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The Mc.Donalds Effect

The Mc.Donalds Effect is when expectations don't meet reality.

It is called "The Mc.Donalds Effect" because the pictures of the food you see on Mc.Donalds never look the same when you recieve the food.

It can be seen in many instances, such as buying stuff off the internet. Or in general using the "Wish" app
Person 1: "Yo. Bro, I gotta show you these new kicks I bought of the internet, they are sick and we're only 25$.

Person 2: "They're SICK! When do they arrive?
Person 1: "Next Monday..."
The next Monday arrives
Person 2: "Why aren't you wearing your new shoes?"
Person 1: "They looked terrible when they arrived... Nothing like the picture in the ad"
Person 2: "That sucks man.... Guess thats the risk of buying stuff on the internet."

This is an example of "The Mc.Donalds Effect"
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The Mcdonalds Effect 

When you didn't get anything to eat because you were not hungry, then upon your friend's food arrival you suddenly become hungry. This is known as the Mcdonalds Effect.
At first Brennan wasn't hungry, then when everyone else got their food the Mcdonalds Effect set in.

The McDonald’s Effect

When a store/restaurant decreases in quality as the amount of locations increase.
The new pizza chain down the road isn’t very clean and the employees aren’t well trained. It seems like they have the McDonald’s effect.

The mcdonald's effect 

When a girls snaps make her look good but apon seeing her she is a "munter"

Just as in advertisements for mcdonald's burgers they look delicious but in real life they're poorly crafted monstrositys
Person 1: guys it happend.
Person 2: what happend?
Person 1: the mcdonald's effect.
Person 2: unlucky.
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