Which slogan did McDonald's use in 1992, beginning with “What You Want Is…”?

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McDonald's used the slogan “What You Want Is What You Get” in 1992.

The line connected customer choice with fulfillment. Rather than focusing on a single product, it suggested that McDonald's menu and service could provide what customers were seeking. This approach fit a mature fast-food brand with a broad menu and a large range of customer occasions.

The slogan is sometimes remembered as a generic promise about choice, but the repeated “What You” structure is its defining feature. It also belongs to the early 1990s, between the late-1980s “Good Time, Great Taste” line and the later “Did Somebody Say McDonald's?” campaign.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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