Snowman Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I am making zero judgement about this, but this is some interesting KI marketing that I wanted some thoughts on: Saturday morning, during the ERT Downpour, Snow woman and I were taking cover outside DB's souvenir shop (cause rain melts Snow ). We were standing near the smoking area, I looked in the 2 crane/reflex games and was quite surprised what the prizes were. The only prizes in both games are Zippo lighters. I know it's a captive audience, and they're marketing to the crowd at hand, but they look a lot like the other games scattered around the park that are geared to kids. I didn't really see anything stopping a little kid from going up and winning a shiny new zippo. I'm a former 20 year smoker that hated being preached to, and VERY far from being any type of morality police, but this just seems a little odd. Please share your thoughts, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voicetek Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Yeah I definitely think there should be some kind of age limit placed on buying a lighter. I think you should be a certain age to be able to purchase a lighter. Is this the case? If so, then you'd have to be a certain age to play those games and win one. Of course there is no way to monitor these games, so like you said, there is nothing keeping a young child from coming up and winning a Zippo lighter. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want my young child to have a lighter. It seems as if there are lots of other options that could be placed in these machines/games besides lighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Was there fuel in the lighter? That would make a huge difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 ^ New Zippos do not have fluid & do not come with fluid. Zippos were quite popular at the CP "arm pushes item rotating on table into hole" game in front of Gemini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I purchased an Elvis Zippo from the park once. No fuel whatsoever. They are something that people like to collect. I know I do. So that could be they're justification. Edit: I meant to say fluid, not fuel. Silly me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondhawk Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 The good news is that the games are probably so hard that nobody wins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 The only prizes in both games are Zippo lighters. Because cigarettes can't be prizes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastrider97 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 At Cedar Point, the games have some sort of disclaimer that says, "Zippo Lighters are for collective purposes only." I wonder if it's a way to let kids play without any potential trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongliveKingsCobra Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 ...I won't lie, while I am not a parent, I don't see what the problem is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObiPugs Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 We have turned into a nanny state. I had lighters as a kid. Yes I've smoked, but having that lighter as a kid is not what made me smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 We have turned into a nanny state. I had lighters as a kid. Yes I've smoked, but having that lighter as a kid is not what made me smoke. Every child should have the right to burn stuff. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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