McDonald's 1984 Summer Olympics Gamble (And Loss) | Tales From the Bottle

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  @Qxir · 2 years ago · pinned

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  @Shiestey · 2 years ago

  Dressing up Ronald McDonald as a SS officer has to be one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. You are right that it probably wouldn’t put McDonald’s out of business if they ran that as a promotion. Which makes it twice as amusing.

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  @Dr_Larken · 2 years ago

  Tales from the bottle: never gets old! I just wish I haven’t watched every episode already!

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  @unclefranklin4575 · 2 years ago

  &quot;If you walk into the mcdonald&apos;s in Russia...&quot;<br><br>Yeah, about that.

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  @aidanwotherspoon905 · 2 years ago

  I like how a 15-20 second bit on the Simpsons encapsulated this entire story “Don’t worry Krusty, the giveaway is only on sports that communists never lose” <b>smash cut to news report of the Soviet boycott</b>

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  @williamstearns7490 · 2 years ago (edited)

  At 13yo, this was the best summer. Endless feedback loop of free food plus more scratch offs, which gave you more free food and scratch offs, and a tradable commodity.

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  @kitsunekun2345 · 2 years ago

  I never thought I would learn about scratch off ticket materials, but here we are. Tales From the Bottle truly is the gift that keeps on giving

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  @thetangieman3426 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I remember this happening while I worked at the local McDs. &nbsp;We ran out of Big Mac buns one night and there was a small scale riot, with older kids rampaging the store lobby, breaking several chairs, a garbage can box, and two tables. &nbsp;They also threw a few dozen meal trays around the playland. &nbsp;We closed the store early and it took about two hours to clean up the mess, and a couple kids got arrested but never charged with anything. I&apos;m pretty sure McDs did just fine, basically everyone who got a free Big Mac would pay for a soda and fries, and the mark up on those items is much higher than the loss on a Big Mac. &nbsp;I guess the bean counters would have been upset but McDs is still around so, no tears for Ronald.

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  @tobin1677 · 2 years ago

  That fucking clip at the end, I have never heard something so Irish in all my life. &nbsp;The confident calm tone of the speaker claiming the medal was inevitable, then suddenly &quot;Unless he collapsed&quot; in just a completely different tone.

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  @frostychocolatemilkshakes2944 · 2 years ago

  Now all of a sudden that Simpsons episode makes sense.

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  @Shantari · 2 years ago

  The Simpsons parody of this with Krusty becoming so angry with his losses that he promised to spit in every third or something burger.<br>Homer: &quot;I like those odds!&quot;

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  @jasonterschak5065 · 2 years ago

  I was 9 during the 84 Olympics. Yes, I&apos;m one of the old guys who watches this channel. Anyway, I lived within walking distance of a McDonald&apos;s. And those scratch cards were &quot;no purchase necessary.&quot; Meaning any kid could walk in and ask for cards. I ate like a king that summer.<br><br>There was a giant board in the lobby where you could see the events and what medals the US won. It was a real thrill to look at that board and see what free food I won.

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