The Tiffen rep told me that they would be having a raffle, and the prize was an iPod Nano. I don't need one, but I figured why not? The rep handed me a ticket and said I must be present to win, and that the drawing would occur at 2pm. It was around 1:30 or so, so I figured I'd browse other booths and come back.
I got back about 1:55 and noticed that there was a bit of a crowd, but not too much. I figured my chances were at least decent. The crowd began to build a bit, and after a few minutes, a woman's voice comes over the P.A.. She announces that Lady Gaga would be performing, and that after her performance, the drawing would occur. I was immediately suspicious, because Lady Gaga had already been at the CES for Polaroid - two years in a row.
She repeats the announcement that Lady Gaga would be performing - and she repeated the announcement multiple times. This causes a very large crowd to build. Many people pushed and shoved to get a closer spot. I looked behind me and it looked like there were at least 100 cameras or phones in the air hoping to catch a shot of the star. This was not a huge booth. The crowd overflowed into adjacent booths and walkways.
"Poker Face" begins playing over the speakers, and out comes what is clearly (at least to me) an impersonator lip-syncing. Some in the crowd realize it, many do not.
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| NOT Lady Gaga. Nice try, Tiffen. |
After the "performance", instead of letting the crowd in on the gag, the announcer carries the charade further. The drawing occurs and they have the winner pose for a picture with Lady Gaga. The rep tells the crowd that Lady Gaga will be available for pictures with the crowd. To my knowledge, they never told the crowd it was a fake.
Tiffen is a local (Glendale, CA) company that makes very fine, world-renowned products. They shouldn't even consider such lame antics. It reflects poorly on them and their company's goodwill.
1 comment:
i highly agree with your article it was such a disappointment to my daughter who i brought because she told all of her friends and then two days later to see that she was fake. now shes the laughing stock of school....
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