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McDonald's stuck with 10 million pounds of wings
MSN ^ | 12/19/13 | Ashley Lutz

Posted on 12/19/2013 4:44:39 PM PST by Libloather

McDonald's (MCD -0.82%) has 10 million pounds of Mighty Wings it needs to sell soon.

The wings, which represent 20% of the chicken wings produced for a promotion, are in frozen storage, writes Julie Jargon at The Wall Street Journal.

McDonald's was "unable to sell enough," according to Jargon.

Earlier this year, CEO Don Thompson said that the chicken wings aren't the smash success it had hoped for.

(Excerpt) Read more at money.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mcdonalds; stuck; wings
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Sell them at half price and they'll fly out the door.
1 posted on 12/19/2013 4:44:39 PM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Free Wings for Christmas Week!!


2 posted on 12/19/2013 4:45:09 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: Libloather

Donate it to homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and write the donations off their taxes.


3 posted on 12/19/2013 4:48:01 PM PST by lowbridge
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Shut down breakfast on Superbowl Day and start cooking party platters of McWings.


4 posted on 12/19/2013 4:48:28 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: Libloather

I’ll take 10 lbs off their hands if they’re cheap.


5 posted on 12/19/2013 4:48:41 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Libloather

Red Bull should buy them, and give them away.


6 posted on 12/19/2013 4:49:02 PM PST by tacticalogic
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To: Libloather
I don't think they'll ever fly again! ;) Someone described them as "Too spicy Chicken McNuggets, with bones".


7 posted on 12/19/2013 4:50:10 PM PST by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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To: Libloather

I tried them...Taste good to me but I don’t care for the heat...Plus the price is ridiculous...


8 posted on 12/19/2013 4:50:16 PM PST by Iscool
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To: Libloather

Faux food.


9 posted on 12/19/2013 4:52:39 PM PST by Theoria (Obama lied. My health care died.)
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To: Libloather

Cut the price in half and SELL SELL SELL

10 posted on 12/19/2013 4:53:15 PM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: Libloather; a fool in paradise

10 Million Pounds Not Served!


11 posted on 12/19/2013 4:54:00 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Libloather

At first, I read the headline too fast and thought that they were stuck with 10 million pounds of wigs.


12 posted on 12/19/2013 4:54:43 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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They were terrible and overprices. If they gave them away I still wouldn’t eat another one.


13 posted on 12/19/2013 4:54:55 PM PST by aft_lizard
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To: Libloather

Two Word Solution:

“Dollar Menu”


14 posted on 12/19/2013 4:55:39 PM PST by zeestephen
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BOGO...problem solved


15 posted on 12/19/2013 4:56:37 PM PST by Popman ("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
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wait for the appropriate national holiday...


16 posted on 12/19/2013 4:56:55 PM PST by ptsal (Repubicans swallowing more kool-aide from Rove & Kristol)
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To: Libloather

Have a Duck Commander Wing-Ding special, your choice of sauces.

They’ll sell.


17 posted on 12/19/2013 4:58:12 PM PST by moovova
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To: Libloather
Price: In McDonald's terms, Mighty Wings are a premium product. The wings come in packs of three for $3.69, five for $5.59, and 10 for $9.69. Thompson said the prices, which are similar to Buffalo Wild Wings, were “not the most competitive.”

This right here is why McD's is sitting on 10 million pounds of wings.

18 posted on 12/19/2013 4:59:16 PM PST by Drew68
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To: Libloather; a fool in paradise

Give ‘em away in a tax deductible Obamacare promotion!


19 posted on 12/19/2013 4:59:20 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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Ok, so the product was test-marketed somewhere. And someone decided to buy 10M pounds later

Tough (next) day at the office, for them. Oh, well . . . Merry Christmas everybody!

20 posted on 12/19/2013 5:01:33 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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