r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 12d ago

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

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u/-paperbrain- 12d ago

To be fair, when it looked like that, people criticized them for using all that stuff to get children hooked on junk food. It was seen as exploitation of the vulnerable.

Now that they ditched it all and the advertising and spaces aren't targeting kids so much people say. they miss the warmth and whimsy.

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u/Disastrous_Meat_ 12d ago

Also probably easier to clean then the old way. The McDonald’s play place  stank still haunts me from childhood sometimes 

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u/happypolychaetes 12d ago

I distinctly remember that dirty plastic smell, lol. Can't even describe it but it's distinctive.

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u/Kappist 12d ago

It was the smell of horribly stinky feet and sweaty socks that really stuck with me. I can still smell it when I think about it

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u/GalaxyGoddess27 11d ago

Dont forget the kid piss…I didn’t realize I could smell memories 🥹