Yeah, I Bought the Adult Happy Meal

Do you know those new McDonald's Adult Happy Meals? You should as I wrote about them back on Thursday of last week. Well, today was their first day on sale and therefore I felt it was my obligation to buy one so I could write about it. That, and I was hungry. Having purchased what is officially known as the Cactus Plant Flea Market Meal I will say it provided what I expected--a large Happy Meal.

The box for these Adult Happy Meals is easily double the size of your usually kid-sized meal. You get 10 nuggets or a Big Mac, some fries, and a toy all packed in there, and your drink on the side. I got a Grimace toy and he was ugly but in-person is a bit more charming than pictures of these toys would suggest. If we're being totally honest these are little more than Value Meals with some fancy packaging and a toy. You know what, though? That's alright! It adds a little fun to your grown-up meal and that is a good thing.

Happy Meals Marketed Towards Adults Sound Fun! Why Are the Toys So Ugly?

In news that sounds fun, McDonald's is going to have Happy Meals marketed towards adults. They will have more nuggets, larger fries, and a drink. Plus, of course, there will be a special toy. The designer clothing/toy/whatever company known as Cactus Plant Flea Market has produced some toys designed to be both nostalgic and modern, but boy are they ugly.

I get it, sometimes the modern twist on something old is to make it look weird, but just because you can take something and cause it to look ugly that doesn't automatically make it clever or cool--sometimes it is just ugly. What do I know, however? I'm just a cranky 34-year-old and these toys will probably be selling on eBay for triple the cost of an adult Happy Meal in good time. Doesn't make them any less ugly though. I'm still going to buy one for the thrill of a grown-up Happy Meal, even if the toy is going to be gruesome as sin.