If you have kids – or ever were a kid – you probably are well aware of the irresistible lure of the Happy Meal.
Well, McDonald’s in the US has introduced limited-edition “adult Happy Meals” – which include Big Macs or ten-piece nuggets, fries, a drink, and frankly terrifying toys designed in concert with clothing brand Cactus Plant Flea Market – and workers have been run off their feet trying to fill the insatiable demand for the four-eyed collectible figurines.
“We literally just came off the ‘buy one get one for a dollar’ and we were swamped with Big Mac meals. Now with this we have to literally stockpile them to survive a rush. I hate it.
“And on top of that the meal can include a ten piece so we’re always waiting on nuggets. And even more than that we have to wait on fries for the meal. My manager called back 43 medium fries earlier this shift and I was floored,” one employee complained on Reddit.
Prices on the secondary market have also gone through the roof, with reports that a set of four toys is selling on eBay for US$819 (about AU$1300).
Sounds like these poor workers are in quite the pickle.
