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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

All he really wanted was the Happy Meal toy.

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  • [–] 90 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

    I remember growing up, being able to go to McDonald's on Sunday or Wednesday and get like a whole big bag of burgers/cheeseburgers with $5 because they were 29-39 cents each.

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  • [–] 80 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

    Seems like it's from the 50s or 60s; but this was the 90s!

    (Though... Shit. I am still old enough to be a grandpa 😩)

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    That alone would cost like €5 here. It only ever makes sense to go there when I've been driving for the whole day and just need to eat plain old boring food. For another few euros I can go to something like the Salsa Shop and get a massive burrito that'll keep me full for half a day. Ironically, it's often multiple times faster than THE fast food restaurant.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Haven't been in a while, but these were 2 for $3.50 pretty recently around me. The thing is, they are small and you wouldn't think it could fill you up, but whatever chemicals they add to these things makes just 1 small burger feel like you overate. Eating what, for me, is like 3 bites of food should not make you feel that way. It's unnatural and you can feel the unhealthiness. 🀣

    Gimme the big-ass burrito made by the little old Mexican lady in a truck around a construction job site. It'll cost the same, but taste better and not make me feel like I'm gonna die.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    but whatever chemicals they add to these things makes just 1 small burger feel like you overate.

    That's usually a feature of good food. I agree that it's odd that a hamburger would be that way, but usually what causes that is fiber.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Yeah McDonald's is purely for on the road. Other food in its price range is leagues above. There's better options on the road too, but McDonald's is so small and minimal, it's easy to eat with one hand and steer with the other; no mess.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    I was 17 in 1998 when they started this promo. We had hockey practice the same day as the hamburger deal. My friend/teammate would borrow his mom's minivan and we'd pile 6 of us and all our gear into a Ford Windstar. After practice it stunk so bad, we'd roll down every window we could, which wasn't any behind the front row. We would hit up the McDonald's drive-thru on the way home and buy as many burgers as they would sell us. The maximum was 20, which always seemed crazy when we initially hefted the heavy bag into the van and started passing it to the back row. Turns out 6 teenage boys have no problem putting down 3-4 of those dinky burgers and we rarely had leftovers, just piles of wrappers that never all made it back into the bag. The nostalgia of digging through piles of paper, trying to find the last burger at the bottom of the bag is something I haven't thought about in years. Thanks for reminding me!

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Went for the first time in probably 5 years the other day. 15 freaking dollars just for me. Ridiculous. I'll just keep going to my local burger place for that price

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    And here I am, having not eaten McDonald's in years because it tastes like shit.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    hunger is the best seasoning.

    It's been a long time since I've been in a mc d's, but when I used to frequent them it was because there weren't other options around. I do fondly remember their anus burger as being moderately palatable to my (at the time) minimum wage worker self. I'm sure if I tried it again today I'd vomit. These days I prefer my greasy burger fix from bars, I know it will be good because they can't stay in business with bad food.

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    So recently, McDonald's came out with their "Minecraft Movie" meals - kinda like a happy meal, but it came with a whole-ass Big Mac. I find this so funny because essentially, they're admitting that they've shrinkflation'd their food so badly that their flagship burger is now so small, it's suitable for kids who are young enough to want the Minecraft theme and toys!!

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago

    In 2018, there was a show called She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, which was a sort of reboot of the old '80s cartoon of (nearly) the same name. The girl in the comment above my OP is Entraptra, one of the princesses. She's obsessed with miniature versions of food.

    OP's post had a miniature-sized combo meal in the last panel.

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  • And they taste worse than they used to as well.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (10 children)

    My roomate got 40 chicken nuggets for 10 dollars. Still seems like an alright deal to me but I don't eat fast food much so I don't really know what is a good price

    Edit: just saw kolanaki's comment wtf

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Yeah, things are weird today. Back in the day getting the meal deal numbers 1 through whatever seemed to get you the best price. Now I cant remember the last time I just picked the number to order. With the apps and other deals they set up, they make us go through hoops to get somewhat decent pricing. App normally offers free fry and they run the pick 2 where 2nd is a dollar and you can choose a double cheeseburger, 6 piece nug, or small fry. So for around $4 you can get a 12 piece or a 6 piece and a double cheese. Not the worst deal for $4. Oh also being flexible about what you want helps, but also sucks.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    You can get massive bags of basically the same thing from a frozen food chain for Β£10, legit 100 nuggies in a bag.

    McDonalds is dogshit value.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Damn, crazy how cheap meat can get

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Mechanically separated meat is cheap and has very little nutritional value.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    No one who eats chicken nuggets is doing it for the nutritional value.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    And this is the comment that made me notice i havent seen amything from kolanaki, and in fact can't see anything from them newer than like, february. Weirdness.

    Edit: ah. Instance ban from blahaj.zone

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