Papa Johns Pizza Superbowl giveaway problem

The week prior to Super Bowl 46 involved a great deal of hype and pressure, not only for the players but all of America. You may be asking yourself “what sort of pressure were Americans dealing with?” Well the answer to that lies within Papa John’s promotional campaign: America Makes the Call.

Provided that you sign up for a free account with Papa John’s, members we’re given the option to pick either heads or tails in their prediction for the coin toss during the Super Bowl. In the days preceding the game the votes were tallied and majority of users picked heads. So America’s decision was made, if the Super Bowl coin toss landed on heads then all members who signed up would receive a free large one-topping pizza and a 2-liter of Pepsi Max on Monday the 6th.

Well, you guessed it; America called it right, free pizza and Pepsi! While many we’re celebrating their coin toss victory on Sunday, by Monday many had turned their excitement into anger. Papa John’s has twice already pushed back the hour which they are emailing the coupons for the free pizza. Making matters worse many have been tweeting in disappointment about the promotion. On the America Makes the Call page, Papa John’s has placed a Twitter ticker, displaying what was once positive feedback has since turned quite ugly. Some of the tweets running through the ticker are:

“RT @yourwickedlies: Ready to call BS on #freepapajohns What a joke. 1st it was “Monday morning”, then “evening”, then “4PM ET” – almost 5PM & still no email.”

“ RT @accujimmy: Where is my damn email Papa John’s? You said 4pm. It’s like 5:01!!!!!”

“RT @lhin49: Shouldn’t put an offer out there if you can’t make it happen #FreePapaJohns”

Obviously bad press is not something you would want to publish on your own site. What was once a great idea for the brand has turned into a disaster, at least for the time being. It will be interesting to see if they deliver on their promise.

Tigers rally 12th straight win.

Carlos Guillen singled house the permission operate within the 10th inning and the Detroit Tigers extended their longest successful streak within 77 years, mobilising beyond the Chicago White Sox 6-5 onto Wednesday for their 12th straight victory.
Guillen also beaten a solo homer for Detroit, which hadn't won 12 within a queue since 1934 — when Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer and the Tigers forgotten a seven-game World Series towards the St. Louis Cardinals' famous Gas House Gang.
Jose Valverde ceased up within the ninth towards remain heavenly within 44 retain opportunities this year.
Closing within onto an AL Central title, the surging Tigers mobilised for three operates within the ninth off Chicago's bullpen towards deter rookie Dylan Axelrod from incurring his former career win.
Ryan Raburn's pinch-hit homer with one out off Chris Sale brought the Tigers within two. Magglio Ordonez walked, chasing Sale. Alex Avila pinch-hit for Andy Dirks and hit Sergio Santos' second pitch into the seats within right-center towards tie it.
The Tigers possess won 22 of their last 26 toys overall and 21 of 27 against the White Sox.
Axelrod punched out eight and threw six powerful innings within his former career activate just two years as soon as pitching for the independent Windy City ThunderBolts.
Santos (4-5) blew his sixth retain of the season.
Miguel Cabrera singled, replicated and scored a operate for Detroit.
Alexei Ramirez laced a two-run replicate and Paul Konerko added a two-run single during Chicago's four-run second. Konerko reached hundred RBIs for the sixth moment within his career.
Tigers starter Brad Penny allowed five operates — one incurred — and eight blows again six innings. Phil Coke (3-9) threw a scoreless ninth for the win.
Ramirez replicated, singled, sauntered and scored a run. Alejandro De Aza replicated, reached base four moments, scored two operates and stole a base.
The 26-year-old Axelrod punched out at lowest one batter within each of his six innings and sauntered just two. He was activating within site of Jake Peavy, whom was shut down via Chicago for the remainder of the season.
Axelrod licenced Guillen's leadoff homer within the second and another operate within the sixth but was sharp around his outing.
The 6-foot righty was a 30th-round cream via San Diego within 2007, but bounced round the minors, dipping out of affiliated ball within 2009, when he threw for Windy City of the Frontier League. He was signed via the White Sox prior towards the 2010 season.
Chicago's four unearned operates within the second were predetermined up via Penny's blunder onto Brent Morel's sacrifice bunt, loading the bases.
Gordon Beckham punched out glancing and Alex Rios was constrained out at house, deserting the White Sox 0 for 4 with runners within scoring grading towards that point. Chicago entered the toy just 5 for its last 45 within those situations, but Ramirez clicked the skid with a bloop replicate down the right-field rope, scoring two runs.
Konerko pursued with his two-run single.
Chicago tacked onto a operate within the sixth when Beckham replicated house De Aza.