Current Events > Wtf?! McDonald's is discontinuing their Hi-C orange soda!

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Artillatron8
05/08/17 12:48:51 AM
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http://www.grubstreet.com/2017/04/mcdonalds-is-discontinuing-hi-c-orange.html

What the hell? That drink is delicious. That's the only beverage I would drink from McDonald's. Been drinking it since I was 5 years old. How could they do this??
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Bok_Choi
05/08/17 12:49:39 AM
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Must not be as profitable as soda
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Anisoptera
05/08/17 12:52:42 AM
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They keep blue Powerade, but get rid of Hi-C! As long as they keep the minute maid lemonade, it should be okay.
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gunplagirl
05/08/17 12:55:45 AM
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There goes like half their black customers

Hell, I'm white as hell and it's still the best drink there
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Sabram
05/08/17 1:01:27 AM
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Damn it, i used to mix the powerade and the hi-c 50/50 as my drink of choice for mcdonalds
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Vol2tex
05/08/17 1:02:50 AM
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That's the main drink I get at McDonald's
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Artillatron8
05/08/17 1:03:59 AM
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Vol2tex posted...
That's the main drink I get at McDonald's

Same here. This is fucking stupid!
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itachi15243
05/08/17 1:07:11 AM
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What the fucking fuck.

They better make sure they have the blue Powerade everywhere now or they are gonna lose all my business, as little as it may be.
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King Rial
05/08/17 5:56:26 AM
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gunplagirl posted...
There goes like half their black customers

For real. I'm black and almost never go to McDonald's, but if I do go there and I get something to drink, it's Hi-C Orange. No ice.

This is terrible news.
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pegusus123456
05/08/17 5:58:18 AM
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Scotty_Rogers
05/08/17 6:02:07 AM
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gunplagirl posted...
There goes like half their black customers


wat

i thought black people liked grape soda
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Fam_Fam
05/08/17 6:05:27 AM
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gunplagirl posted...
There goes like half their black customers

Hell, I'm white as hell and it's still the best drink there


what? I thought all black people weren't the same!?
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Irony
05/08/17 6:06:31 AM
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Getting Fanta too
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ProfDE
05/08/17 7:22:53 AM
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I don't like carbonated beverages so its one of the only things I will drink when I go to McDonalds.
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TheoryzC
05/08/17 7:26:21 AM
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what the fuck
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MarkyMustard
05/08/17 7:36:51 AM
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sucks i drank this all the time as a kid
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deupd_u
05/08/17 7:38:21 AM
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Good. Every damn time I ask for an iced tea over the intercom box, they think I said "Hi-C." Who the hell even gets that?
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Ultima Dragon
05/08/17 7:38:41 AM
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It's weird how companies make decisions like this knowing full well it will piss off/alienate a significant portion of their fanbase. Then their explanation usually boils down to nothing more than "tough shit, get used to it."
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pegusus123456
05/08/17 7:42:43 AM
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Ultima Dragon posted...
It's weird how companies make decisions like this knowing full well it will piss off/alienate a significant portion of their fanbase. Then their explanation usually boils down to nothing more than "tough shit, get used to it."

I imagine they wanted to do this new drink and Hi-C is just their lowest selling one across the country.
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cjsdowg
05/08/17 7:44:09 AM
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I haven't had Soda in 5 years but when I heard that they were stopping this I went and got a XS small one and little bit of it. It was SOOOOO good , all the shit in my life just went away for second.



Ultima Dragon posted...
It's weird how companies make decisions like this knowing full well it will piss off/alienate a significant portion of their fanbase. Then their explanation usually boils down to nothing more than "tough s***, get used to it."


Yeah on Social Media there stock reply was "sometimes change is good"
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Notti
05/08/17 8:10:10 AM
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Outrageous!

When I was a kid, Hi-C was the drink to get.

Haven't been to McD's in years (other than to pick up a quick chicken sandwich a few months ago, didn't even get a drink) so I may have to step in and get nostalgic.
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Richbark1
05/08/17 8:16:32 AM
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Artillatron8 posted...
Vol2tex posted...
That's the main drink I get at McDonald's

Same here. This is fucking stupid!

MarkyMustard posted...
sucks i drank this all the time as a kid

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kingdrake2
05/08/17 8:57:52 AM
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it's still available where i live, though once its empty they replace it :(.
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Vindris_SNH
05/08/17 8:59:13 AM
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That stuff tastes awful anyway. Good riddance.
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DifferentialEquation
05/08/17 9:00:35 AM
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Maybe there will be enough backlash for them to bring it back, Or maybe that's their plan and this is a marketing stunt.
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yem69420
05/08/17 9:01:51 AM
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Scotty_Rogers posted...
gunplagirl posted...
There goes like half their black customers


wat

i thought black people liked grape soda


black people (as a stereotype) like fruit flavored stuff typically over coke and sprite and the like.

remember Kel from Keenan and Kel loved orange soda?

But yeah it is the only thing I drink from McDonalds, I'm sorta pissed at this news.
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KillerSlaw
05/08/17 9:03:10 AM
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I got the Hi C for the first time because of this.

It was pretty good. Shame they're getting rid of it for shitty berry sprite.

Also, every McDonalds I've been to has gotten rid of Powerade. I loved that shit.
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pegusus123456
05/08/17 9:04:25 AM
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DifferentialEquation posted...
Maybe there will be enough backlash for them to bring it back, Or maybe that's their plan and this is a marketing stunt.

They just seem to be making really weird decisions.

Like those new sandwiches that cost like seven bucks. Who tf wants a seven dollar hamburger at McDonalds
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Autocraticus
05/08/17 9:05:37 AM
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It's all I ever get at White Castle. If they were to ever get rid of it, I would riot.
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voldothegr8
05/08/17 9:08:09 AM
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HHHis4real
05/08/17 9:09:06 AM
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To the people who saying they dont drink soda...isnt HI-C just as bad as soda? I have no clue but I'm guessing it has just as much as sugar


Either way, I love HI-C so this does suck even though I barely go to McDs anymore
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cjsdowg
05/08/17 9:10:46 AM
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HHHis4real posted...
the people who saying they dont drink soda...isnt HI-C just as bad as soda? I have no clue but I'm guessing it has just as much as sugar


Either way, I love HI-C so this does suck even though I barely go to McDs anymore


I don't know if I am in the group that you are talking about. But I count it as a soda. I just had a some because it was going away soon. Not as soda replacement.
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trappedunderice
05/08/17 9:12:15 AM
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McDonald's is trash.
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Vol2tex
05/08/17 9:47:35 AM
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They also keep introducing these "premium" sandwiches that cost $7-$8 that are overpriced.
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KillerSlaw
05/08/17 9:51:52 AM
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Vol2tex posted...
They also keep introducing these "premium" sandwiches that cost $7-$8 that are overpriced.


This is what really baffles me.

Everyone I talk to tries them once, doesn't think they are worth the price, then never gets them again. The one manager I know says that all of these gimmicks they try really fucks up the business.

McDonalds needs to decide if it want's to be fast food or premium food or a coffee shop. Trying to do all three is fucking them over bad.
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voldothegr8
05/08/17 9:54:39 AM
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KillerSlaw posted...
Vol2tex posted...
They also keep introducing these "premium" sandwiches that cost $7-$8 that are overpriced.


This is what really baffles me.

Everyone I talk to tries them once, doesn't think they are worth the price, then never gets them again. The one manager I know says that all of these gimmicks they try really fucks up the business.

McDonalds needs to decide if it want's to be fast food or premium food or a coffee shop. Trying to do all three is fucking them over bad.

I highly doubt they're hurting in the slightest.
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cjsdowg
05/08/17 9:54:56 AM
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KillerSlaw posted...

McDonalds needs to decide if it want's to be fast food or premium food or a coffee shop. Trying to do all three is f***ing them over bad.


With the coffee shop, just work on getting the coffee out faster. At the one I go to, the person who takes the order does the coffee so that backs up the line.
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KillerSlaw
05/08/17 9:55:35 AM
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voldothegr8 posted...
I highly doubt they're hurting in the slightest.


http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/28/mcdonalds-is-losing-fierce-fast-food-fight.html
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voldothegr8
05/08/17 9:56:54 AM
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KillerSlaw posted...
voldothegr8 posted...
I highly doubt they're hurting in the slightest.


http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/28/mcdonalds-is-losing-fierce-fast-food-fight.html

Got anything more current?
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KillerSlaw
05/08/17 9:57:39 AM
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voldothegr8 posted...
KillerSlaw posted...
voldothegr8 posted...
I highly doubt they're hurting in the slightest.


http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/28/mcdonalds-is-losing-fierce-fast-food-fight.html

Got anything more current?


https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/03/23/why-is-mcdonalds-suddenly-losing-and-burger-king-w.aspx

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/03/01/mcdonalds-has-plan-win-back-customers/98592246/

McDonalds numbers going down while everyone else has been going up has been a thing for like the past 5 or more years. I don't know where you've been.
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ShadowElite86
05/08/17 9:58:41 AM
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Eh, I can still get this at better fast food places such as White Castle and Hardees. Eff McDonalds tbh
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Weezy_Tha_Don
05/08/17 10:00:37 AM
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Anisoptera posted...
They keep blue Powerade, but get rid of Hi-C! As long as they keep the minute maid lemonade, it should be okay.


I never understood that. fucking powerade??
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kingdrake2
05/08/17 10:14:47 AM
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Weezy_Tha_Don posted...
Anisoptera posted...
They keep blue Powerade, but get rid of Hi-C! As long as they keep the minute maid lemonade, it should be okay.


I never understood that. fucking powerade??


i like the taste of powerade but i don't drink it much anymore heard what it does to teeth :(.
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Anisoptera
05/08/17 11:37:35 AM
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HHHis4real posted...
To the people who saying they dont drink soda...isnt HI-C just as bad as soda? I have no clue but I'm guessing it has just as much as sugar


Either way, I love HI-C so this does suck even though I barely go to McDs anymore


Soda and fruit juice are both bad. People prefer juice because it has no fizz and they enjoy the fruity flavor more than soda ;)
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Vol2tex
05/08/17 2:30:49 PM
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05/08/17 3:05:02 PM
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Irony
05/08/17 7:13:04 PM
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Conflict posted...
fenderbender321 posted...
Imagine being a fully grown adult and still drinking Hi-C.


Well, I'm not going to drink soda, and while I like lemonade I'd still prefer fruit juice.

So yah

Orange Hi C is like 1% fruit juice
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cjsdowg
05/08/17 8:19:53 PM
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fenderbender321 posted...
Imagine being a fully grown adult and still drinking Hi-C.


So you are imagining people drinking something tasty ?
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