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Big Mac has shrunk LOADS!

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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'!

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PicklesAndTequila · 24/01/2024 11:10

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

ShinyPikachu · 24/01/2024 11:08

I've not noticed a size difference in McDs.

Wetherspoons burgers are about half the size they used to be though. You used to get a good sized thick juicy burger but it's now a fraction of the size, about half the thickness and even two together just aren't the same as the one thick one you used to get.

AnOldCynic · 24/01/2024 10:49

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

CasperGutman · 24/01/2024 09:24

No. They're the same size they've always been. Burgers just used to be smaller generally, as did many other portion sizes. The result is that a Big Mac used to feel like you were getting two normal burgers, but now it feels like you're getting two tiny burgers. Hence the increasing tendency of McDonald's to offer specials like the Double Quarter Pounder and Double Big Mac to satisfy greedy modern appetites.

ETA: Actually, possibly it has shrunk but I'm just not old enough to remember.... There are some photos here that suggest the Big Mac did actually shrink, at least in the US, but that it did so around 1975.

HappiestSleeping · 24/01/2024 09:13

penjil · 24/01/2024 03:03

Ounces?
Are you American?

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

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I am in the UK. McDonald's, however, is an American company, and use ounces.

kisstheblarney · 24/01/2024 08:45

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...

Well we will have to assume the long queues indicate that people really enjoy it?

Maybe it's you we should be surprised with?

MyLadyTheKingsMother · 24/01/2024 06:54

Psychoticbreak · 24/01/2024 06:26

It is only a good idea before you buy it. I had a craving for a big mac the other day so went and got us all what we wanted and it was a total let down plus an expensive let down.

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Nah, I like a mackys. It's my preferred fast food.

Each to their own.

HappiestSleeping · 24/01/2024 06:49

CobraChicken · 24/01/2024 03:30

Are you sure @HappiestSleeping ?

I'm pretty sure that Big Mac patties were never the same size as their "quarter pounder" burgers.

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

You're correct though, they were never as big as the quarter pounders, but they were a lot bigger than they are today.

Psychoticbreak · 24/01/2024 06:26

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...

It is only a good idea before you buy it. I had a craving for a big mac the other day so went and got us all what we wanted and it was a total let down plus an expensive let down.

the80sweregreat · 24/01/2024 06:10

They should call it a ' small Mac'

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...

Mandoidi · 24/01/2024 05:51

I had a boost chocolate bar yesterday and the size surprised me, it was tiny. Definitely shrunk 🙁

marshmallowburn · 24/01/2024 05:42

I agree Maccas Big Mac is definitely smaller.

mumda · 24/01/2024 05:38

Anyone got a McDonald's calorie chart from back in the 80s?

They were definitely not quarter pounder burgers. Hamburger burgers.

purple5ky · 24/01/2024 05:34

AnOldCynic · 23/01/2024 21:45

Maybe we've just grown...

😂 I often wonder if this is why the monster munch & skips have also shrunk. However I haven't grown much since I was a kid & I stopped at 5ft nothing 😂

FuckinghellthatsUnbelievable · 24/01/2024 05:34

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??

I make my own, get a burger press, it’s really easy. I tend to use 5% lean beef but put some cheese in the middle so probably still unhealthy.

FuckinghellthatsUnbelievable · 24/01/2024 05:29

I actually had a Big Mac for the first time in years recently. Honestly the size was fine/ the same as I remember. It was on special offer on the app for £1.99 for Big Mac and medium fries. I don’t think I’d buy it at full price though.

Bigdoglittlecat · 24/01/2024 05:29

I can’t get over the cost of them now. It’s so expensive for shite food. I didn’t mind crap food when it was under a fiver for a meal but now it’s loads!

lemonmeringueno3 · 24/01/2024 05:22

'Fast food' is no longer a quick, cheap meal as the prices have increased so much alongside reduced portions. My family recently realised that we could have a proper, more substantial meal in a local pub for a similar price so I don't think we'll be going again.

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??

CobraChicken · 24/01/2024 04:19

I think half the problem is that burgers elsewhere are getting really big. Not in fast food chains, but restaurant and pub burgers are often 6oz patties now, so of course the Big Mac patties (always been the same ones they use in their standard burgers and cheeseburgers, not their quarter pounders) are going to look tiny.

If they genuinely are smaller, my guess would be that they're pumping water in prior to freezing them. They've only ever claimed a certain "pre-cooked" weight, so that would sneakily get around that.

CobraChicken · 24/01/2024 03:56

They've been using the same size patties since the early 80s, when I started secondary school, for sure. My friend worked there and I used to go there a lot. Can't confirm what they were like in the 70s.

Big Mac has shrunk LOADS!
Mummyoflittledragon · 24/01/2024 03:42

I’ve just googled this. You’re correct. How disappointing. I am gluten free so on the occasions we eat McDonalds, I don’t eat the bun. 2 burgers and medium fries has always been ok for me. But smaller? Maybe not.

s4usagefingers · 24/01/2024 03:35

penjil · 24/01/2024 03:03

Ounces?
Are you American?

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

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Still loads of imperial measurements still being used round my way.

CobraChicken · 24/01/2024 03:30

HappiestSleeping · 23/01/2024 21:55

Big Macs used to be made with two four ounce (pre-cooked) burgers, and now they are made with two burgers less than two ounces.

Probably not a bad thing to eat less mechanically recovered meat I suppose.

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Are you sure @HappiestSleeping ?

I'm pretty sure that Big Mac patties were never the same size as their "quarter pounder" burgers.