Food Theory: McDonald’s Free Food is a SCAM!

[@mbanerjee5889]

I seriously can't afford McDonald's anymore. If they want my money they are going to have to bring back the dollar menu.

[@noseboop4354]

Go get a job at McDonald's, then you can get free food from them.

[@notyoutube2599]

@@noseboop4354 AHAHAH

[@JameyMcQueen]

@@noseboop4354 Haha, very funny.

[@saturationstation1446]

@@noseboop4354 depending, most places will fire you for taking food. especially if its the same amount of calories you are burning doing the labor there.

[@piotradamczyk6740]

@@noseboop4354 not where i'm from, unless You litterally steal it.

[@ajjamsen694]

Pretty sure MatPat is now blacklisted from ever winning any of these contests "Crap! He's actually doing research and reading the small print!"

[@itskyle5766]

😂 😅

[@viensolis]

@@itskyle5766 no. He’s part of the club. You have to be in order to get this big on youtube.

[@SapphireDragon357]

Although to be fair, at 2:08, the small print was just the script to The Bee Movie. :P

[@electrictroy2010]

HE READ THE RULES WRONG. The gold card is a gift card with $1040 added each year. Winner can spend in just a few days, or stretch it out. There’s no restriction to just 2 meals a week .

[@VivaSativaMusic]

@@electrictroy2010 You've been spamming this on every top comment when he didn't misread the rules, he just divided 1040 by 52

[@charleswaldon8362]

It's getting scary how expensive it is to even go to McDonald's.. especially breakfast.. they are more pricey than the 3 nearest actually breakfast restaurants in the area. I am a little blown away by the amount of people still going.. McDonald's has to find its way back to affordability or become a stomach churning memory.. the quality is way down, and prices way up..

[@Kyosumari]

And the reason for that is profits, and if it's done slowly enough, the people don't immediately notice. They grow acclimated or complacent. BUT, you're right, it wont last forever, hopefully, because they've gone down the shitter ever since they got rid of the dollar menu IMO -- I knew more and more people would start to get upsetti spaghetti about them eventually.

[@grabble7605]

@@Kyosumari "Eventually" What a fun lie. Nobody will EVER do anything. They release all their tension sobbing online then go back to being doormats because they're too dim to organize and do obsessed with the weak lie of pacifism to engage in meaningful (read: violent) revolt.

[@SangoProductions213]

*sees people who never graduated to real jobs striking for $21/hour* Sorry bud, I don't think prices are going down. *Sees those same people get fired and completely automated, ruining the entry level opportunities for teenagers everywhere* Well, OK, nevermind. Mass production ahoy!

[@damonskyheart9097]

@@SangoProductions213 Minimum wage jobs are real jobs mate. Otherwise they wouldn't exist in this real world we live in. Plus, when it was introduced in America the minimum wage was meant to support a family with only a single revenue of income. Double Plus, if minimum wage had been raised with inflation it would have been $21 seven years ago. Pull the other one.

[@Tom-tg2jl]

A family of 4 could have 4 McDonald’s combo meals, or like 4 ribeye steaks and a bag of actual potatoes for the same price but people keep going lol, it’s the convenience.

[@OmegaZyion]

There's something inherently disgusting about giving free fast food for life cards to people who could afford to pay gourmet chefs to fix all of their meals and still have enough money left over to buy a small country.

[@pietro4507]

I mean, it makes sense. It is an incredible marketing for them and they don't even have expenses, because they clearly aren't gonna use it.

[@NarikGaming]

​@@pietro4507 You'd be surprised. Warren Buffett eats McDonald's every day and uses that card whenever he can

[@ner.tan11]

if McDonald's cared about people and not keeping the rich rich so they stay rich, they'd still have a dollar menu. It's not like they can't afford to sell $.50 burgers anymore, they only care about money

[@callistamccracken3744]

I mean that's one reason he's Warren Buffett, thrifty where he can​@@NarikGaming

[@bubblegodanimation4915]

​@NarikGaming According to his PR team. He also owns a run down car and old house yet really does not use them just like SBF or Musk.

[@monkeyking9863]

fun fact, Burger king saved Robert Downey Jr's life (made him realize he needed to get off drugs) and he got a Burger king gold card for sharing his story

[@msmaria5039]

I thought it was for the Burger King appearance in Iron Man. But cool story.

[@monkeyking9863]

@@msmaria5039 thats actually why Burger king is in Iron Man and why Robert Downey Jr was iron man in the first place. it was his first role after being drug free to show people he actually turned his life around

[@astrofish6163]

I read an article and apparently the burger was so bad he quit drugs? I don't think that's good marketing, unless that wasn't the real story.

[@monkeyking9863]

@@astrofish6163 it is, the problem was that he was on so many drugs the burger did not taste good. basically he realized that he was on so many drugs he could not enjoy the good things in life (such as the burger) so to be able to taste food again he chose to get off drugs (not trying to make it sound easy, he put alot of work into stopping)

[@astrofish6163]

@@monkeyking9863 didn't think about it like that, he was so lost in the sauce only coke gave him any dopamine.

[@jannintime]

Food theory idea: Could a human being survive on only getting water by eating watermelons? There is a lot of water in watermelons (duh), but would there be any consequences for not drinking plain water and eating watermelons instead?

[@VitaNewbo]

I mean, watermelons have fiber and sugars, so how would that impact a diet?

[@kalmeiram.2958]

When you are told "you should be drinking 'X' number of ounces of water a day", it's not backed up by science. The average person gets enough water, or close to it from the food they eat alone. The people who need to drink water are people who are sweating a lot, people who eat a lot of food low in water content (like nuts, jerky, bread products, etc.), or people with certain health problems. It's also possible to drink too much water and get water poisoning.

[@fatlittlebigslim]

Water is water regardless if you "eat" it or drink it, for exemple people living on a fruitarian diet (raw vegans that only eat fruits) usually never need to drink any extra water since they get everything from the fresh fruits they consume.

[@Missespelt]

@@fatlittlebigslim is that why they end up withering away

[@deleted-something]

I doubt it

[@juliajohnson4080]

My uncle once won a sports car from a sweepstakes, but he took the alternative prize: the money that the sports car was worth. He bought a practical car instead. Pretty smart and kinda what MatPat is suggesting in this video!

[@electrictroy2010]

Kinda… except cars depreciate until worth nothing. Investment in a generalized stock or mutual fund will Appreciate (long term).

[@jolenemathews]

@@electrictroy2010 you can't travel to work with an investment. Purchases for the short term take precedence over those for the long-term

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

@@jolenemathews public transportation exists tho, americans just forgot how it works due to lack of planning along with geography in some areas and also well... *_CARS_*

[@ToyotaTacomaOfficial]

Yep

[@MrRedstoner]

@@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN That unfortunately depends on where you live. Looking at you, USA

[@rylee5723]

The fact that this is only a month old and the prices are already way off. Working at McDonald’s myself I witness these prices go up almost $2 in a month it’s insane. 😭

[@maylin1986]

Just curious. Does McDonald's allow you to eat free food on your break? I watched a video, that you can get a meal 50% off if you use the app. But I figure your break is most likely 30min. So, I don't see there being any room for a refridgerator and so, you're prone to have to buy food there just to find something quick to get back on the floor. I guess Wendy's has a $4 limit on food for free... that's like, one sandwich honestly. :/ I could get a sandwich and a fry and frosty I believe when I worked for a Wendy's 10+ years ago pre-covid. 🤷‍♀️

[@fireballcodty121]

@@maylin1986depends on the location you work at, when i worked at wendy’s i got $15 worth of free food per shift but i never used the full amount, when i worked at mcdonald’s i got $10 for free food. again, it just depends on the owner/manager and location

[@jeremykothe2847]

@@maylin1986 I once knew a guy who worked at a chocolate factory. Their policy was "eat anything you want, just don't make a mess, do it on breaks, and account for it so we know". The rationale being: The alternative (banning free chocolate) would mean employees would steal it, leading to increased costs of trying to prevent them, firing/hiring, tracking where stock went, having to re-produce it unexpectedly etc. etc. Instead, offering free "all you can eat" generally settled into a very reasonable cost, since nobody can seriously eat that much chocolate.

[@js4321]

Prices vary by location. The prices he used were based on where he went.

[@WhakaNiaMai]

My theory is that the version of the card they give to the people they usually choose are probably less limited because they are rich, famous, and from the list you shared, mostly old and probably hate McDs but like having the card as a novelty to flash around. It's just marketing. Those kinds of people no doubt limit their own McDonalds intake, if they eat it at all. They wouldn't give that to people who actually like McDonalds and could actually depend on the card to feed themselves and their families because they'd lose too much money.

[@shannonmorton8945]

While this is probably largely true, I have heard that Warren Buffet for example eats McDonalds literally every single day

[@Jrod859]

@@shannonmorton8945 I was about to say the same. I wouldn't be surprised if Warren Buffet regularly used his card as a sort of coupon because of how frugal he is with his money

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

Having Warren Buffet in their restaurant every single day is the best kind of advertisement they could ever have, I bet Buffet alone is worth millions to McD in PR and goodwill alone. Imagine if they had done even a single commercial on that theme? The cost of that Gold Card wouldn't even have covered the cost of the jingle.

[@atomicgator5207]

I imagine there are still limits. For example, a savvy entrepreneur might try to milk an unlimited card to feed his entire staff lunch every day. All but eliminating the cafeteria budget for one of his properties. And I don't think McDonalds would like that very much.

[@atomicgator5207]

The more I think about it, celebrities tend to have access to good lawyers. So you know even the cards handed out to the rich and famous have fine print. In fact it probably has more! 😀

[@brelonwy]

Food theory for Valentine's Day: What's the best bang for your buck in chocolate? Are those variety pack heart boxes worth it or should people buy a bag of regular chocolates and put them in a decorative box? Which brands offer the better chocolate for the best price? Or should I just get ice cream?

[@Knightway1]

You'd probably be interested in his vid on Halloween candy

[@blueboss2o1]

(As a joke,) I don't think that would fit on one thumbnail.

[@sarahloomis2034]

Or explore the environmental and labor impact of cacao agriculture. Go the extra mile and get your sweetheart fair trade, single source, rainforest alliance chocolate. You can actually taste a difference between the locations where chocolate is grown. I recently tried one from Columbia that was super rich and fudgy 😋

[@axron9999]

here before this gets noticed

[@danielleadams4595]

A fair few stores tell you the weight per 100g for chocolate so it's pretty easy to tell that way, but generally the bigger the chocolate the cheaper per gram.

[@diegoguerrero9438]

This video aged like fine wine. I was left shocked when I remembered that the breakfast platter used to cost $5.00. Its now $7.59, that doesnt seem like a lot but this video is only 10 months old!

[@spankynater4242]

You can thank brandon for that.

[@thatwasonce]

Depends where you live and which McDonalds even for a big breakfast with hotcakes near me prices are: $5.79, $6.29, $6.69, for the first three on the app all in the same city

[@voidedgaming2034]

MatPat: mcdonalds expects you to die at 66 MatPat: the national life expectancy is 79 MatPat: that sure sounds like more than 3 decades to me

[@rougeknight4029]

I think he was talking about the card lasting 50 years

[@voidedgaming2034]

@@rougeknight4029 Nah you know, you might be right tbfh

[@heroofwild2853]

I’m late, but quick theory to what happened: During a episode meeting, a member of the team told MatPat it was a 13 year difference. MatPat hears 30 years, and writes down “three decades” in his notes. Unfortunately, none of the editing notices. I literally have no idea what actually happened, but this is how I rationalized it

[@spankynater4242]

Yeah, I scratched my head at that one.

[@chrislodico]

Not only is McDonald’s getting more expensive but I swear over the past few years the burgers seem smaller than they used to be too.

[@Clow0]

Shrinkflation, companies will shrink their products during times of high inflation to keep costs similar, almost every food brand does it.

[@alihorda]

Well it can be a good thing. So you can't eat it frequently even if you wanted, leading to less bad eating habits and making eating fast food more rewarding in the sense that if you can eat something rarely you will appreciate it more. I eat at McDonald's like once a year when I fly to home.

[@marcd2743]

@@alihorda We all don't live in forced Dubai labor camps.

[@alihorda]

@@marcd2743?

[@paradiseracer2437]

@@Clow0 although companies have recently been not going back to old sizes or lowering prices. I'm actually not against shrinking food and drink sizes in America, because they are ridiculously massive. But the prices need to reflect that too

[@galladegamerletsplays]

one thing I noticed is that in BIG TEXT on the front of McDonalds bags, it says "YOU COULD WIN FREE MCDONALDS FOR LIFE" then they add the asterisk on the end and on the side of the bag in tiny text it shows that the asterisk means "based on 2 meals a week for 50 years" which is definitely deceitful marketing at its finest edit: good to know he mentions the 2 meals a week thing

[@juancamilorodriguez937]

2 meals a week for 50 years is still a good deal.

[@artemis754]

@@juancamilorodriguez937 I mean you're right, you probably shouldn't eat McDonald's every single day. you would lack alot of nutrition you get from other foods, so it surely wouldn't be healthy, but it is still false advertising. as it is not for a lifetime (only 50 years) and it is not unlimited (2 meals a week, as of now but inflation might change that)

[@mattdarrock666]

And yet we still fall for the ''Starting at'' signs in stores...

[@artemis754]

@@mattdarrock666 lmao yea

[@invaderzim1265]

I knew it's too good to be true!!!! I KNEW IT!!!!!😡😡

[@geofff.3343]

I just realized I kind of live for when Matt kind of breaks character. His "The world is so broken line" was way more genuine than the snark leveled at the rich fast-food club members.

[@jokoijookp4343]

Yeah

[@sinott1]

Yeah, imagine reducing 5g of a burguer. In a company that procudes billions in burguer a month, imagine how much they save

[@pedrosso0]

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[@heroofwild2853]

@@pedrosso03:17

[@Void_Dragon]

I just go on the app and see if they misprice anything. Last time, they accidentally put a bacon cheeseburger as "$0.00" so naturally I found that you can only get 20 of one item through the app as the cap.

[@BP_PE90]

I’ll have to keep an eye out for that. Chic fil a used to have a glitch in their app where if you loaded the reward on the app but scanned it in your Apple wallet, you got the food for free but the rewards stayed in your app giving you infinite rewards.

[@thefusionbroscj4498]

I work at a McDonald’s and where I live a simple Michicken is $2.19. I remember when these were a dollar. It’s a shame how expensive things are getting.

[@Ammut6]

I remember a 2 liter of soda used to be $0.50. Now they're almost $3!

[@Hhhh22222-w]

Inflation, also they were actually a bit more or less expensive back then sincd inflation rates

[@NeverComplyEver]

No more mean tweets though right? So glad eggs cost over $5 now so we could have dementia Joe instead..... 🤡

[@electrictroy2010]

McChickens were $1 just 1.5 years ago. Now $2.50 where I live. That’s 250% in a very short time.

[@xPayBakx]

Inflation

[@HeyyBrey]

It cost my family of 4 (2 kids meals, 2 Entrees and a smoothy) $50 at McDonalds the other day. We went to a dine in Mexican restaurant the other day and spent $35. Including the tip. Yeah, we aren’t going to McDonald’s anymore.

[@electrictroy2010]

Should have used the app. Could have got the Happy meals half price & the burgers half price. Total would have been $25 instead of 50

[@electrictroy2010]

*correction: $30 with the smoothie. You’d then have 3000 app points, and be able to get 2 free cheeseburgers or McChickens or 2 free ice cream cones .

[@johnsullivan186]

As if a Mexican Restaurant is any healthier than McDonald's.

[@HondaRidea]

@@johnsullivan186 its much higher quality food thats actually cooked in a kitchen, fastfood restaurants don’t actually cook food its all precooked and heated up

[@HeyyBrey]

@@johnsullivan186 did I say a Mexican restaurant is healthier? I said it was cheaper.

[@mockball3011]

We need a part 2 of this video, but factoring in the McDonald's app. While using the coupons and the rewards you should get more than double the calories.

[@SurotaOnishi]

I'm decently sure they wouldn't let you do that

[@AlkalineSphere]

@Not gonna lieThis is not a full clip, neither did MatPat comment on it. This is fishing for views. Don't watch the video.

[@obinrich5271]

@Not gonna lie this isnt the full video this dude is literally just trying to get views dont watch his trash

[@solideogloria7573]

Gift cards can't be used through the app, at least not where I'm from

[@hicknopunk]

The app can be used every 15 minutes to get almost free food.

[@aerialapexgamer3121]

I enjoy Mat’s voice a lot, of course, but it’s really nice hearing Dan’s voice in the small handful of episodes he’s in!

[@DougieBoy]

What a world we live in where the richest people get the most for free (free food, free services, free products, free cars, free trips), where the people that need those things the most gets slapped across the face. Our society is so broken.

[@__recon3047]

Well McDonald’s does it for a reason lol and that reason being that they will probably never use the card, and it probably gives them a bit more influence.

[@__recon3047]

I’m 90% sure most of the influential people that got this card almost never used it.

[@bensoncheung2801]

There we go.

[@hi-ougidemonfang]

Yeah that’s the point unfortunately. The gift is meaningless. It’s the press they want. They aren’t giving the rich gifts. They’re using them for clout. Still if they gave it to people who is poorer they’d still get some level of press. Though I guess they must perceive it as the lesser of 2 options.

[@tazman5129]

It's expensive being poor.

[@notbigguysad]

2:07 editor thought he was real smooth fitting the entire Bee Movie Script in the McD's Gold Card 😂

[@omaryousef3644]

You actually read that

[@Artthehufflepuff]

I thought that's what it was

[@dwanpol-lovesdonuts]

"Take the alternate prize" has almost always been the solution to prize-for-life schemes. Having the money to invest nearly always works out better than the main prize in the long run.

[@isaacbrown4506]

I'll be God damned if I ever pay almost $60 for a burger, I'll become the hamburglar at that point.

[@petterderter6354]

Dont say the Lords name in vain

[@isaacbrown4506]

@petterderter6354 get bent helmet, it may be your lord but he ain't mine

[@Lauren.E.O]

An older relative of mine had a card that let him have free coffee from McDonald’s for life. I have no idea how he got it, BUT it worked and he used it for decades.

[@colonizingpuertoricoisunde2971]

They pay workers starvation wages

[@NathanHedglin]

@@colonizingpuertoricoisunde2971 the sky is blue.

[@KougajiCalling]

My grandparents had mugs that they could take to McDonald's for a while that you could take to a McDonald's and get free coffee. They used them all the time. Until one of them broke and McDonald's stopped honoring the mugs.

[@Lauren.E.O]

@@KougajiCalling Did they ever mention how they got the mugs?

[@SangoProductions213]

@@colonizingpuertoricoisunde2971 You could just work... another job, and get out of the way of teenagers that want to have some pocket money. Like literally any other job. Instead of forcing McDonalds to automate even faster. The true minimum wage is 0, because your job isn't actually needed. Go learn a real skill.

[@littlemaridee]

I won a "year's supply" to B-Dubs once. It was a book of dated coupons for one order of wings, each week for one year, ONLY valid at that location. By July, I was sick of wings (I don't really eat wings) and I was just giving them out to friends. I'm sure McDonald's is banking on people from sick of it. I'd probably buy meals to give to panhandlers.

[@Egerit100]

Considering how often I go to McDonald's, I would probably not get tired of it and instead just pay for everyone's meal. Plus, considering you can get ANYTHING on the menu rather than just 1 specific item, it would probably take a lot longer to get tired of McDonalds

[@ianluk6385]

Yeah, I would just get the items and sell them to others

[@gibbous_silver]

B-Dubs?

[@ginniegill1026]

B........ B-dubs?

[@stevenroshni1228]

You can always give the food away

[@alyseandhannahmusic1480]

Also quick thank you to Head Editor Dan for the sponsorship and end card reading! ❤️ Get better Matt

[@alyseandhannahmusic1480]

@This is so awesome lol

[@bensoncheung2801]

69 👍

[@Cozy_Chomps1234]

@@alyseandhannahmusic1480 girl

[@alyseandhannahmusic1480]

@@Cozy_Chomps1234 Did I do something?

[@christopherjohnson5247]

Highly recommend you look into the history of lifetime supply prizes of various food items! I don't think I've ever come across one that was actually unlimited.

[@missilluminati3389]

Now I want to write a fanfiction about McDonalds sending assassins on someone who won a Golden Card (that's really for life) because they are pissed that the guy just won't die

[@crimsonsinner1454]

do you read on ao3?

[@agent_8167]

Please do and leave the link here!!! XD

[@mrrawcursededitor]

But if they’re really that old, will they still be eating McDonald’s?

[@jujuawesomebeans7348]

I work at McDonald's and we always have specials. Which, honestly is just bundled varieties of everything on the menu. $3, $8, 2 for $6 and you get a ton of food. We also have dinner packs that are about $18. You could a family of four with them, which brings you under budget for your $20 limit per week on the Gold Card. You really don't want to eat this stuff every day though. It's so unhealthy. I get a free meal every shift and I don't even use it.

[@Jason75913]

I love McD's, but I wish it wasn't poisonous. So I make McD's a very rare treat.

[@redeyestones3738]

You're selling poison Straight up.

[@Tosh.O]

most average people can eat the "dinner for 4" meal by themselves in 1 sitting. because its not filling

[@jujuawesomebeans7348]

@@redeyestones3738 Anything that is not in moderation is bad for you.

[@redeyestones3738]

@@jujuawesomebeans7348 that is also true. But any amount, or frequency of eating McDonald's is not just bad for your body. It's also a vote for what we want in the future. It may already be passed the tipping point. But there's 38,000 McDonald's restaurant locations in 1,000 countries, selling hundreds of burgers a day. Even with the fact that their burgers are less than 50% meat, that still requires A LOT OF LAND to have that many cows. It will eventually snuff itself out, after swallowing up unmeasurable resources that could've been used to do something that actually benefits mankind, instead of slowly corroding it away with garbage filler food, for people who are too lazy to cook their own food. It's absolutely criminal

[@user-bc7cb8uu7e]

Probably also worth mentioning that if you took $50,000 and invested it for a 5% return, instead of growing it to the numbers in the video, you could withdraw $2500 per year forever (real number may be lower in actuality, since there are years you'd lose money on your investments). This is more than the McGold card offers and can be spent anywhere

[@stevenroshni1228]

My thoughts exactly

[@Ammut6]

It'd pay for my utilities for the whole year thats for sure!

[@denalozecon9074]

Here is the weirdest Retirement Bucket List I have heard of. A retired couple probably got a nice motor home for this traveling. So what they were attempting to do was visit each McDonald's at least one time, but do normal tourist stuff at each location they visit also. It was years ago I heard of this and I forgot how many thousands of McDonald's they had visited. Realistically no matter how much money they had, just because of lifespan they would be unable to complete this...still they were trying so that is unusual.

[@thunderfyrekinggaming2243]

No you could do this lifespan dosent matter

[@nahdeshiko]

My husband's reaction to Dan taking over: "I like this Matt's voice. He should do all the script readings moving forward" 🤣

[@resoldbaby7687]

I like how you husband considers Dan and alternate Matt adding to the list of Matts- MatPat Mattius Pathius Pathius Mattius Nega Mat Mirror Mat AshMat and now *_MatDan_*

[@meggubravo8373]

@@resoldbaby7687 *DanPat

[@Luna_Dove]

Love how he included the bee movie script in the mcgold card; absolutely amazing

[@HypnoticLDN]

Didn't notice it

[@realtesil]

half of your replies are bots

[@Luna_Dove]

@@realtesil that sucks

[@TimeBucks]

Thanks for being so great

[@sajidsheikh6585]

👍👍

[@brynlive3782]

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[@parwatifakar]

Nice

[@bijoyislam3038]

THUMBS UP

[@MohitKumar-kc3oq]

Good job

[@xKumei]

The theory channel actually should do an episode tackling Maslow's Hierarchy of needs - and how they are disputed. Like just imagine a mom calling their kid down to dinner and them procrastinating because they are playing games, especially with friends. This example is benign, but the idea that the "higher needs" should be ignored until the basic ones are met has real world consequences for things like disaster relief.

[@spankynater4242]

That's not what this channel is about. But to address your benign example, according to the hierarchy, that scenario you spelled out will only occur when the needs beneath it are already fulfilled. It's not about "I'm hungry so let me take care of that basic need now." It's more like "I have a house and food so I'm stable, and I know that there is food in my kitchen, so even though I'm hungry, that doesn't mean my lower level needs are unmet, so I'll eat when I finish this level."

[@AngelGuzman0925]

I knew about most of stuff pertaining to the card. What I didn’t know was that $50,000 check. Like bruh… what?! I’ll definitely take that instead 😂

[@TheMissSerena]

If it was 250k vs a 250k mc Donald’s card (that doesn’t expire) I’d take the card because free coffee and Icecream

[@AngelGuzman0925]

@@TheMissSerena with 250k, I could buy my own type of coffee and own type of ice cream 😅

[@S4lm0nArt]

Food theory idea, how consistent is candy packing? Is there a set number for different packagings? Is there a number of each flavor in variety packs?

[@g1gachad]

@do not fatherless

[@jgsgamergfdgfdgfd1137]

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[@S4lm0nArt]

@@jgsgamergfdgfdgfd1137 Whoo!

[@jgsgamergfdgfdgfd1137]

@@S4lm0nArt your reply got hidden by the idiotic moderators of yt

[@saturationstation1446]

thats easily found info lol. just watch a how its made video

[@analogicparadox]

I expect "McDonald's for life" to bring to early death regardless of their intentions tbh

[@kanejanz4173]

The ice cream machine is never broken, it just needs to be cleaned from time to time and it’s programmed to not work untill the proper cleaning cycle has been completed

[@Clapz111]

I can't believe their giving mcgold card to celebrity's who can probably afford it without the card💀

[@GamepadStudios]

💀💀💀

[@jb888888888]

It's to get publicity from Bezos etc. being seen in a McDonalds. I'm sure they don't go there very often, unless they're stuck in an airport waiting for their private planes to be refueled or something.

[@SangoProductions213]

And who probably don't even use the amount provided. It's because it's not charity. It's invaluable marketing to have [insert celebrity here] visiting your store. Why do you think Nike pays millions to "athletes," while using slave labor to manufacture their shoes?

[@notorioustori]

You'll be surprised how much free swag celebs & other rich people who can afford it all get. Especially since just seeing a certain celeb hold your product can inflate your profits exponentially. It's pretty ridiculous.

[@itzWHQ]

Dan should always do sponsors, He reminds me of Professional announcers

[@triPocoPi9576]

3:42 That’s some pretty good singing MatPat

[@Showtunediva]

I don’t think I’d EVER consider getting this MCGold Card. I stopped eating at MCDonalds after the SuperSize Me documentary came out & I have not missed going there since!

[@Mcz20]

Always love the content! Also, nice use of the Bee movie lines in the gold card.

[@am3li1605]

I can watch genuinely the most random thing matpat makes and I'll still be entertained

[@electrictroy2010]

HE READ THE RULES WRONG. The gold card is a gift card with $1040 added each year. Winner can spend that giftcard in just a few days. There’s no restriction to only 2 meals a week .

[@AegisZero]

Once Jollibee makes it in Food Theory, I can truly say that they finally made it

[@Ammut6]

They already have

[@AegisZero]

@@Ammut6 link?

[@NobleLaika]

.

[@Trebeach]

🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭!!!

[@drfuzzy3977]

can i just get a location near me there likely only in the times square like locations of major cities

[@shhhvr3183]

Me and my friend went to mcdonalds today, 18$ for two large fries and a 6pc nugget.....

[@Letrictox13]

if anyone deserves that card, it’s Don Gorske. he is the gentleman who has consumed over 32,000 big Macs in the course of his life 🍔. McDonald’s, do the right thing and give him one! if anybody doesn’t know who he is, he’s all over KZbin. Such a humble guy!

[@stevenpagnani7005]

Their monopoly game they used to have was also a scam. The person who thought of it gave all the winning pieces to their family and friends.

[@electrictroy2010]

And now he’s in prison

[@electrictroy2010]

HE READ RULES WRONG. The gold card is a gift card with $1040 added each year. Winner can spend that giftcard in just a few days. There’s no restriction to only 2 meals a week .

[@lacalavera5143]

Great video, I just wanted to say thank you for putting the time into close-captioning all your videos. It's really helpful so thanks. Your great Matpat

[@raybryan16]

The ice cream machine is never broken,They just don’t want to clean it

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712]

I start to think that the more McDonald related theories are made, more people will start to absolutely hate and distrust them, and avoid them completely. 🤔 Quite a wacky yet interesting way to take down McDonald I would say. 🤔

[@JontheRoc]

If that's how you feel, then look up how McDonald's Monopoly sweepstakes unknowingly funded an actual mafia. Pretty crazy stuff

[@BostYT]

Gd it's only bots under your comment bruv

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712]

@@JontheRoc I heard that it’s all a scam, and that there is no prices.

[@jordynisboredyn]

It’ll barely make a dent to McDonald’s 😭

[@BostYT]

@@jordynisboredyn ik lmao and they gotta put the thinking emoji cuz they're wrong iykwim

[@Tony_AM009]

Over the past few weeks, I had an idea for a Food Theory video that I wanted to share. I was gonna wait for the next video to drop to post it in the comment section, but I forgot what it was gonna be. Until I can recall what it was, here's two video ideas that I hope you'll consider in the future: 1) This one would be in regards to the pickle-craving character in the video game Choo Choo Charles and how healthy a diet of only pickles or at least predominantly pickles would be for a single person. 2) Is it a good idea for Shaggy from the Scooby-Doo franchise to be eating Scooby Snacks, a type of dog food? You could even make a separate video on the recipe for making a Scooby Snack beforehand(unless that information is already available for the public to look at). PS: I heard MatPat isn't feeling well. I hope that he has an efficient recovery. Take care!

[@ethanhudson9226]

Those first two items (Big Breakfast with Hotcakes and McChicken) are the main two things I get at McDonalds surprisingly enough.

[@mzzodiacc]

💫ReLaTiviTy!!💫💛💛💖😅

[@dcbaars]

It’s a good data point to see how often somebody goes to Macdonald’s with a goldcard to measure their brand. Can you imagine having a gold card and still not go

[@hoodie1355]

Yes! Ever since matpat’s video about sweepstakes I always read the fine print and was super excited because I read option B when the contest started, so happy to know someone else caught on to this when everyone else was only talking about option A

[@glockenspiel3806]

Every theorists channel is amazing

[@aSipOfHemlocktea]

Honestly if I had won a mcgold card I would have went to McDonald's once a year and bought as much as I could at one time off of the cheaper stuff and brought it to the local homeless shelter after first dropping food off at the nearby camps. I've been homeless around here and I know how hard it is to get food cuz there aren't a lot of fancy programs or anything. I wouldn't be able to do much but I know how much better a day can be made by just getting one hamburger.

[@SangoProductions213]

What I like to do on pay day is to go to the dollar stores, and give the clerks 20 dollars, asking them to give 5 dollars off to the next 4 check outs. (Might be because I live in a small town, but) They almost always do it, and the people who struggle such that they actually go to dollar stores, get the benefit. It's really not a lot of money, and since you're not wasting money through a charity, your small contribution actually does help several people.

[@Jason75913]

Fast food restaurants aren't a good deal in food for charity, grocery stores are the way to go.

[@MattMcConaha]

@@Jason75913 but he doesn't have a free groceries card, he has a free McDonald's card

[@jjbrown8174]

Ur profile had me for a sec lol I saw 69d ago and I’m like how??

[@Jason75913]

@@MattMcConaha and Matpat showed that the free food card can be converted to money; he suggested investing but Hemlocktea wants to spend it on food, so groceries are the way to go for best bang for the buck, also healthier

[@frankbrislin4378]

The Food Theorists , 13:45 Now THAT was a 4-D chess move; setting the stage to make us expect Head Editor Dan to do something crazy. I'll bet that was an effective way to trick us viewers into actually listening to the sponsor; and give us trust issues. We'll done. 👏👏👏

[@Longztur]

Matpat still on a speedrun to remove any possibility of having any sponsorship with fast food restaurants, I see

[@RyDotExe]

I'm not gonna lie, I've been struggling this year and saw this Gold card which was the highlight of my month, and when I saw the terms and saw that $50k check, I made sure to get a free entry everyday lmao

[@electrictroy2010]

HE READ RULES WRONG. The gold card is a gift card with $1040 added each year. Winner can spend that giftcard in just a few days. There’s no restriction to only 2 meals a week .

[@chummycharmander962]

@@electrictroy2010 Isn't the card only for McDonalds? That's why he made the invisible line so he had a model to build off of... Did you even watch the video?

[@julian0496]

„That sounds awful!“ I think as I‘m literally sitting in a McDonald’s watching this video via the McDonalds free wifi while consuming 20 chicken nuggies.

[@Usg1]

you are extremely entertaining. can't believe I've just sat here for 2 hours watching your videos

[@Congele_]

3:54 Honestly, the first thing I thought when he said that no two cards looks the same is the nightmare it probably is to try to use them, with cashiers that only worked there for at best two weeks and has no idea on how to tell if the card is legit or not. If I was a cashier, I for sure wouldn't believe anyone (that isn't a big, recognizable celebrity at least) that comes in with a card I've never seen, proclaiming they can get anything for free.

[@DomzyDX]

It's not that hard, you swipe it like a gift card and the computer decides if it's real or not.

[@Firetainment89]

2:16 more sussy than saucy 😂

[@ereidy536]

It’s interesting because this competition in the UK was one free meal a week for one year only!

[@deadlymelody27]

Yeah i came to say this! I wonder why it was once in the uk but twice a week in america

[@wentoneisendon6502]

@@deadlymelody27 would be seen as encouraging an unhealthy lifestyle

[@crasymaniackgold477]

Actually McIcecream machine shuts down at specific times (example: my 24/7 McD near me shuts down at 00:00 midnight and there no ice cream) or if the the machine is low on ice cream mix in it. This will cause the machine to go into heat cycle making the ice cream a soup machine. 6:48

[@Speed-TV]

I'm glad they added the intro back! I hope they do it for other channels!

[@meliasnahtony2951]

Get well soon, and don't you die, Matt. We aren't ready for that yet, and your kid needs you to be there for him

[@mitsukiification]

There was a giveaway for the card when you used the McDonalds app (not sure if they're still doing it). I spent all my rewards points to enter for a chance to win and now I regret it after watching this. I should've just gotten the free fries.

[@paradiseracer2437]

McDonald's adding on that extra 22k to offset tax is actually really cool of them. A lot of prizes don't do that

[@sepphoris8463]

Food Theory idea: what cereal is TRULY the best cereal for getting up and having for breakfast? What cereal is the best candidate to actually start your day with?

[@Jason75913]

Frosted Flakes or Special K, I say. Unless Quest or One start making protein-rich breakfast cereals, then those will be the winners.

[@Ammut6]

I'd say some lond of cereal that doesn't have any sugar in it. And then add a bamanna/fruit of choice into the cereal for natural sugar.

[@Ammut6]

@@Jason75913 frosted flakes???? C'mon man...lol

[@Alex-Defatte]

Take oatmeal, mix it with coconut oil and honey, throw it in the oven, toast it evenly, then add flax, chia, and sunflower seeds afterwards mix it up. And you got yourself a healthy crunchy cereal. Goes great with blueberries and bananas. Get weird in the kitchen. Have fun.

[@sepphoris8463]

@@Alex-Defatte This actually sounds incredible. I will be trying it.

[@nightbowog]

U know, eating mcdonald's while watching the video truly adds to the experience.

[@koopaking5126]

Crazy amount of research on this one! Keep going bro!

[@AKI111]

Eating your Christmas tree? (4:30) That's too much dude... You got me droolin and poolin... :)...o

[@turtle3414]

Thank you, MatPat, for constant entertainment by answering questions I never had.

[@blueboss2o1]

That is the bet comment ever

[@GMan17256]

Yes

[@trevorminton6084]

My favorite thing related to this is that Robert Downey Jr has a lifetime supply of burger King, because he swears that they saved his life. The story is actually kinda crazy and it's definitely worth looking up

[@ihavealemon4687]

0:19 of obesity

[@hyingkids811]

2:07 did anybody else notice that the "fine print" on the m'c gold card was actually the bee movie script?

[@KilowattAvenue]

0:51 I thought that was a real ad 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@Can15339]

Thanks for being so great and yeah I feel like a lot of things are scamming us now but this one went further than I thought! Thanks for being so great!!

[@g1gachad]

W comment and W video

[@XParasiteOctoling]

Since when did McDonald’s give free food?

[@D.alla.s]

It just came out 4 min ago and your comment is 3 min ago. How do you know how it went ?

[@XParasiteOctoling]

@@D.alla.s He’s a psychic type

[@Can15339]

@@D.alla.s 3:12 this is the part I meant also my comment was edited I added to it some

[@jamesuthmann940]

"Ice cream every day ( that the machine is not broken )." Pure gold, MatPat.

[@hobbyistanonymous1293]

I work 2 blocks from a McDonald’s. I don’t get a lunch hour so I always have to grab something quick so I’ve eaten them everyday for years. I recently quit due to cost. Utilizing their deals and rewards I was able to easily get a full meal around $5. The exact same meal last time I was there was $14. It was a large fry, large coke, and 2 mchickens came out to just over $6 after taxes and the last one was over $14. This was just a few months ago too.

[@jamgameslivestreams1155]

3:28 being rich is so cheap they really got free food on top of being rich

[@donutshark2013_og]

"More Mcsussy than McSaucy" His jokes are more golden then the card is

[@electrictroy2010]

THE KZbinR READ RULES WRONG. The gold card is a gift card with ~1000 added each year. Winner can spend that giftcard in just a few days. There’s no restriction to only 2 meals a week .

[@ethan4837]

"fast foods mcDaddy" this is one of the matpat quotes of all time

[@ethan4837]

goddamn bots

[@canaliangamer]

11:09 OR? They go the other way, "shrinkflation" where they'll keep the same price for a smaller amount

[@LVAlpha609]

I can't wait for McDonalds to be angy at MatPat for this one Lol.

[@Mothlord03]

I doubt McDonalds is gonna care about some KZbin channel. It's far too big to ever fail

[@Itsrunzo]

@@Mothlord03 the internet is powerful look what happened to axe body spray McDonald’s is too big to fail but this little card thing could fail if enough people expose them

[@Mothlord03]

@@Itsrunzo I doubt it. It's McDonald's, one of the biggest businesses in the world

[@m_artroom]

@@Mothlord03 I can’t be the only one whose feels like mar should infiltrate McDonalds someday. Not to bring down the whole empire but it would be super funny. (Even though if anyone can do it it’s Mat)

[@Itsrunzo]

@@Mothlord03 yes the business would never fail but the free food thing kinda could a lot of people wouldn’t buy the sweepstakes if they saw this

[@calebbrown6735]

The hotcakes, McCracken and mcgridles are my favorite. Get well soon MatPat!

[@electrictroy2010]

McCracken? You mean McChicken?

[@Dylan-mx4dc]

@@electrictroy2010 No, no he meant what he said.

[@Me4502]

I wonder if a coffee would count towards the weekly meal limit. If not, it could realistically be a decent "free coffee" card for the year of having the card

[@fermitupoupon1754]

Except that you couldn't because the terms for the card state it can only be used twice a week max.

[@elleskarbek51]

50 years is great! When you look at the Starbucks for Life fine print it's only for 30 years. And even then you can only use it for one item per day.

[@Alex-Defatte]

And then waste ten minutes of your life everyday waiting in line.

[@electrictroy2010]

Many Starbucks fans already do that (waste time every day). HE READ RULES WRONG. The gold card is a gift card with $1040 added each year. Winner can spend that giftcard in just a few days. There’s no restriction to only 2 meals a week .

[@MikeJ122o]

I'm glad you made this. I eat a lot of McDonalds and that cash choice is lookin really good.

[@sashascorpse2670]

"Everything is a scam if you're scammer enough " - McDonald probably

[@smartass0124]

Better thought through then the social security system.

[@smartass0124]

Here is the full clip : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKXckohnapiCoZI

[@Lmaooo73723]

*LETS BE HONEST WE ALL REMEMBER THIS RECORD:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqqZkJWrhKaCadk

[@Lmaooo73723]

*LETS BE HONEST WE ALL REMEMBER THIS RECORD:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqqZkJWrhKaCadk

[@VonTried]

Also you gotta love the Buy one get one deals at McDonalds. I work there and we can get 2 free meals a day if we're working with a $10 limit. And let me tell you, you can get double the food because of the Bogo deal. And the bogo deal is on the McChicken, McDouble, 4pc nuggets, and small fry. We recently had a bigmac, Quarter Pounder, and 10pc Nugget bogo deal. But it's gone now which is kinda sad

[@jp_ravenfire]

As someone who hasn't eaten McDonald's in years, only once or twice a week is more than enough.

[@rachellamb9945]

I didn’t realize how expensive McDonald’s had gotten. My best friend is a manager so I only get it when she’s working so she can get the discount and I just pay her back. As a college student, it’s needless to say that I don’t appreciate the rise in prices😂

[@marcd2743]

I bet you both are really stretching the yoga pants.

[@sline1276]

You definitely look like a regular McDonald’s eater

[@kristynamiklendova6830]

Why are you two insulting her?

[@TableTurnip]

Nothing can make me think that free food is a bad thing

[@berdyking7967]

Obesity

[@wanderingbeing]

Poison?

[@finaldusk1821]

The alternative option equalling more money and / or free food in the long run?

[@BestArtist]

The price of McDonald's has gone up so much and the quality has gone down, so I realized recently for the price of a value meal which is like $15 nowadays, I can actually just buy a much better, more filling burger at a real restaurant. And most restaurants include a side of fries with the burger anyway.

[@oscaruniv2]

Free food for life!!! Man I sure hope I live long enough to enjoy…”hey why are you shaking your head?”