McDonald's Answers your Questions!

Pythia

I found this website http://www.makeupyourownmind.co.uk/.

You can ask any question you want about their food and they'll reply and post it on their website.

Some gems include (sic)

Why did your emplyees ejactulate into my grandmothers milkshake?

They give serious replies to all the questions asked, even though most are obviously jokes.

Worth a look!

Jocksy

Fair ****s to them. So much bull**** is said about that company its good to see them fight back with their side. I'm all for McDonalds. Cheap, moderate quality fast food that is great for all us students with a fast metabolism.

Agamemnon

Is it true that McDonald's hires a lot of philosophy students after they complete their degrees?

LOL!

Send in your cv so, Jocksy, but on grease-proof paper.

Endurance Man

Jocksy wrote:

Fair ****s to them. So much bull**** is said about that company its good to see them fight back with their side. I'm all for McDonalds. Cheap, moderate quality fast food that is great for all us students with a fast metabolism.

:rolleyes: , that is the most ridiculous thing iv ever read about Macdonald's, you must work for them.

Jocksy

I used to but that was years ago.
Read their replies to all the questions posted. They have nothing to hide.

Endurance Man

Jocksy wrote:

Read their replies to all the questions posted. They have nothing to hide.

Hahaha , another gem, they got you hook, line and sinker.

petes

Jocksy wrote:

quality fast food

I can't bring myself to say this and McDonalds in the same sentence.

Jocksy

Thats why I said moderate quality. Its not the worst.
At least the food prepared with fresh ingredients unlike most non franchisesd fast foods in Ireland. They also have a reasonable level of hygiene. I just can't see what peoples problem is with McDonalds. Its not haute cuisine, its not healthy food if you eat it 3 times a day (although they do ahve plenty of 'healthy' options now). Its just McDonalds. I've never felt ripped off in the place and I actually get better service in it than most other fast food restaurants.

Endurance Man

Jocksy wrote:

Thats why I said moderate quality. Its not the worst.
At least the food prepared with fresh ingredients unlike most non franchisesd fast foods in Ireland. They also have a reasonable level of hygiene. I just can't see what peoples problem is with McDonalds. Its not haute cuisine, its not healthy food if you eat it 3 times a day (although they do ahve plenty of 'healthy' options now). Its just McDonalds. I've never felt ripped off in the place and I actually get better service in it than most other fast food restaurants.

Ah man wake up, what they serve you is not food, its a mixture of the cheapest ingredients they can get there hands on. They use potatoes in the milkshakes, mcNuggets have 38 ingredients including many chemicals found in industrial plants. We could go on like that all day, and their "healthy" foods are the biggest con of all, try reading up, really opens your eyes.
I would rather eat stale bread, seriously.

Hobbes

I saw a documentry on Chicken nuggets. They are really playing loose with the facts in regards to what it is made from. A large yellow square brick is not a chicken breast.

It would be me like taking a poop and saying it was made by the finest mcDonalds Burger I purchased for lunch.

judas101

interesting.

i always wondered what the semen content of a big mac was.

connundrum

Jocksy wrote:

Thats why I said moderate quality. Its not the worst.

What is the worst, in your expert opinion?

And prepared freshly? Lol, yes. And by yes, I mean no.

Fantastic Kaz

McDonalds. HORRIBLE! Everything is full of fat even the "salads"

WindSock

I got a burger for 1 Euro today. Hit the spot. Couldn't argue with it really. Abrakebabra is far worse, I reckon.

AdMMM

While I know that their answers are spun in corporate language, I do appreciate the apparent transparancy.

Pherekydes

Jules wrote:

Hamburgers. The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast.

Ruen

McDonalds is alright, I like most of the food and I trust their hygiene standards. That crap about pissing in milkshakes and **** into Bigmacs is bollox. If you really believe it you must be thick cos anytime I go there I see about 20 people working in the place and I doubt they're all in on it:rolleyes:

dudara

I really don't understand why people get so outraged when it comes to McDonalds. YOU are responsible for what you eat and you cannot blame anyone else. McDonalds just supply a market.

BTW I do like McDonalds, a double cheeseburger for 2 yoyo can really hit the spot somedays. Nothing wrong with it, in moderation of course. I truly think that the likes of Abrakebabra and Supermacs are far worse tasting.

senordingdong

Endurance Man wrote:

:rolleyes: , that is the most ridiculous thing iv ever read about Macdonald's, you must work for them.

What exactly is the problem everyone has with McDonalds?

Rb

dudara wrote:

I really don't understand why people get so outraged when it comes to McDonalds. YOU are responsible for what you eat and you cannot blame anyone else. McDonalds just supply a market.

Agreed.

dudara wrote:

BTW I do like McDonalds, a double cheeseburger for 2 yoyo can really hit the spot somedays. Nothing wrong with it, in moderation of course. I truly think that the likes of Abrakebabra and Supermacs are far worse tasting.

Also agree, for the price you pay in McDonalds, the food (at the right time) can be lovely.

Regarding the website, fair play to them for taking the time to answer all the questions, regardless of how retarded or serious they are.

Irishpimpdude

dudara wrote:

I really don't understand why people get so outraged when it comes to McDonalds. YOU are responsible for what you eat and you cannot blame anyone else. McDonalds just supply a market.

BTW I do like McDonalds, a double cheeseburger for 2 yoyo can really hit the spot somedays. Nothing wrong with it, in moderation of course. I truly think that the likes of Abrakebabra and Supermacs are far worse tasting.

I agree with this although i did have a friend that worked in mcdonalds and he said one of the cooks farted on a burger... haha

Kwekubo

dudara wrote:

BTW I do like McDonalds, a double cheeseburger for 2 yoyo can really hit the spot somedays. Nothing wrong with it, in moderation of course. I truly think that the likes of Abrakebabra and Supermacs are far worse tasting.

+1. I got a hot dog from Abrakebabra a few months ago; while I was there I saw one of the workers blatantly waltz out of the toilet without washing her hands. And I could literally taste the hot dog for days afterwards, no matter how many times I brushed. Haven't been back since.

chump

I enjoy a McD's every now and then. No harm. I'd imagine the food compares quite favourably to much of the crap that comes from chinese take-aways and chippies that are munched down by masses every week.

cson

Ah yes Maccy D's home of the fabled apple pie. Did I say apple?....I mean't turnip. Thats right sportsfans McDonalds 'Apple' Pies/Turnover things are actually *pauses for dramatic effect* apple flavoured turnip......

But turnip is good for you I hear you say.....

PeakOutput

mcdonalds food is crap but its no more crap than any other fast food joint and i include local chippers etc in that category

you can list all the ingredients of all there products if you want but im sure i can reduce milk or steak or anything else to its chemical components and it will be a page long aswell

phantom_lord

senordingdong wrote:

What exactly is the problem everyone has with McDonalds?

McDonalds is an easy target.

plus people like to blame others for their problems.

jimmycrackcorm

Is is just me or does anyone else notice a change to their toilet habit post mcDonalds visit? While I love a Mcdonalds visit, I to tend to think that the food runs through one system rather quickly afterwards...

I've no problem with McDonalds. At least I know if I'm ever homeless on the street and I scrape together €3, I can get two burgers and a twisty fries. Nothing wrong with that.

marco murphy

I get a flippin erection thinking about the chocolate donouts.

And about chemicals in the food, sure doesnt everything nowadays.

cson

Ugh, those twisty fries are ****. Better off getting €2 chicken beak/foot/head/arse mcnuggets and a €1 hamburger.

As for the toilets......its a simple case of what I like to call a Mc$hit - People who use the bog without actually buying any food there. If questioned by a staff member they usually promise to buy food - thats called a Mc$hit with lies. And don't get me started about supersizing......

SirLemonhead

McDonalds killed my wife and baby

Guy:Incognito

senordingdong wrote:

What exactly is the problem everyone has with McDonalds?

It's "cool" to hate the corporate machine man. Fight the power etc etc etc.



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God I loves me them double quarter pounders.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


Oh and I'm sure all the people up their own arses about hygene and the like dotn ever thing why Mcdonalds design the stores so that you can at least see into where the food is prepared without trying to hide anything. How many high class restourants let you watch the food being prepared? I'd be far more worried about getting food messed with by a chef you might piss of by having a problem with his food than somewhere lie Mcdonalds.

DeBeere

boreds wrote:

I got a burger for 1 Euro today. Hit the spot. Couldn't argue with it really. Abrakebabra is far worse, I reckon.

I would rather eat Abrakebabra tbh,

One of the reasons is I know a meal in Abra will actually fill me up and I won't be looking for anything an hour later!

and two, I know they use fresh ingredients (I have seen their deliveries of fresh veg and bread)

Ofcourse with a franchise business some outlets may be substandard, but if you know the good ones(which is the majority when it comes to Abra) then you should have an enjoyable time.
What is the point of complaining on boards.ie when most of these fast food places will welcome your complaints!

Sundy

PeakOutput wrote:

mcdonalds food is crap but its no more crap than any other fast food joint and i include local chippers etc in that category

exactly your kidding youself if you think Fuscos around the corner is any better for you than Mcdonalds. all chipper food is soaked in fat and is bad for, but hey it tastes good every once in a while.

Sangre

Oh man, I've read Fast Food Nation. A book that has no agenda nor would it receive any benefit from hyperbole or exaggerating stories.

Open your eyes maaan, set your spirit free. McDonald's are evil!

Ruen

DeBeere wrote:

and two, I know they use fresh ingredients (I have seen their deliveries of fresh veg and bread)

Well so do most places including maccies, I never got any rotten or gone off food there. If it was people would notice cos the bread would be hard or mouldy and the lettuce and the like would be all brown and horrible so I dont get how thats a reason you prefer abrakebabra to maccies
also you only know the get fresh ingredients delivered, what if they have leftover gone off **** from last week, what do they do with it?

Chucky the tree

Sundy wrote:

exactly your kidding youself if you think Fuscos around the corner is any better for you than Mcdonalds. all chipper food is soaked in fat and is bad for, but hey it tastes good every once in a while.

It fills you up for more then 10 minutes though.

marco murphy

What about the man that ate McD's for a week and nearly died?

cheerio

Poblachtach wrote:

What about the man that ate McD's for a week and nearly died?

I'd imagine that eating the same type of food for a whole week would be very bad for you, MacDonalds or not.

AbusesToilets

I think that the quality of products used in McD's is of a better quality over here than in the US,given the stricter standards enforced in meat slaughter etc.
That said,haven't worked in Maccers for a year,i'll never willingly ingest a chicken product,horrible stuff.And the "Fish Fillet" :eek:
One of the biggest problems i have with McD's and other fast food places is the amount of salt used in the production.I hate it when they salt the grills and you get a burger with big lumps of salt on it

thelordofcheese

Don't like McDonalds food at all, can't even stand the smell of the place. Not that other franchises are much better. I prefer the local chippy to them, on the odd time i have chips. Nothing to do with health, just personal preference.

Black Swan

Jocksy wrote:

I used to but that was years ago.
Read their replies to all the questions posted. They have nothing to hide.

How about... "Where's the beef?"

labreagreine

Does anyone smell stealth marketing in this thread?

Hobbes

jimmycrackcorm wrote:

Is is just me or does anyone else notice a change to their toilet habit post mcDonalds visit? While I love a Mcdonalds visit, I to tend to think that the food runs through one system rather quickly afterwards...

Eat McDonalds! It keeps you regular!

btw I wish I knew when it became acceptable to say that something was Ok or great because it is not like "The shop around the corner".

"Sure they may fart on the burgers, but its the same in any take-away, hence the reason I'll keep eating it".

Also the website by the OP is a crock. They don't answer your question unless you ask EXACTLY THE RIGHT QUESTION. For example the Chicken Nuggets. You read through all the posts and they go on about how it is only made with chicken breast but one post asks the right question where they are eventually forced to admit that chicken nuggets (not chicken mc nuggets) were made from basically chicken parts including skin.

scojones

I cannot for the life of me understand why people go on and on and on about McDonalds, about drug abuse and alcohol abuse.

I see people in McDonalds feeding their kids, who are in prams, chips and mc nuggets. Do I care? No. Why should I? Firstly it's their kid, and secondly they are free to put whatever they want into their own bodies.

McDonalds is not illegal. If someone wants to become obese by eating this rubbish then that is their choice, and they are free to do it. All power to them and thanks for clogging up our health system and making our doctors rich.

If you're going to complain about something, the least you could do is make sure it's worth complaining about.

PeakOutput

Hobbes wrote:

were made from basically chicken parts including skin.

whats wrong with chicken skin people eat it all the time

wyndham

jimmycrackcorm wrote:

Is is just me or does anyone else notice a change to their toilet habit post mcDonalds visit? While I love a Mcdonalds visit, I to tend to think that the food runs through one system rather quickly afterwards...

Agreed. I notice the one in Nutgrove is particularly bad for this phenomenon. Happens unbelievably quickly too. Have had to use the buslane on Nutgrove Avenue afterwards and break lights a couple of times before. Known as the McSquirts.

pclancy

I read an excellent book on Mcdonalds and their operations. Cant remember the name and cant find it online now...someone probably knows it here... Anyway it went into detail about how they feck up US farmers by forcing them to sell potatoes at below rock bottom prices, went over their meat production (very poor) and how their staff have never been allowed form a union. Great read but to be honest nothing surprises me in this day and age. We eat crap fast food all the time, its all equally as bad for you from any vendor and im sure what we're eating is full of stuff we never imagined was there!

Personally I dont really care, I think ive a much better chance of dying in a car crash or from lung cancer then dying from having fast food from mcdonalds, BKs or eddie rockets 3/4 times a month.

pclancy

Fast Food Nation was the book just found it...very good read!

PeakOutput

pclancy wrote:

I read an excellent book on Mcdonalds and their operations. Cant remember the name and cant find it online now...someone probably knows it here... Anyway it went into detail about how they feck up US farmers by forcing them to sell potatoes at below rock bottom prices, went over their meat production (very poor) and how their staff have never been allowed form a union. Great read but to be honest nothing surprises me in this day and age. We eat crap fast food all the time, its all equally as bad for you from any vendor and im sure what we're eating is full of stuff we never imagined was there!

Personally I dont really care, I think ive a much better chance of dying in a car crash or from lung cancer then dying from having fast food from mcdonalds, BKs or eddie rockets 3/4 times a month.

as far as i know mcdonalds can get away with alot more in the states than over here.....america is not as strict about food safety etc etc whereas in ireland if it says 100% irish beef than it is(it may be off cuts aswell but its still irish meat) in america there are no standards like this

Guy:Incognito

Poblachtach wrote:

What about the man that ate McD's for a week and nearly died?

I assume your talking about yer man Spurlock that made the film? It was a month for a start and he wasnt exactly on his death bed, it was more the "keep up this not eating healthy diet for the next amount of time and your risking your long erm health" kind of "nearly died" as opposed to the "dropped on the floor and had to be brought back by a defibrillater" (sp?) kind.

Try eating nothing but apples and oranges for a month, that wont do you much good either.

Sangre wrote:

Oh man, I've read Fast Food Nation. A book that has no agenda nor would it receive any benefit from hyperbole or exaggerating stories.

Open your eyes maaan, set your spirit free. McDonald's are evil!

Do the people in this thread have an agenda? Yet theres still crap spouted.

As for who it would benifit? Who does selling millions of books and having a film of said book gain? "open your eyes maaan" Would a book saying how wholesome McDonalds is and how everyone is a lovely human being sell even a fraction of the amount? I seriously doubt it. EVERYONE has an agenda to some degree. If you hink someone wrote a book because they are concerned about you and your welfare, you are living in a dreamworld, it's all about the $$$$$$$.