They threw our clown away and no one cared. They threw away what made mcdonalds great for children. They redesigned the fun happy place we knew as mcdonalds and made it into a corporate building design. Mcdonalds took away what belonged to us and no one is making a peep about it except for me.

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Anonymous Mon Sep 12 01:36:23 2022 No.18344905 [Reply] [Original]

They threw our clown away and no one cared.

They threw away what made mcdonalds great for children.

They redesigned the fun happy place we knew as mcdonalds and made it into a corporate building design.

Mcdonalds took away what belonged to us and no one is making a peep about it except for me.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 01:46:08 2022 No.18344931 That goes for all mascots not just Ron.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 01:46:39 2022 No.18344934 It's easier for corporations to have a soulless building when they are rebranding.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 01:46:59 2022 No.18344935 Shut the fuck up

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 01:48:39 2022 No.18344939 >>18344935 why are you like this?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 01:50:40 2022 No.18344944 >>18344939 Why are you? It's a fucking burger, get over it and find a way to be happy that doesn't involve pretending you're still 11 years old

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 01:55:56 2022 No.18344959 >>18344944 I'm just saying the mascots bring something to the franchise, imagine disney world just a bland lifeless attraction only selling bare bones merch. No magic just endless shilling of products.

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 01:58:14 2022 No.18344965

>>18344959
Disneyland sells fun rides and toys
McDonald's sells poison
There's a reason one is not allowed to advertise to children anymore, Mascots are not only unnecessary but a negative thing to have, you just want them back because you miss your childhood, move on

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 01:59:45 2022 No.18344967 Which fast food chain has the most 90s vibe these days? Is there anything that doesn't exist inside a soulless cube with interchangeable interior?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:00:56 2022 No.18344969 >>18344967 dairy queen

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:06:16 2022 No.18344989 >>18344969 Fuck bro you may be right....

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:07:26 2022 No.18344997 >>18344905 Good. Anyone who feeds their children this garbage deserves prison time.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:10:27 2022 No.18345002 >>18344997 It's not so bad every once in awhile, but the mexicans do over do it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:11:24 2022 No.18345008 >>18344989 theyve been slowly modernizing all their locations but a lot of them still have the old look

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:18:19 2022 No.18345024 >>18345008 Yeah, a lot of ghettos have the old look. Some mid income locations have some of the old look too.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:24:40 2022 No.18345041 get a life

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:24:59 2022 No.18345043 >>18345024 no mcdonalds left with the old look, not even mcdonalds in mexico

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:28:26 2022 No.18345054 >>18344905 They didn’t choose to ditch the clown, a court forced them to choose the clown being a mascott for the restaurant or the McDonald foundation (child medicine charity) and they chose the charity

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:28:34 2022 No.18345055 >>18345041 K

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:31:14 2022 No.18345067 >>18344965 >Disneyland sells fun rides and toys how much did Mickey Mouse pay you to type this post?

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:34:01 2022 No.18345081

I stopped going to mcdonalds when they changed their slogan from "we love to see you smile" to "i'm lovin it." I was only 12 at the time I think but even then I could tell that they were shifting their marketing to a different demographic, and I didn't want anything to do with it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:35:44 2022 No.18345088 >>18345081 i dont see the significance

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:37:52 2022 No.18345094 File: 71 KB, 1000x1000, st,small,845x845-pad,1000x1000,f8f8f8.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>18344931 Last time anyone saw Ron and the King in an advertisement, they were gay kissing.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 02:39:03 2022 No.18345096 >>18345081 >a different demographic What changed is people stopped having kids.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 04:04:06 2022 No.18345368 >>18344905 That clown was creepy as fuck and the only good thing out of it were Donarudo OtoMADs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2u-wUsubhM

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 12:58:25 2022 No.18346331
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>>18344905
There's an old McDonald's building down the street from my office that's been sitting vacant for two or three years since they opened one of their new soulless buildings nearby. I've been thinking about how cool it would be to convert it into a pub by installing beer taps, a patio, fixtures, carpeting, etc. since it's in a good location with little competition, but the economy is so bad right now. I've also never worked in a restaurant before, so I doubt the bank would loan me $250-500k to do what would need to be done.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 13:07:44 2022 No.18346349 >>18344905 Fuck off Emplemon

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 13:10:42 2022 No.18346356 File: 191 KB, 684x969, d6w30rj-43b32840-8cd4-4fa9-a9dc-bb9e33d04539.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 13:11:22 2022 No.18346358 >>18344969 They're ice cream is shittier than it used to be I think.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 13:28:38 2022 No.18346399 >>18346331 You don't necessarily need Restaurant experience but you should know how to probably lead a team. Make sure to get a good head chef that knows what he's doing and a head server to run the front of house.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 13:34:55 2022 No.18346412 European here >Im lovin it Is this in Bubonics?

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 13:43:36 2022 No.18346438

>>18346399
Checked and sounds doable, but my only concerns are that people now don't have the disposable income to go out like they did before the memedemic, and this place is in a suburb. There's no competition out here, since all the dive bars are about 20-30 minutes away in the downtown and university districts. I'd have to cater to that clientele by making it more of a family-friendly pub with a full menu rather than a party bar open after midnight.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 13:43:36 2022 No.18346439 File: 80 KB, 1000x1024, a45.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >oh no, the mascot for our goyslop was taken away, this is horrible

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 13:45:28 2022 No.18346445 >>18344905 nobody wants to be reminded of the clown from IT when a commercial comes on

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 13:56:48 2022 No.18346478 >>18346438 Just don't bloat the menu and keep it affordable. Focus on simple meals that everyone enjoys and consider more exotic meals for specials during certain holidays or events. Ice Cream and Milkshake for kids could also be a good idea.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 13:59:01 2022 No.18346481 >>18344905 You will never know what the original big mac was like and Ronald will never hand it over to us in our lifetimes. ;_;

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 14:15:09 2022 No.18346528

>>18346478
If I opened a pub, I'd want to serve typical British pub food like fish and chips, sausages, burgers, etc. The closest place to get fish and chips is about 20 minutes away, and they don't serve draft beer, so I definitely think there's a market. The milkshakes are a good idea too.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 14:23:46 2022 No.18346554 >>18346528 Sounds good bro, I'd say go for it. As for the

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 14:25:36 2022 No.18346559 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:McDonald%27s_commercial_(1963).webm If you want to see a scary clown watch the first debut of ronald mcdonald on tv

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 14:33:56 2022 No.18346582 >>18346528 Sounds good bro, I'd say go for it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 14:43:32 2022 No.18346596 >>18344905 I stopped going to McDonalds when they brought out the abomination that is the McDouble Its dead to me

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 14:43:49 2022 No.18346597 >>18346331 Old fast food places are nasty and not worth the remodel. The buildings aren't designed to last very long either so it's already on borrowed time.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 15:13:03 2022 No.18346666 >>18346597 "Nasty" can be resolved through proper remodeling but as for the "The buildings aren't designed to vast very long" I call bullshit unless you can prove me wrong to which I'd have do say "Do Americans really?"

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 15:25:48 2022 No.18346699

>>18346666
>"Nasty" can be resolved through proper remodeling
The plumbing and drains are usually clogged and needs complete replacement and you're looking at a total gut on top of that. Don't ask about flat roofs, just don't.
>"Do Americans really?"
20-30 years depending on local codes. Mostly due to the aforementioned problems that are unavoidable, making it less expensive to do a new construction every 25 years.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 15:28:56 2022 No.18346709 File: 223 KB, 1024x681, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Who needs clowns in a clown world

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 15:40:34 2022 No.18346752

>>18346699
Damn. I can wrap my head around the plumbing issue cause of fat retards going to fast food places but buildings with a 20 to 30 life expectancy? I live in a house build in the 1870s and this house is solid as fuck. Then again I'm german and I don't want to go into judging a young country as America but who came up with those local codes?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 15:40:53 2022 No.18346753 >>18346709 give me grimace for cuddles and a few cheeseburgers and we good

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 15:50:52 2022 No.18346796

>>18346752
It's all the grease in the drains. Houses are built to last much longer but freestanding retail buildings and especially fast food chains build cheap for a reason. There are also tax and accounting things involved, amortization and depreciation is usually based on a 20 year loan.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 15:59:12 2022 No.18346825 >>18346796 So they're cheaping out on the construction to keep prices down. Lemme guess they also sell buildings they abandon for more value then they're worth considering the buildings construction quality?

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 16:08:54 2022 No.18346858

>>18346825
It's more about the land value. Land is dirt cheap in most of the US but lots with good road frontage in the right area increase in value over time. The building itself isn't as relevant when the plot was bought for $20,000 back in the 90s and is now worth $300,000 because it's in a busy area with a lot of development.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 16:12:40 2022 No.18346871 File: 199 KB, 1200x800, dairy-queen-1[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>18344967 In-N-Out >>18344969 lmao no

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 16:14:12 2022 No.18346880 File: 205 KB, 1022x453, npdq.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>18346871 Half the rural DQs still look like this.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 16:15:08 2022 No.18346885 >>18346858 Capitalism at it's finest. How much money would you think this Anon >>18346331 would need to to actually invest to start his pub?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 16:15:56 2022 No.18346889 >>18346880 yeah and there are still plenty of mcdonalds that look old whats your point they look bad NOW

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 16:16:12 2022 No.18346891 >>18344935 post nose

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 16:19:26 2022 No.18346908 >>18346889 show me a mcdonalds today in america that looks old

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 16:21:20 2022 No.18346914

>>18346885
Half a million, minimum. Less if he's only leasing and it's a little hole in the wall but it's all very area dependent and you'd have to calculate a reasonable monthly income vs the rent/mortgage to see if it is even feasible in the first place. The only reason a lot of dive bars in cities are still around is because they own the land outright.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 16:27:00 2022 No.18346929 >>18346908 no

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 17:29:54 2022 No.18347113

>>18346914
The location is pretty choice. It's on the main thoroughfare through the city out to the suburbs, and it's also just a couple of minutes off a highway exit. It has plenty of parking as well, but if the old McDonald's building had to be demolished, then yes it would cost upwards of $500k to do a new construction and outfit it like a cozy country pub. There was an online petition with about 500 signatories going around asking for the location to be turned into a Waffle House, so there is quite a bit of demand to do something with the spot. Right now it's just suburban blight with overgrown foliage. I'll take a photo after work and post it here if anyone cares.

Anonymous Mon Sep 12 18:07:29 2022 No.18347243

>>18344905
>They threw away what made mcdonalds great for children
it was /never/ great for kids. the advertising just made it seem FUN to kids, and therefore good.
what kids ACTUALLY liked was the happy meal toy. especially in the 80s and 90s when it wasnt always just crappy 5 cent plastic junk from china

I remember as a kid we got a copy of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with our purchase at McDonalds. I dont think it was an actual happy meal prize, but as a kid into Indiana jones it might as well have been.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 19:28:42 2022 No.18347484 >>18346929 then hey, shut up!

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 19:36:25 2022 No.18347501 >>18347243 >you didnt like mcdonalds you just liked the TOY. HUMPHFF! okay. i liked the food too, still do

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 12 23:48:56 2022 No.18348298 File: 66 KB, 1200x630, image557042x.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] KFC still has the Colonel, Jack Box is still kickin, Wendy will always be around, but I miss this lil nigga

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 00:11:20 2022 No.18348373 File: 63 KB, 1200x675, progressive asf burgers.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>18344905 He must return and right his lands.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 00:19:53 2022 No.18348397 File: 39 KB, 416x540, media_FcIv30NXwAUHgly.jpg_name=orig.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Ronald McDonald is an architect.

Anonymous Tue Sep 13 01:07:34 2022 No.18348529
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This is some high class shitposting, pretending to unironically have nostalgia for one of the culprits of the obesity crisis and being depressed that they're not marking to kids as hard. I miss this sort of irony poisoning.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 01:11:10 2022 No.18348541 >>18344967 A&W

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 01:13:20 2022 No.18348549 >>18345043 Even in my bumfuck nowhere town they literally demolished the building just to build the new dentist office looking one

Anonymous Tue Sep 13 01:21:22 2022 No.18348575

>>18345088
nta but I think it was in the trend of minimalism every chain started following. Slogans became brief and casual, designs had to look "sleek" and cosmopolitan like they were trying to mimic an ad from some 5th avenue fashion line. I think this is what people mean when they say 'soulless'

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 01:26:16 2022 No.18348591 >>18347113 Sure let's see it

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 01:28:31 2022 No.18348599 >>18344959 Disney a shit McDonald's a shit

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 01:34:23 2022 No.18348623 File: 431 KB, 1068x1171, SmartSelect_20220912-213351_Google.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>18346481

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 02:52:55 2022 No.18348903 >>18348599 (You) a shit.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 02:54:08 2022 No.18348906 >>18348623 I bought cocaine in uniontown on my way to camp one time

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 07:12:50 2022 No.18349520 >>18344905 The soul of the country is dying, there is no point in making children happy when they have nothing to look forward to anyways. Might as well set their expectations low from the beginning.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 07:15:43 2022 No.18349525 >>18346356 That's really scary. Some things in this world are horrible.

Anonymous Tue Sep 13 07:17:28 2022 No.18349530

>>18345088
That's because you're the new target demographic. For those of us who weren't in diapers on 9/11 it was our first introduction to corporatized ghetto slogans. I remember a lot of people questioning it and not being happy about it. It opened the doors to slowly encroach on polite society and replace it with this souless miasma we have today.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 07:18:02 2022 No.18349532 >>18344905 Aren't you the faggots that cry about "groomers"? Now you're crying because a company can't advertise to children anymore?

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 07:20:12 2022 No.18349537 >>18349530 shut the fuck up dude, you were 12

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 07:21:28 2022 No.18349538 >>18349537 I'm sorry you were born too late to enjoy the last great decades of america. Don't worry I'm sure our grandchildren will live to see better times.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 07:23:58 2022 No.18349541 >>18349538 we're the same age, retard. you're just projecting your adult cynicism onto your childhood self. you did not care about company slogans, you cared about getting a fucking happy meal toy.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 07:25:09 2022 No.18349543 >>18349541 Haha whatever helps you cope my young friend. Don't worry I'm sure it wasn't really as great as I remember, you probably didn't miss out on anything.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 10:33:40 2022 No.18349899 >>18346356 I think of this pasta whenever I go to a door covered in oil

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 11:38:37 2022 No.18350007 >>18344905 >They redesigned the fun happy place we knew as mcdonalds and made it into a corporate building design. So now you’re mad a company is acting honest for once?

Anonymous Tue Sep 13 14:16:55 2022 No.18350323
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>>18348591
There was too much traffic to get a photo yesterday, but it's basically this style of building with all the branding removed.
>>18350007
The building design in pic related started getting rolled out in the late 60's, because the original 50's design with the giant golden arches was deemed too gaudy by many local zoning boards.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 14:26:38 2022 No.18350351 >>18344965 >fast food is le poison YWNBAW

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 21:02:58 2022 No.18351338 >>18344969 They're going slower than the rest, but many/most have completely closed their dining rooms since covid and are drivethru only. It's only a matter of time.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 21:04:06 2022 No.18351342 >>18350323 >golden arches was deemed too gaudy There was a brief period in the early 2000s where the gaudy style made a comeback.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 21:04:44 2022 No.18351344 >>18351338 uh weve opened everything back up. sorry you like in the u.s i guess

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 21:10:51 2022 No.18351366 >>18351342 Yeah they actually opened one of those retro-styled McDonald's in my city. Too bad the people working there are shitty and make disgusting coffee.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 21:17:27 2022 No.18351393 >>18344905 mcdonalds should be advertised for no one ever especially children >>18350351 of course, I dont consume their soy filled patties and nuggets

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