Nothing too serious today and instead just a bit of twitter fun.
Many organisations see twitter as an opportunity to reach out to their customers, but hey, people are people and so the observation that everybody is “normal” until you get to know them can at times prove to be a tad challenging. Other do truly rise to the challenge and have mastered the fine art of public PR, and so with that thought in mind here are a few gems.
Argos
@BadManBugti Safe badman, we gettin sum more PS4 tings in wivin da next week y'get me. Soz bout da attitude, probz avin a bad day yo.
LD
— Argos Helpers (@ArgosHelpers) March 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/BadManBugti/status/442216112860958720
Greggs and Google
A fake Grepps logo popped up and Greggs the bakers wanted Google to sort it out.
@racheldixon total fail! Come on @GoogleUK please fix it!!
— Greggs (@GreggsOfficial) August 19, 2014
Hey @GoogleUK, fix it and they're yours!!! #FixGreggs pic.twitter.com/d5Ub7qtrLG
— Greggs (@GreggsOfficial) August 19, 2014
Sorry @GreggstheBakers, we're on it. Throw in a sausage roll and we'll get it done ASAP. #fixgreggs pic.twitter.com/THXuMubrQq
— Google UK (@GoogleUK) August 19, 2014
Virgin Trains
@AdamPlaysYT Which coach, Adam? ^MW
— Virgin Trains (@VirginTrains) December 2, 2014
@AdamPlaysYT We'll send someone down to you ^MW
— Virgin Trains (@VirginTrains) December 2, 2014
Waterstones Book Store
Hi @Waterstones I've been locked inside of your Trafalgar Square bookstore for 2 hours now. Please let me out.
— David Willis (@DWill_) October 16, 2014
Lots of people them proceeded to express concern and started bombarding the Waterstones twitter account until they Finally they announced his liberty.
We're pleased to announce that @DWill_ is a free man once more. Thanks for your concern and tweets!
— Waterstones (@Waterstones) October 16, 2014
Domino’s Pizza
@SadderDre We're sorry to hear about this! Please let our friends at @dominos_uk know of this so they can help. *EV
— Domino's Pizza (@dominos) September 1, 2014
Sounds serious … oh but wait …
Never mind, I opened the pizza upside down :/ @dominos @Dominos_UK
— . (@SadderDre) September 1, 2014
Sainsbury’s with some rather fishy puns
It all started with a typo … a missing ‘e’
@TeaAndCopy Were there no other packs in the plaice, or was that the sole one on the shelf? Floundering for an explanation! David.
— Sainsbury's (@sainsburys) January 10, 2014
and it ran and ran …
@TeaAndCopy If I'm herring you right, you're looking to eel our relationship. I'll tell the store to find the shelf & fillet. David.
— Sainsbury's (@sainsburys) January 10, 2014
@TeaAndCopy I feel that some fin should be done to sort it trout. You shouldn't have that hassle when trying to spend a few squid. David.
— Sainsbury's (@sainsburys) January 10, 2014