Fries tend to be seen as secondary to burgers, but, in reality, they’re the main event. They’re there for you during a late-night drive thru run, they cheer you on (no judgement zone) when you pick them over a side salad. We love all that they do for us. That's why when we heard McDonald's is giving them away for free, we did a full-on happy dance.

Here's what you need to know: First you're going to want to free up some space on your phone to download the McDonald's app. This is no time for full-storage alerts. After downloading, order your food through the app, and use Apple Pay to check out. Just by doing that, you’ll be gifted with a free Medium order of fries. Ordering ahead also means less time standing around waiting to snack.

One more thing to keep in mind is this promotion will only work if it's Friday, which really just gives us more of a reason to crown it the greatest day of the week.

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