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Fancy fresh Pact Coffee delivered straight to your door for just £1?

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Coffee start-up Pact Coffee have a great introductory offer for Digital Spy readers.

If you're someone that can't live without their coffee - Pact are offering a 250g bag of Pact Coffee sent to your home or office for just £1 (including free P&P).

Use the exclusive DS voucher code ‘digitalspy’ at the checkout on Pact Coffee and you’ll be drinking a fresh cup of beautiful coffee this time tomorrow.

Pact offers five different ranges of hand-roasted beans, ground according to your brew method just before it's safely sealed and sent in a letterbox-friendly pack.

If you'd like to continue receiving coffee straight to your door - Pact offers a completely flexible service allowing you to pause or cancel orders at any time. Regular 250g bags are priced at £6.95 with free P&P and can be delivered weekly, fortnightly or on dates you specify.

This offer is for new Pact customers only. One bag per household, UK only. Full terms and conditions can be found here.

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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 175
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    so this is what DS has become.... :(
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    Kiko H FanKiko H Fan Posts: 6,546
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    No, not really.
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    DWA9ISDWA9IS Posts: 10,557
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    This thread has NOTHING to do with broadcasting and should be taken down or moved to general discussions.
    Im sure it breaks DSs own rules?
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    EStaffs90EStaffs90 Posts: 13,722
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    No, as I don't drink coffee.
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    TassiumTassium Posts: 31,639
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    I don't know much about coffee but this marketing seems a bit off to me.

    I suppose it might work for people into the coffee subscription thing, but I always find the enforced subscription you can cancel at any time! always rather offputting.
    Here's a hilarious PR push:

    http://coffeegeek.com/forums/worldregional/uk/658738

    tee hee.
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    F1KenF1Ken Posts: 4,229
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    I prefer Tea, so NO I don't want this.

    What does this have to do with Broadcasting?? :confused:
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    DWA9ISDWA9IS Posts: 10,557
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    F1Ken wrote: »
    I prefer Tea, so NO I don't want this.

    What does this have to do with Broadcasting?? :confused:

    Thats exactly what Im saying
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    soapfan_1973soapfan_1973 Posts: 3,624
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    It is a pinned topic and appears at the top of every forum on here. Forced advertising basically :(
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    DWA9ISDWA9IS Posts: 10,557
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    soapfan_1973 wrote: »
    It is a pinned topic and appears at the top of every forum on here. Forced advertising basically :(

    but its not pinned at the top of every forum on here! the Sky forum the freeview forum the freesat forum the Dr Who forum are all free of this advertisement!
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    BrianWescombeBrianWescombe Posts: 998
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    This post appears to breach DS's own terms and conditions regarding advertising, report it as spam!
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    soapfan_1973soapfan_1973 Posts: 3,624
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    lotrjw wrote: »
    but its not pinned at the top of every forum on here! the Sky forum the freeview forum the freesat forum the Dr Who forum are all free of this advertisement!
    Pinned topics only appear in parent forums usually so child forums won't get them unless specified in the admin control panel. Either way it is as mentioned a probable breach of the DS t&c's as it is forcing the user to view advertisements with no way of removing it.
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    GrannyGruntbuckGrannyGruntbuck Posts: 3,638
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    Hmmm, reminds me of a politician accepting a back hander!

    So sad!
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    ocavocav Posts: 2,341
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    Tried it, didn't like it, won't be trying again. And I'm not recommending it to anyone.

    Now I've fulfilled the intention of the advert, may it please be removed.
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    Object ZObject Z Posts: 1,871
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    Regular 250g bags are priced at £6.95 ???

    What??

    Tesco sell their 227g bags of Finest Java Sumatra bags of beans or ground for £2.99.

    Go to Tesco* for a much cheaper option

    *Other supermarkets are also available.
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    RadiogramRadiogram Posts: 3,515
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    Pinned topics should only be about the board or rules etc. This is a new low for a once good board.

    What the hell next?
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    soapfan_1973soapfan_1973 Posts: 3,624
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    If everyone reports this topic maybe they will take notice and remove it, or ask the company concerned if they would like to pay for an advertising spot (which will then get removed by our ad blockers the same as all the other junk that gets added to this site so we can concentrate on the actual forum bit)
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    GrannyGruntbuckGrannyGruntbuck Posts: 3,638
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    Object Z wrote: »
    Regular 250g bags are priced at £6.95 ???

    What??

    Tesco sell their 227g bags of Finest Java Sumatra bags of beans or ground for £2.99.

    Go to Tesco* for a much cheaper option

    *Other supermarkets are also available.

    Yes, I thought it was very expensive!
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    IcaraaIcaraa Posts: 6,069
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    What's wrong with this? DS like any online business need targeted advertising. This works well as there is the code so the advertiser can see that the customer has come from DS.

    It should be flagged as an ad though.
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    BenFranklinBenFranklin Posts: 5,814
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    Adverts should look like adverts, trying to merge advert with thread is problematic for me.
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    plateletplatelet Posts: 26,388
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    GrannyGruntbuck wrote: »
    Yes, I thought it was very expensive!

    Though Whittards "Britannia Music Club" is a tenner a month

    http://www.whittard.co.uk/club/join
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    riceutenriceuten Posts: 5,876
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    Their gaff, their rules.

    I quite like coffee, but £7 for a quarter kilo is taking the mick, however nice it is. And it's one of those arrangements where you give them your card details and then forget to cancel the repeat order, and end up paying over the odds. That kind of 'rollover marketing' should be forbidden.
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    solarflaresolarflare Posts: 22,384
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    I like the fact some of the advertothreads are locked to replies, and some aren't. I wonder if it's a clever marketing strategy to see if some of the boards here are more receptive than others :p
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