This is an update to the $50,000 Mixup post a wrote a couple of weeks ago. The insurance company (Odds On Promotions of Reno, NV) has decided to not give the Smith family the $50,000 for their son making that remarkable hockey shot. They are, however, going to donate $20,000 to the Minnesota youth hockey league in the family's name. And that is why I'm giving the company a little reward of my own...an Oops Award.
I think the insurance company should have given the family the money anyway. Yes, it was a bad mistake on the dad's part, but at least he was honest about it. Honesty is something we don't see a lot of these days. I think by denying them of the cash prize, Odds On Promotions has sent a message that honesty doesn't always pay off. This could make kids and teens believe that there's no use in being honest because you don't get a reward from it. I may be over thinking this but, in my opinion, this is a very bad move on the insurance company's part!
What's worse? Odds On tries to be nice and donate money to the youth hockey association, but why are they not giving the entire $50,000? In fact, they're not even giving half of it! They're giving the short end of the stick to the hockey association in this time of need while they, in turn, are keeping most of the money for themselves. Thank you corporate America!
What do you think? Should the family have gotten the money? Leave a comment and tell me what you think.
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