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Old 05-09-08, 10:32 AM   #1
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Default Chaos at £20,000 petrol giveaway

Anyone in the London areas seen this -

Chaos at £20,000 petrol giveaway

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There have been angry scenes between motorists at a petrol station which is giving away £20,000 worth of fuel.
Electronic Arts has taken over the Last Stop garage in Finsbury Park, north London, to promote the game Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.
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Old 05-09-08, 10:38 AM   #2
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Damn ... Why do I only know these things after they happen ... and only live 4 miles away ... grrr
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Old 05-09-08, 10:45 AM   #3
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Glad I don't live there/ Commute through there - Yikes
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Old 05-09-08, 10:46 AM   #4
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Well as far as I read its still on going... So 20k of fuel, 40quid each, that's 500 people.
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Old 05-09-08, 10:52 AM   #5
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...and £40 for a game, so people like this have been sucked in
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Old 05-09-08, 11:05 AM   #6
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Well you'd have bought the fuel anyway...
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Old 05-09-08, 11:20 AM   #7
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...and £40 for a game, so people like this have been sucked in
But if the people get the free fuel, and don't get the game....
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Old 05-09-08, 11:23 AM   #8
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Wonder if bikes were allowed to filter past the queue to the front??
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Old 05-09-08, 11:37 AM   #9
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20 grand marketing campaign... interesting idea. It worked anyway, I went and looked on youtube since I've never heard of the game & now I know what it is, I'll probably end up mentioning it to mates in the pub... Won't be buying it though, there's a credit crunch going on
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Old 06-09-08, 08:50 PM   #10
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Where was the chaos?? Sounds like hyped up reporting to me as well...
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