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First Western Hemisphere Confirmation for fall 2014 is….

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We have received our first confirmation of the 2014 season within the Western Hemisphere! While typically this has first arrived in the United States, this year the first sighting is in Guatemala.

As noted on the official Guatemalan McDonalds Twitter account, there appear to be a lot of people there excited about the return. As of this message, nothing official on their webpage, however their Twitter page is busy with news of the Unmatchable McRib. They are however sporting a unique McRib Shirt:

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.

2014 US McRib Release Month confirmed

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We just a received a forwarded email from McRib fan Bill (thank you Bill!) which contains a correspondence with McDonalds regarding the return of the McRib.

The key take aways from the email are that the return will be October and that it will be available at participating locations nationwide!

With Monopoly season spinning up, history shows the McRib will not appear before the Monopoly finale. This hints to a late October McRib return.

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 the United States Fall 2014

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Our sources revealed this weekend that McRib patty production is just getting under way! The past two years production began mid August and resulted in the McRib returning to menus starting anywhere between October to December. With production starting a month later, it seems more likely the McRib will be back late November/ December. No word yet on if this will be a nationwide release or if it will see a limited release like last year.

If you haven’t had a chance to yet, now is an excellent time to go check out our revamped website. Check our previous post on what is new, and be sure to let us know what you think. If you run into any issues, please let us know what issue you had, what computer/mobile device operating system you are using, and what browser you used.

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.

Website Update

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We are pleased to announce that we have recently completed an overhaul of the website. Let us know what you think.

Highlights:
1) Easier to find the nearest McRib using our find page. If your browser supports geolocation and you opt to share that with us, we can search for the nearest 5 sightings to you. Your location is only used at the time of lookup, you will need to refresh the page as you move about.

2) Reporting a McRib Sighting has moved to a dedicated page. We had too much going on on the map page before, so we have simplified this. Alike the find page, the reporting page can use geolocation data to simplify the reporting process.

3) Embedded search and legend for map. Again, to help simplify what content goes with what, we pulled the map off to its own page. When the map loads, you will see a “Legend” button at the bottom of the map. Click it to be reminded what the color and icons shown represent. There is also a search button at the top of the map allowing you to filter your search or to look back to see where the McRib had been reported. In the past.

4) The webpage now has a mobile friendly viewing experience. That pesky menu bar is now available in a mobile specific layout that allows easier navigation of the site. The new find and report features should work great too.

What do you think of the update?

McRib saw limited 2014 release in the UK

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After hunting a bit on the web, we found that we missed out when Burger Lad reported that for a brief period of time during June 2014 the McRib was being tested at a select group of McDonalds in the UK.


@ThePatrickLambe captured this photo of the 2014 McRib test run.

Based on the comments, it appears that the UK may see a more widespread release of the McRib this coming January! Finally the cries across the UK for the return of the McRib will be answered.

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.

World Cup McRib

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In honor of the World Cup in Brazil, McDonalds Brazil has brought to their menu variations of a few favorite sandwiches from around the globe. Fittingly, they are offering a McRib sandwich variant. This sandwich claims to be inspired from Germany, where we all know the McRib is available year round.

Description Translation: Pork in format of special, lettuce, cheese with pepper, pickles, red onion and mustard sauce German bread in particular.

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