{"id":23251,"date":"2015-08-19T10:26:18","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T14:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=23251"},"modified":"2015-08-19T10:26:18","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T14:26:18","slug":"man-leverages-complaint-free-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/man-leverages-complaint-free-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Leverages Complaint Into Free Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a rare victory for customer-service complainers, a UK man <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/o2-offers-man-pizza-year-6228319\" target=\"&quot;_blank\">turned a broken deal<\/a> from his cell-carrier, O2, into free pizza for the rest of the year. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of what happened: O2 was running a promotion in which followers could receive free pizza by tweeting their location with the hashtag #waggytails. Unfortunately, Dan May did not receive his pizza.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/O2\">@O2<\/a> disappointed we received no pizza. Now thinking about joining <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThreeUK\">@ThreeUK<\/a> instead. ?? however would change that &#8211; 85 Newman Street W1T 3EX<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan May (@dpmay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dpmay\/status\/628191557838073856\">August 3, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Having involved rival company Three, Dan May set up something of a Twitter bidding-war for his service. Seizing the opportunity, Three responded with their own pizza and ice cream.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dpmay\">@dpmay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/O2\">@O2<\/a> we&#39;ll <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/makeitright?src=hash\">#makeitright<\/a> Dan. Pizza &amp; Ice-cream on the way \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Three UK (@ThreeUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThreeUK\/status\/628216897662779397\">August 3, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Already Dan must have been feeling pretty good. He was sitting pretty with four pizzas and four pints of H\u00e4agen-Dazs. But O2 wanted the final word:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/O2\">@O2<\/a> I hope this isn&#39;t a cruel Monday joke, especially as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThreeUK\">@ThreeUK<\/a> delivered big time! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/waggytails?src=hash\">#waggytails<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/makeitright?src=hash\">#makeitright<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/mE90KbuzT5\">pic.twitter.com\/mE90KbuzT5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan May (@dpmay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dpmay\/status\/628246317043699713\">August 3, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>So that&#8217;s how Dan May earned a free Dominoes pizza a week for the rest of the year. These Lebron-style negotiation tactics earned him Twitter fame and enough pizzas to feed, like, a dozen people. Which, honestly, is more than Lebron ever did. Personally, I&#8217;m just baffled by this promotion. #waggytails? What does that even mean? And is it just me, or do British cell providers have really strange names? I guess nothing is too strange if you&#8217;re trying to make the shift from cell phones to pizza and ice cream delivery.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re jealous (or just hungry) try our <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/recipes\/caramelized-onion-fig-bacon-pizza\" target=\"_blank\">Caramelized Onion, Fig, &amp; Bacon Pizza<\/a> recipe!<\/p>\n<p><small><em>Feature Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pic-273427937\/stock-vector-restaurant-food-delivery-concept-flat-vector-illustration-hand-of-water-with-dish-and-towel.html?src=pd-same_artist-276962807-6OOMloiuHVsaSvEIqQkqUg-1&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank\">Restaurant Food Delivery Concept Flat Vector Illustration. 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