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Some of these orders are pretty out there, while others could work.
- McDonald's' menu isn't expansive enough for some customers, who prefer to customize their orders.
- As a result, McDonald's crew members sometimes get pretty strange requests from these pickier customers.
- From cups of pickles to empty boxes, here's a look at some of the most unusual orders McDonald's employees say they've gotten over the years.
The McDonald's menu offers a pretty extensive overview of what the fast food giant has to offer.
But it's not the whole story. You could always try a selection from the chain's secret menu.
Or you could go completely off-script and customize your order.
Some McDonald's crew members seem to have mixed feelings about complicated custom orders. In a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" thread last year, a McDonald's employee said they hated making "special request" orders that are too "weirdly specific."
A number of McDonald's employees have taken to Reddit and Quora to discuss some of the most unusual items that they've ever prepared - or refused to prepare - for customers. The orders ranged from a cup of pickles to bags of uncooked chicken nuggets.
Here are a number of strange orders that McDonald's employees have encountered on the job: