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McDonald's to roll out new $1 items to spur traffic: Snack Size Fish McBites & Onion Cheddar Burger
Nation's Restaurant News ^ | November 27, 2012 | Mark Brandau

Posted on 12/05/2012 1:04:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We already have the OBC burger here (onion, bacon, cheddar).


41 posted on 12/05/2012 5:44:02 PM PST by rintense
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To: annieokie
I have only had ONE McD’s burger in my life, and that was the last one I would ever put in my mouth. That was way back when they first opened. Ok, give them a try .........yuk.....I prefer to know what kind of meat I am eating.

I have never understood the appeal of McDonald's. Their sandwiches are just gooey and bland beyond belief.

The only explanation I can come up with is that a significant number of Americans' palates have been dulled.

42 posted on 12/05/2012 6:02:16 PM PST by OldPossum
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To: OldPossum
Their cheap. Back when they started, the burgers were $1. Families could eat out everyday, lol.
43 posted on 12/05/2012 6:11:41 PM PST by annieokie
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A buddy of mine at ASU lived on .39 taco bell tacos in 1991. It worked out. Engineering degree with NO debt.


44 posted on 12/05/2012 6:21:18 PM PST by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/?)
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To: OldPossum
Their cheap. Back when they started, the burgers were $1. Families could eat out everyday, lol.


45 posted on 12/05/2012 6:30:25 PM PST by WVKayaker ("Hang in there, America. Fight for what is right." - Sarah Palin 11/7/12)
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To: WVKayaker

Great post. I remember riding my bicycle to one of the first McDs in Cleveland Ohio around 1962. I definitely remember the 15 cent burgers, they were quite tasty. There were no seats inside at all, just some benches built into the building exterior where you could sit if the weather was decent.


46 posted on 12/05/2012 6:39:23 PM PST by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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To: nascarnation
I never liked their shakes back then. They tasted "warm" (though they were frozen stuff with a lot of air!)!

My friend in Wilmington, NC has five stores, and built a church from his 'tithe' (Dennis Anderson, Myrtle Grove Presbyterian (charismatics).


47 posted on 12/05/2012 6:52:00 PM PST by WVKayaker ("Hang in there, America. Fight for what is right." - Sarah Palin 11/7/12)
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To: OldPossum
I have never understood the appeal of McDonald's. Their sandwiches are just gooey and bland beyond belief.

That may be the case nowadays, but forty years ago, their food was really good. I think Roy Kroc would gag if he bit into a Big Mac today.

48 posted on 12/05/2012 7:31:41 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It has been awhile since I have been to McDonald’s. There are too many menu items. They should just make it simple like In And Out. In addition the meals are not that great and not worth what it costs.


49 posted on 12/05/2012 8:43:15 PM PST by moviefan8
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To: OldPossum

Or it could be, that some people are just too picky.


50 posted on 12/05/2012 8:47:52 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: moviefan8

Large coffee, grilled chicken wrap is 2.60. Works for me.


51 posted on 12/05/2012 8:51:22 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The grilled onion burger sounds gross and the fish bites ... well, sometimes the jokes just write themselves. But in the spirit of full disclosure, I LOVE McD’s sugar-free iced vanilla coffee. I’ll drive 5 miles out of my way for one ... sure wouldn’t do that for their food.


52 posted on 12/05/2012 9:18:33 PM PST by Fast Moving Angel (A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
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To: Windflier

“That may be the case nowadays, but forty years ago, their food was really good. I think Roy Kroc would gag if he bit into a Big Mac today.”

I saw a huge decline in quality with the transfats bans. Same thing happened with KFC. I’d bet Roy is hanging with the Colonel and they are both shaking their heads...


53 posted on 12/06/2012 11:55:12 AM PST by CSM (Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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I saw a huge decline in quality with the transfats bans. Same thing happened with KFC.

I'm sure that was the final nail in the coffin of the quality of their food, but the first thing I remember noticing was the lack of flavor in McDonalds sesame seed buns.

When I was a kid, you could smell those sesame seed buns from outside the window, they smelled so good. When you bit into a Big Mac, the flavor rush was heavenly. Today, those buns are nearly tasteless, and there's literally NO aroma to their food.

54 posted on 12/06/2012 12:24:02 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Windflier

I figure that it is either the quality has declined greatly or I have aged greatly, therefore my taste buds are getting worn out!

;-)


55 posted on 12/07/2012 3:58:09 AM PST by CSM (Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: Fast Moving Angel

I find all McDonald’s food a bit gross, but what is it about the grilled onion burger that doesn’t sound good—the grilled onions, cheddar cheese, or burger?


56 posted on 12/07/2012 4:02:04 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: CSM
I figure that it is either the quality has declined greatly or I have aged greatly, therefore my taste buds are getting worn out!

I'm pushing 60, and have wondered the same, but when I bite into a fresh strawberry it tastes just like it did when I was a kid. It ain't me that changed.

57 posted on 12/07/2012 11:01:59 AM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: 9YearLurker

Well, maybe two out of three — the cheese is probably OK, but because McD’s gets their food frozen and nukes it in a microwave, somehow that just doesn’t translate into grilled onions. (Grilled, then frozen, then nuked?) Also, personal taste — but I’m just not a fan of their burger meat. Don’t know if there’s some fillers or additives or what that they use — just not for me.


58 posted on 12/07/2012 11:28:10 AM PST by Fast Moving Angel (A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
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To: Fast Moving Angel

Okay, I’m with you—I’m not a fan of McDonald’s either.

Just didn’t know if it was cheddar and onions you didn’t like.


59 posted on 12/07/2012 11:35:54 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Fast Moving Angel
but I’m just not a fan of their burger meat

What meat?

60 posted on 12/07/2012 11:36:08 AM PST by Alaska Wolf (Carry a Gun, It's a Lighter Burden Than Regret)
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