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McDonald’s Gives Out Free Menu Items for The Holidays

McDonald’s is working hard to make the holidays bright as we count down the next ten days until Christmas. The company is rolling out a big round of holiday giveaways…

McDonald's Gives Out Free Items for The Holidays
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McDonald’s is working hard to make the holidays bright as we count down the next ten days until Christmas. The company is rolling out a big round of holiday giveaways to encourage people to make your next order of fries by smartphone.

It began yesterday (12/14) as the burger giant started giving out a different free menu item each day at participating locations through Christmas Eve, assuming you’ve spent at least a dollar and purchased through the app. According to a press release, each product is promoted as a favorite of a “classic holiday character.”

McDonald’s has been using some creative strategies lately: they've also made deals in partnership with Travis Scott and J Balvin in recent months, but the latest list of celebrity tie-ins features entirely fictional characters (aside from Santa and Rudolph, of course).

App purchasers can get a free double cheeseburger, which McDonald’s highlights as a favorite of the Griswolds from National Lampoon: Vacation.

Subsequent giveaways include a Big Mac, McNuggets 6-pack and a McFlurry.

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