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Old 04-25-2007, 10:57 AM   #1
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Porsche dealer - "I got it wrong with the buy one get one free card".

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Glen Fergusson - Sales and Marketing manager for a brand new Californian Porsche dealer. Has lost his job and faces possible legal proceedings as the company strives to reclaim the costs of the 18 Porsches given away free under Glen's Opening day "buy one get one free promotion"
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Old 04-25-2007, 11:22 AM   #2
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"I never was very good at math"

LOL! Why didn't this happen here???
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Old 04-25-2007, 11:28 AM   #3
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"I never was very good at math"

LOL! Why didn't this happen here???
He obviously wasn't too good at common sense either.
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Old 04-25-2007, 11:30 AM   #4
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"I admit I didn't really do the numbers properly on this one" said Glen who told reporters that he had "seen the concept work really well for coffee stores"
For some reason all those management classes don’t seem so useless anymore…
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Old 04-25-2007, 11:30 AM   #5
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This CAN'T be real, can it? I mean come on, "I've seen it work at coffee shops?" Please tell me that this is fake!!
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Old 04-25-2007, 11:33 AM   #6
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I have to think that is fake, considering the name of the website and the other news story about the mom losing her kid down the drain.
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Old 04-25-2007, 12:05 PM   #7
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I have to think that is fake, considering the name of the website and the other news story about the mom losing her kid down the drain.
And the fact that the site is blocked for me at work.
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Old 04-25-2007, 12:24 PM   #8
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FAKE
http://www.snopes.com/business/deals/porsche.asp
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Old 04-25-2007, 12:28 PM   #9
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Its a joke.

http://www.snopes.com/business/deals/porsche.asp

Edit: Guess I should have refreshed before posting.
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Old 04-25-2007, 06:29 PM   #10
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Darn. I would have bought 2...ended up with 4, sell my 2 free ones back to the dealership, and essentially walk away with 2 free cars.
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