Confirmed: No McRib in the Boston area

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I was contacted yesterday by Morgan Rousseau of the Metro reporting from Boston indicating that the McRib had been confirmed not available in the Boston area. You can read that story here.

All is not lost. We just received confirmations from Washington, South Carolina, Texas, and Las Vegas, so we know it is still out there in some markets. Might be a good time to pack up and escape the frigid snowy conditions of the Northeast and head to Vegas!

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 arrives in South Korea

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We were tipped off by Jan Eric Andersson that the McRib has arrived in South Korea. Provided was the following photo from what appears to be a release party there for the sandwich and related contest.

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A peek at the South Korea McDonalds website confirms the availability.

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Their YouTube clip showing their advertisement has the patty taking a rather odd fall from above.

It appears that they are running some type of contest with what they are calling the “Lucky Burger”. Having the McRib is lucky enough, adding a contest makes it a Very Lucky Burger. See their contest page here.

It appears they will be serving this McRib variant through January 29.

2013 McRib season coming to an end

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It is that time of year again, when we sadly wave the McRib off into the sunset. Kim went out last night to the local McDonalds and the McRib is no longer available. Our parents back in South Dakota have been without the McRib for a few weeks, and we are hearing of supply dropping in other areas of the country as well.
Not to get frantic yet, there are still some locations that will be selling the McRib into the New Year, and we picked up a rumor parts of New York may still see the return of the McRib.

Now more than ever we need your help finding the McRib so that McRib fans in areas where the McRib has left can decide if that hour or more drive to get one more fix is in their cards. 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 now available in the Dominican Republic

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We received a confirmation (thank you Orlando) this weekend that the McRib has arrived in the Dominican Republic for the first time!

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While McDonalds has had a presence in the Dominican Republic since 1996, we haven’t yet been able to track down any official dates on availability. We will continue to track down more details and pass them along as they become available.

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 Cufflinks and Ring Giveaway

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Last year we teamed up with Catrinas Toybox and gave away a McRib necklace. We are pleased to announce that we are teaming up again this year for a giveaway for a set of McRib Jewelry items. We will be giving away McRib cufflinks and a McRib ring!

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First up is our review of the McRib Ring.

The McRib on the ring is even better than that we saw last year on the necklace. Notice the abundance of pickle, and also slivered onion. The sprinklings of cornbread on top, combined with the sauce seemingly oozing off of the McRib patty make this a highly desirable item for those that like to show off their love of the McRib.

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Next up is a pair of McRib cufflinks.

Similar to the McRib ring, Catrina spent some significant effort to bring out the pickles and onions. The cufflinks do not feel as heavy as some cufflinks, and also are not bothersome on the wrist when being worn. The connection between the McRib and the cufflink appears to be solid and tight so that you need not worry about snagging something along the seem.  

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Now that you see the prizes, lets talk about what you have to do to get a chance to win either the ring or the cufflinks.

About the Contest There are several ways to get in the contest. In all options, be sure you also give us your contact email! We need to be able to reach you when you win!

1. Visit Catrina’s Etsy Store, look around, find something cool other than a McRib related item. Come back to this blog post and post what you picked.
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2. Follow McRib Locator on Twitter and Tweet about this blog post and giveaway using the following (quotes are not needed in your tweet): “I just entered to win some awesome #McRib Jewelry from @TheMenuJewelry and @mcriblocator – Enter to win at http://wp.me/p3RkC0-lW #giveaway”. Post the direct link to your twitter post on this blog post.

3. Like McRib Locator and Catrina’s Toybox on Facebook and post about the giveaway using (again no quotes needed): “I just entered to win some awesome #McRib Jewelry from @Catrinas-Toybox and #mcriblocator – Enter to win at http://wp.me/p3RkC0-lW #giveaway″. Make sure to set your security setting on the post so that we can find it.

Contest closes on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 6pm Central. A winner will be announced on Monday, December 2. We will be randomly picking a winner from all valid entries. If we are unable to reach the winner after 24 hours, we will pick another person and wait 24 hours for them to respond. We will continue this until we have a winner.

McRib will not be available at all US locations in 2013

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Unfortunate news today for McRib fans in some parts of the country. We received an email this morning from a McRib fan that had stumbled onto an Associated Press story announcing that the McRib would be available on a franchise by franchise basis. Apparently the rapid release of new products this year has caused some difficulties for some of the McDonalds locations. We earlier speculated that this may be the reason for late release, and also correctly pinned the limited availability on the new Mighty Wings that are being offered.

Based on where we have had confirmations this far, it may not be a stretch to assume states that have not had it yet are not likely to have it this year. States that have not yet had confirmations:

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

The majority of these states are in the Northeastern US, which may indicate a different offering may make it’s way to the menu (McLobster?) or that they are expecting the Mighty Wings to sell better in this region.

Let’s try to help out friends in states where the McRib is not available by providing them with confirmed sightings so that they know where they may have to drive to get their McRib fix! 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.