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Free Basket of Fries with McDonald's Create Your Taste Chicken Burger ($9.95)

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Free Basket of Fries with McDonald's Create Your Taste Chicken Burger ($9.95)
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benjamin on 01/11/2015 - 20:25 files.ozbargain.com.au (4147 clicks)
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Free Basket of Fries with every Create Your Taste Chicken Burger ($9.95)

To get the most out of your money make sure:

  • You choose three cheeses
  • You choose three sauces
  • You choose 10 salad items (can select up to three of the same item i.e. tripple pickle)
  • The Chiabatta or Bakers Bun holds things in better than the Brioche Bun.

Pineapple, bacon, mushrooms, eggs, guac costs extra.

I saw this add on the computer ordering screen. Can't find any references anywhere else but noted in the fine print on the screen it expires on 3/11

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  • GregFiona on 01/11/2015 - 20:37

    Do they still call it a Chicken Burger after adding all these?
    PS1: Any photo of the actual "thing"?
    PS2:I think I heard the ad on the radio last Friday

  • tightarse on 01/11/2015 - 20:38
    +3

    $10 for a Macca's burger… wow!

    • benjamin on 01/11/2015 - 20:40
      +73

      It's very un-mcdonalds..

    • danyool on 01/11/2015 - 22:39
      +1

      But a pretty decent sized burger!

    • Oliver on 01/11/2015 - 22:53
      +2

      regular chicken burger meals cost more than that

    • Tal_Shiar on 01/11/2015 - 23:25
      +4

      Most burgers go for twice as much at hip shops

      • syousef on 02/11/2015 - 15:00
        +1

        Which is why you won't find an Ozbargainer there.

      • cashews on 02/11/2015 - 17:02

        I eat a fair bit a tradie targetted burger shops. You can normally get a big burger with chips and a drink for 8-10 dollars.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/11/2015 - 20:40
    +30

    And choose pay at the counter so when you go to pay you can ask for a free large water.

    • silverrat23 on 01/11/2015 - 21:04
      +12

      And flash your Student Edge card.

      • kheob on 01/11/2015 - 21:16
        +23

        And tip your fedora "M'cDonalds".

      • Mike0707 on 03/11/2015 - 03:25

        Hahaha I remember those…

    • benjamin on 01/11/2015 - 20:48
      +42

      I've had the exact opposite experience. Good size, always super fresh ingredients, and way better quality than any of the normal burgers

      • save my dollarydoos on 01/11/2015 - 21:14
        +2

        Yeah i was impressed with my create your own taste experience too.

        Then again the bar of expectation was set low enough to do the limbo to

      • [Deactivated] on 01/11/2015 - 22:44
        +1

        why didnt you get a drink? it was a meal……

      • bargainslut on 02/11/2015 - 10:16
        -2

        Wow, +36, almost seems like maccas low level workers are trolling these boards.

      • John on 02/11/2015 - 14:10
        +1

        Yeah what are you talking about. Since the past few years McDonalds had really improved in their use of fresh ingredients. Juicy and plump tomato, crispy and fresh lettuce… I honestly could hardly fault them for this attempt.

        If only they sell the CYO burger as a different brand, it would've been a different story for me. I just couldn't get past the fact of spending $13-$15 on a burger meal inside a Macca's, when I've only been spending $6-$9 in the past. It just doesn't feel right.

    • Chef-Johnson on 01/11/2015 - 21:18
      +2

      it's fast food guy, not michelin star

    • AssociatedSnowDragon @ McDonald's on 01/11/2015 - 21:19
      +22

      Re-activated my account just to say you're wrong.

      CYT Chicken is actually steamed, like grilled chicken used to be like 2+ years ago. Nowadays we actually just chuck the normal chicken on the grill (hence why it used to be called Seared chicken, and now Grilled chicken), same as the meat and it goes down for like 6 minutes.

      For CYT, we chuck the chicken on the grill, then put a metal box over it, in which water is added. Halfway through it is turned over and steamed again.

      The CYT buns I find are actually larger than the normal menu buns. They might rival the size of the Angus buns however.

      As for ingredients; you probably just got unlucky.

      Personally I prefer the normal menu. CYT is nice, but there are better burger-only restaurants out there which taste better for the same price.

      • thumbybumbi on 01/11/2015 - 21:41
        +5

        CYT is nice, but there are better burger-only restaurants out there which taste better for the same price.

        ^this.
        I got a CYT meal, and it set me back $17.. The burger was actually really good, but I'd take a $12 burger from somewhere like Chur Burger or one of the myriad of amazing burger joints in Sydney over a CYT any day. The only time I think I'd go for it is if I was in the middle of nowhere and felt like something decent.

        • jjno41 on 01/11/2015 - 21:46
          +9

          I prefer the CYT burgers over Grill'd these days.

        • thumbybumbi on 01/11/2015 - 21:50

          @jjno41:

          :O
          I guess each to their own.

        • jjno41 on 02/11/2015 - 01:07
          +1

          @thumbybumbi:
          Ever since they stopped the 'Hot Hombre' things just haven't been the same!

        • dafatha on 02/11/2015 - 03:34

          @jjno41:
          Me too, I think the buns at Grilld are way too big.
          I also like the price of a CYT meal over Grilld.

        • [Deactivated] on 02/11/2015 - 08:21

          @jjno41: Grill'd is a horrible comparison for a better alternative, they are probably the inspiration for CYT - overpriced for the taste, which is not really as premium in taste that they lead you to believe.

        • save my dollarydoos on 02/11/2015 - 17:14
          +1

          @jjno41:

          Wait is that the chicken one with the black beans and corn chips?

          NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT WAS MY FAVOURITE ONE

      • Rod71 on 02/11/2015 - 08:44

        I take my $18 to Outback Steakhouse for the Bloomin' Burger. Awesome and so filling.

    • Skinnerr on 01/11/2015 - 21:50

      Even if everything you say is right, if they make any single error you can prove you can just go ask for them to redo it. So thats your fault mate. Been doing this for ages.

    • smartazz104 on 02/11/2015 - 09:53

      It's not the same patty as a "normal burger"; nice try. Perhaps you actually ordered a "normal burger"?

    • bargainslut on 02/11/2015 - 10:24
      -5

      Wow, -8 almost seems like maccas low level workers are trolling these boards.

    • Zylam Marex on 01/11/2015 - 20:59
      +4

      Hi JV!

      Zylam Marex on 01/11/2015 - 20:59 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
      • jv on 01/11/2015 - 20:59
        -5

        Hi Zylam Marex

        Did you get the results back from the clinic ???

        • Zylam Marex on 01/11/2015 - 21:01

          LOLOLOL I'm not sure I follow!

        • jv on 01/11/2015 - 21:02

          @Zylam Marex:

          I'm not sure I follow!

          Sorry, I forgot you wanted to keep it a secret…

        • Zylam Marex on 01/11/2015 - 21:03
          +2

          @jv:

          It's alrite, now that it's out in the open I feel better.

        • jv on 01/11/2015 - 21:05

          @Zylam Marex:

          now that it's out in the open I feel better.

          tightarse will be happy to hear that…

        • Zylam Marex on 01/11/2015 - 21:06

          @jv:

          Just tightarse and Noone else? :(.

    • benjamin on 01/11/2015 - 20:59

      It's an unmcdonalds maccas burger jv. Get with the program! :P

      • jv on 01/11/2015 - 21:00
        +9

        The burgers are better at Hungry Jacks… (and they're 2 for $7.95)

        • Skinnerr on 01/11/2015 - 21:53

          Yeh, but at HJ's you dont get the great tower of burger!

    • ScruffTheJanitor on 01/11/2015 - 21:09
      -1

      You need a job/hobby/friends

      ScruffTheJanitor on 01/11/2015 - 21:09 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
      • jv on 01/11/2015 - 21:28
        +4

        You sound just like my parole officer…

        • sigh on 01/11/2015 - 21:41
          +2

          Scotty or neil?

      • Skinnerr on 01/11/2015 - 21:54

        The doctor is in session people.

  • chonghe on 01/11/2015 - 21:03

    Isn't this the same like last time competition where everybody gets free large fries and drink?

  • impostor on 01/11/2015 - 21:08
    +1

    The guy making this burger would have been really pissed. So many ingredients

    • jv on 01/11/2015 - 21:35
      -1

      The guy making this burger would have been really pissed.

      They're not allowed to drink alcohol during work…

      • Steptoe on 02/11/2015 - 05:02

        …and most likely under aged.

    • AssociatedSnowDragon @ McDonald's on 01/11/2015 - 22:12
      +9

      Not really. It's not uncommon for burgers such as this.

      If you really wanna annoy the crew, do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlf2qej33eU

      • [Deactivated] on 01/11/2015 - 22:20

        If you really wanna annoy the crew, do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlf2qej33eU

        You can't do that in Australia. They have put restrictions on modifications now. eg. max 3 eggs, Max 3 sauces, max 2 meat patties etc.

    • AssociatedMerlict @ McDonald's on 01/11/2015 - 22:34

      Eh, I don't really mind. CYT is pretty relaxing to make, adding stuff like a squirt of sauce only takes a second.

      I think this promo runs for the first month of the Chicken launch, which started a while back.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/11/2015 - 21:36
    -2

    LOL its included in the price………..

  • pull the lever on 01/11/2015 - 21:51

    I was hoping to make a beef chicken burger. I guess that's not possibe?

    • benjamin on 01/11/2015 - 22:00

      Doesn't look like it. You can experiment with combinations here https://buildyourburger.mcdonalds.com.au/burger-builder (beef chicken doesn't work)

    • AssociatedMerlict @ McDonald's on 01/11/2015 - 22:36

      Technically you can go double chicken or double beef, not one of each. If you ask the crew at the counter they will put it through under the customer satisfaction policy anyway though.

  • gimme on 01/11/2015 - 23:08
    +1

    Mark mu words, cyt isn't going to last. It's marginally better than thr normal shit but macca‘s market is vastly made up of people who want the basic shit. It's just going to be one of those failed ideas. For $10+ there are far better options.

    • [Deactivated] on 01/11/2015 - 23:31

      Yep, just like the healthy choice menu didn't last, pity cause I liked some of that stuff

    • montorola on 02/11/2015 - 01:15

      Yep if I'm paying more than 10$ I'd rather go to Nandos

      • gimme on 02/11/2015 - 09:06

        Does nandos use an actual piece of chicken or semi processed like Maccas?

  • danielh on 01/11/2015 - 23:19

    Now we seem to have diverged from the original post. Good to know I can just order the burger and get free fries. I usually carry a drink with me as I'm a bit cheap so thanks for the heads up.
    FYI I think the burgers are great tasting and personally match or beat many specialty places. My wife who is a bit of a burger snob actually likes CYT so good job maccas.

    • gimme on 02/11/2015 - 09:07

      Where do you live?

      • danielh on 02/11/2015 - 11:55

        Melbourne

  • Bitsurfr on 01/11/2015 - 23:28
    +3

    Does anyone know how maccas cleans the wooden serving board and metal chip container afterwards? Cause I see the staff bang it against the lip of the rubbish bin to clear left over scraps…

  • JayM on 02/11/2015 - 00:00
    +3

    I have Grill'd or Brodburger to choose from but if you're in Melbourne then: http://www.buzzfeed.com/laurenvadnjal/epic-burger-alert#.kmP…

    • CodeXD on 02/11/2015 - 00:27
      +1

      +1 for brod, amazing stuff

      • JayM on 02/11/2015 - 09:32

        I know where I'm going this weekend……

    • A Driver on 02/11/2015 - 07:49

      To me maccas can't compete as their beef/chicken just isn't right. What a great list, so many amazing burgers to try! One of my faves not listed is the Mushroom Burger from Monster Burger at Harbour Town - delish!

      • JayM on 02/11/2015 - 09:37

        If I still lived in Melbourne I would be going through that list.

        Even though Maccas is trying to separate itself from being fast-food with this CYT range, people will always think of it as fast food no matter how fancy they get. I do admit that I like those CYT burgers more than the normal range.

    • easternculture on 02/11/2015 - 11:43

      Brodburger

      Brodenburger ?

      DO i have to flash my ozbargain badge to get this deal?

      • JayM on 02/11/2015 - 12:15

        If they see you're from OZB you get unceremoniously dumped out into the dirt as they don't know the meaning of specials/deals/value/discount/…….bargain.

      • ozbargainer88 on 02/11/2015 - 13:42

        Thanks OP bought 30

  • littleDealFish on 02/11/2015 - 00:18
    -3

    I love the CYT idea, and i was excited for the chicken after trying the beef (fresh ingredients, and a lot of choice!). However, the maccas chicken CYT is just mashed up chicken to look like a breast, like the rest of their chicken burgers. I probably sound like a snob, as all chicken is created equal but yeah, i can taste the difference. Put the maccas CYT next to a grilld chicken burger and i would take the Grilld chicken breast every time.

    • dafatha on 02/11/2015 - 03:44
      +4

      If you want I can show you the raw piece of chicken breast, just to prove you wrong.

      • littleDealFish on 02/11/2015 - 11:32
        +2

        Hmmm well i obviously don't work there, but i do have a friend who works at Mcdonalds annerley in QLD and has been there since the beginning of the CYT. It was one of the first CYT where they actually have the full grill set up and what i saw on the grill and got in my burger was not a singular chicken breast. It's ground up chicken in a shape of a 'breast'. Whether this is made up from 100% chicken breast as they say, probably, but ground up with a whole lot of other stuff mixed in - and no i don't mean some conspiracy theory crap, just a whole lot of salt, additives and flavor enhancer. I mean it's Mcdonalds, i don't expect anything less, but I would rather support Grill'd where it is an actual whole piece chicken breast.

        Honestly post a picture, cos what i had in mine sure didn't look/taste/feel like a singular breast!

        • bargainslut on 02/11/2015 - 13:23
          +1

          Good comment. I'd like to know what they are putting in the chicken.

        • NotBritishorUK on 03/11/2015 - 17:36
          +1

          When you say the beginning of CYT, they only added chicken as an option very recently, so maybe you were there before the current policy of fresh chicken breasts being used came in

        • littleDealFish on 03/11/2015 - 18:05

          Yup this is true, chicken only came in recently, this is why i was excited and expecting better as the beef CYT is actually quite good! :P I really don't think they will start plopping whole chicken breasts on the grill though. It just doesn't fit in with their business model. IF they already mulch up the chicken for their other burgers, doesn't make cost sense for them not to mulch it for their CYT.

        • benjamin on 03/11/2015 - 19:39

          @caseabrook: All the CYT chicken burgers I have had are not mulched but real breast

        • gimme on 04/11/2015 - 09:12
          -3

          @benjamin:

          LOL. You guys don't know what a REAL chicken breast is. CYT chicken may not be 'minced' but it's processed chicken with all sorts of other stuff such as thickener, water etc. It may look like a breast but the texture is clearly not actual unadulterated chicken. No wonder thee's an entire generation who doesn't understand food. Doesn't bode well for the future sadly. (casebrook is spot on)

        • dafatha on 05/11/2015 - 03:03
          +1

          http://i.imgur.com/aLJ9lZbh.jpg

        • gimme on 05/11/2015 - 14:21

          @dafatha:

          Yes we all know malodextrin and thickeners are NATURALLY occurring ingredients in chicken breasts. If you guys can't tell from the texture that these aren't 100% chicken breasts as I said before society is screwed.

          GRILLED CHICKEN: Chicken, Water, Maltodextrin, Flavouring, Salt, Thickener (1442), Rice Flour, Mineral Salts (451, 450, 508), Yeast Extract, Herbs, Garlic Powder.

        • littleDealFish on 05/11/2015 - 15:33

          @dafatha: heh well look at that - i do stand somewhat corrected. Now my question would be why not treat it like a regular breast????

          For anyone interested on those two 'ingredients' gimme mentioned:

          What maccas says - maltodextrin is used as sugar to increase browning of the meat and to evenly distribute seasonings.

          (http://consumerist.com/2015/04/01/mcdonalds-changing-grilled…)

          Maltodextrin is a white powder often used in processed foods as a thickener or a filler since it's fairly inexpensive, as well as in pharmaceuticals as a binding agent.

          thickener (1442) provides better colour and shine to products and has very good freeze-thaw properties. It may slow down the degradation of food in the intestine.

          (http://www.thetrustedtrolley.com.au/additive_search_additive…)

          Look this stuff is safe from my knowledge (and most other fast food like KFC use it too), but i know i wasn't going crazy when i can definitely taste/chew the difference. Chicken breast ain't meant to be sweet and that moist/texture.

    • Tal_Shiar on 02/11/2015 - 01:18

      There is a fine line between a deal and constantly promoting rehashed nonsense.

      is this a pizza deal from Dominos or something?

      This site is in danger of becoming diluted in terms of value.

      read the voting guidelines…

      • bargainslut on 02/11/2015 - 02:21
        -3

        I have read them. Now what Mr boss?

        • Tal_Shiar on 02/11/2015 - 02:37
          +1

          if you read them, you'd know what you did wrong, since you don't.. i don't see me showing you will help you at all :)

        • bargainslut on 02/11/2015 - 02:40
          -1

          @Tal_Shiar: I could neg your comment as well but I wont stoop to your level:)

        • Tal_Shiar on 02/11/2015 - 02:40
          +2

          @bargainslut: knock yourself out, I don't care about anyone voting on my comments

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