McDonald's fans furious and refuse to buy McFlurry after change to ice creams

is coming under fire after ditching plastic straws for paper alternatives.

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McDonald’s fans have been left furious after the fast food chain made a change to McFlurry ice creams. McDonald's is coming under fire after ditching plastic straws and spoons for paper alternatives.

The eco-friendly move from the fast food chain has gone down like a lead balloon among some customers. Jay fumed: "As if disintegrating straws wasn't bad enough, my spoon now becomes floppy after 5 minutes of McFlurry usage with the new McDonalds paper spoon."

"Love a Maccy D’s but the nasty paper straws with the milkshakes and the even worse horrible paper tasting spoons in the McFlurry’s is a step too far!" Mrs A agreed. Chris raged: "Same with Burger King paper straws for milkshakes! Or the wooden spoons for McFlurry's! The wooden spoon feels weird in my mouth and the paper straw is stupid! They should either be a option or there should be smth else!"

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Jen said: "First they came for straws and I didn't mind because I'm not a child, but now this lid thing and the paper mcflurry spoons... Just let the environment die, we're all f***ed anyway." Spoke said: "why u guys Gotta mess up my McFlurry 1st u mess up milkshakes now McFlurry Atleast give us a option if we want paper or plastic straw & Spoon"

"There is literally biodegradable plastic,why continue to give a paper product that doesn’t work ? Won’t be buying a McFlurry now , already keep plastic straws in the car,draw the line at keeping spoons too," CHW said. Lucy Ann fumed: "Ah Noo!! If it’s anything like ylud straws please don’t bother!! Literally the worse invention - I don’t want paper in my flipping drink, let alone paper in my McFlurry"

"McDs are be replacin the plastic spoons in mcflurrys with paper ones Great not as if the paper straws in drinks hold up so will be fun trying to eat a mcflurry before the spoon falls apart," Gemma said. Simp said: "Why don't you use recycled plastic? nobody is buying a McFlurry to eat it off paper frozen cream and paper in my mouth the thought is making me cringe and shudder hard pass from me it sounds awful the paper straws was bad enough"

Nina Prichard, from McDonald’s, said of the move: “We are pleased to announce another step forward in eliminating single-use plastics and it’s great to be switching our McFlurry spoons to this new paper-based material.”