You would be surprised. This is not a defense of McDonald's, but there are many "places of repute" where the food quality can be very inconsistent.
― The Mercury Krueger (Ex Leon), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:15 (eighteen years ago) link
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― JW (ex machina), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rebekkah (burntbrat), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:22 (eighteen years ago) link
their Indian franchise menus are hilarious (and also look thoroughly inedible. McD's "vegetable shabzi"? = NOTHANKYOU)
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:27 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link
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― i've dreamt of rubies! (Mandee), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:56 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Washable School Paste (sexyDancer), Monday, 24 April 2006 18:39 (eighteen years ago) link
yeeeeh. You like have Sbarro. And you will like it.
― DOQQUN (donut), Monday, 24 April 2006 18:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Monday, 24 April 2006 18:42 (eighteen years ago) link
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0904/gallery.f500_boards.fortune/images/bbaker_mcdonalds.jpg
From left: Susan Arnold, former global president, P&G; James Skinner, CEO, McDonald's; Sheila Penrose, non-executive chairman, Jones Lang LaSalle; Enrique Hernandez Jr., CEO, Inter-Con Security Systems; John Rogers Jr., CEO, Ariel Investments; Robert Eckert, CEO, Mattel; Roger Stone, CEO, KapStone Paper and Packaging; Cary McMillan, CEO, True Partners Consulting; Ralph Alvarez, president and COO, McDonald's; Jeanne Jackson, president, direct to consumer, Nike; Andrew McKenna, non-executive chairman, McDonald's; Richard Lenny, former CEO, Hershey; Walter Massey, president emeritus, Morehouse College
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/fortune/0904/gallery.f500_boards.fortune/index.html
― James Mitchell, Sunday, 26 April 2009 12:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Is McDonald's dying in the US? I assume "Severe Recession" = "Big Profits" for Big Macs.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 26 April 2009 12:22 (fifteen years ago) link
look at them all pretending to enjoy it
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Sunday, 26 April 2009 12:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Every time I click 'next' on that page, it gives a funnier group of board members trying to look wacky.
See also:
(Red)
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0904/gallery.f500_boards.fortune/images/bbaker_red.jpg
Costco
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0904/gallery.f500_boards.fortune/images/bbaker_costco.jpg
The one for Twitter also, natch.
― James Mitchell, Sunday, 26 April 2009 12:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Haha. My wife worked as a CPA in the Tax Dep't of BKC, which is based in South Florida. During orientation, they wheeled out a tray full of Burger King products. My wife got lots of odd, awkward stares after asking "We have to eat this stuff?" and "What's that" (to the Big King fish sandwich, or whatever you call it).
(xp)
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 26 April 2009 12:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I assume "Severe Recession" = "Big Profits" for Big Macs.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:22 AM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
yes, mcdonald's is insanely profitable right now (have to write two-three stories about this for work every week)
― congratulations (n/a), Sunday, 26 April 2009 12:46 (fifteen years ago) link
This thread is tempting me to go to the 24/hr McDonald's around the corner, but I don't think I can face the poor employees. Graveyard shift at McDonalds, how depressing.
― invitation to rabies (╓abies), Sunday, 26 April 2009 12:48 (fifteen years ago) link
If McDonalds plays the McCafe thing right, they can really cut into Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks. I got a McCafe cappuccino once but either the dude or the machine screwed it up. I could tell it would have tasted pretty good if the proportion of coffee to milk hadn't been way out of whack.
― eggy mule (Hurting 2), Sunday, 26 April 2009 12:55 (fifteen years ago) link
the mccafe thing is already cutting into dunkin' donuts and starbucks, mainly because it's significantly cheaper. mcdonald's is adding mccafes at all of its u.s. outlets.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/apr2009/db20090422_083186.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
― congratulations (n/a), Sunday, 26 April 2009 13:01 (fifteen years ago) link
The McDonald's coffee I've had is terrible. Weak and tasteless (Not that Starbuck's is so great, mind you, but it errs in the opposite direction). Is McCafe's coffee different?
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 26 April 2009 13:03 (fifteen years ago) link
That McDonald's photo reminds me of Krusty's comment on the ribwich, "I don't mind the taste!"
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Sunday, 26 April 2009 13:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Good to see all those women in high places. Looks there's one and...er...another one.
― weight and bulk are your enemies (Ned Trifle II), Sunday, 26 April 2009 13:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Except EDF naturally - bloomin' hippies.
― weight and bulk are your enemies (Ned Trifle II), Sunday, 26 April 2009 13:23 (fifteen years ago) link
the mcdonald's in my town is ass, I won't go in there. but when I walk by it I still want to buy their fries.
when I was a kid going to mcdonald's was really exciting and fun! I can't imagine it would be for my son these days, unless there are nicer mcdonald's somewhere.
― akm, Sunday, 26 April 2009 14:32 (fifteen years ago) link
The regular McDonald's coffee is pretty bad - drip coffee that's been kept on the heater pad for god knows how long, til the water evaporates off and all that is left is bitter and acrid mud.
McCafe's coffee however is pretty decent, at least here in Hong Kong - it's a better cup than Starbucks. They used a lighter roast, so your coffee doesn't taste all burnt. Coffee is brewed to order - if you get drip coffee then they use some industrial sized single-serve machine. The quality of lattes, macchiatos etc. still depends on how skilled the barista secondary school kid working at minimum wage is at frothing the milk. I think if their beans were of better quality they really could be pretty good - the equipment is definitely up to par.
― DJ Khaled El-Amin (dyao), Sunday, 26 April 2009 14:56 (fifteen years ago) link
I had a McCafe cappuccino and it was surprisingly OK; I expected grossly sweet and got something with a bit of (the correct kind of) bitterness to it.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 26 April 2009 15:10 (fifteen years ago) link
McDonald's coffee has so much caffeine it's like a cattle prod shoved up my ass. I drink it every morning.
― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 26 April 2009 15:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Actually quite cute, and I like the recyclable aspect:http://fashionista.com/2012/06/mcdonald-draper-mcdonalds-new-uniforms-are-inspired-by-mad-men/
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 21 June 2012 14:39 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry, but if you're not wearing a brown polo shirt i'm sure as hell not going to trust you with my McNuggets.
Admittedly the mod thing kinda makes sense, though. Not too difficult to imagine Grimace tooling around on a Vespa
― dell (del), Thursday, 21 June 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
http://cdn.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/grimace-valentine.jpg
― am0n, Thursday, 21 June 2012 16:44 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/vmQqk.jpg
― Black_vegeta (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 21 June 2012 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
not gonna lie, i'm totally interested in what the arancine might taste like
http://e.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/1280/poster/2014/06/3031843-poster-mcdonalds.jpg
― maura, Friday, 13 June 2014 04:24 (ten years ago) link
je suis en train de l'aimer
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 13 June 2014 07:45 (ten years ago) link