McCafes abroad were much nicer and sometimes standalone from McDonald's unlike here in the U.S. where our McCafes are just a Melitta super automatic espresso machine placed inside of your everyday McDonald's.