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Japanese New Year's Groupon Fiasco Leads to Media Freakout
Friday, January 7, 2011, by Paula Forbes
>It seems choking on Mochi wasn't the only thing to be wary of in Japan this New Year's: Groupon customers
>who bought an offer from the Yokohama restaurant Bird Cafe from the online discount website were dismayed
>to discover their traditional New Year's Osechi meals were much, much smaller than the advertised picture.
>So they did what any normal angry person with a camera and an internet connection would do: they posted
>photos of the disappointing meals online.
>500 people bought the offer for 10,500 yen (US $126); it would normally cost twice that. The restaurant says
>they were only expecting around 100 orders and have since apologized, but they can't stop the media shitstorm.
>News of the offending Osechi even reached the Wall Street Journal, who referred to it as a "brouhaha."
>Compare the advertised picture to some of the actual meals above, or watch below as some Japanese talk
>show hosts take phone calls from disappointed viewers.
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