Elderly man's Quaker Oats contest submission rejected...FIND OUT WHY INSIDE

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BadTitude: Feb 15, 2003; Not so curious after the war.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/15/elderly-mans-quaker-oats-contest-submission-rejected-because-it-s-hand-written.html?intcmp=hpbt4 posted:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/15/elderly-mans-quaker-oats-contest-submission-rejected-because-it-s-hand-written.html?intcmp=hpbt4

William Smith has been eating oatmeal every morning of his life, so when the 80-year-old Massachusetts man saw a Quaker Oats "best recipe" contest, he was quick to mail in his favorite: oats topped with brown sugar, pineapple and coconut flakes.

But Smith's "Hawaiian Special" recipe, which he wrote by hand on a piece of paper, was rejected and returned to him a few days later -- with a letter accompanying it.

"Please be advised that your letter, with attachment, does not constitute a valid entry into the Contest in accordance with the Official Rules available at https://www.bringyourbestbowl.com" wrote a representative for PepsiCo, which owns Quaker Oats Company.

Pepsico used snail mail to reject Smith's entry, possibly because there was noother way to inform him the contest required digital submissions. (Courtesy" William Smith)
"The submissions are accepted through either the contest application on Quaker's website, select retailer websites, Twitter, or Facebook during the submission period," the March 3 letter read. "We will not accept entries via alternative methods of entry."

Smith, who doesn't own a computer, called the letter "discouraging" and a form of age discrimination.

"When I see corporate America and how they can't take a paper
submission, I think it's ridiculous," Smith said Friday from his home in Sturbridge, Mass. "They don't realize where they came from."

Smith decided to send in his "Best Bowl" recipe in late February after seeing an advertisement for the contest and its prize: $250,000.

On a piece of paper, he jotted down four ingredients in legible handwriting and including the bowl's name, "Hawaiian Special."

"I have been using your product since 1946," he wrote. "I am 80 years old."

A PepsiCo spokeswoman Jody Menaker told FoxNews.com the company had apologized to Smith for the tone of the letter he received in response to his entry.

"For this specific contest, entries could only be accepted online," she said. "The intent behind that was not meant to make the promotion seem inaccessible, but rather to ensure a level playing field across all submissions."

Menaker added that PepsiCo greatly appreciated Smith�s enthusiasm and support of the contest, as well as his love for Quaker.

Smith knew that winning the money was a longshot but said he never expected to receive a rejection letter for his failure to submit his recipe electronically.

"I realize times have changed but I�m sure the man on the Quaker Oats box doesn�t recognize a computer either," he quipped.

"I think it�s age discrimination but I would never force the issue," he said. "When you reach a certain age, you have to let things go."

When FoxNews.com asked Smith for the photo seen above, he readily agreed to submit it -- by "snail" mail. That's when his granddaughter, Jacklyn, with her newfangled computer, stepped in to help her grandpa.

This is probably the most important news story you will read all day. Can't wait to try his Hawaiian oatmeal though!!!

BadTitude fucked around with this message at 04:56 on May 15, 2016

# ? May 15, 2016 04:54

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 06:18

SIDS Vicious: Jan 1, 1970

grandpa old. so what

# ? May 15, 2016 04:56

Wifi Toilet: Oct 1, 2004; Toilet Rascal

Pineapple in oatmeal? Disgusting.

Now, pineapple on pizza - that's delicious!

# ? May 15, 2016 04:57

JazzFlight: Apr 29, 2006; Oooooooooooh!

uggggghhhh i tried pineapple on oatmeal once and it was gross
citrus or acidic flavors were just not right with the brown sugar
keep it to like bananas, nuts, and raisins

# ? May 15, 2016 04:58

Ein cooler Typ: Nov 26, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

Just sent in an electronic submission with his recipe

What should I do with the prize money

# ? May 15, 2016 04:59

BadTitude: Feb 15, 2003; Not so curious after the war.

JazzFlight posted:

uggggghhhh i tried pineapple on oatmeal once and it was gross
citrus or acidic flavors were just not right with the brown sugar
keep it to like bananas, nuts, and raisins

thanks for this tip brother.

# ? May 15, 2016 04:59

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

Ein cooler Typ posted:

Just sent in an electronic submission with his recipe

What should I do with the prize money

buy him an account

# ? May 15, 2016 05:00

TOOT BOOT: May 25, 2010

fun fact: quaker oats has nothing to do with quakers, they appropriated the name because quakers had a reputation for being fair in business dealings

# ? May 15, 2016 05:02

Ein cooler Typ: Nov 26, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

but Hebrew National hot dogs are made by the chosen people, right?

# ? May 15, 2016 05:03

JiveHonky: May 12, 2001; by zen death robot; Grimey Drawer

hmmmm.. i solved this problem by bending half-erect penis backwards and stuffing the tip into my butthole. after that entering the oatmeal contest was easy.

# ? May 15, 2016 05:03

Hector Beerlioz: Jun 16, 2010; aw, hec

Ein cooler Typ posted:

but Hebrew National hot dogs are made by the chosen people, right?

Yes, union workers

# ? May 15, 2016 05:04

basement jihadist: Oct 3, 2002

"I have been using your product since 1946," he wrote. "I am 80 years old."

how can you do this pepsi

# ? May 15, 2016 05:10

basement jihadist: Oct 3, 2002

i am 80. i bout=gt your product for years i dont understand i need closure... do you respect me anymore

# ? May 15, 2016 05:11

Nefarious 2.0: Apr 22, 2008; Offense is overrated anyway.

i have been using your product since 4/20 i am 69 years old

# ? May 15, 2016 05:12

Pissed Ape Sexist: Apr 19, 2008

Six months from now we're gonna see GPAfuxx0rMyMouth49 dry-humping a koala waifu pillow because of the goddamn Quaker internet gateway effect ruined another of the greatest generation

# ? May 15, 2016 05:15

TOOT BOOT: May 25, 2010

millenials should kill the greatest generation so they dont look so lovely by comparison

+legal weed within 5 years

# ? May 15, 2016 05:19

DONKEY SALAMI: Jun 28, 2008; donkey? donkey?

Not reading rules is age discrimination?

Millenials

# ? May 15, 2016 05:20

Mumpy Puffinz: Aug 11, 2008; Nap Ghost

I really have no interest in reading that poo poo

# ? May 15, 2016 05:21

Windows 98: Nov 13, 2005; HTTP 400: Bad post

Soon old people will know how to use computers

# ? May 15, 2016 05:22

Mumpy Puffinz: Aug 11, 2008; Nap Ghost

thought it was gonna be something about the six-flags guy

# ? May 15, 2016 05:22

Sweaty IT Nerd: Jul 13, 2007

Windows 98 posted:

Soon old people will know how to use computers

Let's be serious.

# ? May 15, 2016 05:24

resistentialism: Aug 13, 2007

What kind of an idiot writes a really old guy a rejection letter when they could have just thrown it away and ignored it?

# ? May 15, 2016 05:25

basement jihadist: Oct 3, 2002

Nefarious 2.0 posted:

i have been using your product since 4/20 i am 69 years old

# ? May 15, 2016 05:27

resistentialism: Aug 13, 2007

Also he missed a golden opportunity to be quoted by that reporter asking "Who pissed in their oatmeal?"

# ? May 15, 2016 05:29

Dr. Quarex: Apr 18, 2003; I'M A BIG DORK WHO POSTS TOO MUCH ABOUT CONVENTIONS LOOK AT THIS

TOVA TOVA TOVA

resistentialism posted:

What kind of an idiot writes a really old guy a rejection letter when they could have just thrown it away and ignored it?

Yeah this story sounds entirely made up to criticize modern America and these kids today, but they miss so many opportunities to talk about how beep boop computers have destroyed the world that I guess it could be real? But...who in the world did this? Why would someone do this? Whoever it was is a real go-getter

# ? May 15, 2016 06:27

a hole-y ghost: May 10, 2010

what kind of poof eats oatmeal with sugar and coconut. adults eat oatmeal with salt and razor blades

# ? May 15, 2016 06:39

Microwaves Mom: Nov 8, 2015; by zen death robot

Leather Daddy posted:

This is probably the most important news story you will read all day. Can't wait to try his Hawaiian oatmeal though!!!

age discrimination my rear end. Get good you retarded old geezer.

# ? May 15, 2016 06:46

Real Mean Queen: Jun 2, 2004; Zesty.

If he's not one to press the issue and has learned to let things go why is he talking to fox news

Also that old dummy's recipe is bad. I like to take some nice oats and saut� them with a little butter and brown sugar until they turn golden, then you add salt and cayenne pepper to taste and have a nice warm crunchy snack with just a little kick. Try it on a cold day!

# ? May 15, 2016 06:46

Whooping Crabs: Apr 13, 2010; Sorry for the derail but I fuckin love me some racoons

basement jihadist posted:

"I have been using your product since 1946," he wrote. "I am 80 years old."

how can you do this pepsi

He's only going to be eating that gruel for a few more years, tops. He's not young enough of a customer for the company to need to give a poo poo.

Maybe he should have written this instead: "I am a 26 year old millennial who can't afford to eat anything but ramen noodles because of my crippling student loan debt, and the only relief I get from the terrible constipation is by sprinkling some of your oatmeal flakes on it. Because of my loan repayment schedule, I will be using your product for the next 50 years. Please enter me in your dumb contest."

# ? May 15, 2016 06:47

Microwaves Mom: Nov 8, 2015; by zen death robot

old man's brains are practically oatmeal too if you ask me lol.

# ? May 15, 2016 06:54

Hometown Slime Queen: Oct 26, 2004; the GOAT

this reason SHOCKED me

# ? May 15, 2016 06:57

Strategic Tea: Sep 1, 2012

I hope when I'm 80 I won't steadfastly refuse to jack into the neural net or whatever we end up using by then

# ? May 15, 2016 16:12

Nathilus: Apr 4, 2002; I alone can see through the media bias.

I'm also stupid on a scale that can only be measured in Reddits.

newsflash: being old has nothing to do with not being able to use a computer. MY MOM is 70 something and her job requires computer usage. When my dad was still alive he also could computer, though he was pretty bad at it.

This isnt old discrimination its cowardly idiot discrimination. Which is OK in my book. It's not a protected class.

# ? May 15, 2016 16:20

Nathilus: Apr 4, 2002; I alone can see through the media bias.

I'm also stupid on a scale that can only be measured in Reddits.

Strategic Tea posted:

I hope when I'm 80 I won't steadfastly refuse to jack into the neural net or whatever we end up using by then

Yeah no poo poo. Trideo with smellovision, here I cum.

# ? May 15, 2016 16:20

SLICK GOKU BABY: Jun 12, 2001; Hey Hey Let's Go! 喧嘩する
大切な物を protect my balls

I hope when I am 80 Snail Mail still exists.

# ? May 15, 2016 16:21

Phlairdon: Apr 15, 2003; If you can't stand up you can't do war!

Windows 98 posted:

Soon old people will know how to use computers

The Sphinxster posted:

Let's be serious.

He's right, when all the old people without computers die off because they can't log onto WebMD to find out they have cancer, all that will be left will be old people with computers and cancer.

# ? May 15, 2016 16:42

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 06:18

Klyith: Aug 3, 2007; GBS Pledge Week

boy I wonder why their contest with a $250,000 cash prize is online only?

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hey grampa are you getting a full UDSA serving of ads with your oatmeal? no? then gently caress off!

# ? May 15, 2016 16:42

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