The McRib is back.

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The McRib is back.

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Post by VG_Addict » Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:47 pm

In case you missed it, the McRib came back today.

I had 2 for lunch. I can finally cross "Eating a McRib" off my bucket list.

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Post by Booyakasha » Wed Dec 02, 2020 6:26 pm

I've never had one. Don'k know if I care enough.
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Post by CaptHayfever » Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:17 pm

It's effectively just a pork burger with BBQ sauce.
The thing is, a BBQ pork burger is delicious, so people buy it.

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Post by Booyakasha » Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:18 pm

I mean, I know what it is, I just haven't had one.
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Post by DarkZero » Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:26 pm

It's not bad, maybe I'd get one if I happen to go to McDonald's while they're selling them, but it is a novelty at the end of the day. I'm pretty sure there are other restaurants that offer similar things if you're really in the mood for something like that.
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Post by VG_Addict » Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:17 pm

The McRib is pretty good.

It's also proof that artificial scarcity is an effective business strategy.

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Post by Deku Tree » Thu Dec 03, 2020 12:59 am

I've never had a McRib, but on the subject of limited time menu items: Whataburger recently brought back the Hatch Green Chile Double and added bacon to it. I've had one nearly every week since they've done so.

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Post by Booyakasha » Thu Dec 03, 2020 1:20 am

^...that sounds like good food.

Girl scout cookies lost a little of their 'limited time only!'-style mystique when I learned they're all made by Keebler, and that Keebler takes the best ones and sells them year-round under its own brand, anyway (Grasshoppers = Thin Mints, Caramel Delights = Samoas, etc).
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Post by VG_Addict » Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:00 am

The McRib is only available for a limited time.

Companies are usually pretty vague on exactly how long "a limited time" is. I'm thinking that's by design.

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Post by CaptHayfever » Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:19 am

It's because they technically don't know. They send out a shipment of the thing to stores, & the stores sell it until they run out, however long that takes, without being able to resupply.

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Post by DarkZero » Thu Dec 03, 2020 1:48 pm

That's why they often append limited time disclaimers with "while supplies last".
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Post by steeze » Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:03 am

Deku Tree wrote:
Thu Dec 03, 2020 12:59 am
I've never had a McRib, but on the subject of limited time menu items: Whataburger recently brought back the Hatch Green Chile Double and added bacon to it. I've had one nearly every week since they've done so.
if you lived in New Mexico that would be an everyday occurrence. They love those Green Chiles.
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Post by Deku Tree » Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:18 pm

That's what I hear from my father-in-law after he vacationed there.

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Post by Sim Kid » Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:20 pm

steeze wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:03 am
Deku Tree wrote:
Thu Dec 03, 2020 12:59 am
I've never had a McRib, but on the subject of limited time menu items: Whataburger recently brought back the Hatch Green Chile Double and added bacon to it. I've had one nearly every week since they've done so.
if you lived in New Mexico that would be an everyday occurrence. They love those Green Chiles.
Colorado's very similar.

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Post by steeze » Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:05 am

i vaguely remember A&W had a green chile thing going on that I was obsessed with at one point. I think it was because it was my first "spicy burger" miss that.
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Post by Booyakasha » Sat Dec 26, 2020 4:51 am

I have the next two nights off, and I'm feeling lucky. I'm getting a couple McRibs tomorrow. I'll be sure to share my thoughts as I lie dying.
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Post by Sim Kid » Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:55 pm

So apparently our McD's aren't participating.

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Post by Booyakasha » Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:00 pm

So I had a McRib.

It was okay.

I'd rather have a Big Mac.
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Post by DarkZero » Sun Dec 27, 2020 4:19 am

my mom made some homemade bbq pulled pork and we still have like two pounds of it left. if you want a better bbq sandwich i can put some loose pork in an envelope and mail it to you.
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Post by Apiary Tazy » Sun Dec 27, 2020 4:27 am

I can never, in good standing, order a McRib after someone I followed compared it to eating a sponge.

So there's that.

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