McDonalds Szechuan Sauce Limited Release Fan Reactions

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McDonald's Rick and Morty-inspired publicity stunt has gotten the fast food chain a bit of negative attention along with all the nostalgia surrounding its fabled Szechuan sauce. The Guardian reports that at one location in Wellington, FL, police confronted a crowd chanting "we want sauce" long after the spot had run out of its 70 packages of dipping sauce.

Fans of Rick and Morty will remember the third-season episode that casually mentioned the limited-edition sauce, which made its debut during the promotion of Disney's animated Mulan in 1998. To satisfy fans of the show and get a little bit of attention at the same time, Mickey D's said that it would bring back the spicy sauce for just one day. Naturally, the restaurant couldn't expect the feeding frenzy that ensued.

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Cops are at Wellington McDonalds where tons of angry people lined up for hrs for Rick and Morty Szechuan sauce only to learn they had none pic.twitter.com/3T272osid4
— Lulu Ramadan (@luluramadan) October 7, 2017

They ran out of Szechuan sauce already ? #giveusthesauce @McDonalds @adultswim #RickandMorty pic.twitter.com/CLAxM6mkcB
— Frederick (@fawich) October 7, 2017

According to The Guardian, fans lined up hours before opening at certain locations to find that their store wasn't even participating in the promotion. The staff at certain locations didn't even know about the special Szechuan-flavored Rick and Morty promotion when asked about the sauce. And even if they did get some of the good stuff, it wasn't enough. Locations reported getting only 20 packets of the Szechuan sauce.

The best fans in the multiverse showed us what they got today. We hear you & we're sorry not everyone could get some super-limited Szechuan.
— McDonald's (@McDonalds) October 7, 2017

When McDonald's announced the special, saucy event, it had mentioned that supplies would be "really, really limited," but fans didn't expect a mere 20 packages of sauce, even with the disclaimer.

Common theme, I tried two in Delaware that @McDonalds website said had it, and they say they never got it. Seems like a bait and switch.
— Kyle Grantham (@kylegrantham) October 7, 2017

@McDonalds you suck. Only 10 posters & 20 packets of #szechuansauce to a store; there are already 30 in line.. 4 hours early. #rickandmorty
— Brandon Kronz (@BrandonKronz) October 7, 2017

Of course, people are making the most of the sauce's status as the unicorn of condiments. Packets of it are already on eBay, with prices climbing over £100 and one even listed at $644 Australian dollars, which is over £375 GBP.

Now that McDonald's knows that demand is sky-high for its Szechuan sauce, maybe it'll do the right thing and add it to the permanent menu.

@FortuneMagazine The most ridiculous McDonald's Szechuan sauce listing on eBay yet... $60 for a .5mL taste. pic.twitter.com/ZMr0W2RRpn
— Albert Cacdac (@Shredpirate) October 7, 2017

Not surprised to see @McDonalds Szechuan sauce going for crazy amounts on @eBay... pic.twitter.com/HibgWFNubK
— Steven Parks (@ArcticKnight92) October 7, 2017

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