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McDonalds Ruined my Happy Meals

Mistreatedbycs — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:34:56 GMT

Oh my, the plastic toys are going by the wayside.

Replacements will be cards and pop up paper toys.

What the heck!

Read there was a petition back in 2019 against plastic toys.

Unreal, now what's the next things these people will ruin.

I have my box of toys I've collected, now I think they'll probably be worth something. Just one of the silly things I've collected.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:42:00 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs Read your own thread. You just wrote one about Gatorade being unavailable because the resin beads for making the bottles were unavailable. Maybe this is affecting all plastics? Perhaps you answered your own question.

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Pearlee — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:42:02 GMT

Wendys still has plastic toys in kids meals. Switch over to W -problem solved.

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on the bay — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:45:16 GMT

My grandkids got these really cute cardboard trucks that they have showed me several times. They said they got them from Wendy's.

If I hadn't seen how creative they were I would have been sad hearing the plastic toys were gone too.

But really, its a good choice. Going forward.

I remember waiting in long lines with other mothers at McDonalds to get the next newest toy in the happy meal. I loved them as much as my kids.

But these cardboard trucks are really cute! I think you'll be impressed

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jannabelle1 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:46:12 GMT

Is it possible that some of those plastic toys from China contain toxic substances (such as lead) in their paint?

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Kachina624 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:52:38 GMT

@jannabelle1 No, it's really not possible. McDonald's is too cognizant of the safety of their products.

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RoughDraft — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:57:47 GMT

Better cardboard and paper than plastic floating around in the ocean or ending up in landfills.

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Cakers3 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:54:51 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs McD will reduce plastic toys by 90% by 2025. This is a good thing.

They have plans to use recycled plastic toys to make new trays, too. This is a good thing.

So you still have 3+ years to keep collecting.

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Goldengate8361 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:56:12 GMT

I'm sure that paper toys are better for the environment. I've actually given up those nasty little plastic grocery bags - for this reason. I think the world will be just fine without plastic toys in McDonald lunches. Plastics are a REAL problem for the earth!!! I hope more and more people will wake up to that reality and start to refuse plastics whenever they can.

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rms1954 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 01:12:56 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs You can have mine. Huge plastic bags full of them. I'm trying to find a way to get rid of them without having to throw them out.

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new nickname 4 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 01:15:03 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs Did you also collect the beanie babies from McDonalds? I have a select few I've kept over the years, the rest of them I gave away.

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Mistreatedbycs — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 02:02:03 GMT

@new nickname 4

Oh yes, and all McDonalds weren't issuing the numbers at the same time.

I lucked out with one of my former customers, she was a manager of a group of 12 plus stores and she got me the entire collection of the Smurfs...love those guys.

@rms1954 I wish you were my neighbor, I would be glad to take them off your hands.

Now for reducing plastics, we have a long way to go, plastic toys is not the problem, they do not end up in the ocean.

Plastic bottles do, how about all those plastic containers that you get from the deli, how about all those plastic storage containers, how about large totes, locknlock and automobile parts. If you research the group that is picking up the plastic salvage (there was a Nat Geo special on this) we the U.S. are not the problem. The majority of the ocean's pollution is coming from overseas and I thought that was interesting.

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Sushismom — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 02:10:05 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs

From a blogger who's cleaned up oceanside before: "...however, it is a misconception that the problem is purely down to ‘one use’ bottles and packaging. Yes, this is a major contributor but it is far from the whole story. If you have ever done a beach clean, you will find all sorts of plastic items and it is highly likely that you will find a children’s toy or two."

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RollTide2008 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 02:58:29 GMT

It’s a large problem that needs many incremental solutions.

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Mistreatedbycs — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 03:02:44 GMT

@Sushismom

This was not a debate but appreciate all your efforts you do for the environment or have done.

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Sooner — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 03:13:27 GMT

I remember when Cracker Jacks went from cute stuff to paper kwap. Sad sad day for kids.

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Carmie — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 03:43:45 GMT

There is a shortage of toys right now accross the board. It's gonna be a sad Christmas for many.

This might have triggered McD to find alternative "toys" for their Happy Meals.

Perhaps when things get back to normal, they will again offer the popular plastic toys.

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Meowingkitty — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:32:21 GMT

Remember when Cracker Jacks used to have little plastic toys eons ago? Then they went to cardboard toys.

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ValuSkr — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:44:30 GMT

Sad for you, but better for the environment. I hope they come up with some interesting paper things. Maybe we should learn origami.

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Ladybug724 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:23:56 GMT

@Sushismom wrote:
@Mistreatedbycs

From a blogger who's cleaned up oceanside before: "...however, it is a misconception that the problem is purely down to ‘one use’ bottles and packaging. Yes, this is a major contributor but it is far from the whole story. If you have ever done a beach clean, you will find all sorts of plastic items and it is highly likely that you will find a children’s toy or two."

@Sushismom One or two toys? That's not that many.

I hope if McD's switches to paper and cardboard, they use recycled paper and cardboard