| -> | | | | fashion and the times, you can find different figures |
| If you have visited a fast food lately and ordered a | | | | and fast food toys; some companies have also the |
| kids' meal, you probably saw that they come with a | | | | exclusive rights in selling particular toys. Burger King is |
| variety of fast food toys. There are even ads for toys | | | | the only fast food company that can sell Teletubbies. |
| all over the outlets. It is estimated in some researches | | | | Why do fast foods give children toys, since they are |
| that an average American child gets the one third of | | | | supposed to be restaurants and food related |
| his toys from a fast food restaurant, especially | | | | businesses? It is a game of attraction actually, since |
| companies such as Burger King or the McDonald's. | | | | kids adore toys, so that give them an extra reason to |
| These studies show us two different things; first of all, | | | | want to visit the fast food; the fast food toys become |
| we get to understand that incentives or even toys for | | | | a strong motivation. |
| sale in fast foods are extremely popular among kids | | | | The second observation related to these studies on |
| and parents; McDonald's for instance, is one of the | | | | toys is that parents do not perform their role of food |
| largest toy manufacturers in the world, featuring more | | | | providers that successfully, therefore their children eat |
| than a million different toys and a billion different figures. | | | | at fast food restaurants far more often than they |
| Some of the meal toys are based in real cartoons and | | | | should. Especially since fast foods were directly |
| TV show characters. When buying a fast food meal | | | | associated with obesity, parents should try to avoid |
| you can get a miniature of Lilo and Stitch, the Lion King | | | | them as much as possible. |
| or some die cast cars. Actually, depending on the | | | | |