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08-06-2016, 11:51 AM
9 times British brands slammed haters on social media
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LONDON — There are few things in this world more entertaining than a perfectly-timed Twitter burn.
Just ask J.K. RowlingShe k**ws (http://mashable.com/2015/07/31/jk-rowling-badass-tweets/).
The thing is, though, the fine art of shutting someone down in 140 characters isn't just limited to humans. Brands can — and frequently do — get involved as well.
SEE ALSO: 9 people who took on British companies and won in 2015 (http://mashable.com/2015/12/21/complaining-to-british-companies-2015/)
We've put together some examples of British brands who decided they simply weren't going to tolerate any more ribbing on social media... Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/06/british-brand-comebacks-twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
1. This **-**nsense comeback from Virgin Trains.
2. This football-themed KO from Tesco.
3. This blunt Facebook rebuttal from the BBC.
More about Uk (http://mashable.com/category/uk/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), O2 (http://mashable.com/category/o2/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Tesco Mobile (http://mashable.com/category/tesco-mobile/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Tesco (http://mashable.com/category/tesco/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Funny (http://mashable.com/category/funny/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/77s87UOO3fY
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LONDON — There are few things in this world more entertaining than a perfectly-timed Twitter burn.
Just ask J.K. RowlingShe k**ws (http://mashable.com/2015/07/31/jk-rowling-badass-tweets/).
The thing is, though, the fine art of shutting someone down in 140 characters isn't just limited to humans. Brands can — and frequently do — get involved as well.
SEE ALSO: 9 people who took on British companies and won in 2015 (http://mashable.com/2015/12/21/complaining-to-british-companies-2015/)
We've put together some examples of British brands who decided they simply weren't going to tolerate any more ribbing on social media... Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/06/british-brand-comebacks-twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
1. This **-**nsense comeback from Virgin Trains.
2. This football-themed KO from Tesco.
3. This blunt Facebook rebuttal from the BBC.
More about Uk (http://mashable.com/category/uk/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), O2 (http://mashable.com/category/o2/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Tesco Mobile (http://mashable.com/category/tesco-mobile/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Tesco (http://mashable.com/category/tesco/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Funny (http://mashable.com/category/funny/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/77s87UOO3fY