![]() ![]() So about that iced coffee Cazey ordered while writing this? Well, he made his order into an experiment (because ATOB is trying for a Pulitzer): He went inside (yes, he got out of his car) and asked the cashier (like, they made eye contact), “Can I get a large iced coffee with no sugar and just two creams?” So there we have it: McDonald’s iced coffee doesn't actually have coffee in it. Sara drank it all anyway because she was hungover, but to this very day she doesn't believe there was any coffee in it. ![]() The drink itself tasted like milk with just a hint of nut. It was as if she did not care even in the slightest that Sara could be lactose intolerant (she’s not). Sara then informs her, "I ordered my iced coffee black, ma'am."Īs a caring and loving McDonald's employee who clearly is concerned about delivering only the highest level of customer service (“My pleasure”), the woman tells Sara, "Well-this is your coffee." And proceeds to shove it further out the window. She gets up to the window, and this lady has a huge cup filled to the brim with ice and appears to be a cup of milk with a drizzle of syrup and maybe a splash of coffee. She ordered her biscuit and a large black hazelnut coffee, because that is the nectar of hangover gods. She went the through the drive through because she was dying. (Who else can relate?) Since she lives a street away from the Golden Arches, she realized that was her best option, mainly because she also needed a chicken biscuit. The only thing that got her out of bed and to work was the promise she made to herself to get iced coffee along the way. This past Wednesday, she “accidentally” went HAM the night before and paid for it the next morning. ![]() Aesthetics matter when it comes to iced coffee! Yes, folks, they did indeed put hot coffee over ice in a cup. ![]() Instead he hands Cazey a lukewarm soda cup. In this case, the cashier did not tell him they were out of iced coffee. Now he’s been to McDonald’s that have told him they are out of iced coffee, which he respects. Light cream? They gave him the cow’s udder plus a splash more.Īnother time, another road trip, Cazey ordered iced coffee at a different McDonald’s. So sometimes Cazey specifies two creams.Īnd then the McDonald’s employee handed Cazey a drink whiter than his stomach. Which still sounds like a lot, but then again, Cazey’s (late) grandpa used to drink them straight (with his biscuits and gravy at Hardee’s). Last Sunday Cazey ordered an iced coffee with “light cream.” From sleuthing over multiple visits to the McCafé, Cazey has deduced that light cream means four cream packs instead of seven. Which is interesting since McDonald’s offers their nutritional information for their iced with the “Light Cream” boxed checked. This tends not to translate well with McDonald’s cashiers. (Cazey enjoys Sweet’n’Low, the devil’s spawn according to some of his high-horse friends.) Consequently, we ask for no or nonfat milk when we order coffee and rarely sugar. Both Sara and Cazey tend to watch our figures since we want abs when we end up on a magazine cover in the near future. Coffee, in itself, has 0-10 calories, and everything else comes from the sugar and cream where, unfortunately, the limit does not exist. Part of iced coffee’s charm is its low calorie count. He remembers rolling down the country roads, high on his 320 mg of the good stuff, and could life be better? (The coffee Cazey bought while typing this post cost $2.44, though once he spent $3.17 for a McD’s large iced coffee in Newport News, VA, so he no longer supports that local city government.) Meanwhile, a Venti or Trenta (24 or 31 oz.) at Starbucks is always over $3 (though it comes with ambiance and cheap refills).Īnyhow, Cazey ordered his coffee, and it was love. (We’re only talking large coffees here because go big or go home.)Īdditionally, McD’s iced coffee is usually under $3 including tax. And it’s definitely higher than the water Dunkin’ Donuts sells you (139 mg at 32 oz.). Stomp the brakes, that’s higher than a Starbucks Trenta (285 mg at 31 oz.). A large iced coffee (32 oz.) at McD’s has 320 mg of caffeine. The selling points for McDonald’s iced coffee are caffeine content and price. Sold iced coffee sometime before, but now was the time to pull Excalibur from the stone, otherwise known as “please drive around to the next window.” ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |