Oh no, is this the end of happy ringpull prizes ?

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Re: Oh no, is this the end of happy ringpull prizes ?

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Um, how can we win free beer if they kill the ring-pull freebies?
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Re: Oh no, is this the end of happy ringpull prizes ?

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AndyKK wrote: Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:44 pm I had one case at my place, all 24 cans were winners 22 of free cans, and 2 at 40,000reil and the same customer won the 2 money ones.
Happy guy :)
My best has been 8 out of 10 "free" cans, overall it would average about 4/10.

Had to buy from the shop across the road as my usual was closed last week, they had a case of 28 tall skinny cans ("four free") but with flip tabs and no prizes. I hope this isn't a prelude of things to come.

When I pull a tab and there's no prize, I almost don't want to drink it.
You must walk in traffic to cross the road - Cambodian proverb
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Re: Oh no, is this the end of happy ringpull prizes ?

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I've won a hammock, several small monetary prizes, and I forget the number of free cases I've won (1 can at a time, usually save them up until I've got enough for a case or 2 On a Sunday at the family home). Never paid for the free beer, you normally only pay if you want cans with the winning pull-tabs, otherwise you just get the regular pull tabs.

Cambodia beer by the way.
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Re: Oh no, is this the end of happy ringpull prizes ?

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timmydownawell wrote: Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:33 pm Has anyone done better?
Just the alcoholism I developed trying to win a moto, so arguably no.
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Re: Oh no, is this the end of happy ringpull prizes ?

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I've never won ANYTHING. Should I drink more?
You could be next.
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Brother in law won a 32 inch flat screen TV years ago
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In the letter dated August 21 and delivered to the Khmer Times yesterday, Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said such promotions are leading to a rise in youth drinking, resulting in an increase in traffic accidents, violence, rapes and other bad activities.
Obviously, alcohol is the root of all social problems.
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Re: Oh no, is this the end of happy ringpull prizes ?

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I have to agree in that it would definitely cut down on the bag snatching, child abuse, lady boy fights, heavy smoking, stabbings, moto theft, police corruption, traffic accidents, deforestation, Chinese/Nigerian cyber scams, drug overdoses, alcoholism, counterfeit currency, disease, civil unrest, youth gangs, and worst of all creepy white guys drinking free beer...alone...on the riverfront.

Oh, wait a minute. No it won't. Never mind. :popcorn:
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Re: Oh no, is this the end of happy ringpull prizes ?

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My brother in law won a Honda dream, and my mother in law gets all my free can ring pulls to trade for ajinomoto and fish sauce.

The MoI directive only says to cease running advertising for lucky draws in the media, not to stop offering the prizes.
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Re: Oh no, is this the end of happy ringpull prizes ?

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Re: Oh no, is this the end of happy ringpull prizes ?
Sorry OP, but it's increasingly looking like the end of everything.
See crook!!!
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