Fast food combos often seem like good deals, but you actually pay a lot to get less. That's the decoy effect, a way for fast food chains to get you to pay more.

Fast food is often viewed as one of the cheapest ways to grab a meal, but some deals that look like bargains may be doing more to boost restaurant profits than protect consumers’ wallets. At the ...

There seems to be no end to the greed of giant fast-food chains. Prices keep rising no matter what inflation is doing, and fast-food tricks make it harder than ever to grab a real “value” meal for ...