Can anyone explain the deal with McDonald's Szechuan sauce?

[bcla]

I heard about a one-day thing where they're making it available, but I can't exactly figure out the cultural reference from some cartoon other than it was some tie-in when Mulan came out. I do remember back in the mid-80s, McDonald's had some Chinese style sauces for Chicken McNuggets served with chopsticks. That was a bit on the odd side.

https://buttermilkcrispytenders.com

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Last time I was at McDonald's I saw the crispy tenders were new. But they were out of them.

I to remember the chopsticks nuggets thing in the 80's. Looking back, it was a ridiculous idea.

 

[donalducky]

It's an ongoing joke on the cartoon Rick and Morty.
In the first episode of Rick and Morty’s third season, Rick is being subjected to an infiltration of his mind from the Galactic Federation. The officers involved in the attack, including a lead investigator voiced by Nathan Fillion, want to know how Rick created his portal gun. While Rick attempts to mislead the investigator, distracting him with fake memories, unrealistic scenarios and, naturally, McDonalds’ Szechuan sauce.

The scene is part of an ongoing joke that Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland has been referencing since April Fool’s Day earlier this year. When Roiland and fellow co-creator Dan Harmon released the first episode early as a treat for fans, people became infatuated with the joke. The joke became so widely acknowledged on Twitter that even Mike Haracz, a chef at McDonald’s, confessed he would look into seeing what the company could do.

 

[amberpi]

A PP explained it well. The show is super fun. The best adult cartoon since Metalocalypse and Archer. Its really good stuff.

 

[bcla]

Apparently the day went badly. They said it was limited, and apparently each store that had (very few did) it had 20 to 50 each. People were lining up for hours and even that didn't mean getting the sauce or a poster.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/...ross-america-blast-mcdonalds-for-running-out/

There are listings on eBay and one random one was $1200 for the sauce and the poster that came with it.

 

[Jennasis]

Funny. We JUST finished watching a youtube vlog about this. I don't get it, but the very large crowd seemed very enthusiastic.

 

[bcla]

This is the really crazy one. One location (I checked and it's still listed) was supposed to have it but didn't. Sheriff's deputies had to come to disperse the angry crowd. Apparently they were told that they should buy the meal first before the official 2 PM time and they'd be distributed then, but they only had the posters.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/l...d-wellington-mcdonald/cuySG4WEFuhGPJQk0fP69J/

 

[sasywtch]

The McD's close to my house (and the one where my daughter was a manager before paralyzed) was one of the few in Sacramento to have them. They were in line for hours. Crazy

 

[mjkacmom]

We got two packets, ate one. Ds14 convinced DH to take him yesterday afternoon. They weren’t in line that long, were gone about 45 minutes, plus went to autozone and the bank.

 

[bcla]

I figured out what the deal was in Wellington, Florida and likely other locations. The listings included all locations what would be distributing posters, stickers, and sauce.

Each McDonald’s in the location finder will give away limited-edition posters and stickers, while supplies last; only the McDonald’s locations labeled "Szechuan Available" will be giving away Szechuan Sauce, while supplies last​

So many were waiting in locations that had no sauce. I would have thought that management would have made that abundantly clear, but those in line seem to think that they were led on to get them to purchase something.

 

[bcla]

Well, they’re bringing it back yet again. I’m guessing it won’t be exactly the same graphics (to keep the limited edition nature of Saturday’s promotion) but apparently not a single day and probably where their supplier can crank out more if there’s enough demand.

https://twitter.com/McDonalds/status/917169818725384192/photo/1

 

[Pacolovestacos]

People have way too much time on their hands.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

I figured out what the deal was in Wellington, Florida and likely other locations. The listings included all locations what would be distributing posters, stickers, and sauce.

Each McDonald’s in the location finder will give away limited-edition posters and stickers, while supplies last; only the McDonald’s locations labeled "Szechuan Available" will be giving away Szechuan Sauce, while supplies last​

So many were waiting in locations that had no sauce. I would have thought that management would have made that abundantly clear, but those in line seem to think that they were led on to get them to purchase something.

I could see where some people found the information ambiguous. I mean, we live in a society that requires a tag on a hair dryer that says "do not use in water"....

 

[Pacolovestacos]

I could see where some people found the information ambiguous. I mean, we live in a society that requires a tag on a hair dryer that says "do not use in water"....

Don't forget shampoo instructions

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

Don't forget shampoo instructions

https://www.inquisitr.com/1430367/signs-you-dont-need-to-read/

http://www.rinkworks.com/said/warnings.shtml
http://www.dumbwarnings.com/

 

[bcla]

I could see where some people found the information ambiguous. I mean, we live in a society that requires a tag on a hair dryer that says "do not use in water"....

Still, an American sold hair dryer won’t kill anyone or at least shouldn’t. My wife is always asking me why it doesn’t work. I either reset the GFCI outlet or the redundant one on the dryer.

 

[amberpi]

This is one of a zillion reasons Rick and Morty is so beloved, if you're not watching:

Butter robot: What is my purpose?
Rick: You pass butter.
Butter robot: Oh my god.
Rick: Yeah, welcome to the club, pal.

Existential angst/nihilism should be in more cartoons. Just sayin'.

 

[bcla]

It's back. McDonald's is saying they're ordering 20 million packets. It's not clear if they come with Chicken McNuggets or not. The release date is this Monday, Feb 26.

http://fortune.com/2018/02/22/mcdonalds-szechuan-sauce-rick-and-morty-release/

 

[MIGrandma]

Oh for goodness sake. All this hoopla over sauce packets?

I’ll stick with good ol’ sweet and sour for my McNuggets.

 

[Diznygrl]

Oh for crying out loud, just add the sauce to the regular everyday sauce menu right alongside the good ol' reliable sweet n sour and barbecue. That way it will become old hat and then maybe people will finally shut up about it.