McDonald's remodeling, adding flat-screen TVs. I wonder if they'll be locked on Fox?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

:popcorn:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/09/mcdonalds-look-like-starbucks_n_859342.html

McDonald's is taking a cue from Starbucks and upgrading the look and feel of its stores, reports USA Today. The fast food giant has invested over $1 billion in remodeling its 14,000 U.S. franchises and hopes to have most of the facelifts complete by 2015.

The "McRemodel" laundry list of changes includes:

adding flat-screen TVs

[onenote]

1. when I was in Florida in Feb 2010 I stopped by a McD's

that had a couple of flat screens. One was on CNN. The other was on some regional channel

[DURHAM D]

2. Every McDonald's in my area has had flat screens for many years. nt

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

3. Every MickeyD's with a TV I've been in has on CNN (n/m)

[Kurmudgeon]

4. Ours has the Weather Channel and CNN...thankfully. n/m

[Lex]

5. As I recall, Ray Kroc was quite progressive as was his widow

after he passed.

[Trajan]

6. I already dont go to McD's ...

So a boycott wouldn't be in the cards ...

[RB TexLa]

7. If they've given me the food I bought, how could I care what their televisions are playing?

Why would I care?

[eShirl]

9. Would you be ok with hardcore porn, or the Faces of Death series, playing?

FOX is nearly, as, or more repulsive.

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[LanternWaste]

16. You may not. Other may though. Point being? n/t

You may not. Other may though. Point being?

[Mojambo]

8. The only way they could stimulate obesity more is if they shot the fat into customers with a gun.

[mysuzuki2]

11. The Mcd's in Menominee Falls Wi

has had tvs tuned to Fox for years. ALL the tvs. The Falls is in a heavily republican area so it is not surprising. I asked one of the asst mgrs about this once and I was told that the owner wanted the tvs tuned to Fox and I would have to speak to him. Strangely, the place is often inhabited by senior citizens with their eyes glued to the tv absorbing every word. Also, the staff there can't seem to ever get my order right - I wonder if the sound of Fox in their ears is interfering with mental processing. I know I always leave there feeling stupider than when I went in.

[onenote]

19. My wife worked at the McD's in the Falls over 30 years ago!

No TVs back then, but still a conservative area (Sensenbrenner's district).

[lumberjack_jeff]

12. My youngest son and I have this routine

Every wednesday after class we stop at the olympia McD for ice cream. The TV is always tuned to AC360.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. The one near me has one on CNN, one on FNC, and one on ESPN. nt

[pinboy3niner]

14. I saw MSNBC on at a McD's in Socal

Another one used to have Fox, briefly, before it switched to CNN all the time.

This seems to be a franchisee, not a corporate, decision.


:hi:

[LanternWaste]

15. If the programming is anything like the 7-11 franchises...

If the programming is anything like the way the 7-11 franchises have recently done it, it would be wholly in-company programming/advertising designed to look like network television.

(Nothing I like more than 'teh loud' being broadcast at 5:45am when I'm getting my first cuppa joe of the day. Yikes!)

[kick-ass-bob]

17. 3 flat screens in my local McD's: channels:

CNN
Fox Noise
ESPN

[fascisthunter]

18. depends on the owner I suppose

everytime I have ate there, I had diahrea. No more...

[Iggo]

20. The one at my local McD's has a non-stop Disney commercial going. (n/t)

[seabeyond]

21. mcd's is pretty good at focusing on the customer. i cannot imagine they would be willing to turn so

many customers off with such a partisan network. and they are not stupid either.