McDonald's adds 2 Big Mac variants

[renz20003]

How old are we talking here? Days, weeks YEARS?!

April 2016

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bi...d-big-mac-and-a-mac-jr.amp.html?client=safari

 

[John Connor]

That is old! LOL I don't even recall seeing them advertised at all though.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

They failed at not calling the Grand Mac the Mac Daddy.

Oh this!!!!

 

[nakedfrog]

ITT: people don't understand that they can't advertise larger patties without actually having larger patties unless they want to get sued.

 

[John Connor]

ITT: people don't understand that they can't advertise larger patties without actually having larger patties unless they want to get sued.

Just like how a foot long sub at Subway isn't 12"?

 

[MrSquished]

I wonder when they will become available

 

[rh71]

I'll take 3 Mac Jr's. please. That sounds perfect. I usually do 2 Big Macs.

 

[Red Squirrel]

ITT: people don't understand that they can't advertise larger patties without actually having larger patties unless they want to get sued.

It's all about the fine print. Companies know how to protect themselves and even if they were in the wrong, its you vs a full team of lawyers. Good luck.

Show the picture of the various burgers, never mention that one is bigger than the other, but make the name and picture give you that impression. Add a little asterisk and fine print that says: "Not actual size. Sizes may vary between each order due to slight imperfections in preparation process" or something like that.

 

[John Connor]

That's it! I'm bringing my cocaine scale to McDonalds and making sure the grand Mac is 1/3 pound of beef!

 

[nakedfrog]

Just like how a foot long sub at Subway isn't 12"?

Yes, literally exactly like that.

 

[John Connor]

Yes, literally exactly like that.

Have people no remorse? Think of the children.

 

[KeithTalent]

I find getting more/bigger beef at these places is usually a bad thing. The ratios in the original burgers typically work best and just adding more beef only allows you to taste the deficiencies in it.

KT

 

[master_shake_]

get a double quarter pounder made like a mac.

bigger patties check.

 

[John Connor]

get a double quarter pounder made like a mac.

bigger patties check.

I'm so trying that! HAHAHA

 

[deadlyapp]

It's all about the fine print. Companies know how to protect themselves and even if they were in the wrong, its you vs a full team of lawyers. Good luck.

Show the picture of the various burgers, never mention that one is bigger than the other, but make the name and picture give you that impression. Add a little asterisk and fine print that says: "Not actual size. Sizes may vary between each order due to slight imperfections in preparation process" or something like that.

There's no fine print here, it's by weight. Now, how much a 1/3lb patty cooks down vs a 1/4lb patty may end up in being a much smaller difference than expected, but it's still more meat.

 

[Aikouka]

I'm thinking it's going to be the same patties but they might flatten them out a tad more so that they are a bit bigger in terms of circumference. The buns themselves will be a bit bigger, and the increased surface area will mean a bit more toppings. So overall it will be a bigger burger but same amount of meat. At least from a business perspective that would make sense. Still need to stock the bigger buns but not bigger patties too, and the patties are probably the most expensive part.

No. First of all, that would be illegal since they advertise the food as being x number of pounds prior to cooking (that is in the fine print). Second, when I used to work at McDonald's years ago, they used two different types of patties: regulars (1/10 a pound) and quarters (1/4 a pound). The regulars are the basic patties that you see on most burgers, and they're a lot like those air hockey pucks that you see. I believe they added a 1/3-pound patty a few years ago for one of their fancy burgers, so this new Big Mac might be related to how I don't see those anymore? (I don't really go to McDonald's much, so I might've just missed them.)

 

[Coalfax]

The Mac Jr and Grand mac will have 1 and 2 1/6l lb patties each. The Original Big mac always had 2 1/10 lb patties.

Jr -> Big -> Grand = 1/6 -> 1/5 -> 1/3 lb of beef

I cant see how this is going to make inventory at McD's easier.. now they need to store and calculate an entirely new patty size for specific orders..

 

[DeathReborn]

This whole thing reminds me of the secret menu items.

http://hackthemenu.com/mcdonalds/secret-menu/

Also never forget for piping hot "freedom" fries ask for them without salt and you always get piping hot fries.