More details are starting to filter in regarding the upcoming Golden McRib Contest that McDonalds is putting on this year. Earlier today, Kimberly discovered this link to the contest, which gives slightly more information about the upcoming contest than the earlier found link found on the McDonalds Website. It appears that it will be an online contest ran via the McDonalds Facebook account.
The page above hints to “weirdly wonderful guardians” that attempt to thwart your efforts in the contest. I am going to speculate that there may be alternate prizes along the way that you might be able to pursue instead of the ultimate prize (yet to be identified).
As for the weird pixels to the left of the butterfly-pirate, I tried loading the page in both Safari and Firefox on my iMac and the artifact was there in both scenarios. Not sure what it means, if anything at all.
Additionally, McDonalds_Utah offered this Twitter post this evening:
Check back in with to this blog page for the latest, as we will be providing updates as information becomes available to us.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Hello McRib Fans! This is Kimberly Klein, wife of McRib Locator Creator, Alan Klein. While Alan has stepped away form the computer for a few moments, I decided to sneak in here to let you in on a little something going on around here over the last twelve months.
You see, last year around this time, we were contacted by McDonalds. The folks there loved our work, and wanted to include Alan in the Legends of McRib Launch event in NYC. We were thrilled and honored to be included in such an event. We packed our bags, picked up some new clothes, got our hair cut and flew to NYC.
While life could never be the same after such a fabulous event, we returned to Minnesota to our home, dogs, and jobs. We continued alerting McRib fans about sightings through our facebook page, twitter account and the Locator Map and Blog. It was fun hearing from other McRibs fans all over the world, and getting to know a few through our McRib Fan of the Week series.
However, about this time McRib sightings started to go down and eventually, there were no more McRibs at our local McDonalds. In a state of frustration, Alan publicly declared via Facebook and twitter that he would not cut his hair until he again had a McDonalds McRib… or the Vikings won the Superbowl. Ugh. At first, this was fun. He told people of his plan. They laughed it off.
After a month or so, he had to dig out his comb. After a few more months, Alan’s hair was noticeably longer and curlier than his typical uncombed mess.
Month by month, more and more people would ask him about cutting his hair. He faithfully stuck to his promise of not cutting his hair until he again was able to taste a McRib (being the Vikings had long ago given up on a Superbowl for the year).
We hosted family gatherings, attended weddings, and went on our annual anniversary vacation. People gave Alan a hard time. Everyone had their own story of why Alan was growing out his hair… maybe he was trying out for the Vikings, or trying to have longer hair than Kimberly, or quite possibly he just liked having a mullet. Alan was always quick to tell them what was really going on… He was waiting for the McRib.
Alan was a trooper this summer. There were many long hot days I was starting to wonder if he would give in (such as this McRib Fever day), however he stuck to it.
Now today, we are starting to hear of McRib reports in the southern states. Just as the weather is cooling off, football season is in full swing, and McDonalds Monopoly is in play, we again hear of McRibs tales.
My plea to you, dear McRib Locator fans… Please continue checking your local McDonalds. Pin your sightings to the McRib Locator Map, and send any photos of you receipts, McRib meal, etc to photos@mcriblocator.com. We count on your sightings and photos to keep the website as accurate as possible. Additionally, this year, we are counting on you to help us pin down a local McDonalds for Alan to have his first McRib of the 2011 season.
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