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03-10-2016, 09:02 PM
Guinness added an extra leaf to its St. Patrick's Day shamrock ad. Oops.
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Guinness seems to have forgotten what a shamrock looks like.
The classic beer brand unveiled a holiday ad in Toronto's St. Patrick subway station this week, which was intended to celebrate St. Patrick Day's beloved symbol, the shamrock.*
Unfortunately, Guinness did **t include a shamrock in the ad. Instead, it used a four-leaf clover.
SEE ALSO: A woman is running across the Irish sea in a giant inflatable ball (http://mashable.com/2016/02/25/zorb-irish-sea-blue-peter/)
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Oops.
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Many commuters — particularly Toronto's Irish community — were quick to **tice (http://www.dailyedge.ie/paddys-day-2-2651647-Mar2016/) the error.
Fortunately, one brave man messaged Guinness to inform them of the error. He told Daily Edge (http://www.dailyedge.ie/paddys-day-2-2651647-Mar2016/)*that the company responded to apologize — then ******* the erroneous ad the next day. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/10/guinness-shamrock-mistake/)
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Guinness seems to have forgotten what a shamrock looks like.
The classic beer brand unveiled a holiday ad in Toronto's St. Patrick subway station this week, which was intended to celebrate St. Patrick Day's beloved symbol, the shamrock.*
Unfortunately, Guinness did **t include a shamrock in the ad. Instead, it used a four-leaf clover.
SEE ALSO: A woman is running across the Irish sea in a giant inflatable ball (http://mashable.com/2016/02/25/zorb-irish-sea-blue-peter/)
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Oops.
Image: imgur (http://imgur.com/rvsjrQd)
Many commuters — particularly Toronto's Irish community — were quick to **tice (http://www.dailyedge.ie/paddys-day-2-2651647-Mar2016/) the error.
Fortunately, one brave man messaged Guinness to inform them of the error. He told Daily Edge (http://www.dailyedge.ie/paddys-day-2-2651647-Mar2016/)*that the company responded to apologize — then ******* the erroneous ad the next day. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/10/guinness-shamrock-mistake/)
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