Followers of “Stranger Issues” are getting an actual deal with this spooky season, actually. The CHIPS AHOY! model is taking issues the other way up (and scrumptious) with a brand new CHIPS AHOY! x Stranger Issues Claw Machine Giveaway, popping up in New York Metropolis and Atlanta on October 25. Timed completely earlier than Halloween, and simply weeks earlier than the hit Netflix collection returns for its fifth and last season, this limited-time occasion guarantees retro thrills, eerie vibes, and unique prizes that may have followers lining up quicker than Eleven for Eggo waffles. From glow-in-the-dark packaging to Millie Bobby Brown’s Instagram shoutout, right here’s how CHIPS AHOY! is serving up probably the most buzzworthy model collabs of the yr.

On Saturday, October 25, from 12–4 p.m. ET, followers can expertise the Upside Down IRL with the CHIPS AHOY! Cookie x Stranger Issues Claw Machine at two main places: Flatiron North Plaza in New York Metropolis and The Battery in Atlanta. This isn’t your common arcade recreation. The machine, decked out in “Stranger Issues”-inspired red-and-blue lights and twisted vines, dares followers to seize prizes straight from the depths of Hawkins.

Fortunate gamers can snag all the things from retro jean jackets and walkie-talkies to co-branded backpacks and limited-edition cookies, whereas one winner in every metropolis will obtain a thriller prize delivered proper to their doorstep. And sure, costumes imply bonus entries.

To launch the eerie occasion, CHIPS AHOY! teamed up with “Stranger Issues” star Millie Bobby Brown, who helped hype the collaboration on social media. “CHIPS AHOY! Cookies have all the time been about creating enjoyable, shareable moments,” Mili Laddha, Senior Advertising Director for the model, mentioned. “With our partnership with ‘Stranger Issues,’ we needed to transcend our limited-edition cookies and create an expertise that lets followers work together with us in a significant means.”

Even should you can’t make it to the occasion, CHIPS AHOY! is ensuring you possibly can nonetheless get a style of the enjoyable. The Restricted-Version CHIPS AHOY! x Stranger Issues Cookie is now accessible at retailers nationwide, and it’s in contrast to something you’ve seen earlier than. The cookie includes a wealthy chocolate base, fudge chips, and a strawberry-flavored filling, all wrapped in glow-in-the-dark packaging impressed by Hawkins’ mysterious aesthetic.

Whether or not you’re planning a Halloween celebration or binging “Stranger Issues 5” on Netflix, these eerie-sweet treats make the proper snack, and even are available 2-count mini packs for trick-or-treaters.

The Duffer Brothers’ “Stranger Issues” first hit Netflix in July 2016 and skyrocketed into a worldwide phenomenon, its fourth season alone racking up over 140 million views worldwide. And followers received’t have to attend lengthy to reunite with Eleven and the gang. Netflix confirmed that “Stranger Issues 5” will debut in three volumes, dropping 4 episodes on November 26, three on Christmas Day, and The Finale on New 12 months’s Eve, every releasing at 5 p.m. PST.

Because the beloved present prepares to shut its gates for good, “Stranger Issues” continues to develop its universe past the display screen. Between the Tony Award-winning stage play “Stranger Issues: The First Shadow”, the animated prequel collection “Tales From ’85,” and world Stranger Issues Expertise excursions, Hawkins continues to be alive and properly internationally.