The opposite night time, as I used to be sitting within the drive-thru lane at McDonald’s to redeem a free Boo Bucket Completely satisfied Meal with my rewards factors, I recalled the instances as a child after I’d beg my dad to go to McDonald’s to get a Completely satisfied Meal due to a toy I noticed on TV. Then, I considered how I do not actually see my nieces and nephews doing the identical. Curiously, the few instances I’ve seen somebody ask for a Completely satisfied Meal toy lately, it was an grownup attempting to get a selected toy (to finish a set, I suppose?).
So my query for you guys is, “Have you ever ever gone to a quick meals restaurant primarily to get a toy or different merch (like Coca-Cola glasses or Halloween buckets and the like)?” Should you’re older, do you’re feeling there is a nostalgia facet that drives the acquisition? Saturday morning cartoons and the Completely satisfied Meal commercials that got here with had greater than a bit to do with my need for Completely satisfied Meal toys. However that is not one thing that exists anymore. There is a generational line after which an individual didn’t develop up with Saturday morning cartoons and as a substitute grew up watching YouTube and numerous on-demand streaming providers.
On one other observe, how do you hear about Completely satisfied Meal toys or different children’ meal toys? I study them by means of penning this weblog (for over 10 years now!) and from point-of-sale shows after I’m at a restaurant, however I am curious to find out how it’s for others.
As for the Boo Bucket, I plan to fill it with sweet and have my nieces and nephews play “Guess how a lot this value me?” for it (after which making them share the sweet with their siblings anyway…).
Photograph through McDonald’s.
