10-yr-old girl murdered over Tim Horton's winning cup! - GoFuckYourself.com

SilentKnight · 03-08-2006, 07:17 PM

Well, not exactly. But just as equally stupid:

Que. families fight over winning Tim's coffee cup

Mar. 8 2006 7:19 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff

Two Quebec families are locked in a battle over a prize SUV after a 10-year-old girl named Marilou dug out a winning coffee cup from the trash on Tuesday.

Marilou found a Tim Hortons coffee cup featuring the company's popular "Rrroll up the rim to win" contest in the garbage bin of her primary school in St. Jerome, Que.

When she found her small fingers lacked the strength to roll up the tough cardboard rim, she asked an older schoolmate for help -- with success. The girls found that the cup entitled the holder to a $28,700 Toyota RAV4 SUV.

The Montreal Gazette quotes Nathalie Prevost, mother of Marilou's 12-year-old helper, saying that the girls then took the cup to their school's daycare centre. A teacher called both parents to tell them the news.

"The first parent to arrive there was Marilou's father, so he took the cup," Prevost told the Gazette.

Radio host Mitsou Gelinas spoke to both families during the dispute and explained to CTV how the happy find turned ugly.

"When the parents got in the school they both wanted to share and everyone was happy. The two little girls wanted to share the car. One week would be with one family and the other week the other family. They also wanted to go to Walt Disney together," Gelinas said.

Both the girls' fathers went to Tim Hortons to claim the prize.

But when it came time to claim the prize, there was only one form to fill out. Marilou's father filled out the form and the two men decided to talk it over that night.

"Father number one (Marilou's) doesn't want to share anymore and that's it," Gelinas said.

Prevost believed that her daughter was entitled to some recognition for helping out, so she emailed a local radio station asking for legal advice.

"I wanted the name of a lawyer who could tell me if my daughter is entitled to some of the prize," Prevost explained to the Gazette.

And that's when the story caught the media's attention.

Marilou's father, who remains anonymous, said Prevost went too far with her radio plea and he has changed his mind about giving up any part of the reward.

Gelinas told CTV that the father no longer wants to share the prize because it is, "finders, keepers."

"It's not for me. It's for my daughter's education," Prevost told the Gazette adding, "I hope the parents save the money for their daughter's education and don't spend it for themselves."

Meanwhile, Tim Hortons spokesperson Diane Slopek-Weber told the media Wednesday that the rim tab had not yet been submitted to the contest company by either family.

"The Roll up the Rim to Win promotion," Tim Hortons said in a statement, "is meant to be a thank you to our loyal customers. hahaha8230; we sincerely hope that the families in this case in Quebec will be able to come to a resolution."

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories

JFK · 03-08-2006, 07:21 PM

he he he ...what a fuck up ....it's meant to be a thank you to loyal customers. Now just wait till someone shows up and claims to have thrown it in the trash

PixeLs · 03-08-2006, 08:03 PM

LOL I hope they could finally settle that problem.

TheLegacy · 03-08-2006, 08:06 PM

split it in half and give both family's Neons

Scootermuze · 03-08-2006, 08:08 PM

10-yr-old girl murdered??

Was that thrown in for humor, more readers, or what?

Kind of a tacky way to get people to read your posts..

SmokeyTheBear · 03-08-2006, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Scootermuze

10-yr-old girl murdered??

Was that thrown in for humor, more readers, or what?

Kind of a tacky way to get people to read your posts..

not really a cool topic to use as humour

Major (Tom) · 03-08-2006, 08:20 PM

i didnt read anything about a murder..
mods..pls point it out.
if not, mods, we have a candadate for miserable user status

Duke

pornguy · 03-08-2006, 08:20 PM

Ban Him Ban Him. Ban Him.

TheLegacy · 03-08-2006, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pornguy

Ban Him Ban Him. Ban Him.

Oh that killed me

Syl · 03-08-2006, 08:49 PM

I am glad there was no murder but agreed very f'ing lame on the thread title.

xclusive · 03-08-2006, 08:51 PM

Lame thread title

Young · 03-08-2006, 08:57 PM

Where the fuck was the murder? What a desperate attempt at attention.

chadglni · 03-08-2006, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by xclusive

Lame thread title

Almost as lame as people asking for him to be banned over it.

NoCarrier · 03-08-2006, 09:29 PM

Lame attempt to get attention.

Bosco · 03-08-2006, 09:52 PM

french people give a bad name to canada

SilentKnight · 03-09-2006, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by TheLegacy

split it in half and give both family's Neons

Best solution, I'd say.

Have they figured out how to make a Neon go faster than 60kmh yet I wonder?

Nembrionic · 03-09-2006, 07:59 AM

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Prevost believed that her daughter was entitled to some recognition for helping out, so she emailed a local radio station asking for legal advice

OMFG

Please God, kill me now before I do it myself!

Phoenix · 03-09-2006, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bosco

french people give a bad name to canada

nice lookin sites dog

chadglni · 03-09-2006, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by SilentKnight

Best solution, I'd say.

Have they figured out how to make a Neon go faster than 60kmh yet I wonder?

No way in hell the older kid deserves part of the prize for helping the girl open the lid. Finder keepers couldn't be more appropriate here.

Basic_man · 03-09-2006, 08:01 AM

I heard about this story in the local news.. that's hilarous. They should split it 50/50.

G-Rotica · 03-09-2006, 08:04 AM

Why was the kid digging in the trash for a coffee cup?

Dildozer · 03-09-2006, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by G-Rotica

Why was the kid digging in the trash for a coffee cup?

It was probably end of the month and mommy and daddy had used all the food money t buy beer and drugs and they needed a scout to find promising garbage piles that could provide them with dinner.

Manowar · 03-09-2006, 08:13 AM

wtf is people crying about the title for, it's only a bit of humour

lighten up, christ... this board isnt called gfy for no reason

StuartD · 03-09-2006, 08:15 AM

Yeah, that story's been all over the news this morning... I personally think this would be a prime time for Tim Hortons to step up and say "we wanted this promotion to be a happy thing, not a reason for animosity... so we're going to give both families a truck"

They're going public this month and opening tons of locations in the States, this would be a great boost to their image at just the key time.

chadglni · 03-09-2006, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StuartD

Yeah, that story's been all over the news this morning... I personally think this would be a prime time for Tim Hortons to step up and say "we wanted this promotion to be a happy thing, not a reason for animosity... so we're going to give both families a truck"

They're going public this month and opening tons of locations in the States, this would be a great boost to their image at just the key time.

That might lead to multiple "we both found it" claims.

SilentKnight · 03-09-2006, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StuartD

Yeah, that story's been all over the news this morning... I personally think this would be a prime time for Tim Hortons to step up and say "we wanted this promotion to be a happy thing, not a reason for animosity... so we're going to give both families a truck"

They're going public this month and opening tons of locations in the States, this would be a great boost to their image at just the key time.

I said the exact same thing to my wife last night while watchin' the story on the news. It'd make terrific PR for Tim Hortons.

My only twist to it would be give each of the girls a college fund instead of vehicles for the adults. The girls seemed to have originally wanted to split the winning equally between them - it wasn't until the parents got involved that things heated up.

CherryLipsRosa · 03-09-2006, 11:18 AM

what a story !!

CDSmith · 03-09-2006, 11:27 AM

It's a shame that adults can't learn to share like their kids do. The article says the two girls wanted to share, I don't see why the prize can't be sold and the cash divided up. I'd rather have $12k+ than hoggle the whole prize and cause a huge fuss and hateful feelings all over the place.

More human stupidity at work here.

RuthB · 03-09-2006, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDSmith

It's a shame that adults can't learn to share like their kids do. The article says the two girls wanted to share, I don't see why the prize can't be sold and the cash divided up. I'd rather have $12k+ than hoggle the whole prize and cause a huge fuss and hateful feelings all over the place.

More human stupidity at work here.

yeah, sell the car, split the prize and everyone can go to Disneyland!

CDSmith · 03-09-2006, 11:36 AM

I find it pathetic that parents always tell their kids to share, to get along, yet when push comes to shove those same parents can't do the same.

What a dismal example to set for young people.

Pete-KT · 03-09-2006, 11:38 AM

where it the guy claiming he throw the cup in the trash? He might want his prize also

StuartD · 03-09-2006, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete-KT

where it the guy claiming he throw the cup in the trash? He might want his prize also

If that post was in english, I could have agreed with it.

NoCarrier · 03-09-2006, 11:40 AM

If they go to court, the little girl that found the cup will keep the car and her dad will have the RAV4. When she asked for help, she didn't give up her rights for the prize. Legally, it's hers.

End of story.

KGB_dreams · 03-09-2006, 11:43 AM

That shit is so fucking stupid. It's as if I asked someone to open me a beer and they end up drinking it while it was mine. Seperatist bastards.

SilentKnight · 03-09-2006, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoCarrier

If they go to court, the little girl that found the cup will keep the car and her dad will have the RAV4. When she asked for help, she didn't give up her rights for the prize. Legally, it's hers.

End of story.

I agree. A lady on the news the other night said, "If I found a pen on the street but couldn't get it to work and asked someone to help me...it doesn't become their pen."

Every year there always seems to be some sort of screwy issue that happens over this contest. Forget hockey...they should rename it 'Roll up the rim and fight over it like morons'.

Persignup Dustin · 03-09-2006, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scootermuze

10-yr-old girl murdered??

Was that thrown in for humor, more readers, or what?

Kind of a tacky way to get people to read your posts..

Basically...come on maaann!!!

MarkMan · 03-09-2006, 12:30 PM

I think its bull .. and Tim Horton's Paid for the families to generate publicity for them.

think about it .. what better way to get people to believe you could win then this story in the news.

SmokeyTheBear · 03-09-2006, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoCarrier

If they go to court, the little girl that found the cup will keep the car and her dad will have the RAV4. When she asked for help, she didn't give up her rights for the prize. Legally, it's hers.

End of story.

they had a few lawyers on the news story about it , they all seemed to agree.

The finders keepers rule applies here and by asking for help she didnt hand over ownership ..

SilentKnight · 03-09-2006, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkMan

I think its bull .. and Tim Horton's Paid for the families to generate publicity for them.

think about it .. what better way to get people to believe you could win then this story in the news.

I highly doubt it.

Timmy's doesn't need a prize controversy for publicity. Their 'Roll up the rim' contest has been ongoing for years, splashed ALL OVER the TV, newspapers...you name it. You'd be hard-pressed to find someone anywhere in Canada who isn't aware of the contest.

Amusingly, its become a popular national event each year.

Dildozer · 03-09-2006, 12:37 PM

They probably don't want to share because they wanna live in that car

CDSmith · 03-09-2006, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dildozer

They probably don't want to share because they wanna live in that car

Damn, good point. I hadn't thought of that.

KrisKross · 03-09-2006, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkMan

I think its bull .. and Tim Horton's Paid for the families to generate publicity for them.

think about it .. what better way to get people to believe you could win then this story in the news.

Are you retarded? The contest is one of the most famous, most popular contests in Canada. It's not like it's rigged or something.

SilentKnight · 03-09-2006, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dildozer

They probably don't want to share because they wanna live in that car

Damn, I nearly spew'd cola out my nose on that one!

StuartD · 03-09-2006, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentKnight

Amusingly, its become a popular national event each year.

Big time... one of the Tim Horton's here in Orangeville ran out of cups on the first day of the contest!

To say the place was busy is like saying a tidal wave has moisture.

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