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20 People Shot With BB Guns At LG G2 Promotional Event

Posted by Unknown on from the run-for-cover dept.

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.

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  1. Uhh... by readingaccount · · Score: 3, Insightful

    People arenâ(TM)t stupid

    BB guns, knives on sticks

    20 people were injured

    Apparently they are.

    1. Re:Uhh... by Darinbob · · Score: 4, Insightful

      You don't bring a BB gun to a knife fight. Except in Fallout.

  2. Re:So, You're Saying... by HornWumpus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You shoot a balloon. Someone else gets the (your) voucher. What to do, what to do?

    --
    John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
  3. Could be worse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    If it had been in some states (Florida), those wouldn't have been bb pellet wounds...

  4. Re:any pub is good pub by Joviex · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Isnt that one of those sayings people who fucked up say to make themselves feel better? There is plenty of publicity that is horrible to receive, especially when unwanted. Anthony Weiner. You think the publicity he got made good for him imagewise? Pollwise? Granted, the guy was a dick to begin with, who would have voted for him, but the phallusy that all publicity is good, hardly.

  5. Offtopic Alert by denmarkw00t · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Mods: I have some simple requests:

      - It's ok to edit poor grammar or at least add a [sic] when it's just unbearable to read
      - Headlines should actually reflect the content of the story ACCURATELY
      - Sensationalizing is for the source, it has no place here
      - It's generally expected of us here in the comments to RTFA before going off blasting things out of our arses - we'd appreciate the same from you
      - Post some crappy book reviews every now and then - why not?
      - Make updates when it makes sense or when comments accurately point out misleading or important details - I notice this happening on some things (kernel-related stories) but not so much on "news" news.

  6. Re:Link? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Yes, it is too much to ask. This is slashdot.