mcmadness over free stuff

Robsweezie

as you may already be aware, mcdonalds are giving away free breakfasts this Friday morning. they tried this last year where there were queues out the door
http://www.thejournal.ie/mcdonalds-free-breakfast-friday-2-2017172-Mar2015/

there was also the recent opening of chopped on grafton street where free salads were offered, more queues.

what is it about free items that make people go bat ****? maybe the novelty factor of a one off meal free of charge, an anomaly these days. why do you think so many buy into this herd mentality?

for those into mcds....will you be queing up for a mcbreakfast on Friday?

Whosthis

Robsweezie wrote: »

as you may already be aware, mcdonalds are giving away free breakfasts this Friday morning. they tried this last year where there were queues out the door
http://www.thejournal.ie/mcdonalds-free-breakfast-friday-2-2017172-Mar2015/

there was also the recent opening of chopped on grafton street where free salads were offered, more queues.

what is it about free items that make people go bat ****? maybe the novelty factor of a one off meal free of charge, an anomaly these days. why do you think so many buy into this herd mentality?

for those into mcds....will you be queing up for a mcbreakfast on Friday?

Chopped I can understand.

McDonalds, not so much.

diomed

I was in McDonalds once around 1985.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Id probably queue for a bacon double cheeseburger or a Big Mac meal but definitely not for their breakfast. It's rotten.

kneemos

What does the free breakfast consist of?

Mint Sauce

They would want their most gorgeous singletons to deliver it to me for free as well on a silver platter, and even then I would probably turn it down. The breakfast that is.

So no OP.

Whosthis

kneemos wrote: »

What does the free breakfast consist of?

Constipation.

MistyCheese

diomed wrote: »

I was in McDonalds once around 1985.

I thought you looked familiar alright.

kneemos

Whosthis wrote: »

Constipation.

Not worth the strain so.

Whosthis

kneemos wrote: »

Not worth the strain so.

No but it will at least keep you full until dinner.

Oasis1974

kneemos wrote: »

What does the free breakfast consist of?

http://www.mcdonalds.ie/iehome/food/more_food/breakfast.html this i suppose?

teddykrueger

Not as bad as the f*ckwits queuing for petrol the night before I goes up 2c.

teddykrueger

Not as bad as the f*ckwits queuing for petrol the night before it goes up 2c.

NomadicGray

Ah, a smug thread.Wonderful. Whod like to try identify the micro brew and super food combo permeating my farts today first?

Oasis1974

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zciloQGm84Y

Gatling

And people wonder why soup kitchens and food banks are so popular,
If something is been given away for free you will attract the world afraid of been left out of a freebie

LDN_Irish

You're a bunch of snobs. Since I found out about this I've been growing a beard. I'm going to bring a few outfit changes and a razer and change my appearance as many times as I can before they clock me. I'm hoping to get a few months worth of McMuffins to feed the kids for a while. Apparently all the chemicals in them basically makes them last forever so they won't even take up fridge space.

Mint Sauce

Whosthis wrote: »

No but it will at least keep you full until dinner.

Must have got better since last time I was there. I was hungry again half an hour later.

PowerToWait

Whosthis wrote: »

Chopped I can understand.

Chopped is basically semi healthy subway. Loads of lettuce, squirts of sauce and bit of ropey meat.

It's really not all that.

Whosthis

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Must have got better since last time I was there. I was hungry again half an hour later.

I was referring to the constipation.

Whosthis

PowerToWait wrote: »

Chopped is basically semi healthy subway. Loads of lettuce, squirts of sauce and bit of ropey meat.

It's really not all that.

I think we have a level 5 vegan amongst us. Do you pocket mulch?

gctest50

Much better - £1 cafe - could do with a few here


roast beef n none of that vegan b****x

http://www.caffix.co.uk


Wrap - Roast Beef & Cheddar - roast beef, cheddar cheese, blue cheese sauce, horseradish sauce, spinach leaves - £1.00



Some of the popular options on offer include mozzarella and pesto baguettes, avocado sandwiches, home-baked banana bread and flourless muffins.
However, there is one small catch.

The sandwiches and baguettes are sold in half portions.

The pots of quinoa, falafel and houmous also come in small pots.

colossus-x

kneemos wrote: »

What does the free breakfast consist of?

Fat

Junkyard Tom

Gatling wrote: »

And people wonder why soup kitchens and food banks are so popular

Soup kitchens and food banks are 'popular'? All the craze with the thrifty, are they?

Get a life.

Fr_Dougal

I like their sausage McMuffins. They have the body of a burger, but the mind of a breakfast.

Cool_CM

Their McMuffins are like cigarettes. The first one tastes terrible, the more you eat the better they taste (but are terrible for you).

PowerToWait

Whosthis wrote: »

I think we have a level 5 vegan amongst us. Do you pocket mulch?

Not that I'm aware. Do you dream of writing for some 'off the wall' BBC 4 sketch show?

Whosthis

PowerToWait wrote: »

Not that I'm aware. Do you dream of writing for some 'off the wall' BBC 4 sketch show?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtuMIaOGRy8

Graces7

Well I have never ever eaten McD or any takeaway fast food but as I will be out on Friday and know where one is I intend to try.. which i better, the bacon or the sausage? I will of course submit a full report, but I am easily pleased!

CarrickMcJoe

Whosthis wrote: »

No but it will at least keep you full until dinner.

Is that because, with the queues it will be near dinner time when you get it...

stimpson

Robsweezie wrote: »

there was also the recent opening of chopped on grafton street where free salads were offered, more queues.

You don't win friends with salad.

R.D. aka MR.D

My husband-to-be and I live in Asia and as you can imagine with it being so densely populated there are lots of queues.

He always says if people are queuing it's not worth it. He's usually right.

We go to the Costco here in Japan sometimes and it's crazy. They give out these tiny samples and people are queuing for them for 10+ mins.

Once I was about 3ft from a Starbucks and I noticed the starbucks girl come out with little samples of whatever new drink they had. I thought, oh maybe I'll go try that and like something out of one of them Japanese prank shows before I had taken 2 steps forward, she had been swarmed by middle aged women.

I could go on and on. It's madness.

People should value their time more. It's usually not worth it to queue for something that you could easily afford otherwise.

TallGlass

The outrage Arthurs day had and it had to be cancelled.

Yet a fast food place hands out unhealthy ****e once a year and no one bats an eyelid.

fatknacker

Meh. I'd rather pay the €3 or whatever the hell it is, not to queue.

Graces7

R.D. aka MR.D wrote: »

My husband-to-be and I live in Asia and as you can imagine with it being so densely populated there are lots of queues.

He always says if people are queuing it's not worth it. He's usually right.

We go to the Costco here in Japan sometimes and it's crazy. They give out these tiny samples and people are queuing for them for 10+ mins.

Once I was about 3ft from a Starbucks and I noticed the starbucks girl come out with little samples of whatever new drink they had. I thought, oh maybe I'll go try that and like something out of one of them Japanese prank shows before I had taken 2 steps forward, she had been swarmed by middle aged women.

I could go on and on. It's madness.

People should value their time more. It's usually not worth it to queue for something that you could easily afford otherwise.

I only queue here in Ireland at the Post Office and always get chatting with someone. I will go to McD tomorrow myself and as a pensioner I appreciate free food and a new experience. I live in a remote rural area where we do not have such things so a novelty ..

Robsweezie

I admit i went in and got the mcmuffin anyway, made it just before they started cutting off the deal, there were queues up to the door. it was good craic seeing the queue first hand and chatting with them about the madness. apparently town was mental. the staff were like headless chickens running out of stuff but they coped well with little delay.

The flying mouse

i'm lovin' it....

Chain Smoker

I went to both McDonalds near me for this last year and had, I think, five egg mcmuffins. They were ****ing awful, barely managed to eat them all.


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NIMAN

Your life is in a bad way if you feel the need to queue to eat free rubbish quality food.

mad muffin

I only queue to buy new iPhones.