A little victory for the Polo company.
A while ago, the people who make Polo mints brought out a promotional product called "Polo Holes", the idea being that these small mints were the bits that were stamped out of the middle.
www.cazphoto.co.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/3/files/2008/04/D366_101.jpg
As a schoolboy at the time, I was tasked for english homework to write a letter of complaint. I chose to complain about polo holes as the definition of a hole is a cavity; nothingness so by that measure the packet should be empty. How disappointed I was to find these white things in the packet. I promised not to take the case to trading standards if they sent me a years supply. Genius. Well written letter, no harm done. Except teacher decided to mail it.

Several days pass and I receive an unexpected parcel at home. Inside was a wholesale packet of polo tubes with one noticable difference:
All the packets were empty. Yes, EMPTY! The gist of the enclosed letter basically said: Sorry for your disappointment, we'd hate to fall below your expectations again, so we've enclosed a sizeable supply of your definition of "holes". Dont eat them all at once!
(sunray18, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 18:18, 19 replies)

Stop the QOTW
This is the winner
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 18:19, closed)

I second this !

(Bitter and Twisted, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 20:00, closed)

Bandwagon-esque!
I'm thirding this, I think it should win!
(Anne Frank started to build a loft conversion on, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 12:07, closed)

cheers guys
If i'd've known that in 10 years time i'd be talking about it, i would've kept the letter. As it goes, my mum has just heard back from Swizzels Matlow after she kicked off about a variety back that didn't contain any refreshers bars so much for variety. Despite being sent a load of them for free, alas the letter wasn't very inventive, containing just an apology and an explanation about high speed production runs. Yawn.
(sunray18, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:26, closed)

Oh, dear lord I can't click 'I like this' hard enough.
Win win win. The very tiniest of victories for both you and Polo people.
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Tue 15 Feb 2011, 18:21, closed)

Awesome

( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 18:21, closed)

Fantastic!
Does Esther Rantzen know?
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 18:22, closed)

the best thing about this
is knowing that someone working for Polo has one hell of a sense of humour!
*clicks*
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 18:24, closed)

You are winnar!
*click*
( NotDavidBailey isn't all that sure that he is?, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 18:26, closed)

This better be true, consarn-it!
If not I just clicked "I like it" on a made-up story, and they never happen here.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 18:33, closed)

Fan-bloody-tastic!
I really hope this is true!
(dchurch bah, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 18:34, closed)

Oh yes, true.
Though not as good as my mum, have a roast:
www.b3ta.com/questions/complaintsdesk/post851463
Back when "pay as you go" mobile phones had just been invented......
BT Cellnet ran an advert demonstrating the concept of PAYG featuring a (photoshopped) picture of a mobile phone with a coin slot in the ear piece. My mum wrote off to them and enquired about the procedure for the phone company rep to empty the phone of coins. She said she used to go out a lot as she was a carer and was never in at a fixed time, but she didn't want the phone getting too heavy when being filled up with coins for days on end as she wouldn't then be able to carry it comfortably. ould she be able to meet the guy in the street?

They wrote back and put her straight on the concept, and to prove it, they sent her a free phone and several top-ups. This was when they were retailing for several hundered pounds for even the basic models. She still has the same account, although like trigger, the handset and dialling code has changed several times!

Sometimes being naïve really pays off!
(sunray18, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 18:39, closed)

Excellent!
Clicked, hard.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 19:43, closed)

That's great
Win
( zulu eh?, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 20:33, closed)

Adorable

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 20:53, closed)

This is better than the cornflake story.

(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 10:50, closed)

Bwahahaha!
*click*
(bROKEN aRROW PUA HVI Master, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:35, closed)

Arf! Actually wonderful
I bet the people at Polo were pissing themselves when they mailed it out too. Jollity for all! :)
( Fathter Puddytat Kill Kill dat widdle boid is mine on, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 18:24, closed)

i was once a bit poor (4 pound to my name) and sold 3 of these polo holes to an idiot I worked with claiming them to be awesome massive drug pills.

It was an extremely little victory as when I handed them over he just said 'aren't they just them polo holes things' and made me give him his money back
(sonofstuj is exactly who you think he is, Thu 17 Feb 2011, 8:01, closed)