Irish pub's World Cup promotion backfires after Germany scores 7 goals
It seemed like a good idea ...
Over in the Irish city of Galway, a pub known as The Roisin Dubh decided to attract customers by reducing the price of their German beer and Brazilian beer by 50 cents for each goal scored.
Of course, by the time Germany had put seven goals past Brazil, pints of Erdinger were almost free.
That's Johnny working overtime at the erdinger tap after 7 goals by Germany dropped the price to 50c tonight pic.twitter.com/17LLdv5cLx
— Roisin Dubh (@roisindubhpub) July 9, 2014
But although The Roisin Dubh likely came far from turning a profit on Tuesday, they're taking the backfire in excellent stride and offering the same promotion for Wednesday's semifinals between the Netherlands and Argentina.
tonight! a repeat of our special offer - pints of Heineken & HOG €4, -50c per goal. a team's gonna score 7 goals in a semi final, right?
— Roisin Dubh (@roisindubhpub) July 9, 2014
Our "50c off German beer for every German goal" backfired last night. Doing it again tonight for Holland v Argentina. pic.twitter.com/zc2KSCYpZw
— Roisin Dubh Comedy (@RoisinDubhComed) July 9, 2014
One has to imagine that any losses suffered on Tuesday have been made up for with the publicity the pub is receiving.
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