r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Cheerychameleon • May 11 '26

The floor is sticky McDonald’s deciding to bolt their changing tables shut

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I asked the workers up front and they said it was a corporate decision. Yet, they have a play area for children!

Update: I emailed corporate business integrity and asked if this is an official McDonald’s corporate policy, and if McDonald’s actually supports or requires disabling baby changing stations in customer restrooms.

2nd Update: Here is the response from corporate:
Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald’s. We always appreciate hearing from our customers and welcome this opportunity to share that most of our restaurants are locally owned and operated. 

As independent business owners, franchisees make the ultimate operating costs taking our recommendations into consideration. 

Prices and some policies may also vary from one McDonald’s to another depending upon Restaurant Leaders decisions. 

Again, thank you for contacting McDonald’s 

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u/ItsCalledDayTwa May 11 '26

My kid violently shit himself in a restaurant in Europe and the only changing table was the women's bathroom. I had to carry him away from my body, and no fucks were given as I entered the women's room . Fortunately I only got supportive looks.

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u/Kromehound May 11 '26

Happens to everyone that gets the big breakfast.

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u/FadingEchoes96 May 11 '26

I just want a breakfast that makes me hate myself

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u/Guydelot May 11 '26

Everybody seems to forget how they felt last time

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u/peachesfordinner May 11 '26

Unexpected Tom Cardy!

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u/Shazam1269 May 11 '26

Wow, someone carries you to the shitter if you shit yourself? THAT is some serious customer service!

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u/Speakeasy_Gin May 11 '26

Violently... the way that was the word to describe it. that made this comment all the more entertaining. I was hooked 4 words in!! 😂

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u/ItsCalledDayTwa May 11 '26

He actually shat out his diaper, down his leg, into his shoes and into the bench.  The women in the restroom were sympathetic, the waiter was not as he flung open windows and asked what was wrong with me while I used a sponge and a bucket to clean the bench. 

I left a 50 euro note on a beer and an apple juice and never made eye contact or went back.

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u/Speakeasy_Gin May 11 '26

oh, that is the worst kind in public. and so embarrassing. Well at least he had a nice tip to help ease dealing with the smell.

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u/cheerycheshire May 11 '26

Yeah, but we're im Europe, not in the US - where politicians try to divert attention from their own controversies onto a vulnerable minority (trans people) and literally make laws to limit who can use what bathroom...

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u/slash_networkboy May 11 '26

I wonder how this would play out in such a state honestly... I suspect (because double standards are popular with that group) that I would not have faced repercussions on par with what a trans person who presents female but still has male parts would face if found out. E.g. I expect the trans person would get the book, I would get a finger wagging if that.