Today the new retro-themed ‘McDonaldland Meal’ was released at (of course) McDonalds. As you’ll soon see, I had to get one.
This is one of those overpriced ($17) meals designed for adults, and of the two options (nuggets or a quarter pounder) I chose the nuggets. I won’t beat around: they were terrible and I only ate a few before tossing the rest.
But the packaging! This is a meal designed around nostalgia, and I think they’ve done a decent job. For instance here’s the bag it came in:
In addition to the nuggets (and fries, in the usual sleeve), the meal also comes with a special ‘mystery flavour’ thick shake:
It looks like bubble gum or cotton candy doesn’t it? KLS first thought it was birthday cake flavour, but quickly changed her mind. Macca’s hasn’t (yet) revealed what it is, but it’s believed to be blueberry or raspberry. Kristin said it “looked great but the taste was meh”.
The reason I bought this meal had nothing to do with the food, it was the ‘toy’ that it comes with:
You get one of these sealed boxes, which contains one of six different tins filled with goodies. Here’s the one I got:
As you can see I got Hamburglar, and while the embossed tin and stickers are great the postcards are amazing! Beautiful art, thick cardboard, rounded corners – these are the real deal, and in my opinion make the entire meal worthwhile!
So I have a conundrum. The food is terrible and Kristin doesn’t want another shake, but I really want more of these postcards. I don’t want to buy another of these, but I’d lie if I said the chance of me doing so was zero.
(Incidentally, if you buy one of these please consider sending me a postcard!)