Cannes 2010 Predictions Reel

Last night I have attended a very special event organised by Leo Burnett.

The event was held in Taylor's Lakeside Cmapus.

The event is to showcased Cannes Lions Predictions Reel - a compilation of 50 of the best advertising work from around the world including TV commercials, digital and ground activation programmes and various other communication mediums, which the network feels will most likely win a Cannes Lions award.

The interesting part of the event was everyone that was invited to the event was assumed the mantle of Creative Director for the night. The guests were invited to pass judgement on the works.

LB even printed a name card for each of their guests with the position of Creative Director on the card itself.

Tan Kien Eng, CEO of Leo Burnett, Arc Worldwide, Singapore, Malaysia.

Here are some interesting videos that were showed last night that I found worth sharing :

Expensive Nescafe Ice

How much do you think a Nescafe Ice cost at a normal kopitiam?

No air-cond, no expensive food. Just normal kopitiam that we have noodles or economy rice.

When the Indonesian waiter came to me and asking me RM2.40 for the Nescafe Ice, me and my colleague were stunned and cannot believe what we had heard. I looked at the waiter and asked for a few times to double confirm whether I have heard it wrongly.

At other normal kopitiam, a cup of hot Nescafe will cost about RM1.60. The highest price that they can go will just to RM1.80. This RM2.40 Nescafe Ice is just too much. Even the waiter agreed with me that they tauke are charging too much. It is way too expensive for a normal kopitiam like this.

Other than the Nescafe, this 新福成茶餐室 located at Mentari Sunway which is very near to Leisure Commerce Square also charged RM2.00++ for a can of soft drinks!

Big Con

Last month, I came across a website which asked me to put in my mobile number to win a 3Gs iPhone.

After keying in my number, I received sms asking me to confirm the submission by replying the email. I did the same for this and was innocently thinking that i might able to win an iPhone. With the TWO sms that were sent to me by the content provider, it charges me RM8 per sms which I am totally do no aware of.

When my phone bill came, I then realised that the TWO sms costs me RM8 per sms.

I was very shock on how expensive the sms are.

During that time, I comforted myself thinking it is okay, this big con just cost your RM16. Just take it as a lesson.

My April Phone Bill on the External Content Provider section

A few weeks after that, i received TWO sms again from this content provider by asking me to download free ringtones, images...etc. It stated RM8 in the each sms and I was thinking, Sh*t! This time really big con already. The company is still charging me without my permission.

So, I have decided to sms "Unsubscribe" to this 36181. Then it asked me to sms "STOP" to stop the service.

I did it as told. Then, it sms me back and asked me to type "STOP ALL" to stop all services. I did it as told too.

Finally, it sms me back by saying I have successfully unsubscribe.

I thought I will have to pay another RM16 for the TWO stupid sms that was sent to me.

When I have my May phone bill, I have found that this 36181 have already charged me RM48 for all those sms and the sms were just asking you to download ringtones and images from their website.

My May Phone Bill on the External Content Provider section

What kind of sms that need to charge RM8? They are not those mms with pictures or musics. They are just normal sms with just a few texts asking you to go their website to download stuff. Do they need to charge RM8??!!

I complaint to Maxis and also call to the number 03-20722617 to ask for refund.

It is not refundable as the terms & conditions were stated very clearly in the website which I have overlooked on it.

So, alright I admitted that i have been so careless that I did not read on the terms & conditions.

But, to me this company is not doing the right thing as they are waiting for people like me to fall into the trap:

1. Firstly, the T&C were at the bottom that the subscribers might overlook on it. As a normal practise for those company who want to charge the users for the sms, the T&C normally will appear at a very prominent place to make sure that the subscribers are totally alert about the charges.
2. Secondly, RM8 for a sms?! Do you still think that they are not trying to con people? I doubt it!

Here are the BIG CON company's info:

http://www.win-trivia.com/
http://www.wixawin.com/pages/Default.aspx?lan=MY&tid=47_iPhone3Gs

When I Google Search on the number 36181 or 03-20722617, I found out that this Big Con have been happening since 2006. Since it has been happening since 2006 and the company is being fined but why this company is still active and conning people around??!!