The Shamrock Shake Rides Again In New York City

As the unofficial president of the *McDonald's Shamrock Shake Club (I appointed myself, you see), I was OUTRAGED that I didn't receive a bulletin, e-mail, carrier pigeon message, or calligraphed notice that the Shamrock Shake — McDonald's limited-edition, regionally elusive green mint shake — had returned to New York City after an overly long hiatus. As a kid growing up in the Midwest, getting my hands on one of those delectable minty shakes was no more difficult than a quick trip to the local McD's. But in years past, finding a Shamrock Shake in New York City has been a feat more challenging than finding your own apartment in Manhattan for under $1,000.

Anyway, I heard rumors that the Times Square McDonald's (i.e — the McDonald's RIGHT DOWN THE STREET from where I work at MTV) had Shamrock Shakes, and I had to substantiate those Shamrock Shake rumors for myself. So I and about 12 other MTV staffers from the 17th floor crammed into an elevator and made the fast walk over to McDonald's even faster. And ... AND! Lo and behold — SHAMROCK SHAKES! There was only a small sign at the register heralding their arrival. I could not BELIEVE there wasn't, like an electronic scrolling marquee outside. Or a plane flying a Shamrock Shake flag. While skywriting S-H-A-M-R-O-C-K S-H-A-K-E. Nevertheless, $2.39-ish later, the 12 of us had Shamrock Shakes in our hands, and they tasted like tasty mint and childhood.

Giddy with anticipation.

Okay, truth be told, Shamrock Shakes taste like little more than generic melted mint chocolate chip ice cream (Um ... I guess because ... that's what they are?) They're about as authentically Irish as a box of Lucky Charms. Still, it was totally worth the trip. Oh, and apparently the Shamrock Shakes are available in New York City for a few weeks, or, "until the liquid runs out," (uh, yum?), so if you were too busy drinking green beer today, no worries. You have time.

We ordered kind of a lot.

SHAMROCK SHAKE SUCCESS!

Mission accomplished.

Crushed.

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* In case you were wondering: No, this is not a promotion or paid advertisement by McDonald's. I just REALLY love Shamrock Shakes. But if they wanna send a coupon for a free Shamrock Shake, I wouldn't turn them down either.

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