Fast food fans have slammed McDonald's after they opened up Monopoly stickers which are part of a company promotional drive.
The campaign started last month after being postponed due the pandemic, however some shoppers have been left confused by what's written inside, reports the Manchester Evening News.
They have taken to social to complain about "expired" tickets which went out of date months ago.
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Posting on Twitter, one person said: "@McDonaldsUK why is it that a sticker I just got on 1/9/21 expires on the 4/5/21 ?"
Another said: "My codes don’t scan on the mcds app though, it’s really confusing."
"Codes aren’t scanning, help!" said a third.
But there is an explanation as to why McDonald's is releasing tokens with the wrong dates.
The fast food giant told customers the tickets are still valid despite being out of date, according to the Daily Star.
It's because they were printed before the competition was re-scheduled so fans should just ignore the dates.
Pieces which show a "play until" date of May 4, 2021, will still be valid until October 5, 2021.
The following new expiry dates also apply:
- Collect to win non-food prizes: Old date June 4, 2021, new date November 11, 2021
- Collect to win food prizes: Old date May 18, 2021, new date October 19, 2021
- Instant win non-food prize or discount: Old date June 4, 2021, new date November 5, 2021
- Instant win food or Just Eat vouchers: Old date May 18, 2021, new date October 19, 2021
- Instant win discount voucher (excluding Just Eat) old date, August 31, 2021 or earlier, new date January 31, 2022
- Online game: Old date May, 5, 2021, new date October 15, 2021
Lucky players could win up to £100,000 in cash, an Ibiza holiday, a hot tub or a £1,000 home entertainment voucher.
A McDonald's spokeswoman said: "Packaging and Game Pieces printed prior to rescheduling couldn’t be securely reprinted in time, so new dates apply – consumers must see the website or ask in restaurants to find details of all rescheduled enter-from/until dates and claim or redeem prizes-by dates."
