r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 11d ago

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

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u/mattcoady 11d ago

Most of the time now it's just cards for some property like Multiversus or Pokemon. My 3 year old has no use for any of this, end up tossing it all in the trash. Feels so cheap compared to the cool toys when I was a kid.

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u/Benevolent_StarBoi 11d ago

In Sweden we have actual hardcover books in happy meals. I think it’s neat

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u/_Not_an_Economist_ 11d ago

We got those once in ours and my 3yo was so happy. Never seen one since.

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u/CanadianDinosaur 11d ago

Here in Canada you can choose either a toy or a book for a happy meal. You can also get apple slices instead of fries. The toys are definitely pretty shit though. Right now it's a pack of 4 pokemon cards

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u/Benevolent_StarBoi 11d ago

In Sweden we get both apple (or carrot) slices and fries

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u/a_moniker 11d ago

Yeah, my niece and nephew often get books or paper board games from Chick-Fil-A in their kids meal. I actually think that’s quite a bit better than the cheap plastic toys I used to get.

The books were just paperback, but that’s not actually a big deal for me. I feel like paperbacks are easier for little kids to hold anyway 🤷‍♂️

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u/PresidentOfAlphaBeta 11d ago

We had Legos once.

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u/licuala 11d ago

I saw they had choice between Pokemon Cards and Sonic toys (actual toys) a few weeks ago, but I don't check often.

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u/atsirktop 11d ago

it must be location based then cause my 4yo has an entire bin of McDonalds toys that she still plays with. sometimes they're trash (olympics were stupid), but they can be alright.

(yes my child probably eats too much McDonalds but she's healthy and thriving so idgaf)

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u/DOOMFOOL 11d ago

Huh, the McDonald’s I go to occasionally still puts real toys in their happy meals for the most part, they did do the Pokémon card thing as well but before and after that were actual toys (shitty toys but still toys)

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u/zeromig 11d ago

At least here in Japan, they still give toys with the meals. Two weeks ago they ended their run of Jurassic World toys. I'm not sure why Jurassic World toys were released now but I got 7 of them, just because they're perfectly scaled for D&D dinosaur miniatures.