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Ahem, not marketing to kids is bad?
Nah, bottom is better. Attracting kids to get the habit of eating unhealthy isn't.
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What... Is it saying? They changed branding? It sounds like it's supposed to say something more interesting?
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I smell a Pizza Hut
I have never seen a McDonalds that looks like the top pic. I remember plenty with play spaces, but they weren't visible from outside.
Iirc this was the McDonald's just outside the Dallas zoo.
If it isn't that one, the same thing happened to that one. Sad times.
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Why should garbage unhealthy "food" be marketed to children though?
Looks like they changed their target group.
I think their target group is exactly the same, they just aged a bit
Yes, that's what I actually also considered writing - you're reading my mind :)
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TBF, the latter is a much better reflection of how lifeless and awful their food is.
i was really hungover and had taken some painkillers with codeine and i had a single mcdonalds cheeseburg and it was dynamite
I would wager it was the codeine painkillers that were dynamite and the burger was mostly a side effect
Well no. McDonald's is pretty tasty it's just horrific for you and the planet.
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It reminds me of the Griswold's neighbors in the Christmas Vacation movie, Elaine and Ponytail
The mistreatment of the yuppies is my favorite part of that movie. When she opens the door and gets attacked by the squirrel and then the dog, or when the icicle destroys their stereo I crack up every time.
Todd and Margot
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Thanks for reporting the often ignored extinction of wildlife at the local Mcdees
I really miss the unhinged topiary that used to be outside of every fast food restaurant when I was a kid.
the unhinged topiary
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When will people stop eating that garbage.....?(probably never)
Why would I? It tastes good if you don't eat often, local one near me has nice atmosphere, it's relatively cheap if you want a snack ( ...bag of chips match their cheapest deal ) and overall, I like it. Why would I stop?
I mean I did stop because their app ain't working on my phone due to change of ROM (...rly? My banking app works with some restrictions. Really, McD? )
I understand. McDicks has it down to a science to keep people hooked. I use to enjoy it years ago and actually just thinking about it makes me want some. But its so damn processed its not even nourishing.
I stopped when I got old enough to realize the only thing I actually liked about McDonalds was the play place.
Now I give it a try like once every 3-4 years to remind myself how much it sucks.
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It's getting too expensive so more are quitting now than ever.
Latter is better NGL. It's a fucking food place, not a zoo.
its literally the mcdonalds next to a zoo that everyone used to rave about visiting in their childhood when they made a zoo trip
lol
They're the same picture.
yes, the brutalist taco bell aesthetic, will go down in history as one of the more curious periods of fast food branding, i'm noticing recently they're just now starting to feather in color and new signage again
This is misleading. The top picture is bright and sunny and the lower one is gray and dreary. Notice the tree in the background on the left without any leaves?
That is because the top picture was taken in the summer and the lower one in the winter when it is cold and the animals have been moved indoors to keep them warm. They will be back in the spring.
smh
Had me in the first half, not gonna lie 😄
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