How to Get The Best McDonald's Experience
By DB
@dgobucks226 (34356)
October 20, 2018 5:07pm CST
Want to enjoy a positive fast food experience under the building famous for their "Golden Arches." According to Britain's newspaper The Sun, getting the freshest burger just might be a matter of asking the cashier for a receipt for your purchase.
That's right, an employee who was interviewed by the London paper says staff gives priority to those who ask for payment details in case they’re mystery shoppers.
There are two time periods where this tactic can really pay off. From 12-2 and 5-7 PM. This is when mystery shoppers, who get paid for their reviews, will visit a McDonald's restaurant and rate their experience.
Therfore, every store manager will do everything to ensure their overall store rating is a positive one.
So, to get that royal treatment and some fresh food make sure you ask for that receipt! Because, that's one time where mistaken identity can definitely be, as Martha Stewart might say, "a good thing."
Source- Living.com
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@FourWalls (62120)
• United States
21 Oct 18
How to get the best experience at McDonald's? Drive by it. 
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
21 Oct 18
I love that! Here, the best way is to go to Dairy Queen.
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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22 Oct 18
I can honestly say I always do, unless I need an emergency restroom 
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Oct 18
Turnover is so quick at McDonald's that burgers are usually fairly fresh.
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@LadyDuck (458012)
• Switzerland
22 Oct 18
@dgobucks226 France surely has mystery shoppers and also plenty of McDonald's I have lived 30 years in the south of France and there are so many better places where to eat than to go to a McDonald's.
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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24 Oct 18
@LadyDuck Isn't that the truth! Fast food doesn't mean great food....
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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22 Oct 18
If you visit France, Russia or China they have mystery shoppers there. Of course, like you McDonald's are not my cup of tea or burger for that matter
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Oct 18
That's a great piece of advice! Our local McDonald's is probably the very worst one world wide so I'll try this If and when I ever eat there again.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
21 Oct 18
@1creekgirl why worst? Bad quality of food?
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
22 Oct 18
@1creekgirl oh may be the particular franchisee is not able to manage it right?
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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22 Oct 18
I have not been to a McDonald's in years. The last fast food place I went to was Burger King and that was over a year ago. I prefer burgers at a restaurant or one from a pub where it's made to order.
@Kasjnak (4492)
• Romania
21 Oct 18
Even if I'm not very fond of fast food, I still eat it from time to time and breakfast at McDonalds is quite good. Didn't know about this mystery shoppers thing, but I don't know if this works here, in Romania. It could actually be the opposite .
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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22 Oct 18
Oh well, if you ever visit the UK or U.S. it might come in handy... Other countries with mystery shoppers are Japan, China, France and Russia. None in Romania though 
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@Kasjnak (4492)
• Romania
23 Oct 18
@dgobucks226 no problem, maybe I'll be the first mystery shopper in Romania . And not only for McDonald's, for KFC too 
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
20 Oct 18
I will try that next time. Of course in our local Mickey D's the staff would probably not to pick up on it. Besides that, there are new faces in there every week! 
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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22 Oct 18
I guess with the low hourly wage it should not surprise me that customer service would be lacking.
@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
21 Oct 18
That is interesting- I am not sure if mystery shopping is as prevalent in India but we have a lot of McD outlets, especially in bigger cities and on some major highways.
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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22 Oct 18
There are other countries that have mystery shoppers. Some examples are China, Russia, France and Japan. Yes, McDonald's definitely has a global presence.
@MainerMikeBrown (1373)
• Bridgton, Maine
27 Oct 18
I've never had a bad experience dining at a McDonald's before. And I've dined there countless times, going as far back as when I was a little kid.
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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28 Oct 18
Glad you enjoy going to McDonald's. It's just not for me, Guess I'm too picky with my food choices.
@dgobucks226 (34356)
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2 Nov 18
I will only go to a fast food place in an extreme emergency. Like nothing else is open or I'm out of food in my refrigerator
@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Oct 18
@dgobucks226 I asked my son, and he never heard of doing anything like that, and all the meals are fresh when ordered.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Nov 18
I used to work for a Jack In the Box way back in the early 90's. Not that we were providing sucky service or bad/wrong food to begin with, but we actually figured out who the mystery shopper was. She got perfect service every single time!
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Nov 18
@dgobucks226 - She drove a gold colored Mercedes, and always showed up in the drive thru, shortly thereafter we'd get the report. The Colorado managers all compared notes and would call each other after she came through. We were the only Colorado Springs store, and after we'd get a call from Denver, sure enough, an hour or so later, there she was in our drive thru.
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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11 Nov 18
Wow, how did you figure that our! What was her giveaway to you guys?
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
29 Oct 18
@dgobucks226 Lol, I always ask for receipt because I'm doing Receipt Hog, so that could be in my favor :-)
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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27 Oct 18
I know! Always nice to be in on the secret...in this case, the mystery shopper secret, lol.
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