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While McDonald’s may be one of the most popular fast-food restaurants in the United States, many people still complain about their experiences at the restaurant — often about their interactions with the people who work there.

A user on Reddit claiming to be a McDonald’s worker recently came forward with an eyebrow-raising accusation, the U.K. Daily Mail reported.

The user, who went by the screen name “ExperiMENTALbunny” wrote that as a worker at McDonald’s he was instructed to “pinch” the cartons of fries to reduce the number that went in, and one customer actually called him out on that.

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“I worked at McDonald’s and they taught me how to pinch the fry carton just right while putting the fries into them so that it looked full, but actually wasn’t,” he wrote.

“I only had 1 customer call me out on it. He shook the fries out into his bag and poured them back into the fry carton himself and it only filled up half way, so I had to give him more fries. I was impressed and embarrassed. It’s been 7 years and I can still see his face,” he continued.

Well, I suppose that’s one way to test to see if McDonald’s is cheating you on your fries. Several other people commented on the post, claiming that they too had been asked to cheat people out of their fries.

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There is no way to actually verify that what these people are claiming is true, but this controversy has gained so much attention that McDonald’s actually released a statement pushing back against the allegations.

“We believe these claims to be fictional, there are no ‘secret tricks’ and we have strict operational procedures in place to ensure that fry portions are not under-filled,” said the statement.

“Without a verified source we are unable to investigate this further. Our employees work hard to ensure our customers have the best experience possible in our restaurants, and we strongly refute any claims that suggest otherwise,” the statement read.

I suppose that everyone could start dumping their fries out and putting them back in the cartoons to test if McDonald’s is indeed cheating them on fries, but I personally don’t see that verification method taking off anytime soon — particularly with the drive-thru crowd.

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H/T Tribunist

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