To think The Sun are cashing in on teenage girls?

[BellaOfTheBalls]

Just when I thought they couldn't get any worse. I've just seen this advertised on TV and couldn't quite believe it.

Collect 5 tokens from The Sun, send them in with £9.50 and you might WIN tickets to an "exclusive" One Direction gig.

AIBU to think this is completely cashing in on obsessive adoring teenage fans, who given their target audience are probably mostly girls under the age of 16?

[WorraLiberty]

YABVVU

One direction has many fans over the age of 16 and they're not all female either

Even if they were, why shouldn't they run this promotion?

[RobynRidingHood]

Most of the One Direction fans I know are over 40

[THEMardy]

YANBU. £9.50 for a ticket lottery is a lot for some.

[FizzyLaces]

My eldest dd has gone off them and now wants to sell her Glasgow and London tix...

[BellaOfTheBalls]

I've always thought they were a teenybopper boy band. Perhaps I am mistaken!

It just seems like a licence to print money. If you got a text to your phone or similar that said "send us £10 and you could win tickets to see One Direction" you'd think it was a scam, but because its The Sun it's OK?

[WorraLiberty]

It's not a ticket lottery TheMardy I've just Googled and you only send the money if you've been chosen to receive the tickets.

I think it's bloody good considering most tickets will be snapped up by ticket touts

[WorraLiberty]

Bella read the link

[BellaOfTheBalls]

See on the advert it looks like you send your £9.50 THEN they do the draw, that's why I was cross.

[THEMardy]

That's not what the Op implied worra and certainly couldnt arsed to google. So the aibu isn't as stated.

[WorraLiberty]

It's no different to the £9.50 holiday deals...you don't part with any cash unless your tokens have been accepted and you have a holiday.

[THEMardy]

[WorraLiberty]

That's what I'm saying Mardy, I think the OP was confused.

[THEMardy]

Got you worra

[BellaOfTheBalls]

Yes I was confused! It's late (for me), I was MN'ing anyway and had one of those "of course IANBU and surely all of MN must agree with me" moments. And forgot to google.

I now feel like BellEndOfTheBalls

[WorraLiberty]

Thank fuck someone does...I'm totally confused myself and it's got nowt to do with cough how much I've consumed

[WorraLiberty]

Bella