Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

Big Mac has shrunk LOADS!

61 replies

Hipnotised · 23/01/2024 21:41

Don't buy McDs often tbf so maybe this isn't a new thing but 'Big Mac'???

Should be renamed just 'Mac'!

AIBU?

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
the80sweregreat · 15/06/2024 15:40

Shrink flation !

LS74 · 15/06/2024 14:44

Jazzybeat · 24/01/2024 05:16

Had one few weeks back first time in years. Was so looking forwards to it as like OP I remembered it being bigger. Huge disappointment. Soggy bun too much salad and practically no beef!

Where do you go for a good burger these days??

Agree, we had one yesterday, and I concur that they are indeed, becoming ever so much smaller in size.
I don't care what McDonald's say, they are making them smaller.

Has anyone noticed that the milkshakes, are also becoming smaller? A lot less in the cup.

Dontkillspiders · 25/01/2024 02:53

That's a good thing even tho I love a big mac

coxesorangepippin · 25/01/2024 02:03

Yes, I love me a 133 grammer with bacon and cheese!

^

😂

Original poster
Hipnotised · 25/01/2024 01:17

Ooh not heard of 7 bone, nearest one is in a city not too far away! Thanks @queenofthewild

OP posts:
queenofthewild · 24/01/2024 16:17

Do you have a 7 bone near you.

Their Ronald's Revenge burger is everything the Big Mac was supposed to be.

kisstheblarney · 24/01/2024 15:30

*can sit down to eat McDonald's!

kisstheblarney · 24/01/2024 15:06

BoobyDazzler · 24/01/2024 14:04

We had a McDonald’s for 4 people last night and it was almost £35.
we could have have a sit down dinner in the Wetherspoons for that. The price is exorbitant now.

You can't sit down to eat McDonald's. Any you and without the local piss heads getting their cheap pints!

kisstheblarney · 24/01/2024 14:36

BoobyDazzler · 24/01/2024 14:04

We had a McDonald’s for 4 people last night and it was almost £35.
we could have have a sit down dinner in the Wetherspoons for that. The price is exorbitant now.

I'd rather McDonald's than Dave on the microwave in Wetherspoons 🤮

kisstheblarney · 24/01/2024 14:36

PicklesAndTequila · 24/01/2024 13:33

Incorrect, beef all they way.
Put them on your fingers and dip them in dips.
Game changer.

Ok, we can't be friends! Sorry!

BoobyDazzler · 24/01/2024 14:04

We had a McDonald’s for 4 people last night and it was almost £35.
we could have have a sit down dinner in the Wetherspoons for that. The price is exorbitant now.

PicklesAndTequila · 24/01/2024 13:33

Incorrect, beef all they way.
Put them on your fingers and dip them in dips.
Game changer.

kisstheblarney · 24/01/2024 13:29

PicklesAndTequila · 24/01/2024 13:18

I'm not really a McFlurry fan.
Sorry.
I can fit hula hoops on my fingers though, the beef ones are the best.

Ok, I'll leave it there on the McFlurry

But

Salted hula hoops win hands down and as a second salt and vinegar!

PicklesAndTequila · 24/01/2024 13:18

I'm not really a McFlurry fan.
Sorry.
I can fit hula hoops on my fingers though, the beef ones are the best.

kisstheblarney · 24/01/2024 13:13

PicklesAndTequila · 24/01/2024 11:10

I get a side of nuggets and an apple pie with it.

You do what!

You still have an apple pie when the McFlurry is on offer...... shameful!

purple5ky · 24/01/2024 13:05

AnOldCynic · 24/01/2024 10:49

@purple5ky I'm still gutted I can't fit Hula Hoops on my fingers anymore.

Haha, oh yeah how could I forget about hula hoops on fingers 😂

Badburyrings · 24/01/2024 12:55

Goingsomewhere · 24/01/2024 05:59

I'm always amazed by how popular maccy d's still is. The food is completely tasteless. Yet, huge queues at the drive thru...

I don't get it at all about McDonalds. I had one about 13 years ago, got stuck on the motorway and there was one in the services. I had fond memories of them as a younger person. Anyhow it literally tasted of nothing, was the most bizarre experience eating something that tasted of absolutely nothing.

GettingStuffed · 24/01/2024 12:09

There are two tiny 45g burgers in a big Mac.

doris9034 · 24/01/2024 11:32

We make our own! Check out The Beefy Boys in Cheltenham - this is their recipe!

Big Mac has shrunk LOADS!
CheeseSandwichRiskAssessment · 24/01/2024 11:28

penjil · 24/01/2024 03:03

Ounces?
Are you American?

In the UK, surely the weight would be in grams?

Show quote history

You sound a bit paranoid, what would it matter ?

budgiegirl · 24/01/2024 11:25

I think the difference is between pre-cooked and post cooked. The quarter pounders are 4 ounces after cooking

Quarter pounders are 4 oz raw weight. No idea how much they weigh after cooking, but I think Big Mac burgers are less than 2oz raw weight.

I'm not sure they've got smaller, they did seem huge when I was a kid, but they've been the size they are now for quite some time, and probably always were - at least post late 70's.

Wagon Wheels, however - that's a whole different matter ...

the80sweregreat · 24/01/2024 11:22

You can buy ' giant ' hula hoops in multi packs
I'm not sure if they fit on your fingers though !
They are called ' big hoops'

Ifailed · 24/01/2024 11:20

Apparently a food chain launched a 1/3 lb burger in the USA in the 80s, but it failed because most customers thought it was smaller than a 1/4 lb burger.

Menomeno · 24/01/2024 11:14

penjil · 24/01/2024 03:03

Ounces?
Are you American?

In the UK, surely the weight would be in grams?

Show quote history

Yes, I love me a 133 grammer with bacon and cheese!

PossumintheHouse · 24/01/2024 11:12

Haven’t had one for a couple of years now, but it would surprise me in the slightest. I always used to bulk mine up with extra onions, gherkins and Big Mac sauce. A lot of McDonald’s will add extra salad items for free.

Swipe left for the next trending thread