Everyday Rewards apologises for patronising Facebook fans; tells them ‘You’re smart cookies’

Woolworths has issued an apology to followers of its Everyday Rewards Facebook page after a patronising posting challenged them to decide what the best order to do the shopping was, and featured four pictures of supermarket shelves, a person packing a car, a person walking into the store and a person at the checkout.

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As Mumbrella wrote yesterday, readers complained that the quiz insulted their intelligence. It was highlighted on the Facebook page Condescending Corporate Brand Page , which spotlights brands around the world that ask patronising questions in order to drive interaction on Facebook.

Everyday Rewards’ social media engagement is handled by Fuel Communications.

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