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Sonic is joining the fast-food price war. Here’s everything you can get for $1.99

Sonic is joining the fast-food price war. Here’s everything you can get for .99

Sonic is the latest fast food company to throw its hat into the cheap meal ring.

The drive-in chain is following in the footsteps of its many competitors and doubling down on offers to lure inflation-stricken customers back to its stores, promising to “offer something for every taste and every budget.”

On the new “Fun.99 Menu,” Sonic customers can enjoy several menu items that come with a $1.99 price tag, including a quarter-pound double cheeseburger, a chili cheese coney hot dog, small tots, 16-ounce Sonic Shakes in all 12 flavors, and two new items: a Bacon Ranch Queso Wrap and a Southwest Crunch Queso Wrap.

And unlike some of its competitors, temporary Value MealsSonic says his value Menu Is permanently.

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Ryan Dickerson, chief marketing officer at Sonic, said the brand decided on the $1.99 menu because it wanted to “do something different” than its competitors, who he said use “recycled ideas with limited options.” The focus on variety helped them do that, he said.

The new trend of discounted fast food campaigns really took off last month, when McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Jack in the Box, Starbucks and Burger King all added similar offers to their menus.

Taco Bell’s limited-time $7 Value Box includes five items—if we count chips and nacho cheese as one item—while McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King’s limited-time $5 Value Meals each include four items.

Meanwhile, Starbucks’ new Pairings menu offers drinks and food starting at $5, and Jack in the Box’s new Value Menu offers a variety of dishes for $4 each.

The rise in bargains comes at a time when customer traffic in the fast-food industry has declined due to rising menu costs and shrinking flexible spending budgets.

According to a recent report by the consulting firm Revenue Management Solutions, consumers are visiting restaurants less than before: almost 40 percent of respondents said they were cutting back on spending in this area.