By Clark 
In the fast food industry, many people believe McDonald’s French fries to be the best of all time and one of the most iconic foods ever served. So, it’s not surprising that customers were quite vocal about the latest tweak to their famous fried potatoes.
A Reddit user mentioned last week that a McDonald’s in the Bay Area of San Francisco is no longer using the traditional red cartons for large orders of French fries (480 calories), but is instead using bags. A photo of the new “Large Fries” packaging was attached to the post; it resembles the paper bags that McDonald’s now uses for its smaller fry orders.
Because McDonald’s hasn’t made an official announcement about the move, many customers were caught off guard by the adjustment. Additionally, many people were concerned that McDonald’s had secretly reduced the quantity of fries that they included in their bulk purchases and that this was due to the new packaging.
How big is it?” Yes, that is false. So sad. A Reddit user mentioned that the fry bag clearly states the size, thus it’s our responsibility to adapt expectations.
“If that’s a large fries I’d hate to know what a small fries looks like,” remarked another.
Some Redditors were so outraged by these claims that they called for a McDonald’s “boycott” in response to the change.
While some may have noticed a shift in packaging, others have pointed out that McDonald’s isn’t actually cutting back on the amount of fries served in their large orders. While the Reddit article did not reveal the bag’s precise measurements, the accompanying photo clearly showed that the new packaging was taller than the Big Mac box.
We asked McDonald’s for more information about the purported packaging change and if the new huge bags include less fries than the old red cartons, but they did not respond right away.
The fast food giant has been mum about the new fry containers, but it has confirmed a packaging change for the McFlurry, another famous item on the menu. A more eco-friendly container and a smaller “mini” McFlurry were introduced to the blended frozen delicacy earlier this month by McDonald’s.
According to McDonald’s, the new McFlurry cups are a step in the right direction toward their objective of using only renewable, recycled, or certified materials for all of their primary guest packaging by the end of 2025.
This covers particular throwaway things that are included in the packaging of food at McDonald’s restaurants and are supplied to customers through all of the different ordering channels.