JohnRich 4 #1 September 13, 2004 In the news: Oprah Winfrey Gives Cars to Audience Talk show host Oprah Winfrey celebrated the premiere of her 19th season Monday by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car... Full Story Is this for real? That's about $5 million worth of cars... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #2 September 13, 2004 "The cars, which retail for $28,000, were donated by Pontiac." Oh, and 28K X 276 is 7,728,000, not 5 mil. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #3 September 13, 2004 dude 5mil is a room service bill for her!! she is a multi billionare.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #4 September 13, 2004 Quoteshe is a multi billionare. No she's not. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #5 September 13, 2004 Oprah didn't pay for the cars. They were all donated by Pontiac. From the CNN article: QuoteThe cars, which retail for $28,000, were donated by Pontiac. Still, she just made 276 peoples' day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamjenner 0 #6 September 13, 2004 she give everyone cars and won't answer my e-mail asking for $5 cheap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #7 September 13, 2004 QuoteOprah didn't pay for the cars. They were all donated by Pontiac. From the CNN article: QuoteThe cars, which retail for $28,000, were donated by Pontiac. Then the news headline is wrong. It should state: "Pontiac Gives Cars Away to 276 People on the Oprah Show." So what is Pontiac getting out of this give-away? Was that stunt worth $5 million in advertising for them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #8 September 13, 2004 QuoteThen the news headline is wrong. This is becoming a habit with the stories you paste. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #9 September 13, 2004 QuoteThis is becoming a habit with the stories you paste. What do you care? Do you have anything of your own to paste or do you just want to continue to belittle others to make yourself feel better? Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #10 September 13, 2004 QuoteQuoteshe is a multi billionare. No she's not. in terms of total worth she is.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #11 September 13, 2004 Quotein terms of total worth she is. No. Billionaire, yes. Multi-billionaire, no. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raggdoll 0 #12 September 13, 2004 QuoteQuoteSo what is Pontiac getting out of this give-away? Was that stunt worth $5 million in advertising for them? Consider this. Pontiac donated cars to an extremely popular show; the recipients, all 276 of them, will now go and tell all of their friends, who will tell all of their friends, etc., ad nauseum. Pontiac is also, as a result, now on all of the major news networks, both cyber and televised, and will probably be on the a.m. radio shows tomorrow, if not into next week. Plus, people are mentioning the brand name in forums on the Internet and discussing this. Pretty good marketing, if you ask. I think they'll get their money's worth and then some. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tunaplanet 0 #13 September 13, 2004 QuotePretty good marketing, if you ask. I think they'll get their money's worth and then some. Not to mention that it cost Pontiac very little to build those cars. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #14 September 13, 2004 QuoteQuoteThen the news headline is wrong. This is becoming a habit with the stories you paste. I didn't write the news headline. And I see that you still haven't grown any balls. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites slug 1 #15 September 14, 2004 Anyone want to guess if the owners of the free new cars will have to pay some kind of $tax. Sorry I didn't read the story. R.i.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites WFFC 1 #16 September 14, 2004 QuoteAnyone want to guess if the owners of the free new cars will have to pay some kind of $tax. Sorry I didn't read the story. R.i.P. They won't...Pontiac is paying the taxes.----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #17 September 14, 2004 hmm, i wonder if that was the big surprise that they were talking abou ton the commercail for the Oprah show. how much advertising power do you think she has now? every anniversary ppl are gonna camp out for Oprah tickets. she's like the superbowl of non superbowl advertising LOLMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #18 September 14, 2004 QuotePontiac donated cars to an extremely popular show Every news story I've seen on this event credits Oprah for giving the cars away, implying that she is the one that paid for them. I think that Pontiac should be really PO'd that Oprah is getting all the credit for Pontiac's generosity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
tunaplanet 0 #13 September 13, 2004 QuotePretty good marketing, if you ask. I think they'll get their money's worth and then some. Not to mention that it cost Pontiac very little to build those cars. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #14 September 13, 2004 QuoteQuoteThen the news headline is wrong. This is becoming a habit with the stories you paste. I didn't write the news headline. And I see that you still haven't grown any balls. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #15 September 14, 2004 Anyone want to guess if the owners of the free new cars will have to pay some kind of $tax. Sorry I didn't read the story. R.i.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #16 September 14, 2004 QuoteAnyone want to guess if the owners of the free new cars will have to pay some kind of $tax. Sorry I didn't read the story. R.i.P. They won't...Pontiac is paying the taxes.----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #17 September 14, 2004 hmm, i wonder if that was the big surprise that they were talking abou ton the commercail for the Oprah show. how much advertising power do you think she has now? every anniversary ppl are gonna camp out for Oprah tickets. she's like the superbowl of non superbowl advertising LOLMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #18 September 14, 2004 QuotePontiac donated cars to an extremely popular show Every news story I've seen on this event credits Oprah for giving the cars away, implying that she is the one that paid for them. I think that Pontiac should be really PO'd that Oprah is getting all the credit for Pontiac's generosity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
