The opposite night time, as I used to be sitting within the drive-thru lane at McDonald’s to redeem a free Boo Bucket Comfortable Meal with my rewards factors, I recalled the occasions as a child once I’d beg my dad to go to McDonald’s to get a Comfortable Meal due to a toy I noticed on TV. Then, I thought of how I do not actually see my nieces and nephews doing the identical. Apparently, the few occasions I’ve seen somebody ask for a Comfortable Meal toy lately, it was an grownup making an attempt to get a particular 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)?” If you happen to’re older, do you are feeling there is a nostalgia facet that drives the acquisition? Saturday morning cartoons and the Comfortable Meal commercials that got here with had greater than somewhat to do with my need for Comfortable 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 an alternative grew up watching YouTube and numerous on-demand streaming providers.
On one other notice, how do you hear about Comfortable Meal toys or different youngsters’ meal toys? I find out about them via penning this weblog (for over 10 years now!) and from point-of-sale shows once 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 by way of McDonald’s.
