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From a deep hunger for the McRib, Alan created the McRib Locator to help all McRib fans find the elusive sandwich.

Frozen McRib Patty

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A few articles are springing up as a result of a recently posted image of what appears to be the McRib patty coming out storage from a freezer. Most of the stories are playing off how “bad” the patty looks in this state. Having been to various grocery outlets that sell frozen food, I don’t see the big deal. It isn’t like the patty has a different shape, or that it has freezer burn. It appears that a majority of commenters on these stories have a similar take as I do.

Here are a few articles that can provide a little more information on the issue and include the photo mentioned:

Huffington Post

Metro

UK Mail Online

So what do you think?

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If/when you find a McRib, please mark your sighting at McRibLocator.com and be sure to send us a photo (photos@mcriblocator.com) of your receipt showing the purchase so that we may mark it as confirmed.

Still Time to Win McRib Locator Pens!

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We earlier went into the details of our pen giveaway for this McRib Season. We have been getting a lot of confirmations even after the respective state has been confirmed. To reward these reports, we are going to run another McRib Pen Giveaway! We are going to have a top reporters reward where the top 5 reporters will receive McRib Pens. This will be a point based system, and here are the scoring rules.

1) We have decided that we will give 5 points to each sighting added to the McRib Locator that also has a photo confirmation sent in (photos@mcriblocator.com) for the sighting reported. You must do both in order to score the points.

2) In order for your points to accumulate, you will need to report your sightings with the same email address each time. This is the only unique identification that we have today for each sighting. We do not and will not share the email addresses.

3)  Scores will be available at http://mcriblocator.com/topreporters.php

4) Confirmations from August 1, 2013 through midnight Jan 1 (when the balls drops it is all over) will be included.

Regarding the original chances for pens, we are still looking for unique McRib photos and there are still several locations that have not had confirmations yet that provide a confirmation for will score you a pen.

Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
North Dakota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia

If/when you find a McRib, please mark your sighting at McRibLocator.com and be sure to send us a photo (photos@mcriblocator.com) of your receipt showing the purchase so that we may mark it as confirmed.

More details on the McRib returning to Canada

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As the McRib finally returns to Canada, the Canadian McDonalds website is now featuring material on the release. Unlike the search and find approach used on our website, McDonalds Canada offers a timeline for the McRibs availability, expected for a single glorious month.

They also are featuring music and a chance to win swag, alike a promotion ran in the United States many years ago.

Canadians are in for a flavorful fall, even if for only a month.

If/when you find a McRib, please mark your sighting at McRibLocator.com and be sure to send us a photo (photos@mcriblocator.com) of your receipt showing the purchase so that we may mark it as confirmed.

McRib Returns in Canada

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Great news for our friends in Canada, as we previously reported, the McRib would be making a long awaiting return in Canada this year. Just in, we have had our first confirmation from Canada. The confirmed sighting was in Niagara Falls, Ontario! Thank you to Kate Ip for sending this information to us! We now wait to see if the McRib will be widely available in Canada, or a limited release. At any rate, finally McRib fans in Canada do not need to leave the country to get their fix!Canada McRib

If/when you find a McRib, please mark your sighting at McRibLocator.com and be sure to send us a photo (photos@mcriblocator.com) of your receipt showing the purchase so that we may mark it as confirmed.

McRib to return in Canada!

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During the McRib release in the United States we receive a fair amount of email from Canadian fans and their desire to have the McRib. Some of these fans travel across the border to capture the elusive McRib, then declare their love for the McRib when they reach customs on the return trip.

Good news comes to those that wait, we came across an image from @kmcruzz showcasing what appears to be coupons for the McRib’s return in Toronto, Canada (image has since become unavailable on Twitter). The coupon had a Christmas Holiday appearance, and additional coupons showed Poutine with the holiday artwork.

We also received word from @abeullman57 in Winnipeg indicating that the McRib will in fact be back.

Things are looking good for our friends in Canada as they look to finally see the McRib return after a break from the menus.

 

If/when you find a McRib, please mark your sighting at McRibLocator.com and be sure to send us a photo (photos@mcriblocator.com) of your receipt showing the purchase so that we may mark it as confirmed.

International McRib Commercials

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We wanted to see what type of YouTube information was available for international McRibs, and came across a handful of interesting videos we decided we would share.

A couple of interesting tidbits.
1) It appears Claudia Black (Stargate SG1, Farscape) enjoys the McRib much more than Mom’s roast in Australia Video #1.

2) The Malaysia commercial reveals that the secret sprinkling on top of the traditional McRib Bun is….(see end of commercial below).

Take a look below, and make sure to vote for which video you liked the most!

Australia #1

Australia #2

Spain #1

Spain #2

Japan

Portugal:

Guatemala:

Malaysia:

 

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