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4 days ago
- Business
McDonald's Japan to Tighten Purchase Limit on Pokemon Happy Set
News from Japan Aug 15, 2025 12:00 (JST) Tokyo, Aug. 15 (Jiji Press)--McDonald's Co. (Japan) said Thursday it will restrict the purchase of its limited-edition Happy Set combo meals that come with Pokemon toys for children to three per group, from Friday through Sunday. The hamburger chain will not accept orders for four meals or more. The move comes after a series of cases where people bought Happy Set meals for the purpose of reselling the toys and cards that come with them. On Friday, McDonald's launched the second installment of the Happy Set meals giving away toys based on the popular Japanese game and anime Pocket Monster, or Pokemon. For the first installment of the Pokemon-themed Happy Set, which started earlier this month, the company introduced a purchase limit of five meals per person. As resale attempts increased and there were many cases of the meals being discarded, however, the company decided to tighten the restrictions. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
The Mainichi
7 days ago
- Business
- The Mainichi
Japan McDonald's Happy Sets wasted in Pokemon card frenzy
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- McDonald's Co. (Japan) has found that its campaign to give away Pokemon trading cards with its Happy Set combo meals prompted some customers to buy the meals in bulk solely to obtain the cards for resale, while discarding the food. The fast-food chain, which revealed the blunder on Monday in a press release, had limited purchases of the Happy Set -- known as the Happy Meal outside of Japan -- to five per person and implemented measures to prevent the reselling of the cards at higher prices ahead of the three-day promotion from Saturday. But the company admitted that its preparations were "insufficient" and issued an apology. The campaign ended on the first day as many outlets ran out of the cards. Before the launch, McDonald's had also asked Japanese online flea market operator Mercari Inc. to help deal with listings of the trading cards, a highly sought-after collectible item. The fast-food chain said it will implement stricter measures in the future such as denying entry to people who attempt to buy large quantities of the combo meals.
Japan Today
7 days ago
- Business
- Japan Today
Japan McDonald's Happy Sets wasted in Pokemon card frenzy
Photo shows a notice at a McDonald's restaurant in Tokyo announcing the end of fast-food chain's campaign to give away Pokemon trading cards with its Happy Set combo meals, on Monday. McDonald's Co (Japan) has found that its campaign to give away Pokemon trading cards with its Happy Set combo meals prompted some customers to buy the meals in bulk solely to obtain the cards for resale, while discarding the food. The fast-food chain, which revealed the blunder on Monday in a press release, had limited purchases of the Happy Set -- known as the Happy Meal outside of Japan -- to five per person and implemented measures to prevent the reselling of the cards at higher prices ahead of the three-day promotion from Saturday. But the company admitted that its preparations were "insufficient" and issued an apology. The campaign ended on the first day as many outlets ran out of the cards. Before the launch, McDonald's had also asked Japanese online flea market operator Mercari Inc to help deal with listings of the trading cards, a highly sought-after collectible item. The fast-food chain said it will implement stricter measures in the future such as denying entry to people who attempt to buy large quantities of the combo meals. © KYODO
