Hundreds Of Singaporeans Queue Overnight For McDonald's McGriddles Griddle Hoodie
Now, people are reselling them on Carousell.
By Tamara Jayne — 07 Aug 2023, 03:05 PM
A long queue formed at McDonald's Kallang in Singapore for the much-anticipated McGriddles Griddle Hoodie that dropped last week, 3 August
Making its return at 7am on 3 August, the popular hoodie attracted hundreds of people who queued as early as the night before.
TikTok user @cleominz posted a video sharing how there were 50 people already in line ahead of them at 11.30pm the night before the hoodies were to be released.
As the hours went by, more and more customers showed up.
According to another TikTok user, @daniellelinnie, several even brought camping chairs to wait in line.
You can watch the TikTok videos below:
The limited edition McGriddles Griddle hoodies were available for the first 200 customers who bought two Breakfast McGriddles Value Meal
But the videos showed the queue, believed to have as many as 300 people, snaking around the restaurant at the wee hours of the morning.
One person, who didn't manage to get a hoodie at 5.30am, commented saying that others who arrived an hour earlier also didn't cop any.
It appears that several customers are now listing the McGriddles Griddle hoodies on Carousell for as much as SGD500 (RM1,698)
Different scalpers listed the hoodies for sale between SGD350 (RM1,189) and SGD500 (RM1,698).
According to Mothership, McDonald's Singapore also released 100 limited-edition hoodies in 2019 for the Sausage McGriddles with Egg meal. And Carousell sellers were later reselling these hoodies for SGD180 (RM611) to SGD400 (RM1,359).
Back then, people had also reportedly camped out for the hoodies for 10 hours.
