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Title: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: formosan on December 13, 2024, 11:46:01 AM
nostalgia time
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Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: formosan on December 13, 2024, 11:51:21 AM
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Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Lokmar on December 13, 2024, 11:59:07 AM
Quote from: formosan on December 13, 2024, 11:51:21 AM(https://cdn.cheapism.com/images/70s-mcdonalds-menu.max-825x550.jpg)

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WOW! Them prices are crazy! I think a Quarter Pounder is over $6 now! Prices have gone up at least 10X!

I miss the styrofoam containers. They used to keep the sammies warm better for the trip home. I know people who used to use them to clean them and store stuff in em too.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Brent on December 13, 2024, 03:02:32 PM
Quote from: Lokmar on December 13, 2024, 11:59:07 AMWOW! Them prices are crazy! I think a Quarter Pounder is over $6 now! Prices have gone up at least 10X!

I miss the styrofoam containers. They used to keep the sammies warm better for the trip home. I know people who used to use them to clean them and store stuff in em too.
We would get McDonald's maybe three times a year when I was a kid. When we did, there were styro containers in the fridge storing food not from McDonald's.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on December 13, 2024, 07:40:37 PM
What gets me is there are a lot of fast food places still using styro containers, yet McDonald's gave up on that in the 90s.  Why aren't the tree huggers bitching about the mom and pop places that still use styro?
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Herman on December 13, 2024, 08:40:11 PM
Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on December 13, 2024, 07:40:37 PMWhat gets me is there are a lot of fast food places still using styro containers, yet McDonald's gave up on that in the 90s.  Why aren't the tree huggers bitching about the mom and pop places that still use styro?
There are in the US? I aint seen styro in Canada in a hell of a long time.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on December 13, 2024, 08:42:11 PM
Quote from: Herman on December 13, 2024, 08:40:11 PMThere are in the US? I aint seen styro in Canada in a hell of a long time.

Its mainly in little mom and pop places and a few small chains.  I think styro ia allowed there only because of the small number of locations.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Herman on December 13, 2024, 08:43:54 PM
Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on December 13, 2024, 08:42:11 PMIts mainly in little mom and pop places and a few small chains.  I think styro ia allowed there only because of the small number of locations.
As far as I know styro aint allowed to be used in any Canadian province. No exceptions.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Reggie Essent on December 13, 2024, 09:04:01 PM
Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on December 13, 2024, 08:42:11 PMIts mainly in little mom and pop places and a few small chains.  I think styro ia allowed there only because of the small number of locations.

I get styro boxes from the diner down the hill, but not from any fast food places.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on December 13, 2024, 09:14:54 PM
Quote from: Reggie Essent on December 13, 2024, 09:04:01 PMI get styro boxes from the diner down the hill, but not from any fast food places.


Not even from like a hot dog or gyro place?
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Reggie Essent on December 13, 2024, 09:23:40 PM
Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on December 13, 2024, 09:14:54 PMNot even from like a hot dog or gyro place?

Well, I don't hit 'em all like I used to. I just thought of it because I got a box from my favorite diner the other day and it was styro.  For other places, big chains like Chilis and such, they give you a take out box made from molded paper like egg cartons.  At least around here.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Shen Li on December 13, 2024, 09:23:51 PM
They discourage styrofoam containers here, but it's still used in a few places. I haven't been to McDonald's here, but I have been to KFC several times. They don't use styro, but I don't think they ever did in Canada either.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Renegade Quark on December 13, 2024, 09:54:26 PM
It's amazing how little a dollar will buy nowadays.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Shen Li on December 13, 2024, 09:59:33 PM
Quote from: Renegade Quark on December 13, 2024, 09:54:26 PMIt's amazing how little a dollar will buy nowadays.
I remember going into a Dollarama store back in Canada about 2 years ago to buy a turkey baster. Almost everything in the store was more than a buck.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Oliver the Second on December 14, 2024, 11:41:22 AM

Back in the 70's you could smoke in McDonalds

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Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Brent on December 14, 2024, 02:32:40 PM
Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on December 13, 2024, 07:40:37 PMWhat gets me is there are a lot of fast food places still using styro containers, yet McDonald's gave up on that in the 90s.  Why aren't the tree huggers bitching about the mom and pop places that still use styro?
It's not exactly the same, but I read that paper bags have a bigger environmental impact than plastic bags.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Thiel on December 14, 2024, 04:25:21 PM
Quote from: Oliver the Second on December 14, 2024, 11:41:22 AMBack in the 70's you could smoke in McDonalds

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I never saw McDonald's matchbooks.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Lokmar on December 14, 2024, 05:00:50 PM
Quote from: Oliver the Second on December 14, 2024, 11:41:22 AMBack in the 70's you could smoke in McDonalds

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They had that stuff in the 80's too! I seem to remember when they got rid of those ashtrays in the 80's.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Reggie Essent on December 14, 2024, 06:01:40 PM
Quote from: Oliver the Second on December 14, 2024, 11:41:22 AMBack in the 70's you could smoke in McDonalds

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I was at a flea market over the summer and some schmuck had a stack of those gold ashtrays. He was trying to get $5 a piece for them.

Someone should tell Joe.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Herman on December 14, 2024, 08:46:26 PM
Quote from: Reggie Essent on December 14, 2024, 06:01:40 PMI was at a flea market over the summer and some schmuck had a stack of those gold ashtrays. He was trying to get $5 a piece for them.

Someone should tell Joe.
Thiel hasn't given Joe his allowance yet.
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Oliver the Second on January 06, 2025, 10:23:36 PM

Speaking of McDonalds...

McDonald's is the latest company to roll back diversity goals

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Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald's is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.

McDonald's is the latest big company to shift its tactics in the wake of the 2023 ruling and a conservative backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Walmart, John Deere, Harley-Davidson and others rolled back their DEI initiatives last year.

McDonald's said Monday it will retire specific goals for achieving diversity at senior leadership levels. It also intends to end a program that encourages its suppliers to develop diversity training and to increase the number of minority group members represented within their own leadership ranks.

McDonald's said it will also pause "external surveys." The burger giant didn't elaborate, but several other companies, including Lowe's and Ford Motor Co., suspended their participation in an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign that measures workplace inclusion for LGBTQ+ employees.

https://apnews.com/article/mcdonalds-diversity-dei-goals-845d94cd46511341a43e98e057b0fa8e
Title: Re: McDonald's in the 1970's
Post by: Lokmar on January 07, 2025, 12:37:21 PM
Quote from: Oliver the Second on January 06, 2025, 10:23:36 PMSpeaking of McDonalds...

McDonald's is the latest company to roll back diversity goals

(https://i.imgur.com/yMIOLxS.jpeg)

Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald's is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.

McDonald's is the latest big company to shift its tactics in the wake of the 2023 ruling and a conservative backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Walmart, John Deere, Harley-Davidson and others rolled back their DEI initiatives last year.

McDonald's said Monday it will retire specific goals for achieving diversity at senior leadership levels. It also intends to end a program that encourages its suppliers to develop diversity training and to increase the number of minority group members represented within their own leadership ranks.

McDonald's said it will also pause "external surveys." The burger giant didn't elaborate, but several other companies, including Lowe's and Ford Motor Co., suspended their participation in an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign that measures workplace inclusion for LGBTQ+ employees.

https://apnews.com/article/mcdonalds-diversity-dei-goals-845d94cd46511341a43e98e057b0fa8e

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