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Throwback Edinburgh '90s McDonald's voucher shows how much things have changed
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A rediscovered McDonald's voucher from the mid 90s has revealed how much things have changed over the years.
A photograph of a voucher offering two Big Macs or McChicken Sandwiches for £2 has been shared by an Edinburgh local after it was found in the back of a drawer.
The image of the retro voucher shows it was valid until August 31, 1995.
Locals were able to use the ticket at any McDonald's store in the capital after 10.30am. The chain was open seven days a week from 8am until late.
Some 30 years on, it would almost seem unimaginable to get two burgers for £2 with a single Big Mac costing £5.59 in 2025. While one McChicken sandwich now costs a mere £4.99.
Back in 2023, we reported a menu from the early 1990s has several items that surely would be welcomed back by today's customers.
A photograph of the McDonald's menu pinned to a wall at a branch was taken in 1993 and contains some surprise items.
Back then you could see a Big Mac on the menu for £1.79 while a Quarter Pounder with cheese would cost £1.81.
You could enjoy a large Triple Thick Milkshake for just £1.14 but if you wanted to take it away, it was only 97p.
There were also three sizes of French Fries. The large would set you back £1.05, the medium 84p, while the regular would be a mere 57p. But perhaps some of the most interesting things from the menu are what you can no longer buy at McDonald's in 2023.
First, the British class, a strawberry trifle described as "a fresh cream trifle with rich strawberry fruit jelly and sponge on a layer of dairy cream custard with rosettes of fresh cream."
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It's not known exactly what year McDonald's decided to take trifle off the menu but one online commenter who said they picked one up at an airport in 1993 remembered it being "surprisingly tasty".
Another lost item includes the McDonald's Big Breakfast, which consisted of a buttered muffin, a hash brown, a sausage patty as well as scrambled egg all for just £1.29.
The landmark restaurant on Edinburgh's Princes Street opened in 1988, and since then the famous franchise has launched outlets all across the city.
