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McDonalds (http://www.mcdonalds.com)

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Parents need to know that this site is an interesting mix of marketing and education. In many parts of the site, you'd be hard-pressed to figure out what's being sold. There are Golden Arches marketing messages all over the site, but they're very subtle.

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Consumerism: Subtle but present.
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Despite all its politically correct good intentions, the site is boring. The graphics are slow to load, the Happy Meal game is soporific, and the site lacks charm. It's harmless, but there's no reason to visit it more than once.
This review was written by Jean Armour Polly
 
 

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TAYLOR BELL
adult
 
WHAT'S BEHIND THE GOLDEN ARCH ?
THIS IS A SHAME A HAPPY MEAL IS NOW SAD ! THEY PUT INGREDIENTS I CAN'T EVEN PRONOUNCE. THEY HAVE 38 OR MORE INGREDIENTS SUCH AS BLEACHED WHITE FLOUR WHICH HAS BEEN BLEACHED FOR ITS WHITE COLOR , BUGS WON'T EVEN GO NEAR IT SO WHY WOULD YOU , MODIFIED FOOD STARCH WHICH IS EDIBLE GLUE THIS IS USED TO SAVE MCDONALDS MONEY , MSG IS USED TO KEEP YOU COMING BACK , TBHG CAN KILL NO NEED FOR ME TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE , SAVE THE WORST FOR LAST DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE CAN YOU PRONOUNCE IT ? IT KEEPS THEIR FOOD FROM LOOKING NASTY AND FOAMING BECAUSE OF ALL THEIR UNHEALTHY AND NASTY INGREDIENTS . I ONLY NAMED THE WORST OF THE WORST . THIS WAS WRITTNBY TAYLOR BELL IN JAMAICA,NY
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thunderbug7
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this is bad food
its bad for your body people! well if u want be obese eat then idk
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kid, 9 years old
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Lame
Stupid You need McDonalds toy.
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kid, 13 years old
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Da da da da DA, I'm Pukin' It!
I'll admit, I love some of the food they have at Mickey D's, even if it is bad for you, but their commercials are... are.... so annoying that whenever I see them, I forget that there was a show I wanted to watch, and I flip the channel. Yes, they are that bad. All in all, this site is only for promos, and an entire website for that just blows my mind.
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