While many fast food places are really particular about giving out extras like forks or ketchup, McDonald’s is apparently very conscious about salt.

Before today I would have offered up their fries as an example that they are in no way concerned about the amount of salt they hand through the drive-thru window, but that was then.  Now I know better.

As I counted down the seconds remaining until my weekend this morning at work, all I could think about was how hungry I was and how much I wanted to solve that problem by downing a couple of Egg McMuffins.  This is actually a very convenient thought to have at such a time since there’s a McDonald’s on my way home.

I pulled into the drive-thru, ordered my two Egg McMuffins and nothing more.  After paying at the first window, the nice woman inside handed me back my credit card and receipt, which looks like this:

I don’t remember ordering the salt packet, but I’m glad they are so concerned about inventory that their computer system actually has an entry for “Salt Packet.”  And that it has no cost.

When I got home and opened the bag, I found two Egg McMuffins, and three napkins (why aren’t they are the receipt?), but no salt.  Maybe I should go back and get a refund.