r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 11d ago

/r/all McDonald's in the 80s compared to today

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u/cheeersaiii 11d ago

They went from kids/family vibe to “operating theatre please leave quickly” vibe. In Australia we had one with a train carriage for kid’s birthdays, one with a plane, all sorts of fun. I understand the change and the coffee is better for it but still change isn’t always a good thing

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u/cheeersaiii 11d ago

Purely transactional now… in Aus KMart has done the same thing… good luck finding any variety or brands there, it’s just one cheap brand that they own that does one type of everything… it’s so disposable and crap and boring

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u/doopajones 11d ago

Kmart in the states in the 90s was amazing, had a little concession area with hot dogs and popcorn and icees

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u/ChoochieReturns 11d ago

Blue light specials and product demonstrations. It was a party back in the day.

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u/Queen_Cheetah 11d ago

One of my fondest memories as a kid is sitting in a booth at our local Kmart, just talking with my dad as we enjoyed our Icees/soda. Now that store is just a vacant building with boards over the windows...

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u/doopajones 11d ago

That’s a great memory to have, thanks for sharing :) The one in my town is all boarded up too.

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u/Queen_Cheetah 9d ago

Aw, that's a shame- although I think there's still some stores elsewhere (like Guam). So maybe there's still similar memories being made?

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u/Think_Ad_1583 11d ago

Yo, I remember when we were getting a new target nearby earlier last year. I was hyped to see the new store and grab some popcorn from the food court. They put a Starbucks there instead of a food court

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u/doopajones 11d ago

Man, that popcorn smell when you walked into target back in the day! Mom never let me get any

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u/throwaway098764567 11d ago

there's a plant nursery near me that has a fresh popcorn stand in the houseplants area, feels very throwback

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u/Legend_of_dirty_Joe 11d ago

they always had one of these running too

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u/Alucarddoc 11d ago

It's the worst because they are all such cheaply made items all owned by Kmart. I've been burned three times now on cheap electronics like phone chargers or spice grinders that barely last a year.

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u/creep303 11d ago

I realized via frigging Lego Masters that KMart still exists there.

It folded in the 90’s here in Canadaland

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u/Scouter197 11d ago

They want you in and out ASAP. They don't want you staying and "taking up space." However, I haven't seen a McDonalds "full" in a long time. Is it working or are people going elsewhere?