r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 11d ago

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

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u/KeepingItSFW 11d ago

On a roadtrip we were in the middle of nowhere and stopped through the drive thru and everyone got a unHappy Meal.

For like $6 a person you get:

  • 6 nuggets (which were fine)

  • a cup of ice with a shot of Coke in it

  • 7ish french fries

  • a bag of apples floating in chlorine?

  • a chunk of plastic “toy” that literally does nothing besides take centuries to break down in a landfill.

Forgot to beg for my fries instead of apples, and they didn’t ask. Was a really disappointing $20ish spent for 3 people.

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u/xelop 11d ago

Yeah one of those frozen prepack burgers at a gas station is like twice as big and I think like 3 bucks. The microwave is free. Or one of those frozen burritos, or a hot dog. Literally anything a gas station has would have a better cost to taste ratio. I'm unsure why anyone eats McDonald's at all still. Even as a desperation you have better choices than mcds lol

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u/Chimie45 11d ago

Tornadoes are a fucking treat. Gas Station food can be really fucking good. I worked at one in HS (granted, ...20 years ago... fuck) but we had fresh salads, fresh breakfast burgers, and all kinds of sandwiches... shit was dope.

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u/xelop 11d ago

Sounds like a Sheetz or a Wawa. I'm not sure what the West Coast version would be lol.

But I also worked at a place like that but those aren't everywhere so I was just talking standard across the board available everywhere. Lol those tornadoes are great. The Southwest Chicken is what it's called in my area, with some ranch is the best

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u/Chimie45 11d ago

It was a Meijer Gas Station in Ohio lol.

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u/xelop 11d ago

I have friends from Ohio and they mentioned that place all the time when they first moved down lol

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u/Chimie45 11d ago

It's a Michigan staple. Meijer is the best thing.

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u/RedWhiteAndJew 11d ago

The food at QT and WaWa surpassed McD’s years ago. I downright have cravings for QT Tornadoes and hot dogs.

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u/score_ 11d ago

Holy shit is a happy meal actually $20 now‽

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u/KeepingItSFW 11d ago

$20ish spent for 3 people

I could see how that could be misread but I spent $20 total for 3 people

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u/score_ 11d ago

Ah I see, I thought yall just split a happy meal 3 ways, hence the "unhappy meal" Lol. Haven't been in a very long time don't even remember what comes in those things.

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u/KeepingItSFW 11d ago

It felt like we split it with how many fries we got, the fry container is like something from American Girl, the 6 nuggets each were good but the rest sucked.