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9a McDonald Big Order 04-08-26

7 min
Apr 8, 202610 days ago
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Summary

The Roula Show with Eric discusses a viral McDonald's drive-thru order where a father ordered 11 big breakfast meals and an egg McMuffin for his large family, requiring manager approval due to the $83.34 total. The episode also covers the Nutcracker Market spring event, prank call history, and various lifestyle trends.

Insights
  • Large bulk food orders at quick-service restaurants can trigger operational protocols requiring manager approval, even for legitimate family purchases
  • Consumer perception of value differs by context—bulk pizza orders don't raise questions while similar-value fast food orders do, revealing inconsistent business practices
  • Convenience and time constraints drive consumer behavior toward quick-service restaurants over home cooking, despite potential cost savings
  • Viral social media moments around everyday transactions can generate significant public discourse and debate about consumer rights and business policies
Trends
Viral family-sized fast food orders gaining social media traction and public commentarySpring event marketing through radio partnerships and ticket giveawaysTikTok as platform for documenting and sharing everyday consumer experiencesParenting trend discussions (cheese-throwing technique for toddlers) spreading via social mediaNostalgia-driven prank call entertainment content in radio programmingSavings account yield optimization becoming consumer conversation topic post-pandemic
Companies
McDonald's
Featured in viral story about father's large bulk order requiring manager approval at drive-thru
Butterball
Referenced in prank call segment where host called Thanksgiving hotline with humorous complaint
Jimmy Dean
Mentioned in comparison story about customer complaint regarding sausage roll size reduction
Chuck E. Cheese
Referenced in prank call segment as example of unsuccessful prank attempt
Halal Guys
Mentioned casually in kitchen segment discussion about sauce options
People
Eric
Main host of The Roula Show with Eric on KRBE radio station
Jessica
Co-host who participated in discussion and tested parenting trend with her toddler
Kevin
Co-host mentioned in prank call segment history and kitchen segment
Sam
Co-host managing hourly keyword giveaways and spotlight segment
Brownie
TikTok user who posted viral video of McDonald's drive-thru bulk order requiring manager approval
Paula Pan
Featured in sponsored segment discussing personal finance and savings yields
Anthony Push
Featured in sponsored legal services advertisement for 18-wheeler accident claims
Quotes
"He ordered 11 of the hot cake, big breakfast meals and an egg McMuffin. It sounds good right now."
Eric~8:30
"I have 800 kids at the house. They just want me to give him some McDonald's."
Brownie (McDonald's customer)~10:45
"Some people don't have time. Listen, some people don't know how to cook, man."
Eric~11:20
"When you go buy like 15 pizzas over at the pizza place, they don't question it. So why would they question that?"
Eric~12:00
"You haven't lived until you've cut with those plastic knives the sausage on that styrofoam. That's the worst thing to cut on."
Eric~11:45
Full Transcript
Hey, this is Anthony push from the pushing win law firm. If you've been injured in 18 Wheeler accident, call us today 833 push win. You can also visit us online push win.com 104.1 K. R. D. With three whole hours of nonstop hit music every weekday at 945 1145 at 345 go ahead and now the rule of show with Eric on K. R. D. Y'all I'm I'm so excited next Friday Friday Friday. Nutcracker Market for spring is officially open 830 in the morning for the early birds 10 o'clock for general admission tickets are available for 20 bucks. If you go to Houston by late.org, you will see all the merchants that are coming the tickets events and we have a pair of tickets for you right now. If your call or 14 to get your shopping on actually it's a four pack of tickets. So the Nutcracker Market for spring now it starts on Friday. It goes through Sunday and RG center. It is like the Nutcracker Market, but not the Nutcracker Market Christmas traditional that you're used to because from my experience the last time they had it and I don't know for this one if it's bigger, but it's not as big when I went the last time they had it. It was not as big cover as much of energy center. It's only been a few years of them doing it right. Nutcracker Market has been on a long time. Yeah, and I do love the green carpet. It looks all like nice and spring in there like you're in someone's front yard. That's fun. And these little spring decor items and home items and yard items and all the things. So lots of cute stuff to get at the Nutcracker Market and color of team 833-390-KRBE. You are on your way for free. Okay, I don't know if you guys saw this guy this is trending. A dad went through the drive through at McDonald's and he ordered so much food they call the manager. No, what I find that's not pay for a member of a large family. Like what is the problem? He ordered 11 of the hot cake, big breakfast meals and an egg McMuffin. It sounds good right now. Yeah, it does. And why do they call them hot cakes, not pancakes? Is there a taste to your when you call them hot cakes? Maybe they really I was wondering like what is it a regional thing? You know pancakes hot cakes. We call them pancakes here. Maybe they're not made of pancakes. It's something else. Hot cakes. Well, that's what you call ladies. Hey hot cakes. I thought they were hot cakes. Grittle cakes. I'm even looking at hot cakes or pancakes are fluffy griddle cooked cakes. For the first time I've ever had a McGriddle. It was during around this time in 2001, San Antonio. They were like one of the first places to have it. Like they're testing it for the market. Yeah, I was like, what is this? Legendary. Because the sweet and the meat. Oh yeah. So this guy, his name online is Brownie. He went on tiktok to show that McDonald's was having to call in the manager to clear the sale of all the food he wanted for his large family. That doesn't make sense. I know right. It was an egg McMuffin and 11 of the big meal, the big breakfast. The total was $83.34 and the worker at the drive through box said we have to wait for the manager approval. For an order that large. Eventually he was cleared to purchase that much food at McDonald's and the employee made sure they were hearing him right that that's what he wanted. He said I have 800 kids at the house. They just want me to give him some McDonald's. Then people with the warrior keyboard, warrior trolls were like for that much money, you could have gone to the store and bought two dozen eggs and make them. Well some people don't have time. Listen, some people don't know how to cook, man. Yeah. You know how hard it is to get the pancake just right? And you haven't lived until you've cut with those plastic knives the sausage on that styrofoam. That's the worst thing to cut on. I'm like, this is awful. It reminds me of the Jimmy Dean call where he's like, I've got 600 pounds of men and a plump wife here. What do you mean? I need a bigger roll of sausage. The Jimmy Dean complaint call. He goes off on Jimmy Dean because he's, they switch from 16 ounce rolls to 12 ounce. How am I going to feed 600 pounds of men and a plump wife? It was all over the place like what 10 years ago. Yeah, maybe further back than that. But here's what's crazy. When you go buy like 15 pizzas over at the pizza place, they don't question it. So why would they question that? Hey, make sure you prepay. Right. Hey there. I'm Paula Pan. I help people make the smartest money decisions possible. Joe, you know what's been great about being a saver for money to bank. And that money over the past couple of years has made a pretty good yield. Pre pandemic money was making zero. Now it's actually making something. But that's starting to go down, down, down. I love how we can play the fact that inflation has been really high as a positive. But if you're a saver, you know what that means? To change silver lining, Joe, silver lining. Afford anything, follow and listen on your favorite platform. And a lot of years ago when we used to do, we called the prank off when it first started. We had two people on the show doing prank calls. One was Samir. He went by Mojo on the air and he called the person one. Yes. Yes. He called the butter ball hotline at Thanksgiving. That was a good one. And he did a great job with the operator at Butterball, you know, because they're supposed to answer all your crazy questions or your stress, stress out trying to make this turkey for Thanksgiving. As I was under the impression that I was buying a ball of butter. I did not realize I was getting a dead carcass of a butter. But it was so bad. He wanted to refund and stuff. Yeah. The person was just like all in it. Like, well, hold on, sir. Let me double check those hotlines. And he's mad about some transformer because the movie came out and like what he called electric company or something and like somebody blew a transformer and he's like, what is going on here? Yeah, that's funny. I mean, the reason Kevin had to take over full time because remember he did a prank call at the end we're like, dude, all you did was make a reservation for a kid's birthday party. You didn't prank anybody. He called them Chuck E. Cheese and wanted to make a reservation for a kid's birthday party and he did. That was it. And then we're like, oh, okay. But it wasn't even like, go on. Hi, next. That's not gonna win. If you guys are just joining us today, well, don't worry because every hour until six, we have a new keyword for you to try and win a trip to New York City or to London to see Harry Styles. Sam will continue with those passwords. So I was about Sam spotlight to Yeah. What's that about? There's a new trend that is supposed to work on toddlers and I can tell you straight up it did not work on my toddler. You tried it. Jessica. Oh, yeah. Kelly's Jessica and it is not working for my kid. Could you throw a piece of cheese on your son when he cries? I'm not doing that. Please do that. I should not win. I will not torture my little potato. I'm not torturing it. So the babies of potatoes age to potatoes age are crying in their car seat or wherever there. You just throw a piece of American singles on their face. Yeah, do it. No. And they just immediately stop crying because they're so shocked from the cold cheese out of their head. Yeah, try some Bree. Maybe Bree works. No, thank you. No, thank you. Gouda. I'm not doing it. So Sam's until 12. If there's anything you missed on our show today, there was a lot. There was a lot. Lattie was here. I won't verify our quiz after I went in the mystery box with that stinky meat. Yep, it was a... That kept going on because... That's stinky meat. Kevin's thinking the lamb mud. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. The ground lamb. What'd you put in there? Lamburgers. Oh, no, we've got Tupperware. We've got all kinds of things down in the kitchen. Oh, do you need some Tzisi Kai sauce for that? Please do not put that on there. No, I'm going to Halal guys. Tzisakai sauce. Okay, thanks for listening to our show. If you missed anything, go to krbe.com. Download the app or wherever you consume your podcast. We'll have to do it all over again at 6 a.m. on Thursday with the Rula Show with Eric on KRBE. Hey there, I'm Paula Pan. I help people make the smartest money decisions possible. Joe, you know what's been great about being a saver? For money to make. And that money over the past couple of years has made a pretty good yield. Pre-pandemic, money was making zero. Now it's actually making something, but that's starting to go down, down, down. I love how we can play the fact that inflation's been really high. As a positive. But if you're a saver, you know what that means? Cha-ching. So overlining, Joe. So overlining. Afford anything. Follow and listen on your favorite platform.