Get a $100 McDonalds Gift Card!
The nightmare of many, the caloric sleep of others. There is a small number of people on the planet who enjoy very special cards. With them you can eat for free at all McDonalds and Burger King on the planet of life. This is his story.
The name of Raymond Albert Kroc may not sound at all. Actually, he is better known as Ray Kroc, and he was an entrepreneur who influenced in life (and belly) millions of people like few who have been successful. In fact, he is known as Steve Jobs ... of fast food.
The history of McDonalds can be divided into two parts. In the first, the most dreamer, a small number of people, the brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald, devised and created the bases of what was to be a famous chain.
First Kroc franchise in 1955. Wikimedia Commons
First Kroc franchise in 1955. Wikimedia Commons
In the second part, a single person was going to discover how to make a local business a global idea that was sold alone in the rest of the world. That person was Kroc. Many ideas of his own did not come from his mind, but it was a great business and a great seller.
When the entrepreneur registered McDonalds, he thought of distributing a reduced number of cards that provided free meals. You can also find a series of coupons to customers, which were valid to eat free for the entire life of any McDonalds restaurant in the world. As expected, the measure grew, the value and usefulness of these coupons skyrocketed.
Over time, people forgot this detail with which Kroc began his reign. Several decades later, the American politician Mitt Romney told an anecdote that faced one of these "lucky": his father.Image: AP
Image: AP
Apparently, it worked together with Kroc, at the beginning of its expansion, due to the fact of having a coupon in the holder of hamburgers, smoothies and unlimited chips in any establishment. In fact, McDonalds came to confirm this anecdote
However, in addition to Romney's father, we have the possibility to know who the coupons given by Kroc exist, although the official version of McDonalds is "Several people over time".
Over the years it was also known that the chain of the hamburgers of the coupons and modern times: a card, the Gold Card of McDonald's. These things were committed the same time, but in spite of being limited to a single restaurant, to a selection of restaurants or, in some cases, to an access all over the world.
Kroc in 1976. Wikimedia Commons
Kroc in 1976. Wikimedia Commons
Who has these cards? The known list is still limited. One of them was Charles Ramsey, the famous hero of Cleveland who was eating a Big Mac when he heard the cries of a girl and came to help her. Ramsey had found one of the three young women kidnapped for a decade in a house near his home in Cleveland.
The man became a hero, and the company was "forced" to reward Ramsey by popular acclaim for someone to somehow recognize his heroism. In addition, the free advertising of Big Mac was priceless.
Of course, it was not a "life" card, the gift was given to local McDonalds restaurants during the year, although several restaurants in their hometown of Ohio finally offered a life pass.
Buffet card.
Buffet card.
Billionaire Warren Buffett is a confirmed person who has a lifetime card with McDonalds. In this case he gives him free food at any Omaha location for the rest of his life. In addition, thanks to Buffett, a second millionaire holding a gold card was discovered: Bill Gates.
In this case, McDonald's coveted gold card entitles you to free food forever throughout the world. In other words, Bill Gates is the only publicly known person who has a gold card for life in McDonalds anywhere in the world, although of course there will be many more.
More "celebrities" Actor Rob Lowe had a one-year card at certain McDonalds in Santa Barbara. He received it as a gift from a friend of his, David Peterson, owner of a franchise and the son of Herb Peterson, the guy who introduced Egg McMuffin in 1972.
Gates is the only publicly known person who has a lifetime gold card at McDonalds anywhere on the planet. AP
Gates is the only publicly known person who has a lifetime gold card at McDonalds anywhere on the planet. AP
And Burger King? Its history is more or less the same as that of its rival, although in this case there is an exact number of people who enjoy the so-called Gold Burger King Crown Cards: 12. These lucky people have a card that gives them free food for life in any Burger King in the world.
Unlike McDonalds, Burger King cards are a relatively recent phenomenon that was introduced in 2006. According to the company itself, it is only granted to people whom they consider "friends of the house", like certain workers of Burger King, as a reward for their commitment for years, and celebrities.
If you have this card, you can eat a Whopper every day of your life. Vorply
If you have this card, you can eat a Whopper every day of your life. Vorply
In this last group are George Lucas (who also partnered with the chain in launch promotions of his films), the actress Jennifer Hudson, the actor Hugh Laurie (House), or the very Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr.
The name of Raymond Albert Kroc may not sound at all. Actually, he is better known as Ray Kroc, and he was an entrepreneur who influenced in life (and belly) millions of people like few who have been successful. In fact, he is known as Steve Jobs ... of fast food.
The history of McDonalds can be divided into two parts. In the first, the most dreamer, a small number of people, the brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald, devised and created the bases of what was to be a famous chain.
First Kroc franchise in 1955. Wikimedia Commons
First Kroc franchise in 1955. Wikimedia Commons
In the second part, a single person was going to discover how to make a local business a global idea that was sold alone in the rest of the world. That person was Kroc. Many ideas of his own did not come from his mind, but it was a great business and a great seller.
When the entrepreneur registered McDonalds, he thought of distributing a reduced number of cards that provided free meals. You can also find a series of coupons to customers, which were valid to eat free for the entire life of any McDonalds restaurant in the world. As expected, the measure grew, the value and usefulness of these coupons skyrocketed.
Over time, people forgot this detail with which Kroc began his reign. Several decades later, the American politician Mitt Romney told an anecdote that faced one of these "lucky": his father.Image: AP
Image: AP
Apparently, it worked together with Kroc, at the beginning of its expansion, due to the fact of having a coupon in the holder of hamburgers, smoothies and unlimited chips in any establishment. In fact, McDonalds came to confirm this anecdote
However, in addition to Romney's father, we have the possibility to know who the coupons given by Kroc exist, although the official version of McDonalds is "Several people over time".
Over the years it was also known that the chain of the hamburgers of the coupons and modern times: a card, the Gold Card of McDonald's. These things were committed the same time, but in spite of being limited to a single restaurant, to a selection of restaurants or, in some cases, to an access all over the world.
Kroc in 1976. Wikimedia Commons
Kroc in 1976. Wikimedia Commons
Who has these cards? The known list is still limited. One of them was Charles Ramsey, the famous hero of Cleveland who was eating a Big Mac when he heard the cries of a girl and came to help her. Ramsey had found one of the three young women kidnapped for a decade in a house near his home in Cleveland.
The man became a hero, and the company was "forced" to reward Ramsey by popular acclaim for someone to somehow recognize his heroism. In addition, the free advertising of Big Mac was priceless.
Of course, it was not a "life" card, the gift was given to local McDonalds restaurants during the year, although several restaurants in their hometown of Ohio finally offered a life pass.
Buffet card.
Buffet card.
Billionaire Warren Buffett is a confirmed person who has a lifetime card with McDonalds. In this case he gives him free food at any Omaha location for the rest of his life. In addition, thanks to Buffett, a second millionaire holding a gold card was discovered: Bill Gates.
In this case, McDonald's coveted gold card entitles you to free food forever throughout the world. In other words, Bill Gates is the only publicly known person who has a gold card for life in McDonalds anywhere in the world, although of course there will be many more.
More "celebrities" Actor Rob Lowe had a one-year card at certain McDonalds in Santa Barbara. He received it as a gift from a friend of his, David Peterson, owner of a franchise and the son of Herb Peterson, the guy who introduced Egg McMuffin in 1972.
Gates is the only publicly known person who has a lifetime gold card at McDonalds anywhere on the planet. AP
Gates is the only publicly known person who has a lifetime gold card at McDonalds anywhere on the planet. AP
And Burger King? Its history is more or less the same as that of its rival, although in this case there is an exact number of people who enjoy the so-called Gold Burger King Crown Cards: 12. These lucky people have a card that gives them free food for life in any Burger King in the world.
Unlike McDonalds, Burger King cards are a relatively recent phenomenon that was introduced in 2006. According to the company itself, it is only granted to people whom they consider "friends of the house", like certain workers of Burger King, as a reward for their commitment for years, and celebrities.
If you have this card, you can eat a Whopper every day of your life. Vorply
If you have this card, you can eat a Whopper every day of your life. Vorply
In this last group are George Lucas (who also partnered with the chain in launch promotions of his films), the actress Jennifer Hudson, the actor Hugh Laurie (House), or the very Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr.
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