MCDONALD’S have made life extra easy for its customers when placing an order at the fast food restaurant.
Fans of the fast food chain can use the McDonald’s app to pre-order food, which is available to pick up at the drive-thru or have delivered to your table.
This means you can just wait in one of the click-and-serve bays for it to be delivered to you or collect your order directly from the counter.
And when you turn up, all you need to do is share the generated code from the app for a member of staff to scan and verify.
But the benefits of using the McDonald’s app doesn’t stop there, as customers are also able to order food directly to their homes.
All you need to do is choose your food, place your order and wait for someone to show up.
McDonald’s have partnered with Uber Eats for McDelivery, so someone from Uber Eats provides the delivery service to your address.
The handy app is also a good way to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the latest deals as there is a whole tab dedicated to discounts.
There are various features that will save you time when ordering and could get you money off selected products.
Here we explain how to use the McDonald’s app.
How to use the app
The app is free to download on both IOS and Android.
Once you have it, you can sign up with a McDonald’s rewards scheme account.
When you have the app you will then be able to browse the latest menu available at the restaurant.
It is an easy way to keep updated and order when you are on the go as it works anywhere you have internet.
In the mornings, you’ll have access to the breakfast menu options until 11am, when breakfast finishes and lunch begins.
All you need to do before ordering is pick your closest or local McDonald’s.
If you’re visiting somewhere new make sure the correct restaurant is selected as the app will autofill your location when it’s opened.
After this, you’ll be able to look at menu items and add them to your basket.
Once you’ve completed this, you can confirm your order and head to the restaurant.
When you’ve arrived, confirm this on the app and select the collection method.
You can set up a payment method in the app which can be saved and used every time too.
You won’t be charged until you’ve arrived at the restaurant and selected a collection method.
You can also select your favourite items with the star button next to each product, making it easier and quicker to reorder your favourite meals.
Plus, the app allows you to customise orders just like when you normally reel off all the things you do and don’t want in your burger or meal to the staff member at the tills and drive-thru.
The only issue is the app won’t allow you to pay with cash.
Those who want to use this method of payment will need to enter the store and order.
Picking up your order
After placing your order, you’ll want to head over to the selected restaurant.
Ensure your location services are on as the app will recognise when you’re close to the restaurant.
If you’ve arrived and the app hasn’t recognised where you are, try clicking the “I’m here” button.
When you get there decide how you’d like to collect on the app.
If you select the takeaway option, you’ll have to go inside and wait for your order number to appear on the screen.
If you select drive-thru, you must say your name from the order in the designated lane.
At the drive-thru, you won’t have to touch your phone while pulling up, so don’t worry about an order number here.
Or you can choose click and serve, which means you need to park in one of the specific lanes which will each have a number.
Then you’ll want to type those digits into the app, and a member of staff will come out to your car with the order.
Alternatively, you could use the table service option and provide the app with the table number you’re sitting at.
Staff will then do the rest like normal, and you can enjoy your meal.
Deals offered
The rewards and deals category in the app will show you all of the available offers.
For example, users can get offers including free medium fries with a purchase.
But keep in mind that the deals are subject to whether your local McDonald’s is participating in the offer.
Deals for discounts or free items must be added to your order before you confirm it.
And remember that deals are not discounted in the basket automatically, if you don’t add the deal to your order you will pay full price for the item.
You can only get the discount on the app though, so you won’t find the same prices if you rock up to a branch, or order via UberEats or similar – they might set their own discounts though.
Ordering on Mondays
Every Monday, the app has a host of deals available to cash in on.
You have to order it on the app and claim it from your closest McDonald’s by 11.59pm on the day though.
In the past, McDonald’s has offered triple cheeseburgers and quarter pounders for £1.09 in the exclusive Monday offer.
Additionally, something new is up for grabs every week.
McDonald’s recently added six new items to the menu.
And one McDonald’s worker told us a trick that means you can walk away with extra food for free.
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