Playing mahjong is an essential part of Chinese New Year for a lot of families, and McDonald’s is releasing a limited-edition mahjong set just in time for the Year of the Snake. Keeping with their recent 50th Hong Kong anniversary celebrations, this special mahjong set will also be a nod to McDonald’s past, featuring old-school characters like the Hamburglar, Grimace, Birdie, Mayor McCheese, and the Fry Kids.
The mahjong tiles feature a translucent bright red back bearing the fast food chain’s iconic golden arches logo. Expect to find the icons on the tiles infused with a good deal of whimsy, featuring glimpses of McDonald’s food and mascots, like googly eyes, packets of fries, and some of their lesser-known (but no less nostalgic) characters. Everything comes encased in a red and gold trunk, again decorated with the characters from McDonaldland.
There will only be 1,850 of these special mahjong sets released – and we all remember how wildly popular the Hello Kitty mahjong was, don’t we? – so get ready to snap them up. From 11am on January 23, customers can go through the McDonald’s app to purchase this nostalgic mahjong set for $988 (discounted from its usual retail price of $1,888). Each customer can only buy one mahjong set. What’s more, each purchase will also include five $20 McDonald’s vouchers. Best of luck!
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