Kung Fu Tea Promotion [Merged]

[leafjelly.8367]

> @"SirPuddlesworth.6783" said:

> > @"leafjelly.8367" said:

> > > @"Jevati.4328" said:

> > > > @"Gaile Gray.6029" said:

> > > > > @"Jevati.4328" said:

> > > > > > @"Gaile Gray.6029" said:

> > > > > > > @"leafjelly.8367" said:

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Well idk about other locations but I went to a KFT near me and they didnt even have the drink, soooo the entire promotion ain't working for me

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Hi leafjelly -- I was wondering if you asked about it, and what you learned in response.

> > > > >

> > > > > For what it's worth, I just called the KFT in my city to see if they were still open, because I was gonna go down there and get some bubble tea. But I decided to ask if they have the drink, and they said no. I phrased it this way, "Do you have the Guild Wars 2 promotional drink?" and their response was, "No."

> > > >

> > > > Thank you for that information. That could be a case where the employee knows the name of the _beverage_ but not the name of the partner. For instance, asking if they have the drink by its name might get a different response. I'm not sure, of course, but in any case appreciate the details.

> > >

> > > Good point! I just called them back, and I asked, "Do you have the new drink, the Elder Dragon Dreamy Delight, also known as the Cocoa Cream Wow?" and the person said, "Yes, we do." So that's cool. =)

> >

> > I did ask for that drink specifically and pointed at the promotion image on cash register, they didn't have it at my location and didn't know when they would get it.

>

> I bet they don't know when they'll get it in because of this whole recent controversy, as they are the first line of defence against the public they probably haven't been told very much aside from a few internal leaks.

>

> Apart from that this whole promotion has been a kitten-show and i believe the community are on the edge as of recent, this could be the start of a tipping point where enough is enough.

 

The workers probably weren't told anything by KFT except 'the promotion exists'

[leafjelly.8367]

> @"Jumpin Lumpix.6108" said:

> So is the tea just as disappointing as the deluxe edition?

 

Well the tea they were promoting , I can't even buy it at my KFT location, not yet anyway... I just see a million bots reposting photos from other people or directly from the KFT promotions on Twitter. Their other drinks are okay but are really sweet tho(you can get reduced sugar) if it's your cup of tea ;D,,,, It's not going to be the BEST MILK EVER, it's just okay

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

> @"Aaralyna.3104" said:

> > @"Dragon.3120" said:

> > > @"Aaralyna.3104" said:

> > > The funny part is that there are Europeans asking on the facebook of Kungfu Tea if they still get their codes for the heroic and outfit as they have linked their social network accounts to the app.... And the employers of KFT reacted in a facebook reply that they are going to get this guaranteed!!! These posts are even from date 5 and 6 september (after they even had changed their terms). And it was not even hard to see the persons asking the question were from non US, you could see it on their facebook profiles they asked it with.

> > >

> > > I am not joking, this is currently really happening. So as a European that did same as all those ppl I am still waiting on my Heroic code and the outfit promo :)

> >

> > Their is nothing on Kung FU Teas facebook side. I searched every post on Kung fu teas facebook side nothing.

>

> There is. I don't know if I am allowed to link to facebook sites or share screenshots or naming names of facebook posters so I rather be on the safe side and say... Go to facebook and then Kung Fu Tea (@kungfuteausa), then look for a post in their feed regarding "GW2 FREE DLC CODES (HEROIC EDITION & IN-GAME DRAGON EMBLEM OUTFIT) APP PROMOTION UPDATE" which is posted on 4 september 21.15. Then look at the comments of ppl in the post. Search for a certain Lisette that posted 2 day ago. She is from Europe and you see that Kung Fu Tea replied her with "Hey ! We appreciate your patience. If you have claimed the rewards, you will definitely be receiving the codes as soon as our system can continue distributing them!"

>

> This is just 1 of the persons outside of US they replied such... as they replied a few more similarly.

 

Ahh, here's the problem. Which Kung Fu Tea facebook? There seem to be several, depending on location.

[Cragga the Eighty Third.60]

> @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:

> > @"Aaralyna.3104" said:

> > > @"Dragon.3120" said:

> > > > @"Aaralyna.3104" said:

> > > > The funny part is that there are Europeans asking on the facebook of Kungfu Tea if they still get their codes for the heroic and outfit as they have linked their social network accounts to the app.... And the employers of KFT reacted in a facebook reply that they are going to get this guaranteed!!! These posts are even from date 5 and 6 september (after they even had changed their terms). And it was not even hard to see the persons asking the question were from non US, you could see it on their facebook profiles they asked it with.

> > > >

> > > > I am not joking, this is currently really happening. So as a European that did same as all those ppl I am still waiting on my Heroic code and the outfit promo :)

> > >

> > > Their is nothing on Kung FU Teas facebook side. I searched every post on Kung fu teas facebook side nothing.

> >

> > There is. I don't know if I am allowed to link to facebook sites or share screenshots or naming names of facebook posters so I rather be on the safe side and say... Go to facebook and then Kung Fu Tea (@kungfuteausa), then look for a post in their feed regarding "GW2 FREE DLC CODES (HEROIC EDITION & IN-GAME DRAGON EMBLEM OUTFIT) APP PROMOTION UPDATE" which is posted on 4 september 21.15. Then look at the comments of ppl in the post. Search for a certain Lisette that posted 2 day ago. She is from Europe and you see that Kung Fu Tea replied her with "Hey ! We appreciate your patience. If you have claimed the rewards, you will definitely be receiving the codes as soon as our system can continue distributing them!"

> >

> > This is just 1 of the persons outside of US they replied such... as they replied a few more similarly.

>

> Ahh, here's the problem. Which Kung Fu Tea facebook? There seem to be several, depending on location.

 

I also would not count on the employee who handles the KFT social media having any real knowledge/power over what decisions are being made by marketing in ANY company.

Plus: "If you have claimed the rewards" That 'if' gives them a loophole to wiggle out of. They just have to say the rewards were not legitimately claimed due to regional restrictions, yada yada.

 

Not trying to squash your hope, but IMO our best chance of seeing this work out okay is if Anet is in there fighting for everyone, and an optimistic reassurance from the KFT employee who posts on Facebook seems like a really thin reed to rely on.

[BunjiKugashira.9754]

> @"Haleydawn.3764" said:

> Has anyone else noticed that there is no minimum age restriction for this sweepstakes though? Pretty sure this is illegal across many states/countries, since sweepstakes/giveaways/etc are technically considered lotteries (even the Free DLC requires entry of Personal Data, 100% chance of the “prize”).

 

The in-app promotion is completely free. Since you don't need to pay anything, you can't loose anything. Therefore it's not a lottery or any form or gambling. Plus there is no element of chance.

 

For the sweepstakes I don't know. You need to buy a drink, so technically you need to pay to join the giveaway. And there is an element of chance. Since sweepstakes in limited to the USA and I have no clue about gambling laws in the USA I can't comment on that though.

[Triggerhappy.5463]

Come on ANet ... say something ...

[Cragga the Eighty Third.60]

> @"BunjiKugashira.9754" said:

> > @"Haleydawn.3764" said:

> > Has anyone else noticed that there is no minimum age restriction for this sweepstakes though? Pretty sure this is illegal across many states/countries, since sweepstakes/giveaways/etc are technically considered lotteries (even the Free DLC requires entry of Personal Data, 100% chance of the “prize”).

>

> The in-app promotion is completely free. Since you don't need to pay anything, you can't loose anything. Therefore it's not a lottery or any form or gambling. Plus there is no element of chance.

>

> For the sweepstakes I don't know. You need to buy a drink, so technically you need to pay to join the giveaway. And there is an element of chance. Since sweepstakes in limited to the USA and I have no clue about gambling laws in the USA I can't comment on that though.

 

I think they vary from state to state. In my state, the last I heard it was illegal to require a purchase to be entered into a sweepstakes, but there are apparently a lot of exceptions for things like charity raffles and native casinos and state-run lotteries. McDonalds has to give you a free entry for things if you ask for it, I believe.

 

This contest is slightly weaselly, though, since you don't technically have to buy a drink, just post a photo of one. You could hang out and photograph someone else's drink, it seems, and I don't know if they are eliminating entries that re-use other peoples' photos. Maybe you could post a photo of a state statute saying that it's illegal to require purchases in your state to enter contests, and they would have to count that as a valid entry. XD

[Etria.3642]

As for this not having an element of chance so far it has. You MIGHT have gotten lucky to have received the codes or like me got just the drink coupons.

[Wolfb.7025]

Plsease, please allow everyone outside of USA to get the outfit, KFT already got a lot of advertising by all of this that I, even if i'm not living on USA, know already that they do sell Bubble Tea and I would go there if I get the chance just to buy one out of pure curiosity.

 

So its already a win for them, even if its just hate, is good advertising. No point of limiting the outfit just for US residents.

[Danikat.8537]

"Your post in "Kung Fu Tea Promotion [merged]" was removed..." Hmm, and which of my approximately 8,794 posts in this topic would that be? Not the most helpful PM I've ever received.

 

> @"Triggerhappy.5463" said:

> Come on ANet ... say something ...

 

It's still only 8:30am in Seattle where Anet are based. It's highly unlikely we'll hear anything before 9am their time and it could be as late as 5pm (1am GMT). It could possibly be later than that, but it seems unlikely to me...unless they have a _really_ long meeting with KFT and announce the outcome after that.

 

Of course we don't know that we'll hear anything at all from them today. But if they don't say anything today it will probably be Monday at the earliest and then we'll be over a week into the promotion and nearly a week since it was shut down and IMO that would be a long time to leave us with no info.

[Shadowzerk.4715]

> @"sakura.7961" said:

> > @"SatdeNecro.2395" said:

> > Not sure if Anet or Kung Fu Tea is dropping the ball? Or both?

>

> KFT made a post saying that they decided to suddenly ban all non-Americans from getting the goodies. They claimed that they did this from the start which is an obvious lie since many non-Americans did manage to get the goodies.

>

> ANet has not said anything about the situation. @"Gaile Gray.6029" was very active in this thread, making multiple comments, but after what happened she has been completely ignoring everyone's problems. Furthermore, ANet has sneakily removed all the promotion posts from the non-American clients and websites.

 

er...... America First? remember?

the funny thing is..... that, Kung Fu Tea is from China (Taiwan = Republic of China) lol

[godfat.2604]

> @"Shadowzerk.4715" said:

> er...... America First? remember?

> the funny thing is..... that, Kung Fu Tea is from China (Taiwan RoC) lol

 

I have no idea where Kung Fu Tea was coming from, but Taiwan is not China and vice versa. They are separated states.

[Shadowzerk.4715]

> @"godfat.2604" said:

> > @"Shadowzerk.4715" said:

> > er...... America First? remember?

> > the funny thing is..... that, Kung Fu Tea is from China (Taiwan RoC) lol

>

> I have no idea where Kung Fu Tea was coming from, but Taiwan is not China and vice versa. They are separated states.

My mother is from Taiwan, Taiwan is Republic of CHINA. learn to google :)

[godfat.2604]

> @"Shadowzerk.4715" said:

> My mother is from Taiwan, Taiwan is Republic of CHINA. learn to google :)

 

I am Taiwanese and Republic of China is not People's Republic of China, which is the real China. Besides a lot of Taiwanese are trying to throw RoC away. It's complicated but Taiwan is not China.

[Shadowzerk.4715]

> @"godfat.2604" said:

> > @"Shadowzerk.4715" said:

> > My mother is from Taiwan, Taiwan is Republic of CHINA. learn to google :)

>

> I am Taiwanese and Republic of China is not People's Republic of China, which is the real China. Besides a lot of Taiwanese are trying to throw RoC away. It's complicated but Taiwan is not China.

 

wiki says not: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan

anyway, this is off topic, n ur nation is called "Republic of China", deal with it.

[Misery.3967]

<--- Taiwanese from Taipei, and I am a Chinese.

in Taiwan, there are only 18% of Taiwanese support "Taiwan Independence", and over 80% of Taiwanese claim to be Chinese =.=

 

And I want my outfit ANet !!!

[brunoam.7391]

Any updates?

[Absconditus.6804]

I reckon we may need to sit on it over the weekend while they sort things out. If they are planning to compensate for the troubles, setting that up may take some time. And there may still be talks between the companies involved. I'm upset over feeling deceived into giving my private details and past post history to a third-party company for absolutely nothing in return, but I am willing to let ArenaNet take their time to figure out how to best resolve the issue they've been part of creating.

[Jimbru.6014]

> @"Absconditus.6804" said:

> I'm upset over feeling deceived into giving my private details and past post history to a third-party company for absolutely nothing in return, but I am willing to let ArenaNet take their time to figure out how to best resolve the issue they've been part of creating.

 

This. I really feel like we've been scammed -- data mined and left empty handed for it.

 

[Deimos.4263]

> @"Jimbru.6014" said:

> > @"Absconditus.6804" said:

> > I'm upset over feeling deceived into giving my private details and past post history to a third-party company for absolutely nothing in return, but I am willing to let ArenaNet take their time to figure out how to best resolve the issue they've been part of creating.

>

> This. I really feel like we've been scammed -- data mined and left empty handed for it.

>

Same. No point getting upset. No point feverishly hitting refresh in a broken app. No point staring at the forums waiting for an official announcement.

 

I'm just going to wait the month out and see if I get what I was promised by the end of the promo. If they don't make it right, I'm not going to storm off. I'll still play the game. But I'll be done giving them money.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

> @"Endless Soul.5178" said:

> I'm now kinda glad that I didn't bother participating with this promotion after all.

 

Because the grapes are so sour?

[Bloodstealer.5978]

> @"Illconceived Was Na.9781" said:

> > @"Endless Soul.5178" said:

> > I'm now kinda glad that I didn't bother participating with this promotion after all.

>

> Because the grapes are so sour?

 

Or the tea is starting to taste bad...

[killermanjaro.5670]

Just seen a person on the LFG with a group of "selling Kung fu tea codes for gold", saw a few different people joining it as well over the time I was playing. Surely stuff like that isn't allowed?

[RoseofGilead.8907]

> @"killermanjaro.5670" said:

> Just seen a person on the LFG with a group of "selling Kung fu tea codes for gold", saw a few different people joining it as well over the time I was playing. Surely stuff like that isn't allowed?

 

Something like that would probably be seen as LFG abuse. So, I'd report them if I saw such a listing.

[Umire.4596]

Day 7 hmmm nothing ........