lifestyle August 26, 2009 11:22 AM

Labatt's Golden Can Promotion

Labatt’s Golden Can Promotion
Dan Fisher
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I always liked Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.  I always hoped to find a golden ticket to some candy factory and a bunch of kids and I could party and eat candy and have fun.  Then I got older and my "tastes" changed.  And that's why I'm glad Labatt is doing a similar promotion.  Instead of golden tickets, they've created 50 golden cans of delicious, life-giving beer in conjunction with the Bills 50th Anniversary (hear about that yet?) 

To have a chance at winning the contest, grab a specially marked 12-pack of Labatt Blue.  If you find a golden can, you get 50 Buffalo Bills prizes.  The cans in the specialty pack commemorate three famous Buffalo Bills moments.

Just a heads up: one can has already been found.  Dennis Scovazzo of Wheatfield is the lucky winner of the first can, and at today's 1:15 press conference at the Ralph, he'll receive his loot.  He'll get to enjoy Bills jerseys, tickets, autographed footballs, and more.

I think I'd rather find a golden can.


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galaxyjay
August 26, 2009 11:29 AM
galaxyjay

Can you drink the golden can? mmmm beeeer...

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bsmt_dweller
August 26, 2009 11:37 AM
bsmt_dweller

Beer is good, beer is good... AND STUFF!!

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HereWeGo
August 26, 2009 12:11 PM
HereWeGo

What a good idea. I love that kind of promotion.

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Shoestring Budget
August 26, 2009 12:27 PM
Shoestring Budget

So, with a little PhotoShopping, BRO promotes underage drinking!

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NorPark
August 26, 2009 1:14 PM
NorPark

The man in the picture above is clearly of age.

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tommystanford
August 27, 2009 9:29 AM
tommystanford

Oh lighten up, you fear-mongering puss. The promotion is a take on the movie anyway, regardless of the silly and harmless photoshop job. Why don't you whine to Labatts USA about abusing a children's story as well?

God, so many people with giant sticks up their rears. Its just an image on a website, people. DAH! BUFFALO RISING ARE A BUNCH OF ALCOHOLICS AND FEED BEERS TO THEIR KIDS AND FORCE THEIR DOGS AND CATS AND GERIATRIC GREAT GRANDPARENTS TO CONSUME BARRELS OF WHISKEY BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL COMMUNISTS AND FREEDOM HATERS! Lame.

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jen1154
August 26, 2009 2:21 PM
jen1154

I saw this on the news. This lucky guy can buy me a beer anyday baby.

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Buffalove Pominville
August 26, 2009 2:36 PM
Buffalove Pominville

are the golden cans only labatt blue? how about blue light?

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HereWeGo
August 26, 2009 2:44 PM
HereWeGo

Awww. No more image of Charlie slammin' one back? haha He's got to be of age now- right? or he's dead ... or diabetic :/ -Either way I'm going to pick up some Blue this weekend.

Anyone know where they carry these cases?

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donnybagadonuts
August 27, 2009 10:00 AM
donnybagadonuts

Charlie had every right to throw back a brewski! If i had to support 4 invalid (lazy) grandparents and watch my mom toil away in a dingy laundry, chocolate wouldn't have done the trick...

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DMZ
August 27, 2009 11:49 AM
DMZ

Went to high school with the dude who won it, he deserves it.

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vette
August 27, 2009 9:51 PM
vette

I loved the picture and thought it was funny as h#$%. Hey DMZ who is the dude that won? What school did you go to? Talk about hitting the jackpot if you are a Bills fan and if you are not you have some ebay sales to look forward to.

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tommystanford
August 27, 2009 12:54 PM
tommystanford

thank you to those with a sense of humor.

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Scott Norwood
August 27, 2009 1:14 PM
Scott Norwood

Thank YOU tommystanford...couldn't agree more. The picture made the post...and it is a true shame that both Labatts and some readers on this site can't just take it for what it is. The promotion is a direct rip-off of Willy Wonka, so the connection is obvious and made me laugh. Oh well....


"Come with me
And you'll be
In a world of
Pure imagination
Take a look
And you'll see
Into your imagination"

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UnionAMG
August 27, 2009 1:48 PM
UnionAMG

Although the book/movie never made claim to exactly where the story took place, I always assumed that it was a British tale. In England, people under that age of 16 can drink alcohol with parental consent. In Charlie's case, that would be his grandfather because I believe he didn't have parents around(?). And we all know Charlie's grampa would be down to party with Charlie by his side.

So by this logic, there is nothing wrong with the old picture and I plead with BR to put it back up!!!!

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