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McDonald's Japan scraps Happy Meals with Pokemon cards after grownups get greedy

McDonald's Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, apologizing after resellers rushed ...

McDonald’s Japan’s Pokemon card Happy Meals promotion comes to an unhappy end

TOKYO (AP) — Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, ...
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Pokemon Happy Meal promotion comes to unhappy end in Japan

Fast-food chain McDonald's Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, apologizing after resellers rushed to buy the meals and then discarded the food, leaving trash ...
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Feeding frenzy: Chaos ensues after McDonald’s Japan puts Pokémon cards in Happy Meals

McDonald’s Japan abruptly ended its highly anticipated Pokémon Happy Meal trading card promotion just one day after launch ...

McDonald’s Japan ends Pokemon card Happy Meal promotion early amid reports of food wastage, scalping

The promotion was slated to run for three days, but ended less than 24 hours after its launch. Read more at straitstimes.com.

McDonald’s in Japan nixes Happy Meal Pokemon card promotion after collectors ditch untouched food, trash at stores

McDonald’s locations in Japan were forced to cancel a Happy Meal promotion featuring limited edition Pokemon cards because collectors swarmed stores — leaving behind piles of untouched food and ...

Catch ’em all but dump the fries. Pokémon fans leave McDonald’s Japan in massive food waste drama

Piles of untouched Happy Meals littered sidewalks outside McDonald’s restaurants in Japan over the weekend, as frenzied ...