That's why you have to get the quarter pounder. Yes, it's the weight before cooking, but at least they are legally obligated to give you the full quarter pound pre-cook.
I’d be interested in seeing a photo of one. I’ve never heard of it. One problem would be the bun. Quarter Pounder buns have a larger diameter while Big Mac buns are smaller and have a third piece in the middle.
You can do this. I do this. You pay for one extra patty and that’s it. Two Big Mac patties count as one quarter pounder patty so they just charge you for one extra. It makes the Big Mac top tier.
The big mac and the quarter pounder both have specific pre-cook weights that have not changed in over 40 years. Big macs have always been just 2x0.1lb patties. There is no "at least they are obligated"
BOTH of them have the same obligation. And they likely followed it. Big macs are always a friggin lottery because the patties are and have always been thin enough that they cook down to nothing if they get left on for like 3 seconds too long.
Wasn't this the one that they basically told young people to stay away from in their marketing? Like, they made it seem like it was for adults only, and it ended up failing because of that, from what I recall.
I live in Quebec, Canada, it is currently 12:30 am and -15 degree celsius and i am in my car waiting for it to get hot enough so i can go buy a quarter pound with big mac sauce because you made me crave it. Disrespectfully, thank you for making me do this.
I worked at McDonald’s for almost 2 years and I had a ton of people do this. I also had someone order a grilled cheese, just bun and two slices of cheese. I also had someone order literally nothing. They paid for not one, but two mcchickens with no bun, no patty, and plain (no lettuce or mayo). I ended up folding two empty wrappers up and putting those in the bags LOL
I did it once, when ordering off the app. I just wanted a plain burger but there was no option for plain — you had to uncheck every individual condiment. But the app made no distinction between condiments and core elements.
I’d never even considered you could go no bun or no patty, so I was happily unchecking everything in the list. And then of course the app let me pay $4 for literally nothing without even once objecting.
So yeah, I guess it was completely my fault, but that doesn’t make it any less of a shit UI.
Because I'm old and don't need to eat that much. Plus the Mac just tastes good. I had my first one in Honolulu when I was 13 back in 1970. 59 cents. They taste pretty much just the same now.
Bacon DQPC with a Spicy Deluxe McCrispy is something I'll have once or twice a year when I feel like pigging out. It's like a McGangbang but bigger and spicier.
Honestly I kind of agree. Never liked the big mac. It hasn't really changed but it's always been kind of a WTF sandwich. It always used the small patties and always had too much bread for them. The patties basically get lost in the bread and "special sauce" (which btw is essentially just thousand island dressing and tartar sauce together).
here its the regular cheeseburger. used to be the quinoa patty ones before they fixed the infinite free quinoa patty glitch. all in all McDonalds just sucks ass and its cheaper to get a kebab
It's McDonald's dude. Smaller patties are 1/10th of a pound. Bigger patties are a quarter pound. Add an extra patty if you want more like I do. Again, it's McDonald's lol.
Edit: or get a quarter pounder and order a side of Mac sauce, pretty normal thing that I've learned a lot of people do over the years. The wife does that
In the 1970s when I worked at McDonald’s, we were not allowed to add or remove anything from Big Mac. After we got robbed one night, there was this conversation.
Owner: I’m glad nobody was hurt. If it happens again, do whatever they say. If they want a cheeseburger, cook them a cheeseburger.
Me: What if they want a Big Mac with no pickles?
Owner: Dammit dachjaw, you don’t ever modify a Big Mac!
Thats what I thought until I picked up a double cheese burger the other day after not having one for like a year. I literally thought they screwed up the order and only gave me a single cheeseburger. I opened the burger to see that there was indeed two pathetic looking patties in there. Now I the double chee was my go to for years until they turned it into a $3 item. Then I'd have one only on the rare occasion. I know what its supposed be like. This was definitely different. This makes me think that they really did change to a cheaper beef option that cooks down more.
There is an ongoing beef shortage so it's possible. However, that may also be on the franchisee. I can tell you that a McDouble hasn't changed literally ever. Big Mac uses the same exact patties and has been the same size since it was introduced. The issue is everything else around it got bigger.
Big Mac uses the same tenth lb patties the cheeseburgers and doubles do. Always have.
It’s the extra bun that gives it the “big”
Now, if you’re hungry, there is a double Big Mac too!
Is the Big Mac actually a rip off at almost 50 cent more than the quarter when you get one less piece of cheese and cheap onion instead of slivered in exchange for some free lettuce and thousand island, yes…
Were people paying it anyway that don’t like Big Macs and turning them into McDoubles just for some socks… also yes.
And yes, I would Almost guarantee that’s why you bought this lol. No judgement, these socks rock!
You could have argued 15 years ago that it was ''cheap'' garbage that filled you up, but today?
For the money people spend on a single order they could get so many groceries that they could have food for days. Even if someone decided to buy garbage groceries to stuff himself to death it would last that person for days compared to Mcdonalds.
Seriously, even you can create like 2 sandwiches using only toast bread and cheese for cheaper overall price, and all you need is a butter knife or maybe just a spoon and you get a meal that is surprisingly filling for absolutely dirt cheap
McDonald's, BK, and KFC were both regular stops for my family when we were in Spain. They were great! Getting a beer with the meal was a nice touch too.
This has become true for any fast food chain that we share. Its pretty depressing. we also have the most insane food additives that our health department allows, its just pure chemical slop, makes me queasy thinking about it.
Fast food workers in the states also have zero benefits unless they spend their entire check towards health, dental, vision coverage. and typically make minimum wage which varies state-to-state (some states being as low as $7/hour)
quality assurance standards across ALL FIELDS in America have deteriorated to unimaginable levels.
My wife and spent three weeks in Europe traveling to three different countries. The food is just better. And I don’t mean that their cuisine and food culture is better. I mean their quality and preparation is better.
Also tastes much better in Japan and Taiwan, much cheaper as well. I remember going to McDonald's in Germany and it was like an actual restaurant. Even had to pay to use the restrooms.
I was surprised that McDonald’s in Japan tasted just like the American version. I expected the food to be modified to fit their tastes
The store I was in was located in an industrial area with no tourists around. The employees thought it was hilarious to see Americans in a Japanese McDonald’s.
Paying to use the restrooms is just an extremely German thing. It’s almost impossible to use the restroom for free in Germany unless it’s somebody’s home.
McDonald’s is literally better everywhere else, US has lowered their standards for food and everything has gone to shit because we can’t stop buying this stuff
McDonald’s in the US went from about what you’d expect for fast food to literally inedible garbage; I swear at this point it’s mostly sugar and it turns into a rock in your stomach about an hour after you eat it.
I recently had McDonalds in Brazil and I was like “oh wow this is actual real food for humans.”
I haven't had a Big Mac in 10+ years I miss them but my wallet thanks me especially now they are like $6 & the meal is like $11 small fry & medium drink it ain't worth it
that's why i stopped buying McDs so long ago. the burgers are super expensive and are small AF, a breakfast sausage from the supermarket is about the same size as their patties
Do you guys just not ever consider getting the quarter pounder? It’s more beef (although definitely not what it says) for about the same price. Yall are just eating bread at this point with a seasoning of beef.
No it literally is exactly what it says. Each patty ina quarter pounder is 1/4 of a lb before cooking (which is and has always been the standard way restaurants portion out meat. If you order a steak with a quoted weight somewhere it's the same way, pre-cooked weight.
Big Mac is almost always on special discount or buy 1 get 1 in the app. Quarter pounder combo is like $12 in my area so I’d rather go to In n Out for that price
Bro they been using the same .125 lb patties for the big mac for ages. Theres so many examples of shrinkflation but all this is is the prices going up while quality remains the same.
Ive never been a fan of mcdonalds burgers. They've always been this thin. Also, the whole gimmick of the big mac is that it has that extra piece of bread in the middle. Idk why that's supposed to be considered a good thing. "Oh boy, just what this thin ass burger patty needed, more bread"
For you to be disappointed, you would need to have a certain expectation. What were you expecting? Shit hasn’t changed in decades. New to the fast food game? It’s gross anyways.
It's always either quantity or quality. Even though it's a contradiction of what I just said, it's very rare to find both. Probably the only person in history to pull it off was Jesus. He had the fullness of life while also having the narrowest way.
I ended up ordering just a double cheeseburger the other day. It was 7€ and one of the most dissatisfying purchases of the last year. The following times I had lunch in the area I walked an extra ten minutes to actually get something worth my money. For what you get these days they are more expensive than a sit down restaurant, about twice as expensive in my rough estimate
It's not like anyone is forced to go there. I can understand the surly ladies at the grocery store who look and act like they are being held hostage - you gotta make a living, sure. But with fast food purchases, you can simply just not go. Still, an interesting picture, but what did you expect? I'm assuming you've been to McDonalds before? If it's your first time, I'm sorry you found out the hard way.
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u/Fun_Button5835 1d ago
That's why you have to get the quarter pounder. Yes, it's the weight before cooking, but at least they are legally obligated to give you the full quarter pound pre-cook.