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Wendy's: Where $1.39 Is 99 Cents
Adam doesn't ask for much. He just wants to be able to walk into his local Wendy's and buy Value Menu items for the 99 cents that the chain advertises nationwide. This dream eludes him, though, because all of the restaurants in his area charge $1.39 for the 99-cent menu items. Sure, it's still cheap, but that doesn't mean it doesn't bother him. More »

Taco Bell Escalates Cheap Food War With $2 Value Meals
Not to be outdone by the proliferation of dollar menus and $10 pizzas, Taco Bell has announced $2 value meals. Yes, for a mere $2, you will soon be eating a taco or burrito, a medium soft drink and a bag of Doritos. More »

Um, Why Are All The $1 BK Double Cheeseburgers I Buy Tiny?
Reader Shane has been to 3 separate Burger Kings in the Orlando, FL area and he would like to know why all the $1 BK Double Cheeseburgers he buys are tiny. More »

Leaked Document: McDonald's Nationwide Breakfast Dollar Menu Coming

—>The WSJ says they have their hands on a document that shows that a nationwide McDonald's Breakfast Dollar Menu is coming. The fast food giant has already tested these menus in several markets.  More »

Who Wants To Be a Dollar Menunaire?

—>Salon has a useful, funny and informative recession-coping series going called Pinched, and the latest entry, by Sarah Hepola, takes on that age old conundrum of fast food. And not that hoity-toity $5 combo fast food, the nasty, ratty stuff on the dollar menu.  More »

The New "McDouble" Spotted In The Wild

—> Reports of the new "McDouble" replacing the Double Cheeseburger on the McDonald's "Dollar Menu" have started to roll into our inbox. The "McDouble" is a double cheeseburger with only one slice of cheese.  More »

$1 "McDouble" Would Be Double The Burger, But Just One Slice Of Cheese

—>Advertising Age says that an important election is coming up. No, not that one. McDonald's franchises are voting as to whether or not to raise prices on the double cheeseburger. There may be hope, however, for those of you who don't want to pay more — and are not excited by the idea of a totally cheeseless double cheese.  More »

Double Cheeseburgerless Dollar Menu Spotted At McDonald's

—>You know it was coming and now it's happened to reader Joe. Joe says that his local McDonald's has cruelly taken away both the Double Cheeseburger and the McChicken sandwiches from the cheap-as-hell glory that is the Dollar Menu.   More »

Will The McD Double Cheeseburger Lose Its Cheese? Or Go Off The Dollar Menu Completely?

—>The fate of the $1 double cheeseburger seems sealed. McDonald's has already announced that it will be looking for ways to cut costs or increase revenue from the popular dollar menu item — even if it means taking the double cheeseburger off the menu completely. Now the Wall Street Journal says that McDonald's is testing different versions of the burger, and that it may lose some or all of its cheese.  More »

How Long Can McDonald's Afford To Keep The Double Cheeseburger On The Dollar Menu?

—>Double cheeseburger fans are going to have to face a grim reality. The rising cost of raw materials means that McDonald's has to pay more for beef— and the double cheeseburger will probably have to leave the dollar menu.   More »

Dollar Menu Pulls McDonald's Away From The Abyss

—>With all the negative publicity swarming like bitey insects about Ronald McDonald's ghoulish coulaphobia-inducing visage, how is McDonald's managing to turn around its sagging profit margins? It's not from selling salads to hippies. It's not from setting up a Corporate Responsibility Blog. It's largely by a return to basics: selling delicious, greasy double cheeseburgers for a buck apiece.  More »