It didn’t register.
An commercial for McDonald’s McCrispy chicken sandwiches placed across the road from a British crematorium is reportedly being removed after being dubbed “tasteless.”
The coincidental placement of the bus stop poster made for some dark humor, but Cornwall, England residents aren’t lovin’ the commercial opposite the Penmount Crematorium.
“Although I can see the funny side, it’s tasteless, and I’m sure some grieving relations won’t wish to see it when visiting Penmount for the funeral and cremation of a loved one,” one unnamed woman, who claims her mother-in-law was cremated on the establishment last 12 months, told local outlet CornwallLive in a story posted Friday.
“I feel how funny it’s will probably rely upon how way back you followed the crematorium sign wearing a black tie,” another person quipped.
McDonald’s reportedly vowed to remove the poster, which has come under fire.Shutterstock
McDonald’s didn’t seem to understand the McNuggets of wisdom from the residents.
“We were unaware of the road register the vicinity of this bus stop,” a spokesperson told CornwallLive. “Nonetheless, in light of the concerns raised by CornwallLive, we’ve asked for our commercial to be removed.”
The outlet didn’t report precisely when the commercial was installed or if it has been removed.
The Post reached out to McDonald’s for comment.
One woman called the sign opposite the crematorium “tasteless.”Shutterstock
The news outlet posted a snap of the ironic McCrispy ad online, and it was met with some playful comments from those that found light within the unlucky juxtaposition.
“Anyone who doesn’t find this funny are the identical those who were considered when the Penmount Hotel in Newquay became Penberthy Care Home,” one person proclaimed. “It was thought some wouldn’t see the funny side of a constructing stuffed with older folk sharing the identical name because the corporation body furnace.”
“No worse than our local council entertaining the thought of allowing a crematorium to be built round the corner to a retirement village,” a disgruntled citizen chirped.
“Fell off the chair laughing,” another person claimed.
CornwallLive joked that “rumors” of the McDonald’s poster being replaced by promotion for Burger King’s flame-grilled Whopper couldn’t be substantiated before presstime.
The war between the 2 fast food giants allegedly snared Sarah Michelle Gellar, who recently claimed McDonald’s sued her when she was 5 years old for using its company name in a Burger King industrial on the time.
Gellar, 45, claims she, together with Burger King and the ad agency, were slapped with a suit — and he or she was discouraged from visiting the chain.
