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AISLE 6 · FAST FOOD

McDLT

by McDonald’s
1984 – 1990 GONE FOREVER

Yes — McDLT was discontinued in 1990 after 6 years on shelves, and it has not come back.

A burger sold in a two-chambered styrofoam box — ‘the hot side hot, the cool side cool’ — that you assembled yourself, like furniture.

🧾 One more thingA young Jason Alexander sang its praises in a legendary ad. Environmental backlash against styrofoam killed the packaging, and the packaging was the product.

Filed under: Fast Food · the ’80s

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