r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 12d ago

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

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u/Kimberlylynn2003 12d ago

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

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u/dalgeek 12d 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 12d 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/shakkyz 11d ago

Couldn’t find coffee before 8 AM on a Sunday while on the road in Denmark and figured McDonalds would be open with coffee. It was 100% packed. We were shocked.