20 People Shot With BB Guns At LG G2 Promotional Event 151
coolnumbr12 tipped us to a tale of a contest gone wrong at LG's G2 release event. Quoting El Reg: "The PR boffins at LG decided it would be a good idea to release 100 helium-filled balloons, each carrying a voucher entitling the recipient to claim their 950,000 won ($852.54) smartphone. It then took to social media to promote the event, inviting people to witness the balloons' release and encouraging them to grab one of the vouchers. But what must have sounded like a good idea in the marketing meeting quickly dissolved into chaos. People aren’t stupid. They figured out that the only way to get the voucher was to burst the balloons, and they showed up equipped to do so with BB guns, knives on sticks, and other tools."
In the ensuing carnage, 20 people were injured. Whoops.
Uhh... (Score:4, Insightful)
Apparently they are.
Re:So, You're Saying... (Score:5, Insightful)
You shoot a balloon. Someone else gets the (your) voucher. What to do, what to do?
Could be worse (Score:0, Insightful)
Re:Uhh... (Score:5, Insightful)
You don't bring a BB gun to a knife fight. Except in Fallout.
Re:any pub is good pub (Score:5, Insightful)
Offtopic Alert (Score:5, Insightful)
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Re:Link? (Score:1, Insightful)
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