McDonald's "The BTS Meal" Early Release in the Philippines.
On June 15, 2021 after my shift, I saw a notification on my phone via McDonald's PH application announcing reservations for the highly anticipated 'The BTS Meal'. A special collaboration meal between McDonald's and the South Korean seven member Korean Pop Boyband, BTS that is released on many countries such as South Korea, Indonesia and Philippines. I was looking forward to this even though I am not an ARMY (what BTS fans are collectively called) but because of my love for spicy flavors. The BTS Meal consists of a 10 piece Chicken Nuggets with 2 special flavored dips, Cajun and Sweet Chili, along with medium sized fries and Coke. They all come in a purple colored BTS x Mcdonald's branded containers and paper bags.
The BTS Meal is going to be officially released today (June 18, 2021) in the Philippines but through reservations through the McDonald's application on June 15, fans are allowed to get the early taste of the anticipated meal prior to the official release date!
I have a neighbor here who is an ARMY and because I know she's excited for this offer, I told her to reserve her own meal via McdoPH Application, which we should redeem by June 17, 2021. Because the application asked us to choose between the two flavors available, I specifically stated for her to get the Sweet Chili flavor because I already have the Cajun flavor, so we can have both flavors to taste.
By the afternoon on June 17, we went to the closest McDonald's we have on our location to redeem our food. We honestly thought there would be long lines of excited fangirls within the store but to our surprise, the store was almost empty of customers. We were greeted by purple colored balloons on display in the entrance and the speakers played several music of BTS such as 'Dynamite' and their newly released single: 'Butter' instead. My neighbor said that perhaps, it was because it is the early release and it is already after lunch time that's why the store was almost empty of ARMYs. (Or maybe because of the strict health protocols here in the country as compared to what we have seen in pictures from other countries like Indonesia where the authorities had to shut operations of some McDo branches due to the overwhelming amount of customers wanting to get their hands on the BTS Meal. I don't know which one but I'm glad we didn't have to deal with long lines and all.)
After we signed up some papers such as a health declaration form, we proceeded to the counter, taking out our phones and showing the cashier staff our redemption codes for the meal.
The entire meal cost 260.00 Php.
We ordered these for take out and once we got home, we realized that within the packet, contained both flavors of the Chicken Nugget dip. So my neighbor was satisfied about it, saying how much she loves it and how delicious it is. According to her, the meal is a recommendation of the boyband though the advertisements claim that this is BTS' favorite meal, maybe to attract the attention of the ARMY I guess.
People say the price is ridiculously high since a normal 10 piece Chicken Nuggets costs around 190php and it comes with both fries and drinks. I think they need to realize that this is a limited edition collaboration meal with a very popular group. 260 pesos is worth it when it comes to a fan's perspective. And even though I am not an ARMY myself, I still think this meal is affordable. I managed to eat this until the next day for lunch!
And yeah, since we are talking from a fan's perspective, in order to show our support on what we love, we are willing to spend money for it. I've done this to support Vegeta by buying official Dragon Ball merchandise to add to my collection. So what the hell is wrong with ARMY's spending their money on food they can eat? Heck, if McDonald's would offer a limited edition Vegeta centered meal, I would gladly order lots of it so long as it fits my extra budget! (I did that when Penshoppe had a collaboration with Dragon Ball Z and I bought all Vegeta related items on that store like perfume, cap, shirts. I even got the limited edition Adidas Vegeta shoes! So how about a meal from McDo? They once had a happy meal back when I was in college and I took the opportunity to buy it but the toy got lost in the flood.) There's nothing wrong with spending [your extra] money on things you love, so long as you earn that money and already saved up a budget for your priorities and personal savings. There is also nothing wrong with spending money on food. I mean, it is our money to begin with. We earn it, we decide how we spend it in order to reward ourselves after days of stressful work. I remember my dad and my aunt telling me that the reason we are blessed to have a job so we can work hard and earn money in order for us to feed ourselves with food we want to eat, so we can buy what we need, and do what we want with what we earn as a form of personal reward.
Anyways, I have no idea how to do food reviews so I'll just say how much I love the flavors of the dips. The Sweet Chili dip has the tangy and spicy flavor to it that reminds me of Jufran's Sweet Chili sauce, while the Cajun flavor ain't that spicy to my tastes yet still has that slight kick into it. While Cajun was my initial choice, I think I loved the Sweet Chili flavor better. The Chicken Nuggets and the fries don't have anything special to it, it's basically the same as the regular nuggets and fries Mcdonalds sell.
Of course, after consuming the meal, an ARMY might want to keep the purple colored special containers with the logo of BTS to their collection. I decided to keep mine in a drawer because it might turn out to be a collectors item. Teehee... 😅
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