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While waiting to be bailed out of their economic troubles…

by the federal government,
other states or
the Tooth Fairy,
the California state legislature has been busy taking a firm and courageous stand against

Happy Meals.

California wants to ban toys from Happy Meals in hopes kids will eat healthier

Posted by Jan on April 29, 2010 | Permalink

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I understand the idea behind it - making the meals less attractive to kids by removing the toy. But kids aren't paying for their happy meals - parents are. So I don't know that this strategy will have any meaningful impact on the stated goal.
(I hope CA didn't accidentally give away the Tooth Fairy in a Happy Meal!)

Posted by: YesBiscuit | April 29, 2010 at 08:17 AM

Right. That's gonna change everything about not eating well. Kids go with their parents who are too tired, too hungry, too lazy to cook that night....they will go toys or not. Arnie need a good old In'n Out once in a while I bet.

Posted by: rosemary | April 29, 2010 at 10:21 AM

yeah, hows that working for them?

Posted by: jackie | April 29, 2010 at 11:54 AM

My kids want the Happy Meals only for the toys. They really couldn't care less about the food inside the bag once they have the toys in their grasp.

Posted by: Jennifer | April 29, 2010 at 02:20 PM

Our local police force has been concentrating madly on the two biggest criminal threats in history: jaywalkers and buskers. Seriously.

I blame that volcano in Iceland for spewing stupidity dust all over the planet.

Posted by: Steve Bartlett | April 29, 2010 at 02:27 PM

I had to look up "busker" to make sure I wasn't doing it in case I was ever in your part of Canada. I'm not. No talent

Posted by: Jan | April 29, 2010 at 02:52 PM

aren't there more serious problems in CA than toys in a Happy Meal?

Posted by: Karen Friesecke | April 29, 2010 at 09:06 PM

You'd think.

Posted by: Jan | April 30, 2010 at 09:00 AM

i'm sorry guys, i only can say :
I like the blue doll Mc. Donald. i only know the yellow one before. so funny.

Posted by: persewaan | April 30, 2010 at 10:32 PM

Yeah, good luck with that. Anybody who knows anything will take their kids to In-N-Out burger anyway.

Posted by: Dennis the Vizsla | May 01, 2010 at 01:19 PM

The only reason I buy happy meals is to get the cool toys.

Posted by: Sling | May 02, 2010 at 11:45 AM

So far, the ban is not a state bill, but a Santa Clara County one:

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/28/business/la-fi-happy-meals-20100428

But it does seem like just the thing our legislators would debate. I can picture them kicking themselves that they didn't think of it first. :-)

Posted by: pam | May 05, 2010 at 07:36 AM

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