Incidentally, my colleague was able to buy two in a McDonald's branch near their area. And she gave me one! Thanks Pauline!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
McDonald's Coca-Cola Olympic Glass
McDonald's had a Coca-Cola Olympic Glass promo which you can avail of upon adding 20 pesos to your value meal. This glass, unfortunately, became a very popular item that it's become out of stock in just a matter of days. We have actually been trying to get one for each of us at the office but to no avail.
Incidentally, my colleague was able to buy two in a McDonald's branch near their area. And she gave me one! Thanks Pauline!
Incidentally, my colleague was able to buy two in a McDonald's branch near their area. And she gave me one! Thanks Pauline!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
80s toys making a comeback
We interrupt this KidsMealToys blog for a Toy Newsflash!
I stayed here in Manila last weekend, and while doing my groceries at SM Makati, I decided to visit Toy Kingdom to check if they already have Wall-E toys on sale.
Nope, still no Wall-E. But guess what I discovered... 80s toys making a comeback! Gremlins and ET galore!
Ummm... unfortunately, this ET set was the last one, and I bet it's already sold. I would have wanted to buy it too, but at 999 pesos was a tad too expensive for my budget.
I stayed here in Manila last weekend, and while doing my groceries at SM Makati, I decided to visit Toy Kingdom to check if they already have Wall-E toys on sale.
Nope, still no Wall-E. But guess what I discovered... 80s toys making a comeback! Gremlins and ET galore!
Ummm... unfortunately, this ET set was the last one, and I bet it's already sold. I would have wanted to buy it too, but at 999 pesos was a tad too expensive for my budget.
Monday, July 14, 2008
McDonald's Detective Conan Happy Meal
Well well, what do you know. The day I post this blog, it's already a day too late. The Detective Conan toy offer has already lapsed.
Anyways, the Detective Conan Toys are actually puzzles and games. There are six to choose from. The nice thing about these is that they are packaged to look like books, so you can actually make them stand next to each other or stack them up like books. Open one up and you get to solve the mystery therein. So in effect, you get to be Detective Conan (from the anime series) for a moment.
Detective Conan Happy Meal
Available at all McDonald's restaurants up to July 21, 2008
Eight (6) premiums to collect!
1. Mystery of Reflection
2. Challenges from Conan
3. Twisted Lens Mystery
4. Secret in the Mirror
5. Detective Boys' Mission
6. Shadows of the Truth
Available Happy Meals:
- 5pc McNuggets Happy Meal, P99
- 1pc Chicken McDo Happy Meal, P94
- McSpaghetti Happy Meal, P78
- Burger McDo Happy Meal, P68
We bought two Happy Meals to get puzzles 3 and 5 (below).
Mine was the Twisted Lens mystery (colored yellow). There are a couple of cards in it with a gray background. You get a see-through bit of plastic that you slide over the cards and rotate tentatively until you see figures emerge from the gray area! That was a nice bit of puzzle; we actually did not get it the first time.
Anyways... I like displaying things and the Conan collection is not exactly display material. Puzzle 5 was a nice innovation for inquiring minds, and surely the other toys are too. But it's something that gets forgotten after a while. At least, the plastic book case can still be recycled to contain other things.
Anyways, the Detective Conan Toys are actually puzzles and games. There are six to choose from. The nice thing about these is that they are packaged to look like books, so you can actually make them stand next to each other or stack them up like books. Open one up and you get to solve the mystery therein. So in effect, you get to be Detective Conan (from the anime series) for a moment.
Detective Conan Happy Meal
Available at all McDonald's restaurants up to July 21, 2008
Eight (6) premiums to collect!
1. Mystery of Reflection
2. Challenges from Conan
3. Twisted Lens Mystery
4. Secret in the Mirror
5. Detective Boys' Mission
6. Shadows of the Truth
Available Happy Meals:
- 5pc McNuggets Happy Meal, P99
- 1pc Chicken McDo Happy Meal, P94
- McSpaghetti Happy Meal, P78
- Burger McDo Happy Meal, P68
We bought two Happy Meals to get puzzles 3 and 5 (below).
Mine was the Twisted Lens mystery (colored yellow). There are a couple of cards in it with a gray background. You get a see-through bit of plastic that you slide over the cards and rotate tentatively until you see figures emerge from the gray area! That was a nice bit of puzzle; we actually did not get it the first time.
Anyways... I like displaying things and the Conan collection is not exactly display material. Puzzle 5 was a nice innovation for inquiring minds, and surely the other toys are too. But it's something that gets forgotten after a while. At least, the plastic book case can still be recycled to contain other things.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Jollibee's Inu Yasha Anime Collection
Jollibee has come up with action figures from the anime series Inu Yasha. Well, I have watched only a couple of episodes of Inu Yasha so I'm not familiar with the series but I know enough of my anime to see nicely-executed figures from the run-of-the-mill ones.
These figures double as fun school items: Inu Yasha has a memo pad in it, Sesshomaru is a stamper, Kagome is a pen cologne (cologne not included), Kikyo is an ultra lip shine (don't know if the lip shine marterial is included though).
First off, I do appreciate the fact that the faces were painstakingly machine-painted on. But for me, the figures do not stand out. They are rather stiff, considering that Inu Yasha is an action-fantasy series. But I guess it's a fun series to collect if you're a kid, since it's not just a figure to display.
These figures double as fun school items: Inu Yasha has a memo pad in it, Sesshomaru is a stamper, Kagome is a pen cologne (cologne not included), Kikyo is an ultra lip shine (don't know if the lip shine marterial is included though).
First off, I do appreciate the fact that the faces were painstakingly machine-painted on. But for me, the figures do not stand out. They are rather stiff, considering that Inu Yasha is an action-fantasy series. But I guess it's a fun series to collect if you're a kid, since it's not just a figure to display.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
KFC's The Dark Knight
The second BatMan film to star Christian Bale will hit the theaters real soon, and expectations are high. This film will likewise be memorable because this is the last screen appearance of Heath Ledger, who plays BatMan's nemesis the Joker.
KFC has come up with promotional products for the upcoming movie. Its Bucket Meal, for example, comes with BatMan-themed bucket and four tumblers.
The Chuckie meal is also available with BatMan items. There are three to choose from: a Rubik's cube, a watch, and a frisbee. Jo-Lo is not fond of watches, and he has a rubik's cube already, so I got the frisbee instead. The frisbee is quite light and will surely find it difficult to fly on a windy day. Nevertheless, the toy looks nice and the BatMan sticker on it looks real cool.
KFC has come up with promotional products for the upcoming movie. Its Bucket Meal, for example, comes with BatMan-themed bucket and four tumblers.
The Chuckie meal is also available with BatMan items. There are three to choose from: a Rubik's cube, a watch, and a frisbee. Jo-Lo is not fond of watches, and he has a rubik's cube already, so I got the frisbee instead. The frisbee is quite light and will surely find it difficult to fly on a windy day. Nevertheless, the toy looks nice and the BatMan sticker on it looks real cool.
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