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Re:In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto co... by treehau5 on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @02:36PM (#11904224)
> There are some issues with McDonalds, but it is a pleasant user experience.

That's interesting, given that McDonalds purposefully designs it's restaurants to get customers in and out as quick as possible. The chairs are hard, uncomfortable plastic, the music is annoying, and the dining room is always set to some arctic temperature.

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Re:In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto co... by ryanmonroe on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @02:46PM (#11904295)
Depends on the location. Many McDonald's have quite comfortable seating, like this http://www.giotile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/McDonalds-... .
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Re:In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto co... by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @05:01PM (#11905270)
What area/country is that in?
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Re:In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto co... by city41 on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @06:12PM (#11905753)
They don't really do that anymore. McDonald's isn't really competing with Burger King and Wendy's so much these days as Chipotle, Five Guys, etc.

Most modern McDonald's have quite nice decorum, and many even have wifi.

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Re:In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto co... by blakeyrat on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @06:53PM (#11905999)
They just remodeled the one in my town to be pretty comfortable. (Not quite as nice as that one in the photo someone else replied with-- no carpet for one-- but it's quite nice and much nicer than the other fast food places in town.)

I think your information is out of date.

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Re:In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto co... by treehau5 on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @09:51PM (#11906712)
Yes I realize McDonalds is attempting to go upmarket with their interior redesign, but so far this is only implemented in major cities, which I think the sample of HN readers live in large cities, especially SF and NY area, where the vast majority of McDonalds are not located. I used to drive up and down 85 from FL to NY a couple years back. Most McDonalds are as I describe. It doesn't surprise me that the few in the larger cities are nicer and have amenities. I stopped by the one in Charlotte one time and it even had a fireplace and a piano. Those are few and far in-between. Changing? I don't doubt it, they have to try something, they are losing relevancy quickly. Of course, instead of focusing on interior gimmicks and tried to actually make their food good it would do miles more for them than stylistic upgrades. Take In-n-Out burger as the canonical example. Interior is horrible, but most are packed out because the burgers and fries are simply good.

I might also add I worked for McDonalds.

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