365 China Photo: One-A-Day

I decided to stay in Hong Kong for the weekend and moved into Jen, a small boutique hotel in Western District of Hong Kong. It’s a smart hotel, which I have stayed at many times and highly recommend it. Opposite the hotel is a 24-hour McDonalds that I was drawn into by their latest promotion. Cute little Doraemon plush toys, one for each sign of the Chinese Zodiac. If you spend HS$17, you can buy one for HK$12. McDonalds has run many of these promotions over the years the most famous was the Snoopy promotion in 1998. I think you had to buy an extra value meal then you got a free Snoopy in a different country national dress. The campaign became infamous as riots broke out at McDonalds stores and police were called to keep order. Many people were buying the food and throwing it away as they just wanted to get the toys. There is a culture of collecting in Hong Kong and if the item is cute the more people want it. This latest collection is even cuter so I couldn’t resist picking up a couple for Canthy. I got a little pig, which is her sign and a little tiger for our coming baby.