Gotta trash them all: McDonald’s bins Pokemon promotion
Fast-Food chain McDonald’s Japan canceled a happy dinner campaign with his popular pokemon cards, apologized after the sellers run to buy the dishes and then throw food, leaving the garbage outer stores.
The food called happy sets in Japan is for children.
They came with a small plastic pikachu and a toy like a pokemon card.
According to Japanese media reports, they sold it in one day.
Food mounds that were wasted near the stores were found.
“We do not believe in abandoning and throwing food. This situation has been opposed to our philosophy for a long time to offer a fun meal experience for children and families for a long time,” the company said on Monday.
“We sincerely accept that our preparations are not enough.”
McDonald’s said he was working on ways to prevent such a situation again, as limiting the number of food that each person can buy and ending online orders.
He said he could reject the service to customers who did not comply with the rules.
Collecting Pokemon cards are popular among adults and children in many places, the most popular cards sell for $ 1000 (A1500) or more.
When the meals were sold with pokemon cards, there were unusual large crowds flocking to McDonald’s stores.
The cards were later re -sold online (hundreds of dollars).
McDonald’s has been selling happy meals for more than 40 years. In Japan, they usually sell for 510 yen (A5.30 $).
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