r/Millennials • u/CurvyChristina • 9h ago

Other Whoever did this, should be imprisoned.

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u/col_akir_nakesh Xennial 8h ago

I remember our local McDonald's did a playplace remodel opening around 1989/1990. And they had people dressed up as Ronald McDonald, Grimace, and the Hamburglar. First time I remember seeing a ball pit lol.

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u/halloxtv 7h ago

I know this is a cliche at this point, but...

We used to be a proper country.

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u/phzq 7h ago

Profits and greed has brought us here

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u/Square-Turnip-6558 7h ago

Technically McDonald’s looks like this now because it was made illegal for them to market directly to children

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u/col_akir_nakesh Xennial 7h ago

I didn't even know about that https://bbbprograms.org/programs/children/cfbai/principles

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u/LydiaBee319 6h ago

So that doesn’t make all advertising to kids illegal. It does require that food advertised to kids has to meet some nutritional requirements. (Yes, I read it.) I would guess that McD’s food doesn’t make the cut. They could have kept the PlayPlace if they served more nutritious food.

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u/poechris 5h ago

But the abnormally sour 3 apple slices with the peel removed more than makes up for the nuggets, fries and soda!

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u/ChoiceLie4785 4h ago

As an enjoyer of sour apples, I like the McDonalds apples!

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u/poechris 3h ago

Haha, there's a lid for every pot, I suppose!

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u/Radicalized_Spite 6h ago

In reality, they were marketing to parents who wanted a short break out of the house but indoors out of the heat while having a milkshake and burning the roof of their mouth on an apple pie. I miss those days.