McDonald's rival makes ultimate comeback with new $1 menu items…but they are only available for three hours a day
Every day from 2 to 5pm, Sonic offers three $1 items: a corndog, two-piece mozzarella sticks, and a soft pretzel twist.
On Mondays, customers can pair these snacks with a 99-cent slush.
Those visiting other days get 50 percent off drinks or Slush purchases from 2 to 4pm.
And on Thursdays, Sonic serves up a Buy One, Get One Free Footlong Quarter Pound Coney deal.
All offers, plus app-exclusive specials, are available at Sonic's 3,500 locations nationwide.
Sonic's summer deals come just as the chain brings back fan-favorite Crispy Tender Wraps, priced at $1.99 on its FUN.99 menu — days before McDonald's relaunched its controversial Snack Wraps.
Sonic is one of the many fast food chains launching deals and new products.
Sonic started its limited-time summer deal after bring back its fan-favorite Crispy Tender Wraps
McDonald's has a Happy Meal for adults. The McDonaldland Meal brings back beloved characters like Grimace, Ronald McDonald, Birdie, Hamburglar, Mayor McCheese and Fry Friends.
Fans get either a Quarter Pounder with Cheese or 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, plus fries and a collectable tin with retro designs.
Dunkin' surprised fans by joining forces with Sabrina Carpenter for the second time in less than a year to create an all-new limited-time beverage — Sabrina's Strawberry Daydream Refresher.
Available until August 19, the beverage launched around the same time as other summer menu items like the Pistachio Signature Latte and Iced Strawberry Lemon Loaf.
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