Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Consumer Group Suing McDonald's Over Toys


         I couldn't help not to write about this article after being able to relate to this. When I was younger I couldn't help but to want to go to McDonald's to get that toy! It seems it's all the little kids care about these days. Every time I am in a McDonald's I can't help but to see and hear the little ones ask for the toy over and over and pick the one they want. A group of consumers are saying that McDonald's happy meal toys are only there to "lure children into the restaurant." They also strongly believe its contributing to child obesity rates. McDonald's over the past couple of years has been trying to improve their happy meals like "[swapping] milk for soda and apple dippers." Apparently this isn't enough as critics are suing. I personally believe they're not going to win this; McDonald's is to popular of a fast food chain to just getting rid of something so meaningless to them. All the kids care about is the toy they get and focus less on the food, thus getting the parents to take their children out to eat only because the kids' want the toys. Simple fact to solve this whole solution is to not even take your kids to McDonald's; you know it's bad for your health yet so many people still eat it. 


Happy Meal "Toys" were not introduced until 1979

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