$2.50 Big Mac and Short Coffee

I've been working the morning shift lately so I can get one contiguous block of sleep at night. I typically start my work day at 11PM and end around 3-4AM. I sleep for about 7-8 hours and when I get out of bed, it's usually time for lunch.

The other day, I felt like grabbing a quick sandwich for lunch but on the way to the deli stand, Mcdonald was calling for me to introduce me to their Big Mac promotion! Try our Big Mac value meal for $2.50 USD! How could anyone refuse a Big Mac, fries and a Coke for that price, right? I caved in and postponed the sandwich for the next day. However, I went back to Mickey D's again and never made it to the deli. I've never see such a cheap value meal in the states ever!



For the same price as the Big Mac meal, I also got an extra small cup of coffee that day. And for half of the cost of the coffee, I bought a fruit cup to make me feel better about all the empty calories I consumed from the Big Mac meal. It was only $1.25! It's counter intuitive that nutritional food is cheaper than unhealthy food.