Neopets at McDonalds commentary thread -learn something new!

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ladyredhat · #76 Post by **ladyredhat** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:16 pm

From what I can tell, the 2 stores I visited are just giving out one species until they run out of it, then starting the next. If thats the case, a particular species may only be given for one day. what week it is in would depend on how early they started and how many they sell.

Fishblade_Bluestream · Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:07 am

Has there been a commercial for it yet?

Morningstar · #78 Post by **Morningstar** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 3:03 am

I went to McD's today and got two happy meals. My local McDonald's appears to be giving out the toys in numerical order. Yesterday was number 1 (a speckled bruce) and today was number 2 (a yellow kiko). I convinced the woman to give me a number 1 and a number 2, instead of 2 number 2's. She looked at me like I am crazy.

But, what I didn't realize is that the color appears to be optional. In other words, we aren't getting the same plushie. Some of us are getting yellow, others red, others speckled. I do that this means that when the poogles are released, I will luck out and get a pink poogle and not another color. Otherwise, I will have to buy a bunch of happy meals on that day.

I plan on going every day. My dogs love the hamburger, I drink the orange Hi-C, and I throw away the fries (I saw the outtakes of Supersize Me). Hopefully, I will get all of them.

Optimus wrote:Did anyone take note of the link to get a free virtual prize code. I noticed before this promotion started and around the time this thread was started, there was a poster on the McDonalds section that provided a link to get a virtual prize code. Most of that stuff is gone and the infomration regarding the older promotion is lingering around.

I remember the link being happymeal/vpc...someting something Can't remember what came after the vpc thing.

I remember it also. There was something at the very bottom of the ad that said you could get a virtual prize code, one each day, if you went to http://www.neopets.com/happymealvpc However, if you put that url in now, you get taken to the daily giveaway page. So, the free virtual prize code must have been replaced by the daily giveaway. So, we don't get anything extra special this time around--we got the daily giveaway in the last two promotions. But, not complaining. Always nice to get a free item and some nps. Sort of like an Advent Calendar in July.

mogster500 · #79 Post by **mogster500** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:49 pm

Can you get the space faerie as a challenger with the mc donalds prize codes?

Runevalkyrie · #80 Post by **Runevalkyrie** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:12 pm

mogster500 wrote:Can you get the space faerie as a challenger with the mc donalds prize codes?

Since they work more like the TCG prize codes, I'd doubt it.

Sterl · #81 Post by **Sterl** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 3:34 pm

Arg I'm so mad. I went over to McDonald's last night to get one of the plushies, got the happy meal, and went home. I don't really like their food so I gave that to my brother. Low and behold they hadn't even given me any toy :cry:

*mumbles at McDonalds* I feel so ripped off!

Morningstar · #82 Post by **Morningstar** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:59 pm

everconfused wrote: I don't like the blue bag! I liked being able to finagle the tag around so I could see what color the plushies were. Can't see anything through this new bag

EC, that's probably because the virtual prize code is stamped on the tag. They probably packaged them in dark bags to keep people from "stealing" the prize codes. If you think about it, these blue bags probably pass through a lot of different hands between the factory where they were packaged and the McDonald's restaurant in which they end up.

I must say that the vpc prizes are quite nice. I got a brightly coloured easter negg and 300 nps from my speckled bruce!

DM was on fire! · #83 Post by **DM was on fire!** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:06 pm

Fishblade_Bluestream wrote:Has there been a commercial for it yet?

I saw one today while watching Kids WB.

Horribly dorky. But atleast, from what I catch from the commercial, you can choose the colour you want.

Sterl · #84 Post by **Sterl** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:06 pm

Yay glad I was finally able to get one. I just got back from Mickie D's. I got a starry kiko with a snowickle holder thing.

Dustin · #85 Post by **Dustin** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:46 pm

I've got two.. (Mcdonalds twice in one day.. gawd this is gonna get sickening). Actually, my mom had a happy meal the first time cause I was too embarrased to get one.. xDD. Mcdonalds was packed & I saw some people from school.. yeah right, like I want people to know I play Neopets. o-o But then later that night my mom & dad went out and brought me back McDonalds.. I feel like such a little kid. lol! But anyway.. I got a Yellow Flotsam + a Snarhook clip & A Blue Flotsam + Snowickle Clip. :roll:

I want a Kougra or Gelert. -__-

-still feels like a little kid- ._.

Azure · #86 Post by **Azure** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:06 pm

My five year old cousin and his two brothers got Three poogles. One green, one yellow, and one red.

I noticed the code, and thinking that they wouldn't do anything to them, I sneakily tore them out of the plushies.

mwahahahaha

(they have never heard of neopets)

metalmario · #87 Post by **metalmario** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:35 pm

My little collection has been updated to blue, green, and pink bruces, and green and blue kikos ^_^ I haven't eaten anything besides mcdondalds in 2 days (I even had it for breakfast today, it was the first time I'd been up in time for it in ages, and I can't resist their sausage/egg biscuits

)
Something I noticed today: I actually went inside this time, and went to look at the display case of toys. I noticed one of the tags was flipped backwards, and out of curiousity looked for the code (I don't know why, not like I was going to whip out a pen and jot it down) but there wasn't one on the tag!

Wonder if they did that on purpose, and give each location a set of codeless toys to put on display.
I've also noticed that they're giving out the same items to everyone through the codes, deflation's getting really bad, I keep having to lower my prices every few hours and still can't sell stuff

Though I did get a Turtmid (So cute! Couldn't decide if I wanted to keep it or not) and I'm assuming they're rare to get as the price is still pretty high (Well, in comparison to the 300np junk I got now lol)

save_the _endangered_anim · Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:22 am

After my swim meet, my friend sent me back home. On the way they had mcdonalds, and her dad persuaded my dad to let me eat with them. So then in the happy meal i got a yellow bruce with a harris clip (but I traded with her brother). After I got ice skates , my little sister got a Happy Meal, so now I have a blue flotsam with a yellow bruce.

stampsyne · #89 Post by **stampsyne** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:54 am

First day I got: Bruces
Second day I got: Kikos

I think morningstar is right on the distribution plan.

digitel_anime_fan_20 · Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:54 am

I hate to break it to you guys, BUT...

I asked my mom to stop by MD while she was out. She came back with a bag, and told me they wouldn't sell her any individuals, so she only got the one that came with the happy meal...the bag was filled with 12 toys.

They are:
Blue Bruce+Snarhook
Red Kougra+Doglefox
Red Kiko+Feepit
Starry Kacheek+Snarhook
Starry Meerca+Mazzew
Red Poogle+Kadotie
Red Mynci+Harris
Red Floatsom+Meepit
Yellow Gelert+Meowclops
Blue Pteri+Kookith
Red Grarrl+Hasee
Blue Kyrii+Kookith

XD

They got me: 4,420 np total.
Squirty Selket Toyx2
Polarchuckx2(worth 9-10k each!)
Anubisx2(worth 10k each!)
Kiwi and Cucumber Sandwich
Brightly Coloured Easter Negg(Worth 5k!)
Apple and Cheese Sandwich
Gallion Stamp(Worth 1k)
Blue Kadoatie Music Box X2(Worth 1k each!)