McDonalds coupons are a little easier to find than others. Of course if you know where to look.

McDonalds is a franchise chain, so check that the restaurant where you want to redeem coupons is participating in the particular promotion or coupon discount.

Coupons for McDonalds vary, depending on the region of the country you choose in and the current promotions. Coupons to keep an eye out for include:

• Free fries with order
• Free drink, McFlurry or coffee with order
• Money off an order or particular item (50-cents, $1, and so on)
• Free promotional sandwich with order
• Multiple discount BOGO offers

McDonalds coupons are sometimes found in coupon advertising inserts in the weekend paper. Also look for coupons in special flyers during the week or within the newspaper print ads themselves.

Sign up as a McDonalds Preferred Subscriber to get mobile updates and e-mails from McDonalds. You will receive promotional offers or other fun things from the fast food restaurant before anyone else.

McDonalds is often a partner with various educational or community groups. For example, several counties in New Jersey offer McDonalds coupons as a reward from their 2009 public library summer reading program. Occasionally, McDonalds will put out coupon booklets just for children to use, like around the holidays.

And finally, McDonalds sometimes participates in mobile couponing and messaging. Previously, it has partnered with Cellfire in different regions across the U.S. to offer subscribers specials that can be redeem by showing the coupon on the cell phone in McDonalds.