Post One Hundred Twenty Three: This sort of thing doesn't happen with the Ticket
So a friend and I are at the Dallas Stars game Sunday night (and I suffered for it with a monster hangover on Monday) against Peter Forsberg and the Colorado Avalanche (more on that in just a bit). During the first period, they announce one of those "Text and Win" contests, this one for some kind of autographed jersey. I don't know whose autograph or what kind of jersey, but somehow it involved Michael Irvin. Whatever. Regardless, I go ahead and text in, and within two minutes I get the following message:
"ESPN: Congrats - You Win the Jersey! Go2 the ESPN Promo table behind section 120 to claim - show this message. Thx from 103.3 FM ESPN!"
How about that? Just about two weeks earlier I won a Blackberry Pearl from KTCK 1310 (the best sports radio station in DFW, or anywhere else for that matter) via text message, so I've got to admit I'm a pretty big fan of these sorts of contests.
So this day was just getting better and better. My friend is a Swede and a Peter Forsberg fan, and is there decked out in his bright yellow Sweden national team Forsberg jersey. At a STARS game. Not only that, he had been talking smack all week about how Forsberg was going to kill the Stars. And on top of that, Forsberg was credited with two assists against Dallas the night before in Colorado. So I'm feeling pretty sick of all that. But than my friend and I both notice that Forsberg isn't on the ice during warmups and start wondering where he is. Turns out Forsberg is announced as a pre-game scratch due to a groin injury. Needless to say, I'm very happy with this turn of events, particularly since my friend is sitting there in his Forsberg jersey just devastated. Bwha-hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!
But back to the story. My friend and I proceed downstairs to find the table and collect my prize, but what do we find there but about 50 other people standing around waiting. Seems there was some kind of "glitch" with the text messaging system that resulted in ESPN sending out too many winner notices (144 too many, to be exact).
Dammit.
Well, I find it amusing, and I'm not all that put out. Hell, I had a couple beers in me at that time, had eaten a good meal, Forsberg was out, and Colorado only had one shot on goal through the first period. But I do go ahead and send a text to ESPN about how I will be FORCED to sue under Texas' Deceptive Trade Practices Act if I don't end up with the jersey in the make-up contest they asked everyone to sign up for. Really, the message was a joke. I have no time for filing that kind of lawsuit.
But hey, if it works, it works.
Well, this morning I got a call from someone at ESPN apologizing for the eff up, and saying they were working with the text company and the Stars to figure out some way to make it up to everyone. I doubt it's going to be an autographed jersey, but apparently their goal is to have it cleared up within 48 hours.
That's really pretty decent of them.
"ESPN: Congrats - You Win the Jersey! Go2 the ESPN Promo table behind section 120 to claim - show this message. Thx from 103.3 FM ESPN!"
How about that? Just about two weeks earlier I won a Blackberry Pearl from KTCK 1310 (the best sports radio station in DFW, or anywhere else for that matter) via text message, so I've got to admit I'm a pretty big fan of these sorts of contests.
So this day was just getting better and better. My friend is a Swede and a Peter Forsberg fan, and is there decked out in his bright yellow Sweden national team Forsberg jersey. At a STARS game. Not only that, he had been talking smack all week about how Forsberg was going to kill the Stars. And on top of that, Forsberg was credited with two assists against Dallas the night before in Colorado. So I'm feeling pretty sick of all that. But than my friend and I both notice that Forsberg isn't on the ice during warmups and start wondering where he is. Turns out Forsberg is announced as a pre-game scratch due to a groin injury. Needless to say, I'm very happy with this turn of events, particularly since my friend is sitting there in his Forsberg jersey just devastated. Bwha-hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!
But back to the story. My friend and I proceed downstairs to find the table and collect my prize, but what do we find there but about 50 other people standing around waiting. Seems there was some kind of "glitch" with the text messaging system that resulted in ESPN sending out too many winner notices (144 too many, to be exact).
Dammit.
Well, I find it amusing, and I'm not all that put out. Hell, I had a couple beers in me at that time, had eaten a good meal, Forsberg was out, and Colorado only had one shot on goal through the first period. But I do go ahead and send a text to ESPN about how I will be FORCED to sue under Texas' Deceptive Trade Practices Act if I don't end up with the jersey in the make-up contest they asked everyone to sign up for. Really, the message was a joke. I have no time for filing that kind of lawsuit.
But hey, if it works, it works.
Well, this morning I got a call from someone at ESPN apologizing for the eff up, and saying they were working with the text company and the Stars to figure out some way to make it up to everyone. I doubt it's going to be an autographed jersey, but apparently their goal is to have it cleared up within 48 hours.
That's really pretty decent of them.
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