Near McDonald’s? Get a 1¢ Whopper w/ the Burger King App

By Mary | Senior Staff Writer

Dec 04, 2018 @ 6:24 PM MST

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Grab a Whopper for a PENNY…

…but only at McDonald’s. 🤔

Now through December 12th, 2018, Burger King is doing a “Whopper Detour” and offering up a 1¢ Whopper sandwich whenever you order with the Burger King App “at” McDonald’s! Even sweeter, NO purchase is required to score this deal, which means you can practically score an almost free burger!

Our deal tester, Stetson, actually tested out the entire process at McDonald’s and then at Burger King, and it works! Talk about a Golden (Arches) Whopperunity! 🍔 Watch Stetson’s deal testing experience here!

Here’s what you’ll need to do:

Download the Burger King app.
Drive to your local McDonald’s (must be within 600 feet).
Open the app and order a Whopper sandwich for just a penny
- Your order must be placed within one hour of unlocking the offer and picked up within one hour of placing the order.
Pick up your sandwich at the nearest Burger King restaurant!

Note that your location services permission must be enabled in the Burger King mobile app to determine your proximity to a McDonald’s location and unlock the offer (must be within at least a 600′ distance).

What an awesome way to score lunch or dinner on the cheap! 🍔

(Thanks, Ivan!)

Get ready to score FREE Cheesecake!

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denise December 4, 2018 at 2:29 pm MST

What?! That’s different:))

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Staff December 4, 2018 at 2:39 pm MST

I am throughly confused! Order a whopper on the Burger King app while at McDonald’s, then go pick it up at burger king?!

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Jenn S. December 4, 2018 at 2:42 pm MST

Yeah, also thoroughly confused here, too.

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Momma of Boys December 4, 2018 at 3:42 pm MST

It’s using your location to show you were at a Mcdonalds but chose to order at Burger King instead.

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Heather December 4, 2018 at 2:45 pm MST

haha! I think you mean Burger King. 🙂

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osfanjmw December 4, 2018 at 2:49 pm MST

Nope read the entire thing.

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Patty December 4, 2018 at 2:45 pm MST

Yes you have to have the app, be atleast 600 ft from McDonald’s to unlock the coupon then you can use coupon to order online

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Cheryl December 4, 2018 at 2:50 pm MST

They want to detour you from buying at McDonalds. So, while in the McDonalds parking lot place your order through the Burger King app and then drive to Burger King and pick up your order for a penny.

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Mimi December 4, 2018 at 3:00 pm MST

The buyer used a credit card for a one penny transaction? Seriously? 🤔

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Mella December 4, 2018 at 3:04 pm MST

Maybe you have to? To place the online order?

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amy111 December 4, 2018 at 3:08 pm MST

I think because you have to use “mobile order only”.

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ana December 4, 2018 at 3:25 pm MST

That’s a good time to use up little amounts on mc and visa gift cards.

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Vivian December 4, 2018 at 3:07 pm MST

If you don’t want to go to a McDonald’s you can download a free GPS spoofing app to unlock the BK coupon. I’m sad that I don’t have a BK that does mobile ordering. 🙁

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Jane December 4, 2018 at 3:10 pm MST

Me either. No BK with mobile ordering within 10 mile radius!

I laughed at the penny being charged but I bet you have to do that for mobile deals?

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Cynthia B. December 4, 2018 at 3:13 pm MST

I think McDonalds has retaliated by giving away a free whopper through their app today.

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Cynthia B. December 4, 2018 at 3:13 pm MST

I mean Big Mac

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Robyn December 4, 2018 at 3:16 pm MST

Yeah!!! Thanks. I just did it!!

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Collin (Mrs. Hip) December 4, 2018 at 5:27 pm MST

WooHoo! 😉

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Andrea December 4, 2018 at 3:22 pm MST

What a hassle! This is pretty silly of Burger King 🙄

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ana December 4, 2018 at 3:23 pm MST

lol, the way he’s looking at that burger:)

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Collin (Mrs. Hip) December 4, 2018 at 5:29 pm MST

🤣

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Sammy December 4, 2018 at 3:31 pm MST

We drove by the drive thru at McDonald’s and it unlocked the offer. Our BK does not have mobile order, the manager honored it in the store.

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Amber (Hip2Save Sidekick) December 5, 2018 at 8:00 am MST

Oh good! Glad they could still honor the offer for you!

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Kimbul December 4, 2018 at 3:32 pm MST

I think this is kinda funny! Made me smile!

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Amber (Hip2Save Sidekick) December 5, 2018 at 8:00 am MST

Same here!

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Alison December 4, 2018 at 3:32 pm MST

But then you have to eat a Whopper 🤢

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Stephen Blair December 4, 2018 at 3:34 pm MST

That’s great for me because, my local Burger King is across the street from the McDonalds. It is so close, I most likely can order my $0.01 whopper within the Burger King.

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lynn December 4, 2018 at 4:10 pm MST

I love Whoppers…to each his own! LOL

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Amber (Hip2Save Sidekick) December 5, 2018 at 8:01 am MST

PERFECT! Enjoy!

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Lexy December 4, 2018 at 4:15 pm MST

Funny I literally have a Burger King 👑 and McDonald right across just a street separates them AWSOME

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Bob Charles December 5, 2018 at 9:03 pm MST

Yeh but the Folsom CA BK screwed me. And then I was on hold with BK corporate until someone answered. Go Big Mac!!

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QGirlfriend December 6, 2018 at 12:53 am MST

Aww man…that was the location I was going to try this at. 🙁

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Jess December 4, 2018 at 4:29 pm MST

Just got mine! Super easy and quick!!! Dinner for a penny… can’t beat that! 🙂

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Collin (Mrs. Hip) December 4, 2018 at 5:31 pm MST

So awesome! ENJOY! 🍔

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Heidi December 4, 2018 at 4:56 pm MST

So funny! We have a McDonald’s right next door to a Burger King just a couple of minutes from my house. I might have to try this out! A penny hamburger plus their 10 chicken nuggets for $1 deal will make a super cheap lunch for me and my toddler!

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Amber (Hip2Save Sidekick) December 5, 2018 at 8:01 am MST

Oh yes! Love that deal too! Thanks for the reminder, Heidi!

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Luna December 4, 2018 at 4:57 pm MST

Wow interesting!

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Shari M December 4, 2018 at 5:21 pm MST

I’m in a McDonald’s parking lot with a Burger King right down the street the app keeps telling me that it can’t determine my location I’ve always had problems with the Burger King at it never works correctly. it’s so annoying
😢

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Amber (Hip2Save Sidekick) December 5, 2018 at 8:02 am MST

Oh bummer! Maybe try restarting your mobile device to see if that might help! Hoping you can grab the offer soon!

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Maria December 4, 2018 at 6:05 pm MST

My husband and son downloaded the app and it worked!! Can’t beat a .1¢ Whopper!!

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Amber (Hip2Save Sidekick) December 5, 2018 at 8:02 am MST

Woohoo!

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J.W. December 4, 2018 at 6:17 pm MST

We have a McD’s and BK RIGHT next to each other around here. Bahahahaha.

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tracey December 4, 2018 at 6:30 pm MST

So the frugal person in me was excited but I kinda feel bad for mcdonalds…i mean it’s kinda crummy of burger king to do this to them; stealing their customers. But I do love onlinepetition!

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amy111 December 5, 2018 at 6:19 am MST

Don’t be. Have you ever seen the lines in the morning?

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Tiff December 4, 2018 at 6:33 pm MST

Wow. So funny

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Macey December 4, 2018 at 6:47 pm MST

This is all in good fun (so far). Wendy’s is usually the master at retaliation-I hope they do something fun too!

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renee December 4, 2018 at 7:19 pm MST

Soo i would have to drive 20 miles to mcdonalds and then 15 miles back in the other direction to burger king to do this…. ? I am very confused.. yeesh..

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piper December 5, 2018 at 11:03 am MST

Reread. 600 feet.

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Tracy Wells December 5, 2018 at 2:50 pm MST

She’s saying she lives 20 miles from McDonalds and would have to drive there (within 600 ft), and then drive another 15 miles to actually get the Whoper at BK, since that is 15 miles from her Mcdonalds. It has nothing to do with the 600 feet…perhaps you should Reread!?!?!

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Kip December 5, 2018 at 7:11 pm MST

thats terrible luck! I have over 22 BKs within 10 miles ( possibly more the list on maps goes to 22) and each one is wither directly next door or within a block of a McDonalds.

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Kip December 5, 2018 at 7:13 pm MST

either*

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NurseMom December 4, 2018 at 7:21 pm MST

Thank you! This is hilarious but such an amazing deal. We did this tonight on 3 different phones. 1 burger was ordered without mayo and they put mayo on it, but they fixed it and insisted on us keeping the other one because it’s against their policy to accept it back, so we ended up paying $0.03 for a total of 4 whoppers!

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Holly (Hip2Save Sidekick) December 4, 2018 at 7:39 pm MST

You’re so welonlinee!

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Judy Trac December 4, 2018 at 7:36 pm MST

I’m on a diet but cheap burgers is good . I’m just gonna sale it back $3 to my friend.

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pokz December 4, 2018 at 7:58 pm MST

BK….thats just plain playing dirty!!… haha!!..have it your way!!!

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Bryant December 4, 2018 at 8:18 pm MST

I love this offer. As a kid, I loved McDonald’s burger but as an adult, I find Burger King burgers more satisfying. Awesome deal. It’d go nicely with the $1 on any size of Wendy’s french fries deal.

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Shannabiss December 4, 2018 at 11:49 pm MST

Go through the McDonalds drive thru and order your drinks there since they are only $1, use the McDonalds app to get a $1 medium fry, and while you’re waiting do your order on the BK app to get your penny whopper. 🙌

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Amber (Hip2Save Sidekick) December 5, 2018 at 8:03 am MST

I’m loving that idea! Thanks for the suggestion! 😉

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Tara December 5, 2018 at 12:01 am MST

I consider myself to be very “technology challenged”…….and I was able to do this deal with zero issues.

1) Use BK app to make sure you are by a BK that has mobile ordering available. If not you can’t do this deal.
2) If you haven’t ordered via app before…. set up your account with a credit card etc before you try to get the deal.
3) I did NOT have to pull into mcdonalds–I was able to drive past it and unlock the coupon
4) You have an hour to pick up your whopper

Hopefully this helps

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Amber (Hip2Save Sidekick) December 5, 2018 at 8:04 am MST

Thanks a ton for the helpful onlinement, Tara! SO glad you could easily score the deal!

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Gary December 5, 2018 at 12:58 am MST

Smart marketing team! So everyone will know where is the closest Burger King, from a McDonald’s.

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deb December 5, 2018 at 8:38 am MST

Brilliant Marketing!!! Whopper Day!! OK Mickey D, its ur turn!!

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Dave December 5, 2018 at 9:53 am MST

Their promotional video is hilarious 😆 Goto Burger King’s website to see the video it is very funny. Slick marketing job well played !

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Rick December 5, 2018 at 11:26 am MST

Just worked for me (Bellevue, NE), though the guy at the window said that location wasn’t participating, he let me do it anyway.

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Deborah December 5, 2018 at 11:33 am MST

They laughed Me out the door at Burger King.
This doesn’t work. Then I had a Burger King tell me they didn’t do Mobil ordering

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Amber (Hip2Save Sidekick) December 5, 2018 at 1:01 pm MST

Oh bummer! Sorry to hear about that! 🙁

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Kenny Jones December 5, 2018 at 12:54 pm MST

can you get this only ONCE or ONCE A DAY?

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Agp December 5, 2018 at 3:00 pm MST

Is this a one time thing?

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ifoundit December 7, 2018 at 2:05 am MST

I’m not adding a credit card to any apps. I want to use a gift card, but they dont allow it.

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Renee December 7, 2018 at 11:00 am MST

I tested this twice. It works if the BK is in close proximity to the McDonald’s. (Tried it the first time; the McDonald’s was about 2 1/2 miles from the BK. It didn’t work. But the Manager was so nice and gave me a free Whopper, anyway!)

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BDS December 7, 2018 at 7:44 pm MST

This is such a lame offer. If the BK nearest to you doesn’t have mobile ordering, you can’t get your whopper. The app won’t tell you where the nearest one is that takes online orders and if you try to search for them, you can’t find a list.

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