Colgate Electric toothbrush giveaway

RobertinHerts

The Colgate Electric brush giveaway at Waterloo station has not made Colgate popular with a large number of people, having already closed before 10:00 on what MSE said was the (revised) first day!

Colgate say: "Due to crowd numbers we have been asked to close down the stand. Apologies for the inconvenience caused".

loranius

Wanted to do it at Waterloo but glad didn't now, will you be trying the post method?

haynick

what is the post method - saw the one on absolute radio - but that way has finished.

inna

post method is a cheaper toothbrush, at the station they were giving away the more expensive one

vaderag

I went down there this morning and was crazy. Got a form, but the toothbrushes hadn't arrived at 8.30... not a good start.

Will be heading down tomorrow and hoping for more luck... will be incredibly disappointed if I dont manage to get one...

RobertinHerts

vaderag wrote: »

... the toothbrushes hadn't arrived at 8.30... not a good start.

And all gone before 10:00.

Discovered a Tweet saying that they were running out fast yesterday. Odd if it only started this morning:eek:

vaderag

So wierd.
Well, here's to hoping they sort it out in time for tomorrow... following on twitter to get updates

RobertinHerts

So, has ANYONE actually obtained a toothbrush from the stand at Waterloo? And did they hand them out yesterday whilst telling MSE that they wouldn't do so until today?

loranius

haynick wrote: »

what is the post method - saw the one on absolute radio - but that way has finished.

Yes I was referring to that one, didn't realise it finished so fast! And didn't realise it was a cheaper toothbrush!!

Link for the confused people: (this has finished)
http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/freebies/competitions/colgate_brush_swap/index.html

After the mess with Five Guys opening in Covent Garden and a 1.5 hour queue (to eat their American Burgers with hard earned money!!!) I knew waterloo would be horrendous...glad I didn't go early this morning now :<

The other thread discussing this, including confirmation of people getting toothbrushes this morning:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/62323497#Comment_62323497

NekoZombie

No - it's not that it finished fast - the event was closed down due to numbers! I was there at 7.15, even was closed down at 7.40. Some people did get their brushes - most didn't. I don't think they gave out anywhere near the 750 advertised.

Wicked_witch

What on earth made Colgate think that running this at a mainline station during rush hour was a good idea???