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Random Topics - McDonalds
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants, serving nearly 47 million customers daily.[3] McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken products, french fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts. More recently, it has begun to offer salads, wraps and fruit.
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Pandering to "urban" youth |
Ronald > black stereotypes |
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They removed classic mascots |
They are what made McDonalds great |
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They shrunk the Big Mac |
It used to be bigger |
30 |
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McCafe conversions |
Enter a fast food joint, see a coffee shop inside? |
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Day 1 |
Sucked from the start. |
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Never Boned |
Still rocks. |
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They changed the McNuggets |
Now just white meat instead of white and dark. |
10 |
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| 8 |
New Menu- huh? |
Ok McDonalds- now you want to be Healthy? |
10 |
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| 9 |
Mc Rib Sandwich |
...Is this even real food? |
10 |
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Iced Coffee? |
WTF are you starbucks? |
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I'm Lovin it |
What happened to love to see you smile? |
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It became an everyday thing |
It's should be a treat, not a normal meal |
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Super Size Me |
The movie highlighted everything bad about it. |
4 |
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"Healthy" salads |
Has more calories than burgers |
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Super Size Me |
the wake-up call to the franchise |
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No More Styrofoam |
Killing classics such as the McDLT |
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McPizza |
Showed that the Golden Arches wasn't invincible |
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Fading Out Ronald McDonald |
Too "sophisticated" for their own mascot? |
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No more combo of the day |
It was a great deal! Why mess with what works? |
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Exit....Stage Left |
Cherry Pies! |
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When they discontinued the Cherry Pies. Loved those real cherries! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 11:36 am - (0 votes)
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Amazingly funny comments, Shanequia! -- Submitted By: (hbrennan) on June 20, 2012, 12:49 am - (0 votes)
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Can't really stomach their ads or their food -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on November 11, 2011, 8:55 pm - (0 votes)
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Mcdonalds was called out for being unhealthy, so they did the right thing and became even more unhealthy. I would never even dream of entering this hellhole, not even if I was dying of hunger, I'd rather eat dogshit than enter this artery destroying place. -- Submitted By: (Mr.Zimpy) on January 2, 2011, 6:26 pm - (0 votes)
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Not a McDonald's fan and haven't eaten there in years. I personally don't think the food tastes good, but that's my opinion. Having said that, McDonald's boned the fish when they dumped the McDonaldland characters and started the "I'm lovin' it" campaign aimed for urban audience. The ads bug the crap out of me and seem to be pandering. Also, I love how they only emphasize their healthy options these days. I can't remember the last ad I saw for a Big Mac or Quarterpounder, but seem to see ones for the snack wraps and coffee pretty much all the time. Most people I know who go to McDonald's don't go for their salads, they go for their burgers or chicken McNuggets. Oh well, McDonald's will always be a good way to relieve constipation. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 11, 2010, 2:39 pm - (0 votes)
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I think there are two main reasons why so many people go to McDonalds.
One, it's comfort food for a lot of people. The taste may not be wonderful but I think it's still good. There's this sort of familiarity about it that's well, comfortable.
Two, it's convenient. If you work late for example, on the way home, it's often a lot easier to stop at McDonalds then it is to make something. Why go through the hassle of cooking something and dealing with the dishes when you can stop off at McDonalds on the way home?
In the same way that as long as stores have aisles full of sugary and/or salty snacks, people will buy and consume those snacks because they're good and convenient.
Yes, McDonalds is unhealthy but that convenience and comfort food aspect can be difficult to resist.
The bottom line is that people are not going to start eating healthy en-masse on their own. Maybe there's a way McDonalds can make their food healthier without sacrificing taste, I don't know.
Having said all of that, I agree they should bring back the McDLT. I barley remember it, but I remember it being great.
I didn't mind the Arch Deluxe when it was out. However, I agree that the 'this burger is for adults' campaign was a bad idea. If they were to bring it back but maybe did a 'the burger for adults but kids love it too' or something, things could be different.
-- Submitted By: (ExplodingConsole) on February 17, 2010, 2:22 pm - (0 votes)
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I'm black and i think it nasty so much for stereotyping. -- Submitted By: (shanequia) on January 21, 2010, 9:19 am - (0 votes)
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I miss the McDLT and the McRib but the worst thing McDonald's did was when they got rid of Grimace, Hamburglar, Birdie, etc in response to parent's groups saying it was wrong to market to children. -- Submitted By: (MarkBagge) on December 20, 2009, 7:58 pm - (0 votes)
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The McDonald's in American Fork, Utah called the _police_ on some kids that "rapped" their order to the drive-thru on Oct 27th. The police tracked down the kids and cited them for "disorderly conduct". -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on November 3, 2009, 5:19 pm - (0 votes)
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I agree with TheTruth that McDonald's boned around 1991 when they did the following: Replaced the McDLT (the greatest sandwich McD ever, EVER made) with the McLean Deluxe (which itself ended up being replaced by another fish-boner, the Arch Deluxe); and they replaced the cheese in the Chef Salad with carrots. HELLO, a Chef Salad is not a Chef Salad without CHEESE, the three main ingredients in such a salad are lettuce, meats and cheeses!!! -- Submitted By: (markrabo) on November 3, 2009, 12:45 pm - (1 votes)
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When they bowed to pressure from health nuts and environmentalists. The McDonald's I used to love had classics such as fried cherry pies and the McDLT. Then again, I guess part of being a kid is being blissfully oblivious to the fact that your favorite restaurant is run by a bunch of spineless sellouts. -- Submitted By: (TheTruth) on October 30, 2009, 9:34 am - (0 votes)
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The director didn't do any exercise because he wanted to represent the amount of exercise a typical American did - which was basically trips to and from work (I think he has a slight advantage in the city actually having to walk a mile or so to and from work).
He ate 3 times a day to disprove a lawsuit reasoning that you can be healthy eating McDonald's food on a regular basis.
But you definitely nailed it on the head in saying it became routine rather than a treat. Two years ago, I used to eat at Burger King twice a week on the average and I honestly thought (like several Americans) that stuff wasn't that unhealthy for you.
To be fair, if you did just go for the salads or visit once a month, it's not so bad.
[Sorry I repeated a reason btw. Didn't think to click to view all the reasons before posting it.] -- Submitted By: (ocfernan) on October 2, 2009, 4:40 pm - (0 votes)
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The problem with Supersize Me was that the guy had McDonalds three times a day and also had little exercise. In my opinion, it was not an accurate test.
Having said that, I think the problem with McDonalds and other restaurants in general is that they stopped being treats and started becoming regular meals.
People used (perhaps still do) to call McDonalds and other food like it junkfood. I.e., it's bad for you which is why it's fine as a treat but not as a normal choice for meals.
I think that's when McDonalds boned the Fish, when it became an every day thing rather then a treat.
-- Submitted By: (ExplodingConsole) on October 2, 2009, 1:07 pm - (0 votes)
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"Super Size Me" is when it was a wake up call. I frequented Mcdonald's as a kid, dropped frequency as an adult, then stopped it after this movie. You know when something is generally bad for you, but you don't stop partaking of it until it's shown in your face? That was the effect of the movie for me. That's what led me to look at the nutritional info of its food and realize it's not the way to go if i want to eat healthy with my lifestyle. Goodbye Ronald. -- Submitted By: (ocfernan) on October 2, 2009, 6:32 am - (0 votes)
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I agree it nasty. How do people go in there and eat that garbage. Hell you can smell it clear across town in my neighborhood. During the winter when I walk by I pull my turtlenack up over my nose so I dont be gagging from the smell. McDonalds aint my kind of place. and how come the vet office so close by? I guess they be making donations. -- Submitted By: (shanequia) on September 20, 2009, 9:08 am - (2 votes)
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I voted for the "urban" advertising, but I wish I could vote for how the food tastes like turd paste and that it gives you diarrhea too. -- Submitted By: (JLer2562) on September 14, 2009, 10:13 am - (0 votes)
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i would not even work there. you can't get much lower on the job chain. -- Submitted By: (shanequia) on August 30, 2009, 10:29 am - (0 votes)
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First it was the ads trying to convince us that the people who worked there were all really winners in life who were just doing the Mickey D's thing until they became successful. Then it was the ads trying to convince us that their food somehow wasn't a national symbol of unhealthy diet anymore. Now it's the ads trying to convince us that they've somehow magically transformed into a place where highbrow coffee snobs go (since apparently being this sort of person is trendy). None of these ads succeeded in getting me to actually go inside BTW. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on June 11, 2009, 4:29 pm - (0 votes)
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I guess McDonald's could then opt for pitching 'McGrounds' should toney coffee go bust, Robert! But do they REALLY think the public will consider them a worthy sustitute for the local neighborhood coffeehouse where everyone knows your name (yeah, I know, not original but it works)? -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on May 30, 2009, 11:43 am - (0 votes)
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Mcdiet gym? -- Submitted By: (kitchenbreak) on May 30, 2009, 10:04 am - (0 votes)
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