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Fuck you, McDonald's

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EllaMenopee · 15/11/2023 19:16

Those of you only interested in telling me I'm unreasonable for eating in McDonald's, can save your fingers. I'm not going to be back in a hurry, Christmas fucking music (Noddy Holder followed by Tom Jones) and worse, they've changed the barbecue sauce and now it's minging. I came in here for some emotional eating and I'm leaving enraged. Angry

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Iceache · 15/11/2023 20:28

Strict parents create sneaky kids, and I’m willing to bet making fast food taboo will only make it more appealing! It’s far more skilful parenting to allow your kids a range of foods in moderation, let them enjoy occasional fast food and also educate them so they know they can’t eat it too regularly than it is to ban it completely! Homemade burgers have their place, but they don’t come with special sauce, a side of fries, three chicken selects and 6 nuggets 🤤

Are you even a 90s kid though if you don’t like McDonald’s tho?!

PaddingtonsHat · 15/11/2023 20:27

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It’s malnourished.
Maybe add some salt to your quinoa to get those neurones firing

BeverForget · 15/11/2023 20:26

That Destiny's Child one...an atrocity.

Joni Mitchell 'The River' is the only good Christmas song.

Needmorelego · 15/11/2023 20:26

@Panastasia Thanks. I will see if I can find some next time I am at the supermarket.

Doyouthinktheyknow · 15/11/2023 20:26

I’m craving a McDonalds now🤣
I like a wrap with large fries and lots of bbq sauce😊

DH isn’t a fan and there isn’t one anywhere near work so I rarely get an opportunity to indulge.

SofiYol · 15/11/2023 20:25

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I bet you’re fun at parties.

UndertheCedartree · 15/11/2023 20:25

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So if you're not willing to take any where do you suppose all the DC that you want to be taken away from their parents go? Are you saying they'd be better off in a children's home than with parents who for all you know cook a freshly cooked meal 364 days of the year??

How would you like your DC taken away because you feed them carcinogens (meat)?

youngestisapsycho · 15/11/2023 20:24

I thought the dips in the round pots were the ‘fancier’ ones that you only get with chicken selects…. I’m more than happy with the sweet n sour for my nuggets 😆

LearnFromMyMistakes · 15/11/2023 20:24

Honestly they are going down the pan, lazy beggars aren't even open Xmas day so that's ruined my plans for Xmas lunch. And in all the times I've been there I've yet to hear their theme song, do they not have a farm after all?

KaiserChefs · 15/11/2023 20:24

The smokey BBQ sauce has been there since I worked there in 2008. But it's only for the chicken selects and it's like pulling teeth getting staff to give it to you even if you order a chicken selects meal so I am very surprised they gave it to you OP.

Gerrataere · 15/11/2023 20:23

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Oh bore off you absolute miser. Either you’re on a wind up or you are 100% the type of parent who drives their ‘perfectly brought up children’ to gorge on crap and sneakily vape/smoke once they hit their teen years.

minou123 · 15/11/2023 20:23

sandyhappypeople · 15/11/2023 20:21

My DH has now discovered these, much to his delight, we only go to Macy’s about 4 times a year but I swear nearly every time the milkshake machine is not working.. in any branch! It ruins the whole thing 😡

except now DH has discovered caramel frappes he’s in the ‘I’m all right jack’ camp, I would join him but I don’t like coffee..

if they ever get rid of the sweet & sour sauce I don’t think I’d ever go there!

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May i recommend the brownie.

This is my go to when the mcflurry/milkshake machine is inevitably broken.

Their brownies are lovely.

SofiYol · 15/11/2023 20:23

Violahastings · 15/11/2023 20:06

’McOrphans’

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😂😂😂😂

sandyhappypeople · 15/11/2023 20:21

Unicorn34 · 15/11/2023 19:36

I am addicted to caramel frappes - everything else is pants!

My DH has now discovered these, much to his delight, we only go to Macy’s about 4 times a year but I swear nearly every time the milkshake machine is not working.. in any branch! It ruins the whole thing 😡

except now DH has discovered caramel frappes he’s in the ‘I’m all right jack’ camp, I would join him but I don’t like coffee..

if they ever get rid of the sweet & sour sauce I don’t think I’d ever go there!

LanaBeady · 15/11/2023 20:21

PirateQueeny · 15/11/2023 19:20

Please don’t change the fillet of fish 🙏 🙏

I'm with you there.

Panastasia · 15/11/2023 20:21

I’m a Brit, living in the US. It’s just called Pancake Syrup. It’s delicious (never look at the ingredients).

Fuck you, McDonald's
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EllaMenopee · 15/11/2023 20:20

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'S OK, my kids are very well "nutritioned" all the carrots mean they can spot typos very easily

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Snugglemonkey · 15/11/2023 20:19

SecretVictoria · 15/11/2023 19:54

The one near me only lets you do this up to a certain time 🙁. The drive thru is always packed as well and so slow.

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Ours too. I go in, get the food, take it to the car. It is better than the other options I think, easy to check it is right (and hot) easy to check dips etc. Slightly more faff, but always right.

Pebbles16 · 15/11/2023 20:19

I am slightly more FUCKYOU McDonalds for their appalling treatment of their younger staff

DaftyInTheMiddle · 15/11/2023 20:17

Jtdoyoveme · 15/11/2023 20:14

That’s a bit harsh 😂😂😂 I sometimes wish that when I ask my 10 year old what she wants for tea, it isn’t ‘McDonald’s’ and that is partly my fault because when I can’t be arsed I dump McDonald’s on her! To children, McDonald’s is learnt behaviour cravings!

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Did you see her response… not harsh enough in my opinion 😂

UndertheCedartree · 15/11/2023 20:16

Needmorelego · 15/11/2023 19:59

@UndertheCedartree I wonder if "maple syrup" one of those things that can only be called that if it is actually made in Canada?
You can only get Golden Syrup made by Tate and Lyle can't you? I've never seen an own brand 🤔

Yes, that's a good point. It could be some kind of McDonalds brand maple or golden syrup?

DaftyInTheMiddle · 15/11/2023 20:15

WeighDownOnMe · 15/11/2023 20:05

My teenagers do. I think it's the trendy thing to do.

🤷🏻‍♀️

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I’m a chip dunker and have been for years. The kids ain’t taking this one from me, they can have the skinny brows and the flares, but not the chips dunked in shake.

Cannot get my toddler on board with any sort of nugget though 🤷‍♀️

Whiteday · 15/11/2023 20:15

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Can you do the homemade burger, fries and milkshake in twenty mins?

You know

Two all beef patties
Special sauce
Lettuce
Cheese
Pickles and onions
All in a sesame seed bun?

Jtdoyoveme · 15/11/2023 20:14

DaftyInTheMiddle · 15/11/2023 20:11

You’re literally the person OP told to fuck off in her OP. All that brain food and not a single cell floating around in the soup huh?

Mind you, must be hard to read with all that smug in the room.

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That’s a bit harsh 😂😂😂 I sometimes wish that when I ask my 10 year old what she wants for tea, it isn’t ‘McDonald’s’ and that is partly my fault because when I can’t be arsed I dump McDonald’s on her! To children, McDonald’s is learnt behaviour cravings!

LNY1986 · 15/11/2023 20:12

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