Current Events > Up-charge for a small drink and fries at McDonald's

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Here's a question for you folks: does it cost more to order smalls at your local McDonald's? At mine, it does.

If you pick something off the combo list, and ask for a small, they say it only comes in medium and large. I don't always want a giant thing of fries or drink, so this annoys me. Today, I tried ordering a small big mac combo. They informed me, as usual, it only comes in medium and large. Usually, I just sign and say medium is fine.

Today, I asked if I could order each component separately. They said yes. So, I got a small unsweet tea, a small fry, and a big mac. It was like a dollar more expensive than ordering the combo as a large.

How does that work? Why is a small more expensive than a large? More importantly, why do they not offer the combo as a small?

It's not a big deal. I can always just order a medium and pay the normal combo price. I just do not understand the logic behind this.

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They don't offer combos in small because implementing the signage and procedures to do so costs money and very few people would bother to pick it.
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