| According to J-Cast News, the bottles of Jurokucha tea have been flying off the shelves because of the bundled figures of Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica. Asahi Soft Drinks, the maker of the tea, said the sales have increased nearly tenfold and the bottles were almost out of stock only two days after the release. Picture of the figures Picture of the empty shelf: Jurokucha disappeared from the stores According to Rocket News, the reporter couldn't find any Jurokucha bottles with Madoka figures at convenience stores around Shinjuku area. He only found unusual vacant spaces in the shelves of soft drinks. Sources: J-Cast, Rocket News |
dtshykFeb 8, 2012 10:45 PM
| I bet it's delicious. |
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| Well they should keep using those figures then. |
| What about morning rescue? |
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| Why was this tactic not employed for MORNING RESCUE? |
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| I don't even like tea but I would be buying it too. |
VioLink said: What about morning rescue? Morning Rescue was discontinued last April because the supply of the raw materials stopped after the earthquake last March. Source: House Foods |
| wow. O.o |
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| It's like when Happy Meals get bitching toys, you get 25 year olds buying 10 at a time. |
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dtshyk said: VioLink said: What about morning rescue? Morning Rescue was discontinued last April because the supply of the raw materials stopped after the earthquake last March. Source: House Foods Damn looks like morning rescue is what really needed a rescue. |
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| This is pretty retarded. |
| Lol. |
"Your taste is shit cause you like what I hate. Believe me I have 1000 cartoons that I rated with less than 5."  |
mokui said: What is it priced? 147 yen for tea and a Madoka charm? I'm surprised it didn't sell out within the first day! Exactly. The news must have hit people late. :P That being said, this is an amazing marketing strategy. |
| don't care |
| Oh, Japan... |
| I'm surprised even the QB ones sold. |
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| Shut up and take my money, Japan. |
| What?? A figurine for the price of a bottled tea? I would buy too! Plus the figurines are cute! |
| Awesome, do want! |
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| I would of gone and bought one of each too! they are so cute! plus i like tea, so bonus for me. |
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| Do you have to sign a contract to buy that tea? |
| I want a Sayaka one. lmao |
| I want one .. now.. they should go international, i want all of the figurines TwT, damn you japan... |
| That a bottle of tea and a cute MSMM figure for 147 yen? sounds like a good deal. WANT! |
| Anything for the sake of anime figurines :D |
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| I have the madoka :3 |
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| if they selled more w/ the figures, i wouldnt be suprised but the sales increase 10 F---ING TIMES!?!?! damn ppl really like the nahou shoujo. |
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seishi-sama said: Do you have to sign a contract to buy that tea? I totally would. |
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| That's pretty hilarious. |
| They're so cute!! I don't have any money or even like tea, but I'd steal a bottle of it for each figurine! ...except Kyuubey's. Because bitch-Kyuubey is bitch-Kyuubey. |
dtshyk said: VioLink said: What about morning rescue? Morning Rescue was discontinued last April because the supply of the raw materials stopped after the earthquake last March. Source: House Foods Makes you wonder what's in it... Rare earth metals? |
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Omniknight said: Makes you wonder what's in it... Rare earth metals? Oh nom nom nom nom. |
| Dang lucky people, I want one. |
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| I'd buy many of those even when I don't like tea ;A; |
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| >.< Buy the product. Trash the tea. |
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| i wonder if the people actually drank the tea. =x |
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| Is Mami's head detachable? =3 |
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| The only reason they're all sold out at so many stores is because I bought them. All of them. Telepathically. |
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