McDonald's has ditched a popular meal deal and customers are fuming
FEELING FRIED McDonald's has ditched a popular meal deal and customers are fuming
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MCDONALD'S fans are demanding the return of a much-loved breakfast deal that fans called 'a lifesaver'.
The fast food chain has withdrawn its £2.99 breakfast consisting of a Sausage and Egg McMuffin with a hot drink, leaving customers angrily vowing to breakfast elsewhere.
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The sausage and egg McMuffin deal with a drink was popular among customers
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One said on Reddit.com: 'The only thing I would get from McDonald's recently would be the £2.99 sausage and egg McMuffin and a drink deal.
"Now that's disappeared from my local, I can't justify the prices on anything else!'
Another said on X.com, formerly known as Twitter: 'McMuffin and Hot Drinks deal needs to be brought back.
"It was a lifesaver for people who are tight on money.
'I went to Lichfield this morning and was shocked to see it's no longer there. Went to @GreggsOfficial instead.'
A third added: 'What's happened to your breakfast McMuffin and hot drink deal? Really disappointed it disappeared from the menu.
'It just sends me and others to @GreggsOfficial who do an amazing breakfast deal.'
Meanwhile, a fourth fan fumed: 'Shame on you for taking £2.99 sausage egg McMuffin & hot drink deal off!!
'Do you know how many struggling UK citizens relied on this for a substantial breakfast? Now at £5, it's out of their range.'
Another said: 'Rip McMuffin and coffee breakfast deal, you will be missed.'
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It's understood the deal was a limited offer in participating stores, meaning it wasn't a permanent menu fixture.
Last year, the same items were available for £2.79, but the 20p price rise didn't put fans off.
Buying the same items would now cost around £4.80, with a sausage and egg McMuffin priced at £3.39 and a regular white coffee is £1.39.
McDonald's is currently offering its Breakfast Saver Menu, which in some branches includes a separate £2.99 deal for a Saver Bacon Roll and a drink.
A McDonald's spokesperson told The Sun: 'We know how much our customers enjoy our iconic breakfast offerings and it was great to see the popularity of that Breakfast Deal.
"We're always evolving our menu to keep things fresh and exciting for our customers, and we regularly review our Saver Menu to ensure it offers choice for all.'
In comparison, Greggs offers a breakfast roll meal deal for £2.85.
This includes a breakfast roll with one filling as well as a regular hot drink or a 250ml bottle of orange juice.
Other McDonald's news
It comes as McDonald's fans were devastated after the chain stopped selling its triple cheeseburger.
McDonald's also axed several items last week to make way for the new menu offering.
Among them were the Cheesy Garlic Bread Dippers, Lotus Biscoff McFlurry, Steakhouse Stack and McSpicy x Frank's RedHot.
The menu update comes after the fast food chain discontinued the Chicken Bacon Caesar Wrap last month.
McDonald's said it was part of a 'rotation' of its wrap offering.
The wrap, which combined chicken breast strips, crispy onions, rashers of bacon and lettuce, was first launched in summer 2023.
Meanwhile, Tesco has axed its Pink and Cloudy Lemonade in a blow to fizzy drink fans.
Tesco's Cloudy Lemonade is also being replaced with a new product called Lemon Zero.
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