New McDonalds Deal Will Save Texans Money

McDonalds' in Texas and across the country are going old school with a new promotion designed to draw in customers and save them a few $$ too.

When Ray Kroc started running good ole' Mickey - Dees around 1954 or so, the menu looked a lot different than it does today. Things were a lot cheaper too.

Cheap being something that's kinda hard to find these days but McDonalds is taking a page from a decades old playbook to try and "MFCA" ... Make Food Cheap Again.

Back in 1954, Ray Kroc visited the first McDonalds in Cal-y and found a pretty simple, inexpensive menu. Hamburgers went for .15 cents, cheeseburgers were .19 cents and if you wanted fries with that, they'd run you another .10 cents.

Drinks were .10 cents, coffee was .05 cents and 'shakes were the most expensive item on the whole menu ... .20 cents. Pretty pricey, huh?

What Is McDonalds New Idea?

McDonalds is going to offer a $5 meal deal. What's so special about that? When you adjust the figures, McDonalds has sort of driven prices back to the 50's.

That means that your 39 cent meal in 1954 would work out to $4.56 today. Gosh, that's awfully close to $5, isn't it?  - inc.com

How smart is this new, "old" idea? Remember when Ronald and company tried adult Happy Meals? They were meant to spark feelings of nostalgia. This new meal idea may be nostalgic on their part but it seems like it's meant to spark feelings of value in us.

The idea sure sounded good to Burger King as they almost immediately announced their own $5 deal.