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Major announcement for all you Hello Kitty fanatics and collectors: The famous feline is making her debut as a McDonald's Happy Meal toy watch. Right now through February 26.
Remember when McD gave away toy Hummers in the Happy Meal? Good times. Now the fast-food giant teamed up with Hello Kitty maker Sanrio to give away one of eight watches in its kiddie-sized meals. The watches will also feature other (less beloved) characters like Chococat, My Melody and The Little Twin Stars. If the kid (or the kid in you) is still not satisfied, you can interact with Hello Kitty and download avatars, coloring sheets and screen savers online in McWorld. It's so fun.
McDonald's is on a roll -- and loving it. The marketing geniuses behind the Happy Meal also just announced a 7.1 percent increase in sales last month over January 2008. That makes them just about the only business doing well these days.
That's me, first in line at the drive-through window. Not only is my kid koo-koo for the kitty, she's been begging me for a watch. And in an effort to eat healthy -- cutting out just one soda per day can reduce a child's risk of obesity by 60 percent -- we're gonna stick with water, thank you very much.
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Remember when McD gave away toy Hummers in the Happy Meal? Good times. Now the fast-food giant teamed up with Hello Kitty maker Sanrio to give away one of eight watches in its kiddie-sized meals. The watches will also feature other (less beloved) characters like Chococat, My Melody and The Little Twin Stars. If the kid (or the kid in you) is still not satisfied, you can interact with Hello Kitty and download avatars, coloring sheets and screen savers online in McWorld. It's so fun.
McDonald's is on a roll -- and loving it. The marketing geniuses behind the Happy Meal also just announced a 7.1 percent increase in sales last month over January 2008. That makes them just about the only business doing well these days.
That's me, first in line at the drive-through window. Not only is my kid koo-koo for the kitty, she's been begging me for a watch. And in an effort to eat healthy -- cutting out just one soda per day can reduce a child's risk of obesity by 60 percent -- we're gonna stick with water, thank you very much.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
2-10-2009 @ 9:53AM
Paul Cyopick said...Unfortunately, this isn't the first set of Hello Kitty happy meal stuff.
http://hellokittyjunkie.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/mcdonalds-hello-kitty-happy-meal-toys/
I remember having to go searching for all of them a year or two ago.
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2-10-2009 @ 12:22PM
thriftalina said...this is NOT the first time or even the second, I am a sanrio collector and I have at least 3 different sets.
its always this website that has wrong facts!
maybe its time to let some other people do the posting, I am available!
2-11-2009 @ 11:52PM
pandabr87 said...They actually said it's the first time with WATCHES. Maybe you should learn how to read.
2-10-2009 @ 9:47PM
kim said...um hello? i have a ton ofhello kitty toys from Mcd's....
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2-10-2009 @ 9:36PM
ANNMARIE said...PLEASE STP!! PUSHING THIS JUNK FOOD DOWN OUR CHILDREN'S THROAT'S WITH YOUR GIMITS!!!
NO MORE MCDONALDS--NO MORE BUGER KING --NO MORE ANY TYPE OF FAST FOOD CRAP!!
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2-11-2009 @ 3:10AM
ninainindia said...No one is pushing anything down your childrens' throats. It's called advertising and adults shouldn't be influenced by it.
2-11-2009 @ 7:38PM
JeffERson8090 said...ANNMARIE, your on crack