Comments on: MORE ON McD’S: BURGER ECONOMICS http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/03/03/more-on-mcds-burger-economics/ E AHO LA'ULA Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:55:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Paul http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/03/03/more-on-mcds-burger-economics/#comment-414 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/03/03/more-on-mcds-burger-economics/#comment-414 Somewhere down its list of priorities, Congress should work to enact a law that would require fast-food restaurants not offering free drink refills to include the following statement in all print and broadcast advertising: "As far as we're concerned, our customers can go to ----!" Somewhere down its list of priorities, Congress should work to enact a law that would require fast-food restaurants not offering free drink refills to include the following statement in all print and broadcast advertising:
“As far as we’re concerned, our customers can go to —-!”

]]> by: Paul http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/03/03/more-on-mcds-burger-economics/#comment-415 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/03/03/more-on-mcds-burger-economics/#comment-415 And another thing ... I've got no problem with McD's stopping its Supersize offerings. However, I am one of these people who buys most of his McD's shakes in any given year in the span of time involving a few weeks before, and then a few weeks after, St. Patrick's Day. In other years, I have visited a McD's restaurant (or two) in this joyous season only to be told they were out of Shamrock shakes. Any McD's location in this predicament, as far as I'm concerned, should close and lock its doors during Shamrock season until the time at which they can offer the shakes for sale again. And the Supersize cups should be saved for those, like you might find at the DQ. And another thing …

I’ve got no problem with McD’s stopping its Supersize offerings.

However, I am one of these people who buys most of his McD’s shakes in any given year in the span of time involving a few weeks before, and then a few weeks after, St. Patrick’s Day.

In other years, I have visited a McD’s restaurant (or two) in this joyous season only to be told they were out of Shamrock shakes.

Any McD’s location in this predicament, as far as I’m concerned, should close and lock its doors during Shamrock season until the time at which they can offer the shakes for sale again.

And the Supersize cups should be saved for those, like you might find at the DQ.

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