As you likely heard, Dr. Pepper promised one free soda to every American if Guns N' Rose's Chinese Democracy was released in 2008, and it was. But it was a huge mess with their website crashing and all kinds of crap. And now, hehehe, Axl Rose is demanding Dr. Pepper apoligize to America with full page newspaper ads and more free soda. Plus, he wants to get paid! Everyone know's he's just doing this because he's a dick and he's at home laughing and thinking he's all smart. But check this out. Here's what his lawyer sent:
The redemption scheme your company clumsily implemented for this offer was an unmitigated disaster which defrauded consumers and, in the eyes of the vocal fans, "ruined" the day of Chinese Democracy's release. Now it is time to clean up the mess.
Our clients (Axl Rose) are outrages at your treatment of their fans and the American Public in general. ...It turned out that Dr. Pepper did not define "everyone in America" the same way "everyone in America" defined "everyone in America."
"...aside from defrauding consumers, this stunt caused substantial harm to our clients. The entire point of your campaign has been to use public interest in Axl Rose and Guns N' Roses as a lure to increase consumer awareness of Dr. Pepper.
It is essential that Dr. Pepper work to repair the harm this campaign has caused and make good on it's promise to the American people.
First, we insist that Dr. Pepper run a full page as, the text of which must be appreoved by our clients in advance, in The New York TIme, Los Angeles TImes, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal apologizing to the American public and Guns N' Roses fans for it's failure to make good on its promise to deliver the free soda to every American.
Secondly, Dr. Pepper must expand the redmption window for its offer in a manner that will allow greater public access to the promised sodas.
Finally, please contact us to discuss an appropriate payment to our clients (Axl Rose).
Dr. Pepper is getting pirated. Rape, pilage, and plunder.
