The Very Official McDonalds (and other fast food outlets) Thread

bilky asko · Sun 15 Apr, 2018 20.05

Philip wrote: Sun 15 Apr, 2018 19.45 I had forgotten about the straws! Of course, now that they've changed to the new McD On Ald's and 'You're Gonna Need Two Hands, Grandma' style packaging, I assume we'll have to wait years before they change the straws to the current style, at which point new packaging will be introduced and they will be out of date again.

Presumably there will be a new design with the paper straws.

WillPS · Sun 15 Apr, 2018 22.05

http://uk.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds ... ory-2016-1

The straw pictured isnt the one I remember though. Maybe it was different in the UK.

Martin Phillp · Mon 16 Apr, 2018 02.34

The straw wrapper from 1983 I certainly remember going well into the noughties.

Philip · Mon 16 Apr, 2018 08.42

This is the one I remember:

http://i.imgur.com/F6DpUlL.jpg

They didn't give them to you with your meal, you had to take them out of a round plastic container.

WillPS · Mon 16 Apr, 2018 11.28

Philip wrote: Mon 16 Apr, 2018 08.42 This is the one I remember:

http://i.imgur.com/F6DpUlL.jpg

They didn't give them to you with your meal, you had to take them out of a round plastic container.

Oh aye, you're right, and that is clearly what's pictured.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... -511075289

There's still a few KFCs with the same thing. God knows how filthy the spinny cog at the bottom must get.

Martin Phillp · Mon 23 Apr, 2018 20.56

MarkAshley wrote: Mon 23 Apr, 2018 20.03 I peeled a thing off my free McFlurry earlier to find I had won a free McFlurry. Now I'm fat.

I keep getting the Apple Pie or Sundae prize.

Claiming the prizes are a lot easier on the self service terminals.

thegeek · Wed 02 May, 2018 20.54

The sugar tax doesn't appear to have made its way to this vending machine in Bognor - but then again, some of the Coca Cola branding appears to be some 20 years old, so perhaps it'll get there eventually.

Martin Phillp · Wed 02 May, 2018 21.47

My local cafe hasn't raised prices for his full sugar soft drinks at all.

james2001 · Thu 03 May, 2018 01.41

I've noticed as well that multibuy discounts on full sugar coke seem to have returned over the past week or so in Tesco and Asda at least, after they vanished when the tax first came in.

Alexia · Thu 03 May, 2018 13.34

We haven't rose prices on our trains either. Full sugar Coke, diet coke and the halfway house lighter Sprite are all still £2

bilky asko · Thu 03 May, 2018 15.00

MarkAshley wrote: Thu 03 May, 2018 13.58 Does anybody want my free Big Mac/Quarter Pounder with Cheese Monopoly voucher? No vegetablist option so it's useless to me:

M119 KWMN 7BKL.

I believe a vegetablist option is provided when you enter the code on the touch screen terminal (I was offered one with the McNuggets one I claimed).