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Someone should have told me I could do this before now

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ishouldhaveknownbefore · 02/04/2025 12:11

I recently visited McDonald's with my clearly more knowledgeable kids and watched them order burgers stripped down of everything bar the burger, bun and ketchup. But then I noticed there was a plus sign to add on as well as a minus to remove.

This was even where there were already onions and pickles on the burger so it means you can have EXTRA onions and pickles to the ones already included.

Why did I not know this? My mate who was with us did not know either which makes me feel a bit better but how long have I been missing this trick???

Am I being unreasonable to think my kids should really know they need to tell me these things

Someone should have told me I could do this before now
Someone should have told me I could do this before now
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clary · 02/04/2025 19:15

Toastandjam16 · 02/04/2025 18:24

@clary while you're helping out answering questions, is the festive pie gone forever? It's so much better than any of the stupid alternative versions they've done and I miss it.

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oooh I don't know! I do know you can get a Minecraft McFlurry just now...and there was a chocolate pie for a while but no idea about the festive one sorry :)

Toastandjam16 · 02/04/2025 18:24

clary · 02/04/2025 17:03

Tell him none of them have been sitting for a while!

(on a mission here!)

@clary while you're helping out answering questions, is the festive pie gone forever? It's so much better than any of the stupid alternative versions they've done and I miss it.

BashfulClam · 02/04/2025 18:12

Buckarooo · 02/04/2025 17:26

Yes, but that was like 8 years ago. Hardly recently or anything.

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This was years ago and he’s just always stuck with it. We’ve been together 18 years.

Cctviswatchingme001 · 02/04/2025 18:06

I always get extra pickle, onions and big mac sauce on my big mac.

Simonjt · 02/04/2025 17:48

McDonalds are good for certain allergies, so its a good option for us when traveling, I always add an extra burger, lettuce, onions and pickles to my veggie burger. The only thing not cooked to order is chips, so if you want a new batch you just order chips without salt.

femfemlicious · 02/04/2025 17:34

dancinfeet · 02/04/2025 12:52

one of my favourite things to change / substitute / have as a side instead of fries is to order the £1.99 wrap of the day but remove the wrap from the options, so it comes as two chicken selects with lettuce. Works out cheaper than buying chicken selects from the main menu, and if you don’t like the accompanying sauce you can remove that too when ordering.

Oh wow will try that 😃

FlyingUnicornWings · 02/04/2025 17:31

BeretRaspberry · 02/04/2025 12:20

So much pickle shaming! I love them!

Same. Gimme all the pickles. I have a chicken sandwich, add cheese, extra mayo and pickles.

GingerPaste · 02/04/2025 17:27

😂 Happy times from now on, then!!! 🍔🥳🎉

Bimblebombles · 02/04/2025 17:26

Big Mac with extra pickles and extra sauce always

Buckarooo · 02/04/2025 17:26

BashfulClam · 02/04/2025 17:19

Now they do but they used to just have them sitting waiting to go into a bag.

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Yes, but that was like 8 years ago. Hardly recently or anything.

BashfulClam · 02/04/2025 17:20

clary · 02/04/2025 17:03

Tell him none of them have been sitting for a while!

(on a mission here!)

They used to sit years ago and he prefers it plain anyway.

BashfulClam · 02/04/2025 17:19

Buckarooo · 02/04/2025 16:51

Lol, they make them all to order anyway....

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Now they do but they used to just have them sitting waiting to go into a bag.

clary · 02/04/2025 17:10

My last message was to @BashfulClam

BobbyBiscuits · 02/04/2025 17:10

FeministUnderTheCatriarchy · 02/04/2025 14:40

Just here from Thailand to confirm they still do those 😁

They do some great stuff. At the moment they have a "cheesy" burger which is like a cross between a big mac and a cheeseburger with a really yummy sauce.

Oh and don't get me started on the banoffee pies. Basically the apple pie, but banoffee flavour 🤤

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Awesome! Yeah Thai maccers is superior. I love their spicy nuggets! They brought them out here but only for about a month five years ago!
My mate once bought two double fillets and took off one bun and put it together to make quadruple fish burger! 🥰🤣 X

clary · 02/04/2025 17:03

Tell him none of them have been sitting for a while!

(on a mission here!)

NetflicksAndSleep · 02/04/2025 16:51

I’ve known this for ages but only because my DP hates cheese so depending on what he orders we have to remove it. And my DS has to have everything plain.

Buckarooo · 02/04/2025 16:51

BashfulClam · 02/04/2025 16:36

Yeah I know about this, DH always get his burgers plain and even get a 1/4 pounder with cheese without cheese as he likes the bigger burger. I once asked why he doesn’t just remove the things he doesn’t like he said ‘‘it’s made specially so it’s fresh and I know it hasn’t been sitting for a while!’

Lol, they make them all to order anyway....

Wonderwall23 · 02/04/2025 16:50

I know I'm about to be such a bah humbug but actually I don't really like this. The Mcdonalds brand is built on the premise that it's standardised, efficient and predictable...sorry to be a geek but 'Mcdonaldization' is even a sociological concept that's used to emphasises these things and how they've expanded throughout society!

If you start faffing around with bespoke orders it negates all this. Now I'm thinking this is why the service is always so slow! Mcdonalds items should 'be what they are' IMO with no pandering to fussiness! Luckily for everyone else I'm aware my opinion doesn't matter.

Buckarooo · 02/04/2025 16:49

GasPanic · 02/04/2025 16:39

Wasn't there a giant advertising campaign at some point with the slogan, "Have it your way", which most intelligent people would presume means you can have the burger any way you want.

Which I would guess includes extra onions and pickles.

That was Burger King 🤣🤣🤣🤣

GasPanic · 02/04/2025 16:39

Wasn't there a giant advertising campaign at some point with the slogan, "Have it your way", which most intelligent people would presume means you can have the burger any way you want.

Which I would guess includes extra onions and pickles.

BashfulClam · 02/04/2025 16:36

Yeah I know about this, DH always get his burgers plain and even get a 1/4 pounder with cheese without cheese as he likes the bigger burger. I once asked why he doesn’t just remove the things he doesn’t like he said ‘‘it’s made specially so it’s fresh and I know it hasn’t been sitting for a while!’

Idratherbepaddleboarding · 02/04/2025 16:32

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Shitmonger · 02/04/2025 16:30

It has actually blown my mind that people didn’t know that you could remove or add extra at fast food places. Did they think they just had to have the default with no choices?

I’ve been asking for tomato on things since I was a child because I’ve always bloody loved tomato. 😂

JudgeJ · 02/04/2025 16:29

ishouldhaveknownbefore · 02/04/2025 12:11

I recently visited McDonald's with my clearly more knowledgeable kids and watched them order burgers stripped down of everything bar the burger, bun and ketchup. But then I noticed there was a plus sign to add on as well as a minus to remove.

This was even where there were already onions and pickles on the burger so it means you can have EXTRA onions and pickles to the ones already included.

Why did I not know this? My mate who was with us did not know either which makes me feel a bit better but how long have I been missing this trick???

Am I being unreasonable to think my kids should really know they need to tell me these things

All I recall is that when the children were young, 30+ years ago, if one ordered a burger without the bits then the wait was far longer but they wouldn't order and remove the bits they didn't want! Is filet'o'fish still the slowest thing to order, if they still do it? Used to take ages, wherever in the world you were!

WindyWendyHouse · 02/04/2025 16:27

This always gets cocked up for me.

I can't eat onions but love pickles so always ask for no onions and extra pickles. Often comes out with no pickles and extra onions. I can't tolerate cheese either and my last order came out with no onion and extra pickles - yay! but a cheese slice melted on both sides of the burger - wtaf, I hadn't even asked for cheese.