Combo meals can make you spend more
Combo ‘meal deals’ are usually offered to customers, even when they are ordering a single burger. Lisa, who worked in an American-style fast food establishment, remembers: “They would always want us to sell combos and try to upgrade drinks and fries to larger sizes”.

Although it seems a good deal, only ordering the items you want can be cheaper than paying for a combo with extra items you don’t want. But you still have your fries and drink, right? Researchers at the University of Virginia found that 15% of people would not have ordered fries with their meal if a combo deal didn’t exist. By comparison, there are sandwich deals around that bag you a drink, sandwich and snack for under £3.

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