Based on this experience alone, I wouldn't order from the McDonald's Shareables menu again.
But I will continue to check the deals on the McDonald's app, the MVP of the trip. It always has a rotating mix of national and local promotions, which can range from percent-off discounts to free fries.
If you want to look for a "dinner box" yourself, start by contacting your local McDonald's or checking the Shareables section on the app for locations near you.
You might just get lucky, depending on your local franchisee.
But don't get your hopes up — I imagine these super-discounted bundle deals will be tough to find in areas like California, where some McDonald's franchise owners are raising food prices to offset the fact that the minimum wage for fast-food workers there just went up.
And, well, if that TikToker's $12 "dinner box" is ever offered by my local McDonald's franchisees in Florida, I'm definitely getting it.