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JonnyJ
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8837736/Man-orders-size-14.5-slipper-and-gets-size-1450-after-mistranslation-in-China.html

Seriously, what did they think he was ordering it for? And how much did it cost him?
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that looks comfy as fuck though.
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I just sent my friend an email about this:

quote:

... what a perfect way to market / gain pr for your company 'monster slippers'

"A company spokesman for Monster Slippers apologised to Tom, from Ilford, in east London, and said the mistake occurred because of a translation error."

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Think about it for a second... If the clever people at monster slippers actually devised this as a marketing ploy.

Spend a few hundred dollars making a giant slipper. Come up with bogus story about lost in translation... Get media attention world wide and millions of people hearing about your company 'monster slippers'.

lets say a few percent of people who read that story check out monster slippers and a few percent of them end up becoming customers. Ultimately they've achieved a world wide advertisement reach which would cost millions for a few hundred dollars.


Does make you think... after all, would they really be that stupid to make it that large and would you really think they'd pay to ship it all the way from china.

... ahhh seems the guardian has similar suspicions to me:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2011/oct/20/monster-slipper-stunt?newsfeed=true

yup - at the end of that, they found out the guy in the shoe was the website manager for 'monster slippers' company, he's sitting in their office and there isn't even an option on the website to enter a size 14.5 (only able to choose small / medium / large from drop downs)

[Edited on 20-10-2011 by Paul_J]
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oh yeah, cos everyone wants big slippers...
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big feet , big .... slippers?
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Christ, Paul analyses EVERYTHING.
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quote:
Originally posted by Brett
Christ, Paul analyses EVERYTHING.


How have you only just realised this?
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Christ, Paul analyses EVERYTHING.


I was just about to write something similar. Give your brain a rest Paul.
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Hi
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Did you friends appreciate such a great explanation of how such an obvious stunt would have taken place
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ps. it made me laugh so I might buy some.
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Paul - can you confirm whether Warren is actually going to get a suck or whether this is cunning PR, I can't work out it myself -

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=618366
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Paul - can you confirm whether Warren is actually going to get a suck or whether this is cunning PR, I can't work out it myself -

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=618366


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Ok m8
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I want to slipper wrap my escort now. Hellafluff.
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i want one to replace my bed!

 
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