I’m sure many of us have had the pleasure of peeling slowly, in anticipation of riches, the McDonald’s Monopoly stickers. I know I have. After many on again off again diets my girlfriend so desperately wants to be a permanent on, I yet again feel the need to feed my gambling and junk food addiction. The website says 1 out of 4 win. I have won nothing, not even a single muffin, coffee or those crispy delectable fries. They are all out of reach at the rate I’m at. At the moment I’m sitting on about 20-25 stickers and thats just this past week alone. I feel terrible, but like many of us Mcdonalds had found our weakness, money, prizes, a chance for glory and victory over the fast food conglomerate.

Whoever thought of this idea was a marketing genius. Combining monopoly with real money and food, a stroke of brilliance. Underage gambling? I think not. Its totally legal and fun. With every small victory i feel inclined to buy more and more and more. Who wins overall? Mcdonalds does. They probably make hundreds of millions more during the promotion and the grand prize? A measly million dollars. Dont get me wrong, I would love to win that, but compared to what the company makes, its nothing.

Writing this make me feel bad for falling for such a childish ploy. I guess it brings the kid in us. A reminder of our past? A childhood of monopoly.

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