McDonald’s is adding two new value offers to its menu, giving customers cheaper ways to pick up breakfast or a Big Mac meal for a limited time. The fast food chain is offering a $5 Sausage McMuffin with Egg Meal alongside an $8 Big Mac Meal as part of its Extra Value Meals lineup. The deals arrive as McDonald’s continues to put a bigger focus on value, including a recent promotion that dropped the price of one of its popular breakfast sandwiches to just $2.
Pricing for the New Meals
The $5 breakfast deal includes a Sausage McMuffin with Egg, a fried potato cake and coffee. McDonald’s is also offering an $8 Big Mac Meal with the chain’s signature burger, fries and a drink. Both are being promoted as limited-time Extra Value Meals, though McDonald’s has not specified how long the pricing will be available.
This is a direct answer to customers who want a full meal without paying full price. The breakfast deal bundles three items into one price point. The Big Mac Meal does the same for the middle of the day and the evening. McDonald’s has put the two meals into its Extra Value Meals lineup, which is the same group that holds the chain’s other discounted bundles. The company has not said whether these two prices will last for weeks or for months.
The $2 Sandwich Promotion
The latest offers follow McDonald’s recent $2 breakfast sandwich deal, which gives customers a chance to get a breakfast sandwich on its own at a discounted price. That promotion put the Egg McMuffin at the center of McDonald’s latest value push, and the new $5 meal gives customers access to a whole meal at a discounted price.
The $2 deal was a single item. The new $5 meal is a full spread. McDonald’s has not framed the two offers as part of a single plan, but both sit under the same value focus. The $2 promotion came first, and the chain has kept that low price in place while adding the new meal bundles. Customers can now choose between a lone sandwich or a complete breakfast set.
Meal Contents at a Glance
- $5 Sausage McMuffin with Egg Meal: Sausage McMuffin with Egg, fried potato cake, coffee
- $8 Big Mac Meal: Big Mac, fries, drink
The two meals hit different times of day. Breakfast gets the morning crowd. The Big Mac Meal covers the rest of the day. Each price point is fixed, and each meal comes as a complete set. The breakfast option includes coffee, which is a common add-on for morning customers. The Big Mac Meal includes a drink, but the source does not say whether that drink can be swapped for another size or type.
SpongeBob Crossover Timing
The new value deals also arrive just days before McDonald’s launches its SpongeBob SquarePants and One Piece crossover Happy Meal on September 15. The limited-time promotion brings the two franchises together with 15 collectible toys, including SpongeBob as Luffy, Patrick as Zoro and Squidward as Sanji.
The dates are close together. McDonald’s has not commented on any connection between the two promotions. The source only notes that the value offers land before the toy launch. The Happy Meal itself is a separate product line, and the source does not place it inside the Extra Value Meals group. Customers who want the toys will need to buy a Happy Meal, which is priced separately from the two new value bundles.
Extra Value Meals Lineup
The new offers sit inside McDonald’s Extra Value Meals lineup. These two additions give it a low price at breakfast and a middle price for the rest of the day. The lineup now covers two full meals at two fixed prices.
McDonald’s has not said when the pricing ends. The chain has also not described any other items in the Extra Value Meals lineup beyond these two new offers. The source names only the $5 breakfast meal and the $8 Big Mac Meal as part of this group. It does not list older deals or any other sandwiches in the same category.
Crossover Happy Meal Launch
The SpongeBob SquarePants and One Piece Happy Meal lands on September 15. That gives McDonald’s a clear marketing window. The chain has not announced any further value moves beyond these offers.
The toy set includes 15 collectible items. Three of them are named in the source: SpongeBob as Luffy, Patrick as Zoro and Squidward as Sanji. The other twelve are not described. The crossover brings two large fan groups together in a single meal, which is a notable step for the chain’s children’s menu. McDonald’s has not said whether the toys will be sold separately or only with the meal.
Value Focus and Timing
McDonald’s continues to put a bigger focus on value. That focus includes the recent $2 breakfast sandwich promotion and now these two new meal deals. The chain has not explained why it chose this particular week for the new pricing.
The $5 breakfast meal and the $8 Big Mac Meal are both limited-time offers. McDonald’s has not set an end date for either price. The company has also not said whether the prices could change after the promotion ends or whether the meals will stay on the menu at a higher cost.
Key facts:
– $5 Sausage McMuffin with Egg Meal
– $8 Big Mac Meal
– $2 Egg McMuffin promotion
– SpongeBob SquarePants and One Piece Happy Meal on September 15
– 15 collectible toys
The new meals give customers two fixed prices for full sets of food. The breakfast bundle covers the morning, and the Big Mac Meal covers the rest of the day. The chain has not connected these prices to the SpongeBob SquarePants and One Piece launch, and it has not set a final day for either deal. What is clear is that McDonald’s is putting its lowest prices on complete meals, not just single items.
Source: dexerto.com
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