McDonald’s general discussion

[Kenai]

i need to upload a 18 month cheese burger that has never been put in a fridge.

no, you don't need to

 

[Stelly]

Thought I would share an achievement in my life, not had a maccies in over 2 years today...yes I tracked it

 

[HoneyBadger]

Thought I would share an achievement in my life, not had a maccies in over 2 years today...yes I tracked it

Let’s celebrate with a Big Mac!

 

[uvarvu]

Double quarter cheese reward has gone from the app now. What a joke :/

 

[ThatTallGuy]

Double quarter cheese reward has gone from the app now. What a joke :/

And many rewards now cost more points!

 

[mitch212k]

How not worthwhile is a big mac these days?

 

[DJMK4]

I remeber the days (probably sometime last year or maybe before the inflation rubbish, they used to do the reciept vouchers so you could go in buy a cheapo burger. get a reciept

then you could use the code on the voucher to obtain a big mc and fries for £1.99. And get another reciept or use the same screenshot on your phone and go round again .


(IE you could get 2 big mac and 2 fries for 2 x £1.99 ( total £3.98)

those days are gone.

I dont think they do it anymore, and now a big mac and medium fries will cost you about £7.90 or something.

 

[Darkpilgrim]

I remeber the days (probably sometime last year or maybe before the inflation rubbish, they used to do the reciept vouchers so you could go in buy a cheapo burger. get a reciept

then you could use the code on the voucher to obtain a big mc and fries for £1.99. And get another reciept or use the same screenshot on your phone and go round again .


(IE you could get 2 big mac and 2 fries for 2 x £1.99 ( total £3.98)

those days are gone.

I dont think they do it anymore, and now a big mac and medium fries will cost you about £7.90 or something.

Yes the good old days... The prices are insane now.

 

[Lopéz]

I had a Big Tasty today (they are only rarely on the menu here)

This is going to sound like one of those "back in my day" things, but it seems a lot smaller than it used to.

I distinctly remember the patty on the Big Tasty was a good deal wider than the bun. The one I had today looked more like a Big Mac with a single patty.

Am I imagining things?

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Certainly in the U.K., the bun was always about the same size as the meat.

It’s usually 1/3 a pound so slightly larger than a 1/4 pounder.

 

[pepp77]

Tried a Big Arch, it was minging. Fell apart, odd tangy sauce, barely taste anything other than the weird sauce. Would not recommend.

Bun definitely needs to be bigger, I thought the sauce was a bit mustardy and seemed off. Swap that sauce for big mac sauce and that would be a decent burger.

 

[ivrytwr3]

Certainly in the U.K., the bun was always about the same size as the meat.

It’s usually 1/3 a pound so slightly larger than a 1/4 pounder.

But, but, but................a 1/4 pounder is bigger than a 1/3 pounder!!!

Did Third-of-a-Pound Burger Fail Because People Didn't Understand Fractions?

Fractions, man.

www.snopes.com

 

[b0rn2sk8]

That is actually hilarious but also a damning review of thick huge numbers of people actually are.

 

[deviation]

This is going to sound like one of those "back in my day" things, but it seems a lot smaller than it used to.

Spoiler

That's what she said!

They definitely have made The Big Tasty smaller, that, or I'm too used to BK

 

[HoneyBadger]

 

[MissChief]

The one on the right isn't a big mac. No centre bun piece and only a single beef patty.

 

[HoneyBadger]

 

[Ayahuasca]

You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about.

 

[tom_e]

Where did they find the one from the 1980s to compare?

 

[b0rn2sk8]

I’ve mentioned it in this thread before but I worked at the place a good 20 years ago and a big Mac is identical then as it is now in terms of size.

There is no chance those images represent anything we have had in the U.K. for as long as I can remember, the meat size has been the same at 1/10th of a pound each.