Back in the 90s I was in college, struggling to pay my bills and attend classes.

McDonald’s had a promotion at the time, buy a Big Mac for only 25 cents!

I thought this was a great way to extend my grocery money.

But it almost didn’t work.

I’d buy 25 Big Macs, freeze them, and eat them once a day for lunch.

I pulled up to the drive through and ordered 25 Big Macs.

There was a pause, then a concerned tone saying “Hold on a second” and then a brief delay.

The window jockey came back and said “Sorry, there’s a max of 5 Big Macs per order.”

He knew how to get around this.

“Well then,” I replied, “You can ring it in as 5 separate orders, or you can just sell me 5 and I can drive around the drive-thru 4 more times. Your call.”

Another brief pause.

“That’ll be 7 dollars and 19 cents, please drive thru”.

Talk about a great deal!

Here is what folks are saying on Reddit.

As if there aren’t enough reasons to not microwave fast food.

Evil is a strong word, but it’s certainly unkind to the staff.

The ’90s were a special time.

I’m sure. I guess they didn’t know how to deal with his alternative.

Ouch! What a fabulous burn.

I hope he learned to cook eventually.

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