n a viral video posted Oct. 29, TikToker Ryan Hufford (@ryanhufford6) shared a hack for getting a cheap meal from McDonaldâs. The video has over 638,900 views.
âThis is the $1.79 value meal at McDonaldâs,â he says in the clip. âIâm going to explain to you how to get this.â
Huffordâs receipt shows that he ordered one Happy Meal cheeseburger, upgraded to a large drink, and added two patties. He claims 6,000 points on the McDonaldâs app will get you a free Happy Meal, which is confirmed on the fast food chainâs site.
Because you have already altered your meal, Hufford says you wonât lose your points.
âThatâs a McHack for you,â he concludes.
In the comments section, users said that Hufford just outed himself.
âYou gave away your secret. Now McDonaldâs will McCorrect this hack,â one user said.
âItâs not a hack, you just altered it and the employee got confused and messed up,â another commented.
âWell now that youâve made this video, theyâre going to fix it so that it deducts the 6000 points,â a third user said.
According to a few users who tried the hack, McDonaldâs has since fixed the point mishap.
The Daily Dot reached out to Hufford via Instagram direct message and McDonaldâs via email.