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Jack Webb
Feb 16, 2018
McDonalds
McDonalds announced they're taking cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from out of their American Happy Meal and - ironically - it's made people less than happy.
The chain is making the change to try promote choosing healthier options, but they've said customers can still order cheeseburger Happy Meals by special request.
Today, we are announcing our new 2022 global #HappyMeal goals. Over the next several years, we'll be focusing on nu… https://t.co/WclyxQv91f— McDonald's Corporation (@McDonald's Corporation) 1518685202
Cheeseburgers in Happy Meals have been a cultural thing for a long time and a lot of people feel very nostalgic over them. Don't despair too much, you will still find the other classics on the Happy Meal menu, such as chicken McNuggets and your standard hamburger
Change isn't always a good thing and Twitter erupted about the decision. Here are the best responses:
Will @McDonalds Happy Meal now be called the "Meh Meal?"— angiepenny (@angiepenny) 1518726089
I love you, McDonalds, but removing cheeseburgers from the Happy Meal is blasphemy.— .:RiotGrl:. (@.:RiotGrl:.) 1518702724
.@McDonalds is removing cheeseburgers from their Happy Meal menu. Life will never be the same.— Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (@Madison Gesiotto Gilbert) 1518711799
McDonalds taking the Cheeseburger out of the happy meal to keep kids healthier sounds ridiculous and useless but it… https://t.co/qNIropu3Tj— Wout - The Hashtagonist (@Wout - The Hashtagonist) 1518707557
In other news, @McDonalds changes name to Sad Meals https://t.co/WFm55OcM3k— Domenico Montanaro (@Domenico Montanaro) 1518694525
All the parents who secretly buy the cheeseburger happy meal for themselves will be disappointed :) https://t.co/pggufNGsbw— Jen Dalton (@Jen Dalton) 1518700502
It's official, Happy Meals should now forever be referred to as Sad Meals.
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