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to think McDonald's have lost the main idea of "fast food"

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urwildquoter24 · 02/04/2024 10:21

It's not even fast anymore. It takes at least 15 minutes on a good day to get food, and on a bad day even longer. The drive-thru is even worse, I was in there last weekend and there were three cars in front of me and took half an hour to get my food and go.

I haven't even seen McDonald's do anything particularly creative recently. They're just bringing back old things and the food really doesn't look anything like in there adverts (which we established years ago)

And don't start about the new Happy Meal toys!!!

McDonald's is basically where fast food started, and now I think it's lost it a bit.

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MississippiAF · 02/04/2024 10:27

The one near us is fast and everything is always hot. It’s a motorway junction though, so it’s always busy.

It’s not my idea of a treat, but it fulfils a purpose

Mummame2222 · 02/04/2024 10:26

Yes, it’s so annoying!! It’s not fast food anymore.

Namerchanger1 · 02/04/2024 10:25

I stopped going there because the food has become quite expensive but they always always get the orders wrong at the one near us

if you order through deliveroo something would always be missing, and in the end deliveroo said I couldn’t order anymore from there because I’d complained too many times basically

I’m sure they don’t care, but it doesn’t seem worth it imo anymore

JMKid · 02/04/2024 10:25

I blame all the deliveries they do now, they all seem priority whilst actual walk in or drive through customers have to wait. I also think the new order method, as in using the touch screen takes a lot longer as well. They are most definitely not fast food anymore.

blushroses6 · 02/04/2024 10:25

Our local one is so slow, they always ask you to park up and wait for your order, even when I ordered a single cheeseburger!

SapphireOpal · 02/04/2024 10:23

It doesn't take anything like that in my local ones. Half an hour in the drive thru??!