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A bottle of Big Mac sauce has sold for a record price.
A BRITISH fast food fan has Mcsplashed out £69,500 ($139,926) to claim the only bottle of Big Mac burger sauce to ever go on sale in the UK.
The iconic condiment was put on sale on eBay and for a week bidders have been putting their best offers forward.
McDonald’s decided to put the 740ml bottle on sale to raise money for its Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), which provides free accommodation for families when their kids are in hospital.
Steve Howells, head of marketing at the McDonald’s said: “We were overwhelmed by the interest in our Big Mac sauce auction.
“It really captured the public’s imagination and we’re hoping to have raised over £65,000 ($AUS130,867) for RMHC, which will equate to hundreds of nights’ accommodation for families with children in hospital when the winner steps forward.â€
A McDonald’s spokesman said a few bids were cast at around the £65,000 mark but one McBig spender went big and won with bid of £69,500.
It would have been cheaper to fly to Australia and buy a bottle of the sauce where 4000 bottles were in sale in January for $4.95.
How much would you pay for Big Mac sauce?Source:Supplied
Almost as soon as the 500ml bottles went on sale in 40 restaurants across Australia, entrepreneurial buyers snatched them up and began selling them on auction sites such as Gumtree for 20 times the retail price.
The identity and location of the winning bid have not been revealed but the winner will receive a container of the sauce and a dispenser along with a free voucher for a Bacon Clubhouse Burger.
The Bacon Clubhouse is the first burger apart from the Big Mac to use the condiment for 41 years.
The world famous sauce contains: Water, Rapeseed Oil, Spirit Vinegar, Gherkin, Sugar, Modified Starch, Free Range Egg Yolk, Spices (contains Mustard), Salt, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Thickener (Xanthan Gum), Natural Flavourings, Firming Agent (Calcium Chloride), Colour (Paprika Extract), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate)