Only in Ohio

[Dragon]

Forget reading the paper while eating breakfast, get on the phone.   


READING, Ohio - A family in suburban Cincinnati found a shocking mistake on a box of cereal created for Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco. An 800 number provided for a charity directed them to a sex hot line.

The number printed on the box of "Ochocinc'O's" is supposed to send callers to the charity "Feed The Children." Instead, callers hear a sultry voice offering an adult conversation.

Tara Sand and her family, including her 9-year-old daughter, called 1-800-HELP-FTC on speakerphone.

"You do have to admit it is kind of funny. When we dialed it for the second time, I sat there and thought 'are you kidding me?' Nobody has found this yet?" Sand said.

Ochocinco helped launch the cereal on Sept. 7. He autographed boxes for fans at the Kroger Store in Newport, Ky.

As of Thursday morning, the boxes were pulled from the shelves at Kroger grocery stores until the marketing company for the cereal can be reached and the misprint can be evaluated.

"Not only do I have my own cereal, but it's going to help a good cause I'm close to," Ochocinco said at the launch event in early September.

   With a sex line   


Whole story:

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/state/sex-line-misprint-on-ochocincos-cereal

[Treize69]

The sex line is probably donating a portion of their proceeds to get around local morality laws.

[Babalonian]

Gotta love lazy marketing. 

[Nefarious]

Must have been a Steeler Fan!  

[AWwrgwy]

Not seeing the box, I'd be willing to bet the number is actually a 1-888 number and the sex line is 1-800.  We have the same deal for a phone number at work we call to acknowledge service calls.

Lazy people.  Slow news day.


wrongway

[Dragon]

Not seeing the box, I'd be willing to bet the number is actually a 1-888 number and the sex line is 1-800.  We have the same deal for a phone number at work we call to acknowledge service calls.

Lazy people.  Slow news day.


wrongway

It does mention that in the article. 


Yep, "Lazy people" don't click on the link and actually read.   




 

[AWwrgwy]

It does mention that in the article. 


Yep, "Lazy people" don't click on the link and actually read.   




 

There was a link? 

So, in reality, there is no story.

Like I said, slow news day.


wrongway
[size=pt]lazy person[/size]

[mbailey]

Gives "Snap".... "Crackle"..... " "POP" a whole new meaning   

[sluggish]

It says I've dialed a number that can't be reach in my calling area.

[Killer91]

I'm quite suprised they actually gave out the number. And the fact that it's in this thread in almost want to say IN   

[oakranger]

Think about it, 1-800-HELP-FTC (F@#* the children)

[ozrocker]

I'm betting his loverboy and teammate helped him with this. They do, after all seem to make a lovely couple.                                                                                                                        Will they name their adopted child Owens, or Ocho?
I hear Owens wants to change his number to 69. Naw, not really of course.
                                                                                                 <S> Oz

[Pigslilspaz]