Fitness trackers in McD Happy Meals

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Fitness trackers in McD Happy Meals

Postby Silver_Surfer1 » Sat Aug 20, '16, 7:08 pm

Is anyone still collecting the toys in the McDonald's Happy Meals?

Soon those toys will be replaced for a limited time with a fitness tracker which may bring a healthier addition to the meals:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companie ... cid=AARDHP

Do you think this is a good change to the Happy Meals, or not?
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Re: Fitness trackers in McD Happy Meals

Postby Wolf Bird » Tue Aug 23, '16, 9:09 pm

Not so sure about this. I get the gesture in terms of "here's a health-related thing in unhealthy food," but the irony is not lost on me. And I suppose if nothing else, it is good McDonald's is realizing more people are concerned about health, and they need to do something about that (and are, in ways besides this), because they have some serious competition. But I think this is likely to lead to a lot of disappointed/angry kids, and if it's not a long term thing, not sure what the point of this is, other than as an experiment and a way to test the waters.
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Re: Fitness trackers in McD Happy Meals

Postby Silver_Surfer1 » Wed Aug 24, '16, 5:55 pm

Well, that was fast. There is already a recall going on regarding the new fitness trackers in McD Happy Meals:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companie ... cid=AARDHP

It was a good idea. Hopefully they can fix it, or maybe they should just stick with the toys!
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