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Mcdonald's celibrates 12 straight years of not knowing what Americans want
April 27, 2018, 08:42 PM
mr kablammoMcdonald's celibrates 12 straight years of not knowing what Americans want
Curried Goatburger with chai??
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April 27, 2018, 08:53 PM
Sig2340quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
Can someone translate and tell us what it is that Americans have wanted for 12 years that McD's has not given us?
Hookers.
Blow.
Nice is overrated
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April 27, 2018, 09:30 PM
slabsides45Can a brotha get some gravy?
Was up in Saskatoon around 2002 or 3, and their McDonalds had gravy as an option with their fries. Having served in W. Germany and had that combo before, I tried them. Not Gasthaus good, but I et em all...
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April 27, 2018, 09:31 PM
craglawnmanorquote:
Originally posted by braillediver:
Every couple of years I get nostalgic and forgetful so I go to a McDonalds. Afterwards I realize why I haven't been there for years.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this.
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April 27, 2018, 09:32 PM
xray 99I like their coffee. $1.09 including tax.
April 27, 2018, 09:41 PM
Scuba Steve SigI'm eating my words today. I had the kids as school was closed for a "professional development day" so we did a road trip to Nebraska. Stopped at a renovated McD's on the way over the Burger King across the street because the McD's playground looked bigger. The Happy Meals at McD's were $3 each! For $3 each kid got 4 "almost chicken" nuggets, a bag of apple slices, a milk, and a tiny stuffed animal that got me another 30 mins of peace on the highway. They also got a micro bag of fries, but I think that wasn't supposed to happen as it was apples, fries, or yogurt tube. Anyway, the playground was twice the size of Chik-fil-a's and 15 mins in there really helped them burn off all the HFCS in their fries and chicken nuggets. I went to buy an extra toy for our other kid at home, and the employee tried to show me to the kiosk and then just gave them each one for free. McD's stock went up a notch in my books today, but maybe its just because this one had employees that gave a damn.
April 27, 2018, 09:44 PM
Scuba Steve Sigquote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
Can someone translate and tell us what it is that Americans have wanted for 12 years that McD's has not given us?
Hookers.
Blow.
If you pick the right McD's, I'm pretty sure you can get one or both of those off-menu.
April 27, 2018, 10:10 PM
TomSquote:
Originally posted by braillediver:
Every couple of years I get nostalgic and forgetful so I go to a McDonalds. Afterwards I realize why I haven't been there for years.
I also.
It’s not cheap anymore either!
Best regards,
Tom
I have no comment at this time. April 27, 2018, 10:37 PM
SigSentryI'm just grateful my first job was at Wendy's and not McDonald's. These days there are just way more choices. Where did I read that around half of millennials have never eaten at McDonald's? Fast food and healthy rarely go together but lots are trying...and failing
April 27, 2018, 10:39 PM
bendableit does happen , scubasteve, glad it went well.
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April 27, 2018, 10:45 PM
arfmelquote:
Originally posted by xray 99:
I like their coffee. $1.09 including tax.
“Senior coffee”:55 cents
April 27, 2018, 10:58 PM
Sunset_Vaquote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
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Originally posted by f2:
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Originally posted by Gustofer:
And I agree, fries in real grease can't be beat. McDonalds still has the best fries though, even with the canola.
speaking of canola, a
vegetable oil,
The Big Fat Surprise: Toxic Heated Oils - from Nina Teichol's excellent book
In late 2012, as I was researching the latest news on trans fat replacements, Gerald McNeill, vice president of Loders Croklaan, which is one of the country’s largest suppliers of edible oil, told me something scary. He explained that fastfood chains including McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s have swapped out hydrogenated oils and started using regular vegetable oil instead. “As those oils are heated, you’re creating toxic oxidative breakdown products,” he said. “One of those products is a compound called an aldehyde, which interferes with DNA. Another is formaldehyde, which is extremely toxic.”
Aldehydes? Formaldehyde? Isn’t that the stuff that’s used to preserve dead bodies?
He went on to tell me how these heated, oxidized oils form polymers that create “a thick gunk” on the bottom of the fryer and clog up the drains. “It’s sticky, horrible! Like a witches’ brew!” he exclaimed. Partially hydrogenated oils, by contrast, were long-lasting and stable in fryers, which is of course why they were favored. And beef tallow, McDonald’s original frying fat, was even more stable.
Do you really want to scare yourself? Do some research into all of the shit you put into or on your body. It really is amazing that we don't all keel over from some type of cancer in our 30s or 40s.
While the manufacturers of some of this shit will deny it until the cows come home, I am absolutely convinced that a lot of these chemicals contribute to the rise in various cancers, Alzheimers, diabetes, obesity, etc....
If for no other reason, how does one explain the logarithmic rise in these maladies over the past 50 or so years?
Google endocrine distrupting chemicals and hold on to your hat. You screw with hormones and they'll screw with you. Look at breast cancer rates since the advent of birth control pills for example.
I know that I'm going to croak someday and sooner than I'd like, but for the past few years, and going forward, I've gone as organic as I possibly can for this reason. Unfortunately, with all of the precautions that I take, I'll likely get run over by a bus with my luck.
Pessimist!
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April 28, 2018, 04:41 AM
1s1kquote:
Originally posted by SigSentry:
I'm just grateful my first job was at Wendy's and not McDonald's. These days there are just way more choices. Where did I read that around half of millennials have never eaten at McDonald's? Fast food and healthy rarely go together but lots are trying...and failing
I have a friend who’s first job was at McDonalds and at the time (not sure if it’s still available) there was a program you could follow to be an owner. He owns two of them now and is a multi millionaire who came from nothing so you never know.
April 28, 2018, 05:58 AM
egregore
One of their better moves is the (selected items) all day breakfast. Sometimes I'll have that for lunch. Pretty decent cup of coffee (any size, including the large, for $1), too. I know others, and a few of us, look down on "McJobs," but really, nobody should look down on good, honest work. It isn't supposed to be a career, unless one wishes to advance through the ranks and eventually get into management.
April 28, 2018, 06:32 AM
f2quote:
Originally posted by arfmel:
“Senior coffee”:55 cents
with free refills.
April 28, 2018, 07:00 AM
downtownvDid anyone see the Movie "The Founder"
The answer is simple. Go back to their roots instead of expanding the menu, shrink it. Improve the quality like real MILK shakes. Hell the whole operation could be automated these days...
April 28, 2018, 07:09 AM
ScreamingCockatooRemember the Mc DLT?
Apparently McDonalds doesn't remember what a flop that was.
Now if they'd make the McRib and the Giant Bic Mac permanent they'd understand what the public really wants.
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April 28, 2018, 07:51 AM
fritzquote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
Can someone translate and tell us what it is that Americans have wanted for 12 years that McD's has not given us?
Translating a bendable question requires a bendable answer. Of course you still won't be able to make heads or tails of it.
McD's isn't my first choice on fast food. Not by a long shot. Too many post-game stops there from junior high and high school sports, when our teams traveled to neighboring towns.
Now, when I'm on the road, sometimes McD's is one of the few options when in the middle of nowhere. Or the one of the few options for quick and reasonably-priced breakfast in huge cities. Yeah, they have breakfast down. McD's was finally smart enough to start serving it all day long. Their wraps are actually decent. Fries are as good as they get. Milkshakes are great.
McD's burgers are pretty generic and can't be made to order. I get that; so be it.
So for the few times a year that I eat at McD's, I'm OK with them. Life goes on without angst or tribulation.
April 28, 2018, 01:06 PM
bendableGeo. Costanza and the Mc DLT.
( I had to google it)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTSdUOC8Kac
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April 28, 2018, 01:40 PM
WaterburyBobI only go to McDonald's 3-4 times a year, and then I only get the Filet-o-Fish and some fries.
I really like their fish sandwich, I just won't eat their food more often than once every couple months.
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