Kimberly with her lunch and the pen she has to thank for it!
Did your McRib Locator pen help you find a McRib? Please send your photos to photos@mcriblocator.com! Details of the adventure are also welcome! We just might feature yours next!
Awhile back, we were working on updating confirmed sightings and doing general site updates, we nearly fell off our chairs when Jenny McCarthy tweeted us asking about the McRib.
After nearly a week of tracking down California sightings and keeping Jenny in the loop, she found her McRib!
©Jenny McCarthy
For her patience, persistance and simply pure fabulousness, Jenny McCarthy is our McRib Fan of the Week!
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If you would like to be featured as McRib Fan of the week, please email us at weather@kleincast.com with subject line “McRib Fan Friday!”
Here at McRib Locator, we strive to give you the most accurate McRib Location information possible. We do what we can to enter in McRib sightings and confirmations, however do rely upon other McRib fans to help us in tracking the saucy goodness. We thank you all for your McRib tracking contributions.
First: To make entered locations as accurate as possible, we have made a location lookup upgrade.
When you arrive at McRibLocator.com you will still see this:
You will enter as much information about the McDonalds location as you have:
When you click “Submit” you will be moved to a page that will look like this:
These are the 10 McDonald locations nearest to the address or city you entered. You simply click “Click here to select this location” to confirm which McDonalds you found the McRib! If your McDonalds does not show up on the list, click the link at the bottom “My McDonalds is not listed, just send what I typed!”. At this time, this feature will only apply to locations in the United States.
You will then be redirected back to the map where you can confirm your location was pinned on the map.
We hope this change will assist in quality checking of the pinned United States locations. For instance, instead of simply knowing there is a McRib somewhere in NYC, there should be an actual McDonalds location entered!
Second: We have added a Country of sighting drop down option.
We do default this option to the United States as the bulk of our traffic comes from the US, however you should be able to find your country in the list if you are reporting a McRib sighting outside the US. If your country is not in the list, just let us know and we will add it.
If you have comments or questions about the upgrade, please contact us!
Late on Thursday (Oct 13), I noticed Marc Merced had reported a McRib at a McDonalds in the Twin Cities (4121 Hiawatha Ave Minneapolis, MN). I was excited, but cautious. So I sent an email asking for a photo of the receipt. I received the receipt Friday morning. Around noon I gathered the McRib Mob at work and drove off to taste our first McRib of the season. We knew we were in for a treat upon seeing the window facing traffic had the McRib sign up.
We started to salivate, and hurried into the McDonalds. We were rushed with Welcomes from the staff as we entered this McDonalds at around 12:30pm. I was first to order. “A McRib Combo”, I asked. The lady at the next register pointed out that for $1 more I could have a second McRib. How could I pass this up? The three of us all made the same order.
First McRibs of the Season
As we left, one of the members of the mob asked how long the McRib would be on the menu. The lady at the register indicated a month and a half! He also asked if the second McRib for $1 applied to all combos. The answer was it only applied to the McRib combo. After leaving with a satisfied feeling in my stomach, I searched out other signage at the McDonalds. Drive thru and a hanging banner welcomed us as we exited the parking lot.
Unfortunately, Kimberly was not able to join us at lunch time. As her hunger for the McRib verges on exceeding mine, I decided it was only fair that she get her feast as well. So back to McDonalds for supper. Kimberly took her McRib with the standard dehydrated onions (those served on other sandwiches at McDonalds), and passed her pickles to me. Kim made her order sans fries/drink ($5.58), and I ordered the combo with extra $1 McRib ($5.40). So offer the drink and fries to the next person in line if you do not want them!
(Yes, I am a Twins fan and have Irish heritage.)
The remains of our feast.
We were stuffed when done. I would have to say the supper McRibs tasted better than those from lunch. Perhaps it was that they were more fresh, or perhaps it was the company I was with. I couldn’t eat my second McRib I was so full, and Kim had a few bites from her second remaining so those made it home to the fridge. I almost forgot, we left behind a McRibLocator.com pen for the next folks to dine at the table we had been at.
Now to cut my hair….
If you find the McRib, make sure to to enter your sighting at http://mcriblocator.com. To have your sighting promoted to confirmed status, send us a photo (photos@mcriblocator.com) of your receipt so that your sighting may be promoted to confirmed! Bonus for those that also send a photo of themselves enjoying the McRib, we will share these on the blog.
We love hearing from McRib and McRib Locator Fans! You all have great stories! Here is a recent favorite!
“This was how I chose to celebrate my 36th Bday last year! And I’m looking forward to doing the exact same this year! November 2nd can’t get here soon enough for this girl! Love me some McRibs!”
Send your McRib photo and story to: photos @ mcriblocator.com
A few notable items as McRib season spins up.
1) McDonalds has launched their McRib promotional page at http://mcdonalds.com/us/en/promotions/mcrib.html It appears that there will be some type of online game with “The Quest for the Golden McRib”. Will the winner get a trip to visit the land of boneless pigs, or will they get some other generous prize? 2 weeks and we will know.
2) Just as important on the McDonalds promotional page, the official release of the McRib is called out as October 24. There is still hope for those of us that have not yet this year dined on the bliss that is the McRib.
3) Rumors are floating into our inbox hinting that this McRib season may be elongated. Greg from Hicksville, NY indicates that the management at the local corporately owned McDonalds indicated that this season is a 3 month test run. Depending on the results, the McRib may continue to return annually, only return in limited runs, or may become a regular item. For those of you wondering how to get the McRib to stick around, please be sure to visit the McDonalds at 280 North Broadway, Hicksville, NY and purchase as many McRibs as you can!
If you find the McRib, make sure to to enter your sighting at http://mcriblocator.com. To have your sighting promoted to confirmed status, send us a photo (photos@mcriblocator.com) of your receipt so that your sighting may be promoted to confirmed! Bonus for those that also send a photo of themselves enjoying the McRib, we will share these on the blog.