B.C. museums feel 'belittled' by McDonald's ad

Update: McDonald's Canada apologized and pulled the radio ad oneday after CBCaired the story.

A new McDonald's advertisement suggesting$5 is better spent on a meal than learning about dinosaurshas upset supporters of B.C.'s museums.

"You could get a museum tour for $5," the male narrator in the 15-second radio spot says. A woman playing the role of a museum guide then cuts in.

It upset me so much I pulled over- Exploration Place CEO Tracy Calogheros

"There were dinosaurs and then there weren't," she says. "OK, then, exit through the gift shop!"

The narrator then returns to inform listeners that, alternatively, they could spend their $5 (plus tax) on a value mealwith a sandwich, fries and drink, "at participating restaurants."

"It upset me so much I pulled over," said Tracy Calogheros, CEO of Prince George's Exploration Place Museum

"It implies that we're just in it to rip people off, basically, in our gift shops and that you're much better to spend your $5 on a new McDonald's burger promotion."

Calogherossaid she felt "belittled,"since the Exploration Place has a dinosaur display.

She also thought the piece was alocally produced ad taking a direct swipe at them, but after reaching out to the radio station a member of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Groupshe was informed the commercial is running in markets across the country.

A spokesperson for the station said they have reached out to McDonald's to discuss the piece.

Ben Fast of the B.C. Museum Association said he's been contacted by multiple members of the Museum Association upset by the 15-second piece.

"They're disappointed that McDonald's would kind of take a shot at the cultural sector like that, and it's not exactly true that $5 [at a museum] isn't worth the same thing as a hamburger," he said.

He said the association is reviewing the responses they've receivedwhile deciding on next steps.

CBChas contacted McDonald's Canada's about the advertisement, but has not yet received a response.

Listen to a full interview with Calogherosand hear the ad