By Staff
December 6th, 2017
BURLINGTON, ON
This could be fun.
Former ward 4 candidate for the public Board of Education seat Margot Horne Shuttleworth has gone public with in a Facebook message to her wine loving friends.
Holiday Wine Exchange – forget the cookies — who wants 36 bottles of wine?! 🍷🍷
The weather outside is frightful, but the wine is so delightful…
Who wants to participate?
I need a MINIMUM of 6 participants to join in a holiday wine exchange. Buy ONE bottle of wine valued at $20.00 or more and deliver it to one person. That’s it!
I will PM you the name/address and in return you will receive 6 – 36 bottles of wine!! (# of bottles depends on the number of participants).
Let me know if you are interested and I will PM you the information. Please comment on this post if you’re in. Just keep in mind, you only have to buy ONE bottle valued at a minimum of $20.00 and, if everyone participates, you can receive up to 36 bottles of wine!!!
Only comment if you are really going to participate. If you say you will and don’t, it doesn’t work for everyone else. Give it a try. It could be fun and you could stock up for the holiday season with the purchase of only ONE bottle!!….. you need to be local…. but should be fun!!
Margo Horne- Shuttleworth on Facebook at –
https://www.facebook.com/margo.shuttleworth/
Total scam…the only one who wins is the person starting it. Did this years ago with booze. Left my bottle on the doorstep of the ‘name’ on the top of the list and waited……………… still waiting 40 years later.
Looks like a Ponzi Scheme to me.
How do you all figure this is a scam? Margo would have to be on your friend list. So therefore you know her. Margo knows the names she is sending you. It’s some Christmas fun! Merry Christmas to all of you!
If everyone one is buying 1 bottle, where do the 36 you supposedly receive come from? It’s either a pyramid scam or a phishing expedition.
Shame on you Burlington Gazette for perpetuating this scam.
Pepper:
Unfortunately, I think that it’s a scam. The following link is a good summary:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/money/news/a41819/holiday-wine-exchange-facebook/
There is also a good warning put out by CBS news. It appears that Facebook is the new scam engine.
Wow, we have some real valedictorians as candidates in this city. Pathetic. It’s a clear SCAM. Hopefully this intellectual lightweight never has to contemplate the actual distribution of goods and services. https://www.snopes.com/secret-sisters-gift-exchange/