r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 12d ago

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

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u/TrailerPosh2018 12d ago

I'd rather go back to that than what they have now.

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u/francino_meow 12d ago

I dunno... Maybe I'm used to thinking about that kind of design, when I'm in a Mc, but I think that the actual look of the restaurant is better. It makes more modern

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u/Salt_Ad_811 12d ago

McDonald's is a kids restaurant. Kids don't like clean, modern designs. That's what adults like. Kids like shit for kids. Whimsical and gaudy with snot covered ball pits and dancing clowns with food shaped friends. 

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u/_epzy 12d ago

the reason why they switched the design was because way more adults are getting mcdonalds than there use to be

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u/OkDot9878 11d ago

Because nobody can afford to give their kids McDonald’s anymore.

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u/_epzy 11d ago

not even true but okay lmao

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u/OkDot9878 11d ago

I mean, in this economy, if you have even one child, you’re spending far more than most people in similar financial circumstances.

And even most average income people with no kids are heavily considering buying elsewhere when possible.

Someone with a kid is almost certainly going to consider another option before buying 3 separate meals and have it cost them like $40+

You can get a party pizza that would last several days for a family of 3 for like $20 at most places.

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u/_epzy 11d ago

We're talking about kids getting McDonalds lmao. My gf and I can eat at McDonalds for $10 total and be totally satiated. They have so many deals and will literally just give you free food after eating enough there (3ish times). People can definitely afford to buy their kids McDonalds. My mother use to spend like $7.99 for a panda plate alone in the early 2000s when I was a kid

I don't even know why I have to argue this lmao I literally was at a McDonalds like two weeks ago, and the playplace was littered with children

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u/OkDot9878 11d ago

Dude, a burger combo is like $18 after tax.

Yeah you can stock up on McDoubles for cheap, but no fries, no drink, and small burgers are your only option now for a cheap meal at McDonald’s.

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u/_epzy 11d ago

Where the fuck do you live LMAO, definitely am not paying anywhere near that in Texas, and like I said, using the app for deals can get you way more food than you would even want for cheap. Literally having things like buy one big mac and get another for free lol. Do you eat like 4000 calories a day or something?

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u/OkDot9878 11d ago

The best deal I’ve seen in my country is 2 quarter pounders for $18.99 and it’s rarely there.

I live in Canada, so it’s closer to $16 US

Nobody here is paying $20 fucking dollars for 2 half decent burgers, most restaurants in my area are complaining that fewer and fewer people are ordering fries or a drink, they’re just getting the burger which is nearly half price of the combo.

It’s like $8.99 for the burger, and $16.99 for the combo (+tax)

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u/_epzy 11d ago edited 11d ago

Idk move to a place that doesn't suck then lmao. Nobody paying anywhere near that here. Also maybe stop ordering large fries, large drink, plus dessert with everything

again, use the apps/deals, and you never pay anywhere near that

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