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December 29, 2004 12:39 AM
Broken: Life Savers store listing
A TIB reader points out that the LifeSavers website, candystand.com, allowed (children) users to search for stores in their area that participated in a recent sweepstakes.
After entering his zip code, this reader saw the first result: Absolute Smoke Shop.
He writes, "Seems kind of weird to be sending little kids into a cigarette store."
Any why are the results ordered alphabetically? Sorting by distance would make far more sense, with the closest stores appearing first (plus a Distance column, plus a Street Address, if you really want users to find the store).
But is not that the intention of opening a liquor store? to sell liquor? what your saying is like saying blockbuster is a candy shop, since they sell candy as well as rentals.
I typed in the zip code 75019, and looking through the results, some of them are self-storage places! LOL
It's a sweepstakes! Children can't sign up for it anyways, so it doesn't matter. You most likely have to be 18 to register.
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Hey, they're just providing a location service. I mean, logically, if children are using it they can't get there without parental assistance, and what kind of parent sends their kids into a smoke shop? It does seem a little silly though that the list isn't filtered if the site is geared towards children.
Posted by: Maurs at December 29, 2004 03:08 AM