Safety Warehouse's Andrew Thorn doesn't regret fake cash drop
The fake money drop is now in the hands of the Commerce Commission. The Christchurch businessman behind The Safety Warehouse’s $100,000 cash drop, Andrew Thorn, says the event was “well-intentioned” and not misleading. The event was marketed by his PPE retailer business Safety Warehouse as “New Zealand’s first-ever mass cash drop”, with the promise of “actual money” flying from the sky to the tune of $100,000. But numerous reports recounted people being knocked down in the stampede for cash, and some of those in the crowd responding with anger and violence when they realise...
Source: stuff.co.nz