r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 12d ago

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

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u/oojacoboo 12d ago

No, parents just took their kids to McDonalds back then. There were probably more birthday parties at McDonalds than anywhere else. They had the playground too. It was a family establishment.

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u/Pogeos 12d ago

It was like that just about 15 years ago and suddenly everything started changing to this unappealing style. Wtf they are thinking?

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u/CodeToManagement 12d ago

They don’t really want people coming to sit in, that’s not where there money is.

Like a group of kids having their birthday there will come and all get a meal but stay for an hour or two. And then someone has to do cleanup etc. When you can make that same amount of money in 10 minutes with the drive through or deliveroo / uber eats it’s just not worth it to have people taking up a table.

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u/Pogeos 12d ago

Yeah I get that it's their thinking, but how are they then different from every other fast-food takeaway? I think they are damaging their brand and long-term loyalty. Maybe I'm wrong, but for my generation (~40 now) McDonald's was about fun and mini-celebration ... which sort of created long-term loyalty.

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u/CodeToManagement 12d ago

They don’t need to be different from every other brand. That’s kinda the point there’s enough customers for this kind of low cost / fast delivery type food that they aren’t worried.

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u/Ok-Donut-8856 12d ago

Well it isn't low cost anymore... They increase prices to make up for the reduced amount of customers.

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u/CodeToManagement 12d ago

It’s still cheaper than other alternatives.

I can get 9 chicken selects and large fries delivered as a meal for under £15. If my wife goes for a takeaway she likes something like Wagamama which comes in easily at £25