New McDonald's Product Roll-Out
McDonald's is rolling out 3 new products on Sept 26 at noon Pacific time, 9am EST. It is not clear how extensive this hoopla is, but it appears to be another nationwide event, at least in major cities, with a live satellite feed from Chicago headquarters being sent to the local sites. To find out if there is an event in your area, call a local McD. The local paper paper may have gotten a press release about it if they remember it. What follows is a surreal promotional letter that was sent to newspapers in the San Diego USA area by a regional McD office.
From:
McDonald's Corporation
4370 La Jolla Village Dr SW 800
San Diego CA 92122
619-535-8900
Dear (Newspaper editor):
On Sept 26, McDonald's will make an important announcement that just may have adults across America singing and dancing and we would like you to be among the first to know why.
What, you ask, could McDonald's say that will make you sing and dance? The answer is the nationwide simultaneous launch of 3 new "Deluxe" sandwiches - all of which, along with the recently introduced Arch Deluxe - comprise McDonald's new Deluxe Menu.
Imagine larger, tastier, deluxe versions of McDonald's flagship products - the McChicken, Grilled Chicken, and Fillet-o-Fish sandwiches.
Not singing and dancing yet? You will. Be the first to see the hot, new dance craze soon to hit the streets, clubs and parties of America - the Deluxe Line Dance.
It's not the Macarena or the Electric Slide. It's McDonald's own contemporary fandango, created by world renowned coreographer Debbie Allen (from the movie Fame), to get people grooving to the new Deluxe line Menu at McDonald's.
The Deluxe Line Dance will be performed by a chorus of San Diego Charger Girls, Mesa College Dancers, and of course Ronald McDonald to a new "living" jingle as memorable as the famed "Two all beef patties, special..." I bet you can finish the rest (Don't look now but you're probably singing)
Please accept our invitation.
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