McDonald's in the 80s compared to today

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[u/Brevard1986]

Nah, that age was one of wanton consumerism and little consideration of the impact. I support the push to not throw tons of plastic into landfills for so many broken MacDonalds toys.

Definitely sad that my kids won't be able to experience the craziness of getting so many random plastic toys I had as a child but we should endeavour to do better.

Having said that, I wouldn't be too critical if McDonalds decide to do a once per year promotion (e.g. anniversary event) where those plastic toys come back for a short period of time to make them a lot more meaningful.

[u/Over-Tomatillo9070 → u/Brevard1986]

They have done some creative things with card and paper that I have found pretty clever while staying sustainable.

[u/GayButNotInThatWay → u/Over-Tomatillo9070]

My kids loved the little slot together dinosaurs we had for Jurassic World, they still have them on their bookshelves in their rooms. Also really liked the metal tins of (I think) DC characters with the Memory cards that they use for little keepsakes now. Besides that they’ve not really been interested in McDonald’s or their toys.

[u/sneakyninjaking → u/Over-Tomatillo9070]

I'd rather they just get rid of the paper stuff too as its just not the same as a plastic toy.

[u/Over-Tomatillo9070 → u/sneakyninjaking]

I mean let’s be fair, we shouldn’t be bringing our kids there full stop. 😂

[u/ThePublikon → u/sneakyninjaking]

There's some pretty clever stuff being done with moulded pulp. I could see it being as good as plastic from a modelmaking/strength perspective in a couple of years, if the pressure to reduce plastic in toys continues.

[u/ra__account → u/Brevard1986]

One of my favorite ever Mystery Science Theatre 3000 gags was the "Unhappy Meal," where rather than coming with a toy, it came with something like a used Q-Tip. And the burger had a bite taken out of it already.