{"id":6947,"date":"2017-08-16T08:58:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T08:58:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-08-16T08:58:57","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T08:58:57","slug":"ridiculous-ad-in-h-m-stores-and-people-furious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/ridiculous-ad-in-h-m-stores-and-people-furious\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ridiculous Ad in H&M Stores Has Gone Too Far And People Are Furious"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An in-store promotion at H&M UAE has some misleading promotional material on display and residents have conveyed their fury via social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The posters, on display in H&M stores, have a huge ‘250’ number below a ‘Now Redeem’ caption, which at a glance, would indicate you get a voucher, however it’s a reminder for shoppers to redeem their existing vouchers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Resident, Annah Jacob<\/a> shared an image of the signage, stating:\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Check out girl tells me this sign did NOT mean I got an AED250 voucher on my AED500 purchase today BUT that I got to redeem any voucher I received in the past during these days. HUH?? Who puts up a sign to remind people to use their voucher if they got one?<\/p>\n

“Am I the only one left scratching my head?”<\/p>\n

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The promotion was already confusing\u00a0<\/h3>\n

As it required shoppers to spend AED250 to be entitled to the voucher, THEN have to spend another AED250 to redeem the voucher’s AED250.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It sparked a conversation on Twitter<\/h3>\n
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According to @hmuae<\/a> – this sign means u can use a AED 250 voucher that you have on purchases over 500 for a limited time. Totally misleading https:\/\/t.co\/tojlAvg04C<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \u270d\ufe0f Rachel McArthur (@raychdigitalink) August 15, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I’m still not getting it. Where did the voucher come from to begin with?? LOL.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Annah Jacob (@AnnahJacob) August 15, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This is a Dubai Economic Department complaint in the making. The wording is poor.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alex Malouf SCMP Chart.PR (@alex_malouf) August 15, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This is rubbish. Which reminds me of the Souq billboard on SZR that says FREE* shipping.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Zaira Lakhpatwala (@zaira) August 15, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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