Whats up with McDonalds restaurants not participating with the radio ads?
I haven’t heard the ad, but it sounds like the restaurant you went to is a privately owned franchise. The independant owner can decide whether they want to participate in promotions that the company offers. I personally think it’s bad business. As you have alread experienced, you are now upset with that particular restaurant, so even if you do continue to go to McDonalds, you will probably not go to that one anymore, or won’t go there anytime there’s a promotion, whether they participate or not. There must be restaurants that are participating in your area, or they wouldn’t have paid all the money to advertise it on the radio. But you have to remember that radio airwaves cover a lot of distance, so the nearest company owned or participating McDonalds may be 20-30 miles away. You have conflicting info in your question…first you say that the promo is buy one get one for a penny, but in your last sentence, you say you don’t have to buy anything. Which is correct? Added: Okay, I get the
