r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 16d ago

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

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u/Kimberlylynn2003 16d ago

Did they change to stop marketing toward kids or just wanted modern?

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u/dalgeek 16d ago

Probably wanted to charge more and also cycle customers through faster. Most people don't want to visit a place with a bunch of screaming kids running around, and if a family is taking up a table for an hour then that's fewer customers who can use that able. Bigger menu, higher prices, more customer traffic = way more money.

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u/Ok-Donut-8856 15d ago

I have never seen a mcdonalds with all the tables full in over 20 years. It's about the brand imagery and their customer base.

Mcdonalds actually has less customers a day than they did say 10 years ago. Which is part of why the price went up

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u/FinancialLemonade 15d ago edited 15d ago

have never seen a mcdonalds with all the tables full in over 20 years.

I rarely see one that isn't full lol

Even at night it is full with all the drunk people trying to sober up and the mcdrive with insane queues

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u/Own-Source-1612 15d ago

Kind of depends. I moved around a lot and areas that tend to have more sidewalks and people jogging tend to have less people at their McDonalds than say the deep south.