Quick question concerning old thread

danslevent · 2012-12-09 20:12:15

Maybe about a year or so ago there was thread on here discussing a competition on Facebook that involved winning a car. It was an Irish company and it turned out the car in the picture was just a close up of a toy car and the company had been tricking everyone. I have searched google and After hours but I can't find it. I…

09-12-2012 09:12PM

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Maybe about a year or so ago there was thread on here discussing a competition on Facebook that involved winning a car. It was an Irish company and it turned out the car in the picture was just a close up of a toy car and the company had been tricking everyone.

I have searched google and After hours but I can't find it. I need to know the name of the company because I'm mentioning them in an essay can anyone PLEASE help me out? anyone remember more clearly?

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#2 09-12-2012 09:14PM

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Smallcar.ie

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#3 09-12-2012 09:22PM

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Don't think that is it....

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#4 09-12-2012 09:25PM

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Was it Corgi?

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#5 09-12-2012 09:28PM

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Seems she received compensation for it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-40153/8-000-Clio-winner-handed-toy.html

No wait... 1999. Ah well - you can still use it for your essay :P

'twas an April Fool's, methinks...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056591655

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=199265473516996&set=a.169748589802018.32777.141993002577577&type=1

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#6 09-12-2012 09:29PM

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Ficheall wrote: »

Seems she received compensation for it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-40153/8-000-Clio-winner-handed-toy.html

No wait... 1999. Ah well - you can still use it for your essay :P

That's from the UK, think the dealership in question were on the northside of dublin

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#7 09-12-2012 09:30PM

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Ficheall wrote: »

Seems she received compensation for it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-40153/8-000-Clio-winner-handed-toy.html

No wait... 1999. Ah well - you can still use it for your essay :P

That was a radio one, this one was on Facebook. I remember a picture of a smug mamanger beside a toy car when the truth was revealed.

Thanks so much for the help so far but I don't think any of the suggestions so far are it.

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#8 09-12-2012 09:33PM

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For some reason i think it was either a mini or beetle car. The mini obviously makes sense in this scenario

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#9 09-12-2012 09:34PM

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My essay is due tomorrow and I just need to fill in the companies name and other minor details. So frustrating! I'm writing it about manipulation within Facebook

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#10 09-12-2012 09:35PM

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It was Denis Mahony.

http://irishmediawatch.com/denis-mahony-case-study-how-a-fun-facebook-competition-can-go-wrong/

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#11 09-12-2012 09:35PM

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It was Denis Mahonys.
I don't have a link for it but I remember it.
They were claiming to give away a new Mercedes but it was a toy model of the car.

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#12 09-12-2012 09:36PM

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YESSSS!!!! http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77867644

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#13 09-12-2012 09:37PM

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Thanks one and all! It's like finally getting the name of a song you can barely remember the tune to!

Love boards

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#14 09-12-2012 09:37PM

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Misleading thread title. It took me 19 seconds to read your question.

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#15 09-12-2012 09:55PM

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Anyone have an update on what, if anything, happened about this?

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