Re: UKNM: Christmas trees in January

[Tim Ireland]

"Ben Thompson" <

benbabyhippo [dot] com

> offered this after

> Richard Longhurst wrote:

> > Is my mind playing tricks on me, or did one site rather uselessly

> > deliver Christmas trees in January this year? Can anyone remember who it

> > was?

> > Thanks,

> > Richard

>

> rlonghurstrichclickings [dot] co [dot] uk

> Letsbuyit.com (although it was outsourced like the whopper meal offer that

> some are complaining about).

>

> Ben


Articles:

http://www.business2.co.uk/content/channels/infront/article.asp?ID=6

http://www.lineone.net/telegraph/2000/10/26/connected/if_46.html

http://specials.ft.com/lifeonthenet/FT3OE8AR2DC.html

http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/york/leisure/YORK_LEISURE_INTERNET18.html


Also, one of their press releases has been repeated almost verbatim across

the web, but this gem only escaped editing once:

"Its biggest success so far: the sale of 10,000 Christmas trees."


:o)


Tim Ireland

Director of Marketing

www.designercity.com



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