McDonald's SAVINGS?!

jjchef · 11-02-2008

My husband and I go every morning to McDonald's for a coffee before he goes to work, and on weekend mornings. It's cheap, we enjoy our "time alone" and it starts the morning off in a pretty good way. I went to the trouble to buy a McDonald's card and load it after I saw that I could rack up Upromise points with the purchase. A 50.00 only brings in .50 That's FIFTY CENTS. I guess it's nice for McDonald's to offer this, but really fifty cents is not that big a deal- considering it takes awhile to refill the card. I suppose if my husband ate McDonald's every day at lunch it might rack up a few points- but I don't feel like McDonald's is being very generous...considering their size and yearly profit margin. I know that they do other charitable things, like Ronald McDonald houses and such- and that is a great thing, but it just seems like they could do a little better for the cards. Am I being too picky? It IS entirely possible!

navy85 · 10-30-2008

jjchef wrote:
<snip> I don't feel like McDonald's is being very generous...considering their size and yearly profit margin. I know that they do other charitable things, like Ronald McDonald houses and such- and that is a great thing, but it just seems like they could do a little better for the cards. Am I being too picky? It IS entirely possible!

Think of it this way - they are giving you 1% of their profit. According to Forbes magazine, MCD's 5-year average net profit margin is 12.2%.

One of the keys to success with Upromise is to take advantage of all the little savings - they add up over time.

greeneyestwin · 01-29-2009

I agree that it's not a very good deal. But every little bit helps, I guess. What I would like to know is if you can register the Arch Card online? It's easier for me to keep track of spending if I use one, but I haven't found a way to load it without doing so at the restaurant. That seems like an extra step. I wish I could load it online and then just use it in the restuarant when I take our daughter to our weekly McDonalds lunch after her Saturday swimming lesson. Does anybody have a suggestion.

udaddy · 01-08-2009

I have not had any luck with getting my savings from the McDonald's Arch card. I have had to contact upromise everytime to try to get my contribution from them. This last time, I cannot even get a response from upromise. I am not very happy about this, but I don't know who to contact to help me. Can someone help me?

Jeff · 10-30-2008

udaddy, I'm sorry you're having such a frustrating time with this. Hang tight, I'm working on getting someone to help and we'll be back in touch today.

Thanks,

Jeff

Bumblebee · 07-28-2009

Hello,

I had the same exact thing happen. I sent inquiry and no replies. Did they ever take care of it? I was just wondering...I decided not to buy any more Arch cards. I also have the same problem with Avon purchases now.

Good luck!

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I went to the trouble to buy a McDonald's card and load it after I saw that I could rack up Upromise points with the purchase. A 50.00 only brings in .50 That's FIFTY CENTS. I guess it's nice for McDonald's to offer this, but really fifty cents is not that big a deal- considering it takes awhile to refill the card. I suppose if my husband ate McDonald's every day at lunch it might rack up a few points- but I don't feel like McDonald's is being very generous...considering their size and yearly profit margin. I know that they do other charitable things, like Ronald McDonald houses and such- and that is a great thing, but it just seems like they could do a little better for the cards. Am I being too picky? It IS entirely possible! Message 1 of 6 (3,761 Views) Reply navy85 Regular Contributor Posts: 167 Registered: 10-30-2008 1 Re: McDonald's SAVINGS?! Options Mark as New Bookmark Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed Highlight Print Email to a Friend Report Inappropriate Content 11-02-2008 02:42 PM jjchef wrote: <snip> I don't feel like McDonald's is being very generous...considering their size and yearly profit margin. I know that they do other charitable things, like Ronald McDonald houses and such- and that is a great thing, but it just seems like they could do a little better for the cards. Am I being too picky? It IS entirely possible! Think of it this way - they are giving you 1% of their profit. According to Forbes magazine, MCD's 5-year average net profit margin is 12.2%. One of the keys to success with Upromise is to take advantage of all the little savings - they add up over time. Message 2 of 6 (3,753 Views) Reply greeneyestwin Visitor Posts: 2 Registered: 01-29-2009 0 Re: McDonald's SAVINGS?! Options Mark as New Bookmark Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed Highlight Print Email to a Friend Report Inappropriate Content 01-29-2009 08:21 PM I agree that it's not a very good deal. But every little bit helps, I guess. What I would like to know is if you can register the Arch Card online? It's easier for me to keep track of spending if I use one, but I haven't found a way to load it without doing so at the restaurant. That seems like an extra step. I wish I could load it online and then just use it in the restuarant when I take our daughter to our weekly McDonalds lunch after her Saturday swimming lesson. Does anybody have a suggestion. Message 3 of 6 (2,834 Views) Reply udaddy New Member Posts: 3 Registered: 01-08-2009 0 Re: McDonald's SAVINGS?! Options Mark as New Bookmark Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed Highlight Print Email to a Friend Report Inappropriate Content 03-18-2009 08:41 AM I have not had any luck with getting my savings from the McDonald's Arch card. I have had to contact upromise everytime to try to get my contribution from them. This last time, I cannot even get a response from upromise. I am not very happy about this, but I don't know who to contact to help me. Can someone help me? Message 4 of 6 (2,388 Views) Reply Jeff Upromise Posts: 373 Registered: 10-30-2008 0 Re: McDonald's SAVINGS?! Options Mark as New Bookmark Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed Highlight Print Email to a Friend Report Inappropriate Content 03-18-2009 09:11 AM udaddy, I'm sorry you're having such a frustrating time with this. Hang tight, I'm working on getting someone to help and we'll be back in touch today. Thanks, Jeff Message 5 of 6 (2,384 Views) Reply Bumblebee New Member Posts: 2 Registered: 07-28-2009 0 Re: McDonald's SAVINGS?! Options Mark as New Bookmark Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed Highlight Print Email to a Friend Report Inappropriate Content 08-07-2009 06:24 PM Hello, I had the same exact thing happen. I sent inquiry and no replies. Did they ever take care of it? I was just wondering...I decided not to buy any more Arch cards. I also have the same problem with Avon purchases now. Good luck! Message 6 of 6 (1,442 Views) Reply « Message Listing « Previous Topic Next Topic »
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