What started out innocently enough—a Happy Meal giveaway featuring Pokemon trading cards—has turned into complete pandemonium. According to various sources, a number of McDonald's restaurants in Japan have ended their Pokemon promotion early due to customers hoarding meals to get as many trading

TOKYO (AP) — Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, apologizing after resellers rushed to buy the meals and then discarded the food, leaving trash outside stores.

McDonald’s Japan halts Pokemon card giveaway after crowds and reseller activity overwhelmed stores, left piles of uneaten Happy Meals discarded