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title: "Why Buy a Home When You Can Buy a Happy Meal Toy?"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/78d54903-6900-4dab-9f62-df37b991ec22
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/why-buy-a-home-when-you-can-buy-a-happy-meal-toy-2720131
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
published: 2022-10-24T16:11:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:11:27.287Z
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# Why Buy a Home When You Can Buy a Happy Meal Toy?

**TL;DR:** McDonald's has announced a line of Adult Happy Meals, which has led to high demand and stock dwindling. The promotion has been successful, with customers ordering multiple meals to get their hands on the exclusive toys.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-10-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/why-buy-a-home-when-you-can-buy-a-happy-meal-toy-2720131).*

## Story

Clearly, McDonald’s has a strong history and an incredibly identifiable brand. As such, the concept announced a line of Adult Happy Meals a few weeks ago, meant to provide a bit of nostalgia for the 90’s babies who first enjoyed the standard Happy Meal as children.

In its announcement, McDonald’s said the offer would only be valid through the end of the month.

Now, it’s October 24th, and the pressure is on.

“We had a feeling the Cactus Plant Flea Market Box would be big… and leading up to the launch, we prepped crew with training and resources in anticipation of higher traffic in restaurants,” McDonald’s USA said in a statement. “After just a few days, the excitement we’re seeing from fans has been nothing short of incredible. Our restaurant crew members are the best in the business, and we appreciate everything they’re doing to serve customers during this limited-time promotion.”

As TikTok, Reddit and Facebook hear more about the meals, employees are swamped with orders and struggle to keep up during rush hours. Apparently, some experts seem to think that Millennials can’t grow up, and McDonald’s has successfully tapped into that weakness.

With popularity rising, customers are ordering multiple meals in hopes of getting their hands on the exclusive toys that are included alongside the Big Mac combo, and stock is dwindling.

But don’t worry! If your local McDonald’s is all out, there are plenty of Adult Happy Meal variations to be found online, some of which are selling for over $300,000.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- limited time offer (topic)
- McDonald's (company)
- product launch (topic)
- marketing campaign (topic)
- Reddit (company)
- demand surge (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/why-buy-a-home-when-you-can-buy-a-happy-meal-toy-2720131). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/78d54903-6900-4dab-9f62-df37b991ec22).