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McDonald's Japan has issued a lengthy statement after the launch of their latest Pokemon card collaboration caused chaos ...
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The incident meant McDonald's ran out of its cards within hours of its three-day promotion going live, forcing the burger brand to apologise to Pokémon fans left empty-handed. And now, McDonald's has ...
McDonald's Japan's Pokémon Happy Meal launch had it all — scalpers, grown men brawling, and pigeons feasting on fries.
Limited edition Pokémon cards caused “congestion and confusion” and “the abandonment and disposal of ordered food” in ...
Sure enough, McDonald’s launched a promotion over the last few days in which every McDonald’s Happy Set came with two limited-edition Pokemon cards — and customers loved the idea. Then, disaster ...
Fast-food chain McDonald's Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokémon cards, apologizing after resellers rushed to buy the meals and then discarded the food, leaving trash ...
McDonald’s locations in Japan were forced to cancel a Happy Meal promotion featuring limited edition Pokémon cards because collectors swarmed stores — leaving behind piles of untouched food and ...
Piles of untouched Happy Meals littered sidewalks outside McDonald's restaurants in Japan over the weekend, as frenzied ...
What started out innocently enough—a Happy Meal giveaway featuring Pokemon trading cards—has turned into complete pandemonium ...
McDonald's Japan announced the end of its Pokémon Happy Meals after it noticed resellers dumping food in front of stores to ...