ULPT: Poor like me? Redownload the McDonald’s app each time for free food.

Posted by GreasyButtSyrup@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 20 comments

New email every time. They have a free food promo that changes often as the initial coupon code to hook you into their deals app. When the deals aren’t good, just download the rinse and repeat. Also don’t order McDonald’s all the time that shit is horrible for you.

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0hden@reddit

I'm surprised they don't track your phone identifier for this

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ElongThrust0@reddit

They do this wont work unless you spoof your MAC

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TicketyB000@reddit

I beg your pardon.

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ElongThrust0@reddit

Your MAC is your unique device ID that apps use to make sure you dont do the above ( smart ones at least) there are programs that can spoof your MAC to make it look like a new device, not advised and usually not used for good purposes

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flash_seby@reddit

This is all wrong. Lots of devices use randomized MACs by default. MACs don't travel past routers, they stay within the broadcast domain

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flash_seby@reddit

This is not how MACs work. MACs don't cross routing.

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0hden@reddit

But isn't that only for WiFi, and wouldn't that potentially be defeated when you use their managed network?

In either case, I don't know what info app developers can get from you if you install an app... Like IMEI or what

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WhyKissAMasochist@reddit

That is a good question actually. Hopefully someone smarter than I can offer input. If they do use your MAC address as an identifier, theoretically you could just turn off WiFi. Cellular/5G afaik cannot retrieve your MAC address.

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correctingStupid@reddit

Go to a food pantry. That's why we donate to them. No need to scam for food. Plenty to go around. The rest of you, donate something!

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GreasyButtSyrup@reddit (OP)

I also get a high from stealing from mega corps. Really though, you’re awesome for doing that.

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Tyzorg@reddit

Too bad you can't gift points. I use the app for 2 steak egg mcmuffies for breakfast and have like 60k points. I hate their lunch/dinner food and that's all you can redeem except for "free" reward food minus a shitty breakfast sandwich and I think a hash brown. But never at the same time as a deal of course so the points just sit there

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-Ein@reddit

You can use the kiosks to bypass the 15 minute deal restriction.

So order your sandwiches and redeem your hashbrowns in back to back kiosk orders. App gives you a 4 number code to sign into them, refresh between the orders.

For the Monopoly last year, you could get free entries via email. I won like 15 breakfast sandwiches during it and would hand them out to family / work.

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GreasyButtSyrup@reddit (OP)

Then you spend a lot of money at McDonald’s already

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Jorangelatin@reddit

I spend maybe $50/year total there. If that’s considered a lot, sure.

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Crocadillapus@reddit

Do you need to make a new account or just reinstall the app?

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GreasyButtSyrup@reddit (OP)

New account

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HyperactivePandah@reddit

What I was wondering too