McDonald Happy Meals

2022 - 10 - 7

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McDonald's adult Happy Meals (toy and all) are stressing ... (Mashable)

The meals with Cactus Plant Flea Market toys are super popular already. It might be tough to get your own.

[a subreddit for McDonald's employees](https://www.reddit.com/r/McDonaldsEmployees), people have been venting their frustrations over dealing with customers coming in for the meal. Apologies to the folks working at the McDonald's stores. And, at least if the subreddit is to be trusted, lots of stores have run out. "I can see the stress among my coworkers," a McD's employee told [Kotaku](https://kotaku.com/mcdonalds-adult-happy-meal-cactus-plant-flea-market-1849619811). If there has been any saving grace for McDonald's employees, it's that they're running out of the adult Happy Meals. The workers "are begging customers to stop ordering adult Happy Meals,"

Deja vu? McDonald's adult Happy Meals raise specter of past ... (Marketing Dive)

Four McDonald's figurines designed by Cactus Plant Flea Market encircle a Happy Meal placed on a Permission granted by McDonald's USA. McDonald's ...

Cactus Plant Flea Market is an under-the-radar label with cultural cache thanks to prior work with companies like Nike and artists including Kanye West and Travis Scott, and might reach a crowd of hypebeast enthusiasts outside of McDonald’s usual wheelhouse. That could help explain some of the burden felt by employees, who have previously expressed frustration trying to [manage both in-store and mobile orders](https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-starbucks-workers-grapple-with-mobile-ordering-2018-3) that surge around deal and discount windows. McDonald’s is in familiar territory. Some diners are reportedly placing large orders of the nostalgia-themed boxes that come with a combo meal of either a Big Mac or 10-piece Chicken McNuggets and one of four toys. The ad was developed with agency Wieden + Kennedy NYC.

McDonald's adult Happy Meals with toys selling out (Axios)

What's happening: McDonald's launched the boxed adult meals at restaurants nationwide Oct. 3. They come in two varieties: a Big Mac Box and 10-piece Chicken ...

Be smart: Not all McDonald's have sold out of the meals as of Friday but you might have to travel to find them in stock. [Cactus Plant Flea Market Box](https://bit.ly/3Cc7doZ) that includes one of four collectible toys is outpacing supplies. Large fries and a drink are available as an option. [six-week abortion ban](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/14/ohio-abortion-ban-blocked). [More nostalgia returns to McDonald's](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/06/mcdonalds-happy-meal-buckets-halloween-boo-pails)Oct. [McDonald's adult Happy Meals](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/03/mcdonalds-happy-meal-adults-cactus-plant-flea-market) have already sold out at some restaurants across the country, the fast-food chain confirmed to Axios.

Adult Happy Meals at McDonald's are pricy, shame-inducing boxes ... (Chicago Tribune)

Adult Happy Meal at McDonald's, known formally (and synergistically) as the Cactus Plant Flea Market Happy Meal, debuted this week to grown-up sighs of at ...

By its price and design, this adult Happy Meal is closer to a Bougie Happy Meal. But to ask for “one of those adult Happy Meals” as an adult feels akin to requesting a price check on adult diapers. Actually, there is one other thing included with these new Adult Happy Meals, though it’s more intangible. [a complex 40-plus year history](https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-happy-meal-anniversary-0707-20190703-4c7xooiaubdlddo2qsbsuny3me-4c7xooiaubdlddo2qsbsuny3me-story.html) of filling landfills with Disney tie-ins and childhoods with runaway obesity — was originally created to make a trip to McDonald’s an inevitability for cash-strapped families. Actually, in a nod to offbeat CPFM style, each of the figures has two sets of eyes. Once you could order a Happy Meal on the assumption the person taking your order would figure that you were bringing it to a child. Other than a burger or nuggets, the Adult Happy Meal comes with a drink and fries, and of course, a toy. You choose from a Big Mac or Chicken McNuggets — whimsically nicknamed on the packaging here as “Ball,” “Boot,” “Bone” and “Bell.” And yet, they’re not exactly whimsically priced at around $10 and $11 (depending on the McDonald’s). Adult Happy Meal at McDonald’s, known formally (and synergistically) as the Cactus Plant Flea Market Happy Meal, debuted this week to grown-up sighs of at last and finally and: So I’m really doing this? [Who created the McDonald’s Happy Meal? If you’re planning to buy one of these adult Happy Meals, I promise you will feel shame. There is no new McDonald’s food product that suggests you’re a different person than the person you were the last time you enjoyed a Happy Meal.

Everything you need to know about McDonald's new Happy Meals ... (yoursun.com)

Fast food lovers, rejoice. McDonald's has released a limited-edition collaboration. It even comes with toys. The Cactus Plant Flea Market Box is a Happy ...

“I can’t wait to give fans a unique piece of art and culture as we dive headfirst into the dynamic world of Cactus Plant Flea Market together ... “The box will be available in-restaurant, in the drive-thru, by delivery or on the McDonald’s App starting Oct. And now, we’re reimagining that experience in a whole new way – this time, for adults.” The Cactus Plant Flea Market Box comes in two forms. “That little red box could turn a regular Tuesday into the best. The Cactus Plant Flea Market Box is a Happy Meal for adults.

Not-So-Happy Reactions To McDonald's Latest Happy Meals (MediaPost Communications)

The promotion includes a Big Mac and the 10-piece Chicken McNuggets as main course. The meal also comes with a drink, French fries and a prize. The price of the ...

Despite such criticism, sales of the adult Happy Meals have been strong. Another thanked God because his store ran out of toys, “because I was about to lay on the floor and cry.” “Bro, pls don’t order those adult happy meals bro I’m begging,” wrote one employee on TikTok.