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Malicious Compliance

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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Icy-Computer-Poop on 2025-06-08 11:35:47+00:00.


Back in the 90s I was in college, struggling to pay my bills and attend classes. McDonald's had a promotion at the time, buy a Big Mac for only 25 cents! I thought this was a great way to extend my grocery money, I'd buy 25 Big Macs, freeze them, and eat them once a day for lunch.

I pulled up to the drive through and ordered 25 Big Macs. There was a pause, then a concerned tone saying "Hold on a second" and then a brief delay. The window jockey came back and said "Sorry, there's a max of 5 Big Macs per order".

"Well then," I replied, "You can ring it in as 5 separate orders, or you can just sell me 5 and I can drive around the drive-thru 4 more times. Your call."

Another brief pause.

"That'll be 7 dollars and 19 cents, please drive thru".

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