We returned to Newcastle yesterday (in a car driven by one of Chris Hemsworth’s private drivers!) and since it was an unremarkable day this is as good a time as any to provide an update on the Happy Meal situation down here.
Astonishingly, the current promotion is a collaboration between Yu-Gi-Oh and Hello Kitty. This is apparently a worldwide Happy Meal promotion although it has so far only launched in Australia and a couple of European countries.
I had no idea what I’d find inside and was surprised to see a boxed toy! I would later get a second meal so I’ve now received two of the toys:
They’re surprisingly well made little stuffed toys. There’s apparently ten in total but – and I’ve checked – no Gudetama. I like/hate them enough I’ll probably try to get more 🙂
Another Maccas visit gave me this strange box. It’s got a variety of Warners Brothers characters on it and refers to ‘multi versus’ event. You may also note that it is heavily perforated, and indeed the box itself is part of the toy:
It converts into an arena in which the characters on the box ‘fight’. Adam would love this since he’s such a big fan of Wonder Woman Bugs Bunny so perhaps I should have saved it for him? The toys for this promotion were little metal tins but apparently the Maccas had run out since that’s when I got my second Yu-Gi-Oh toy.
Stay tuned (perhaps) for a similar update on the Japanese Happy Meal situation in a couple of weeks or so…
Pass 🙂