Ex-McDonald's worker explains secret menu, lack of milkshakes and weird ingredients

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HullLive, Emily added: “McDonald's in the UK is usually split into franchises, all with different rules and goals. “I have worked at two different franchises so this information is likely common to most but may not apply to all.”Check out her answers below:Emily claims that there is no specific secret menu, but that lots of people would order off-menu.She said: “Every so often a customer would come in and ask for a pot of pickles on their own – usually a pregnant woman with cravings!“Depending on which employees are serving, some will give it out for free, others may charge 99p or say a flat-out no.“There is also a hack in which customers ask for a double cheeseburger dressed as a Big Mac.”As adding things like lettuce and Big Mac sauce are free you’ll get a similar sandwich for half the cost.The former staff member claimed that the milkshake machine is often down for one of three reasons.It’s either because the cleaning cycle has been started at the wrong time – and it takes hours – or because it’s annoying to make them and the staff don’t have time.Otherwise, during Covid no milkshake mix was delivered to UK stores.And, occasionally someone puts McFlurry mix into the milkshake section of the machine and so it won’t work properly.We’ve all missed the breakfast time by a few minutes, but what happens to the uneaten McMuffins?Emily noted: “It goes in the bin, unfortunately, but we would try to be as accurate as possible when cooking what we thought we would need.“Hack: At Grimsby, if you turn up between 11am and 11.05am they will often offer you the leftover hash browns and McMuffins for free if there are some leftover.”The former staff member commented: “No, we would season burgers with standard salt and pepper and all.