Thorntons

[missprim]

A paper bag with Thorntons on it was delivered to me today.
It said,if I go to www.surveystoday.co.uk and fill in the online survey, I will get a 6 digit Pass Code which I write on the paper bag.
I then leave the empty paper bag outside my front door before 9am and someone will leave me a free 100g full size bag of Thorntons Continental chocolates.
As I love chocolate I thought I'd give it a go but when I enter the website, it says 'This Page cannot be displayed.'
Anyone know why this should be please?

[sherrardk]

I wouldn't eat chocolates (or anything else) that had been left on my doorstep.

[daisya]

Being suspicious myself, sounds like a scam to me unless I'm being over cautious...who would leave chocs outside your door...(unless it's the milk tray man..)... strange things happen I know but sounds too good to be true.

[welshlibranr]

sounds a bit iffy missprim!.........I would just bin the chocs and forget about it!........

[ubasses]

https://www.surveysto...4&ThemeID=125,129,130
Try the above link.

[Buenchico]

I've just got straight into that website and (by entering some fake data) progressed to the main survey page.

Perhaps the server was just temporarily down? Try again!

[boxtops]

Sounds very dodgy to me - who's to say that the chocs are OK, and not a nasty practical joke or a scam? If you enter details on a website (a sort of cold calling after all) who knows where they go? If the page can't be displayed, it sounds like a scam.

[askyourgran]

http://forums.moneysa...owthread.php?t=879903
I looked at this one.

[DTCwordfan]

they are in bankruptcy

[boxtops]

That's true, DT, I heard that yesterday - receivers in?

[Zacs-Master]

Damn. Now what am I going to buy Mrs Zacs for her birthday!

[DTCwordfan]

well insolvency.....bankruptcy may be too strong at this time - a very poor christmas apparently

[elliemay1]

Are Thorntons really in bankruptsy? I'm surprised as I love their chocs and thought everyone else did too!

[Buenchico]

Thorntons are not 'in bankruptcy'. They're closing many of their stores but continuing to trade:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16526099

Surveystoday.co.uk is a legitimate website, set up by Acxiom, which is a major international company dealing in marketing solutions.

[boxtops]

Yes ellie, it's been losing money hand over fist for months.

Zacs - get round there quick, you might get a bargain :-)

[askyourgran]

Not poor enough, I have two boxes of Thorntons Premium chocs still left from Christmas, one unopened and the other with six eaten. I find the centres boring, mostly mousse like chocolates. What has happened to the marzipans the cherry liqueuers and strawberry creams or hazlenut whirls?

[DTCwordfan]

price has collapsed to under 10p a share....

[Prudie]

Their toffee is way better than their chocolates which are sickly and old hat.

[maggiebee]

Received one of these bags a long time ago and decided to complete the survey. After a short time I lost the will to live as they wanted to know everything but your granny's maiden surname.

[missprim]

Because Chris said this;
Surveystoday.co.uk is a legitimate website, set up by Acxiom, which is a major international company dealing in marketing solutions.
I decided to do the survey but only filled in the ones marked with an asterisk so hopefully will get the chocs tomorrow.
Thanks for all your replies.

[boxtops]

If they are resorting to giving chocs away, perhaps the publicity is right.