Fast food? No, thanks. Unless you count Subway as fast food, which I don't, I normally stay away from it because it's just not that healthy. I'm not a super health nut but I try to watch what I eat to maintain my figure. With the recent health craze, fast food establishments have been offering healthier options. I'm not really sold on the whole thing. If I want a salad or apple slices, I'm not going to a drive through. As a matter of fact, I only go vist a drive through after I've been drinking for a couple hours and can't help but crave whatever I can read at the time. Those drunken trips to fast food joints are few and far between so for the sake of this blog, they will not be taken into consideration. So why am I talking about fast food? Because there is something out there that can change my mind and I'm not sure why it has the power it does. You probably know what I'm talking about, don't you? Yep, you guessed it.
The McRib is back! What is it about the McRib sandwich that is so enticing? It comes around every so often and has a dramatic affect on everyone's everyday life. McDonald's is reluctant to release sales figures for the McRib but that doesn't stop me from speculating widely. I will say with 95% certainty that overall sales go up 350% the first week the McRib is available. In simpler terms, let's say they are currently doing 1.5 million dollars a week in sales before the McRib is released. The first week that delicious hunk of pork is available to consumers, McDonald's sales would be 5.25 million. Those figures are made up to illustrate what a 350% increase in sales would look like. It's pretty ridiculous. So what is it about this sandwich that turns people into pork-craving mad men (or women)?
I'll tell you what it is. The sandwich is fucking good! Plain and simple. A piece of pork shaped like a mini-rack of ribs, covered in BBQ sauce, onions and pickles is just downright delicious. And if we really needed another reason to hate the Germans, the McRib is offered all year round over there. Is that part of it? The fact that it only comes around every so often? If it was offered year round would it still be a big deal? I doubt it. I'm sure if it was always an option it would lose it's allure. But it's not, so enjoy it while it lasts. It will only be around until November 14th. So stock up! In honor of the amazing McRib I will be substituting a McRib for the usual Ham Sandwich when I get my shame-free Hand-jobs from the less fortunate.
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