McDonalds Ads - tell us how do you feel about them folks?

I don't have a problem with it.

NOOOO!!! My wankery ex husband works for them and it will remind me of him everytime I mnett !!!

Doesn't bother me.

Doesn't bother me. We very occasionally eat there but DC don't really like it that much!
I will say that their charity was fantastic for a friend of ours whose toddler had cancer years ago. They were able to use the accomodation to save the 1 1/2 hr long trek in and out of London into Great Ormond Street.

I'm not bothered, and I do have to give them credit for actually having decent allergy information. Even if I can only eat the fries (if there isn't a curly fry special on)

Not too bothered.

Yeah why not. It's not like you are advertising The Sunday Sport.

MNHQ - There's no "a" in the Mc of McDonalds.

As for ads - no problem as far as I'm concerned.

I find the idea that MN has a "tone and feel" and that anyone who eats McDonalds doesn't belong here more disturbing.

Wont bother me at all as I dont pay any attention to ads anyway.

I'm a bit perturbed by the idea of a 'MN demographic' though.

Given the across the board replies to many threads I'm not sure what the demographic is .

The only problem i have is that every time i see it i will want a mcchicken sandwich, thats the point but it could make greedy slim people like me not log on iykwim

Chavtastic!
The thought of eating in mcdonalds gives me the boak!

McDonalds = fine occasionally, which is how most people treat them. Had my quarterly Quarterpounder with Cheese the other day actually...

I don't think we'll all become addicts or led astray

don't care

perhaps you could sponsor the Happy Meal

No thanks, not Mc Donalds

Agree that McD's doesn't suit the MN image or demographic too well. In 37 years I have never eaten at McDonalds and an ad isn't going to persuade me to do so.

Meh. Doesn't really seem to tie in with the tone and feel of Mumsnet, but it wouldn't bother me. You're running a business after all.

Looking forward to a future thread about Greggs or Fruitshoots ads?

Wouldn't bother me at all.

But then I don't really get the bad vibes some people have for the place anyway. It's a fast food place. It serves burgers and fries. It's not overly healthy but then neither is a take out Chinese or fish and chips, but we don't see the negativity with them.

I have no problem, as previous posts have said Mumsnet is not for children and as an adult I can choose to look at the ad or ignore it. I'm guilty for loving the odd sausage and egg McMuffin.

My main worry is that a McDonalds ad might encourage ruffians to get their feet under the table when otherwise they would have just passed through.

I wouldn't have a problem with it, but I'd be interested to know what existing MN advertisers would think.

I suspect that Boden, Ella's Kitchen and Mark Warner see themselves as aiming at a very different demographic to MacDonalds....

I have trained my children. When we see a McDonalds they say "That's the place that does really disgusting food that is really bad for you, isn't it mummy? Why is it so full? Don't all those people know what horrible food it is mummy?"

pass that on to mcdonalds if you like.

I think that if you (the business) will benefit more from McDonalds ad than another ad - spose I just mean if they pay significantly more - then do it.

If you would not get any extra benefit then dont. Not like the space will go unfilled.

Advertise what you like-with the exception of formula or guns.

Much prefer to go there than buy Playdate cards...

I use Adblock (sorry MNHQ) so I never see ads anyway.

I imagine they are offering a lot of money. I say take the money and run.