In Japan, the Golden Arches are taking their nickname literally. As reported by RocketNews24, McDonald’s Japan just launched a contest to give away a carton of gold french fries. As in: a box of french fries. Possibly non-edible. Probably made of gold.
マックフライポテト好き🍟❤️にはたまらない新キャンペーンがまもなくスタートです🌟これ当たります！（何かわかるかな？） #ポテ撮り pic.twitter.com/rpOIkOk0ou
— マクドナルド (@McDonaldsJapan) May 16, 2016
While the details on the prize are, as yet, fuzzy, the contest is happily underway. It’s part of a marketing campaign meant to get attention on the popular menu item, the McFry Potato — or, as we call ‘em here in America, McDonald’s French Fries. To enter, participants must download a special app and take a picture of something vaguely french-fry looking. The app will then add a branded french-fry carton to the photo. Tack on the hashtag #ポテ撮り (#potetori, or #potato-taking, a play on words) and share it on Twitter, and they’ve got themselves an entry to win the Golden Ticket of fast food — no purchase necessary.
The contest launched just two days ago, but Twitter is already packed with clever entries:
受験生です#ポテ撮り pic.twitter.com/KCp23hkxqv
— 元木 優駿 (@motoki_masa) May 18, 2016
#ポテ撮り
付箋です pic.twitter.com/ddDVMO3a4Q— しんDOちゃん (@NewSaint0322) May 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/born8450/status/732938003404972032
ヘルシー路線で新メニューにブラウンえのき。
なんていかがですか、マクドナルドさん！#ポテ撮り pic.twitter.com/MQLKM5rVBz— きのこのじかん (@kinokonojikan) May 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/miyagi_mai/status/733113931841966080
点字ブロック de #ポテ撮り
東京オリンピックまでに全部の道路に整備してほしいところである pic.twitter.com/dwp3U6AvvD— こまち (@komachixoxo) May 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/Rena_r07/status/732605734651711488
Entries are only accepted until June 7; as a bonus, McDonald’s Japan is offering a discount on both medium and large-sized fries, down to 190 yen (US$1.74), for the duration of the contest.
Will the fries be covered in gold leaf? Will they come in the form of a solid trophy to display on your mantle forever? Will the box be life-sized, or small enough to fasten on your shirt in the form of a pin? So far McDonald’s Japan has offered no clues as to the actual prize, but plenty of hungry customers are happy to take a shot at it anyway.
