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Russian fills entire fridge with McDonald's as Big Mac meals sell for £250 after closures

Tag：McDonald 50 burgers fast food 2022-03-11 10:18

Russian fills entire fridge with McDonald

A McDonald's lover has filled their fridge full of food from the restaurant after it announced closures in Russia amid the Ukraine invasion.

A photo shared on Reddit showed the person's fridge rammed full of at least 50 burgers.

Others have started selling Big Macs online for £250, after McDonald's announced 850 branches would close in response to Vladimir Putin's barbaric war.

McDonald's across Russia have been swamped by hungry customers desperate for their last fix.

A caption alongside the picture read: "McDonald's is permanently closing in Russia here is my friend's stash."

Meanwhile online auction sites have exploded with listings as people attempt to turn a profit on orders of McDonald's food now available nowhere else in the country.

Eye-watering prices include a McDonald's meal - including a double big mac, a double royal, two large portions of chips, 18 McNuggets and mozzarella dippers - on sale for a staggering £255, claiming that the meal was 'still warm' in the advert.

Russian classifieds website Avito saw people attempting to flog entire bags of McDonald's food, while others tried to make a profit just by selling pots of sauces.

One eager person priced a Big Mac meal at £250 while another attempted to sell three bags of McDonald's goods for £639.

But opinions on how long cold McDonalds will stay fresh for seemed to vary wildly amongst Russian commenters.

Commenting on the photo of the overstuffed fridge, one Reddit user said: "Could probably leave it on the shelf and it would still be good for months."

Another warned: "Have you eaten a day old McDonald's burger? They're… not great."

Others lauded the hoard as a sound business proposition as the food becomes impossible to buy on the open market.

McDonalds announced on Tuesday that it was temporarily closing its stores in Russia, which bring in about 9% of the company's annual $2bn revenue.

The news sparked frantic scenes across the country as fans flocked to the chain's 850 restaurants to get their final fast food fix before the stores were shuttered.

One video showed cars queuing around the block as Russians desperate for drive-thru wait in line.

McDonald's was joined by Starbucks, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and General Electric by announcing on Tuesday that they will temporarily suspending business in Russia.

The company has said it will continue to pay its 62,000 workers in Russia, while making a $5m donation to its employee assistance fund and to relief efforts.

In an open letter to employees, McDonald's President and CEO Chris Kempckinski said closing those stores for now is the right thing to do.

"Our values mean we cannot ignore the needless human suffering unfolding in Ukraine," Kempczinski said, adding that it was impossible to know when the company will reopen its Russian stores.

"The situation is extraordinarily challenging for a global brand like ours, and there are many considerations," Kempczinski wrote in the letter.

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