{"id":114413,"date":"2020-02-21T11:23:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T04:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-is-mcdonalds-selling-burger-scented-candles\/"},"modified":"2020-02-21T11:42:59","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T04:42:59","slug":"why-is-mcdonalds-selling-burger-scented-candles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-is-mcdonalds-selling-burger-scented-candles\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is McDonald's selling burger-scented candles?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA hot new merch line? A cynical marketing ploy? Why not both! One Guardian staffer asked another to explain it … quicklyOh my gad McDonald\u2019s is launching a range of candles that combine to smell like a Quarter Pounder \u2013 pass the sick bag \u2026 why is humanity doing this to ourselves?Perhaps it\u2019s because they noticed all the attention this independently made, quite probably trademark-skirting \u2018Maccas Run\u2019 scented candle scored last year; or this KFC candle from 2016. Get with the game, McDonald\u2019s marketing department! Viral scented candles weren\u2019t pulled out of Gwynny\u2019s birth canal yesterday.As for why we\u2019re doing this to ourselves \u2013 I can\u2019t think of a better passive-aggressive gift for the slob who has everything. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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