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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 to buy the meals and then discarded the food, leaving trash outside stores.

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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, apologizing after resellers rushed to buy the meals and then discarded the food, leaving trash outside stores.

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Pokémon fans in Japan cash in on Happy Meal cards, causing massive food waste

McDonald's has announced the early end of a Happy Meal Pokémon card promotion in Japan, after the chain was swamped by fans buying up dozens of burgers just to extract the packs found within them. https://t.co/37ZdAT3j93 pic.twitter.com/oBj5rb8OcT

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How McDonald's big bet on Pokémon cards ended with 24 hours of grown men fighting, pigeons snapping up fries, and scalpers cashing in

McDonald's Japan's Pokémon Happy Meal launch had it all — scalpers, grown men brawling, and pigeons feasting on fries.

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McDonald’s Gets Tough On Pokémon Scalpers Ahead Of Another Weekend Of Giveaways

Last weekend, Japanese McDonald’s outlets’ attempts to include packs of Pokémon cards in Happy Meals ended not only two days early, but in the complete chaos of miserable children and gross amounts of ...

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Japan, Happy Meal and Pokemon

How McDonald's big bet on Pokémon cards ended with 24 hours of grown men fighting, pigeons snapping up fries, and scalpers cashing in

McDonald’s Gets Tough On Pokémon Scalpers Ahead Of Another Weekend Of Giveaways

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