JamesM
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I would like to say.. no shit your business is small. how retarded are you to have all your companies financial, design work and all contact information on one computer and not bother ever to back it up.
however, i do like the free beer
but reading it again.
Brewer offers lifetime of beer for laptop
New Zealand company posts reward for the return of its stolen computer
The Associated Press
Updated: 11:03 a.m. ET Oct 19, 2007
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand brewer is offering a lifetime supply of free beer in exchange for the return of a laptop stolen in a break-in.
Croucher Brewing Co. co-owner Paul Croucher said Friday the computer contains “all our financials” as well as label designs for new beers and business contacts.
“So we decided that if anyone does come into possession of it we’ll be happy to offer them a reward — a dozen (bottles) of beer a month for the rest of their life,” he said.
Croucher estimated the total value would likely be about $19,500 for a lifetime of beer. Since making the offer, “plenty of people” had called to say they were looking for the computer, he said.
“Opportunistic kids and a flimsy padlock” resulted in the theft, he said.
Coucher said he was optimistic the free beer offer would lead to the return of the stolen computer. “We’d love it back. We’re at such a critical stage in our little business that every hit like that is quite big,” he said.
The microbrewery in the central North Island tourist town of Rotorua currently ships 160 gallons of its three beers — an English-style pale ale, Czech-style pilsner and a cloudy German wheat beer — each week.
New Zealand winemaker Montana called to warn the brewery owners to make sure the terms of their free beer reward were precise. The winery had a difficult legal wrangle with the winner of an offer of five years’ free wine who tried to extend the supply.
© 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21377873/?GT1=10450
however, i do like the free beer
but reading it again. Brewer offers lifetime of beer for laptop
New Zealand company posts reward for the return of its stolen computer
The Associated Press
Updated: 11:03 a.m. ET Oct 19, 2007
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand brewer is offering a lifetime supply of free beer in exchange for the return of a laptop stolen in a break-in.
Croucher Brewing Co. co-owner Paul Croucher said Friday the computer contains “all our financials” as well as label designs for new beers and business contacts.
“So we decided that if anyone does come into possession of it we’ll be happy to offer them a reward — a dozen (bottles) of beer a month for the rest of their life,” he said.
Croucher estimated the total value would likely be about $19,500 for a lifetime of beer. Since making the offer, “plenty of people” had called to say they were looking for the computer, he said.
“Opportunistic kids and a flimsy padlock” resulted in the theft, he said.
Coucher said he was optimistic the free beer offer would lead to the return of the stolen computer. “We’d love it back. We’re at such a critical stage in our little business that every hit like that is quite big,” he said.
The microbrewery in the central North Island tourist town of Rotorua currently ships 160 gallons of its three beers — an English-style pale ale, Czech-style pilsner and a cloudy German wheat beer — each week.
New Zealand winemaker Montana called to warn the brewery owners to make sure the terms of their free beer reward were precise. The winery had a difficult legal wrangle with the winner of an offer of five years’ free wine who tried to extend the supply.
© 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21377873/?GT1=10450
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