slacker Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Irregular News for 01.26.07 Japan -- McDonald's Japan has been forced to limit sales of its new Mega Mac hamburger to counter low stocks resulting from its huge popularity. Customers who have been unable to buy the 350 yen hamburgers due to a shortage of stocks are being handed coupons enabling them to buy them next time for 190 yen. The company had planned to sell the hamburgers until Feb. 4, but it is now planning to extend the sales period for at least one week because of their popularity. The Mega Mac hamburger went on sale in Japan on Jan. 12. It contains four meat patties -- twice the number of a regular Big Mac. In the first four days after it went on sale, about 3.32 million of the burgers were sold, doubling the company's expectations. Fearing that it would not be able to keep up with demand, the company began limiting the daily number of Mega Macs sold at its stores, from several dozen per day to several hundred per day, depending on the store. It is rare for the company to limit sales of a product. Following the introduction of the measure, lines have continued to form outside some stores in the heart of Tokyo before opening time, and some restaurants in the chain say they are selling out of the burgers before noon. Each Mega Mac contains 754 kilocalories of nutritional energy, and the popularity of the hamburger exceeded the restaurant chain's expectations. "It's the first time that we've had a shortage of a hamburger," a company representative said. "I guess the convenience of being able to hold a decent meal in one hand has gotten the thumbs-up, especially from young men." source Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 ***SNIP*** Each Mega Mac contains 754 kilocalories of nutritional energy... ***SNIP*** That had to come straight from the marketing department... Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Customers who have been unable to buy the 350 yen hamburgers 350!!! Holy Crap!!............oh wait........that's in yen......i dont know what that equals in the US..... So how long until Burger King comes out with the Super Ultimate He-Man Quintuple Whopper? Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Customers who have been unable to buy the 350 yen hamburgers 350!!! Holy Crap!!............oh wait........that's in yen......i dont know what that equals in the US..... ***SNIP*** About $2.90. Quote Link to comment
admo Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 I remeber the Big Mac... when he hit 70 homeruns and beat Sosa out for the record. Oh wait, wrong Big Mac. The Big Mac burger was a joke. It might have been huge in the 80's, but the two patties together equal the size of an average burger at Jack-in-Box, Whataburger, etc., etc.. Or so it seems. Quote Link to comment
MCAT800 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Shouldn't the burgers be smaller in Japan?? Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Now they are just getting ridiculous..............although I do love me a 3/4 bacon cheesburger from Hardee's that s.o.b. is gynormous!!!! Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Now they are just getting ridiculous..............although I do love me a 3/4 bacon cheesburger from Hardee's that s.o.b. is gynormous!!!! You should try the 5 pounder at grand ma maxes in grand island. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Now they are just getting ridiculous..............although I do love me a 3/4 bacon cheesburger from Hardee's that s.o.b. is gynormous!!!! You should try the 5 pounder at grand ma maxes in grand island. 5 LBS!!!! Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Now they are just getting ridiculous..............although I do love me a 3/4 bacon cheesburger from Hardee's that s.o.b. is gynormous!!!! You should try the 5 pounder at grand ma maxes in grand island. 5 LBS!!!! I am sure that is what it is, can someone verify this claim. Quote Link to comment
gamecocks Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Now they are just getting ridiculous..............although I do love me a 3/4 bacon cheesburger from Hardee's that s.o.b. is gynormous!!!! You should try the 5 pounder at grand ma maxes in grand island. 5 LBS!!!! I am sure that is what it is, can someone verify this claim. You are correct. I believe they give some sort of reward if you can finish the burger and fries in one hour. THey have a whole wall of peoples pictures that have done it. Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Now they are just getting ridiculous..............although I do love me a 3/4 bacon cheesburger from Hardee's that s.o.b. is gynormous!!!! You should try the 5 pounder at grand ma maxes in grand island. 5 LBS!!!! I am sure that is what it is, can someone verify this claim. You are correct. I believe they give some sort of reward if you can finish the burger and fries in one hour. THey have a whole wall of peoples pictures that have done it. I want my picture up there! But I'm sure everyone's picture probably looks like they want to kill themselves Quote Link to comment
diehard Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Now they are just getting ridiculous..............although I do love me a 3/4 bacon cheesburger from Hardee's that s.o.b. is gynormous!!!! You should try the 5 pounder at grand ma maxes in grand island. Do they still have those?? That burger was a thing of beauty. Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 last I heard they did, then after that you can run down to Texas T-bone and eat the monster steak they have there. It was like 72oz. HUGE Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I think I would wait for them to take the picture and then throw up like never before!!!! Quote Link to comment
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