Originally posted by: jamautosound
Originally posted by: TehMac
Maybe McDonald thinks the majority of parents are actually adults who will keep an eye on their kids and stop them from doing mentally retarded shit. That said, it's harder said than done, so I don't think it was the best of ideas.
I consider myself an semi-overly protective parent. I do what I consider to be "common sense" to me, but seems to be too much for the average parent to accomplish; like hold my daughters hand when we're walking through a parking lot, not letting her play out front unless my wife or I are out there also, etc. She is 6yo btw.
I purchased a mighty kids meal tonight in the McD's drive-thru for my daughter. I handed her the box so she could start eating while I drove home. When I pulled into our driveway I turn and notice her shining this thing in her eye. I yell, take away the toy, she cries and says "That's how you do it!" showing me the instructions.
WTF. E-mail sent to McDonalds corporate also. I should be able to purchase a "gimmick meal" from any number of places that have these for kids, and not have to worry that the "gimmick toy" will somehow hurt my daughter. Now she, of course, was complaining about seeing spots, but she also mentioned that her head hurt. I'm pretty pissed right now.
What the hell were they thinking?