Scott Hardie | January 30, 2004
Later this year, McDonald's will begin marketing happy meals for grown-ups. (Here's the story.) When I first saw the headline, I figured it was going to be a flop. It's hard getting adults to buy anything that they think is made for kids, such as animated feature films. But from the description, it seems like simply a salad-and-bottled-water combo; it could even be a numbered meal on the menu except for the box. Why they're bothering to name it after a child's product is a mystery to me. (Incidentally, I'd hate to be on the drive-thru register when that hits the market, having to ask 300 people each day "Do you mean the kids happy meal or the active happy meal?")

Steve West | January 30, 2004
Quick, pass me my McProzac!

Anna Gregoline | January 30, 2004
The funniest thing to me is the toy - a pedometer?!? Wheee!

Kris Weberg | February 9, 2004
I'd call them "Cautiously Optimistic Meals," myself.

Anna Gregoline | February 9, 2004
I am going to bet they get redubbed, "Stock Plummeting Meals."


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