Condom Found in McDonald's Happy Meal

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A grandmother was alarmed to find a condom in a happy meal gift pack bought for her 7-year-old granddaughter at a McDonald's (MCD) restaurant in New Zealand, local media reported Thursday.

[Eddylizard]

I'd say for a couple of people at the gift pack factory that constituted a very happy meal.

[Troberg]

Ah, that's why it's called a Happy Meal!

And at no extra cost!

[Lady Neeva]

Article doesn't specify if it was a USED condom. And having been a teenager not all that long ago (I'm 31, so teenager woulda been 13 to 16 years ago, depending on your definition of teenager... in the grand scheme of things, not all that long ago at all) and having worked at McDonalds... I can think of a couple explanations for this.

The two most likely are a disgruntled employee stuck the condom in the display toy/gift/item as a prank, figuring it would end up (as the majority of the display items are) taken home by management at the end of the promotion.

The second most likely, someone left the display unlocked and local highschoolers, rather than making off with the items like they usually do, stuck a condom in there as a prank.

In both cases, I suspect it was opened but unused... from my teenage days I can say from experience if it *was* used, it wasn't there more than a few hours... after 3-4 hours, condoms start to REEK lol. Not that it happened often, but often enough that I can probably STILL find a used condom by scent. It's very distinctive, and it just gets worse lol. If it had been used and there for even a few hours (especially in the heat of a fast food restaurant), nobody would have NOT noticed it.

I'm guessing they even ran out of the substitute item and just grabbed the display model to avoid having an upset 7 year old screaming in the store.

Originally Posted by Troberg

Ah, that's why it's called a Happy Meal!

And at no extra cost!

So now they are going to call it a "Happy Ending Meal"?

[Ezri]

Doesn't seem unlikely to me, me, my sister, and her friend where at Mc-Nasty's last week and there were two workers making out in the back....like on break or something....

Doug 4.7: YOMANK!

If it wasn't used...What's the big deal?

[ARubberChickenWithAPulley]

It probably fell in there when they were adding the special sauce