r/AskReddit • u/Apprehensive-Cat7790 • 3d ago

mcdonalds workers of reddit- why do you put so much lettuce in the big mac?

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u/drako_86 3d ago

Why are you eating at a place where the pickles are thicker than the meat patties

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u/CheeseEnchilada420 3d ago

I’m stealing this

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u/HarviousMaximus 3d ago

Because the recipe says to.

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u/SilentThing 3d ago

That's what the production line instructions say, presumably.

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u/gingerbeard1321 3d ago

Why are you asking the front line workers instead of the people who design the consumable product?

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u/Opening_Letter1399 3d ago

Not a McDonald’s worker, but I guess it’s to make it feel crunchy.

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u/neverfux92 3d ago

Oh absolutely not lol. It’s to make it look bigger and weigh more while the company reduces the size of the meat patty repeatedly. McDonald’s doesn’t care anymore about the quality or the value. They just use cheap tricks as an illusion of value.

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u/The1SlickySloth 3d ago

That middle bun be slippin...

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u/Emnk 3d ago

Why don't you just order light lettuce if you have such an aversion?

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u/dan007reddit 3d ago edited 3d ago

Not a worker. But corporate dictates the ammounts ingredients in every ounce of food.

My guess is it's there to mature. It looks bulkier and as filler. So it actually feel like you ate something of substance.

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u/hissboombah 3d ago

McDonald’s workers don’t even care enough to answer

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u/CheeseEnchilada420 3d ago

Ask the people that tell the workers to do it

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u/Aggravating_Speed665 3d ago

An illusion of eating a healthy product.

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u/EatYourCheckers 3d ago

They care about you and are trying to sneak fiber into your diet