McNuggets fans who live by a sacred nugget-to-sauce ratio will soon have to cough up some extra dough to dip their chicken. That’s because McDonald’s has implemented a new policy that provides for one “courtesy” sauce per order. Even a huge order of 40 McNuggets comes with only 6 sauces. That means roughly 6-7 nuggets per packet, assuming there’s no double-dipping and zero spillage. The price for extra dipping sauces varies by location. In New York City at the Madison Square Garden location, it’s 22¢ per packet, while the location in Belleville, New Jersey, charges a whopping 39¢ per packet. McDonald’s defended the move by pointing out that some customers grab excessive amounts of condiments. Needless to say, there was plenty of outrage on social media, where users pointed out that they shouldn’t have to pay extra for sauces to go with their already-overpriced food. One user pointed out that at Taco Bell, they give you about 15 packets of sauce at no charge. Even Chick-fil-A’s policy is to provide up to 10 dipping sauces free of charge. Sauce uproar aside, McDonald’s remains among the world’s franchise giants, even after a poor showing in a survey of America’s favorite fast food chains.
