This was a clanger.
A Guinness Canada ad, unveiled in St. Patrick’s subway station this week ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, contains a pretty big mistake.
Can you spot it?
Yep, under the title “preferred foliage” they showed a maple leaf for March 16th, and a four-leaf Clover for Paddy’s Day.
Nice, except for the fact that the national symbol of Ireland is in fact a three-leaf Shamrock.
I thought if anyone would be able to get a shamrock right it would be @guinnesscanada. I guess not pic.twitter.com/7B0CeF4bqi
— Judith Gannon (@tenhours0) March 9, 2016
A Toronto-based Irishman raised the issue with Guinness Canada, who responded with an apology for the boo boo.
They wrote:
“In the excitement of getting ready for next week, we obviously made a mistake and thank you for bringing it to our attention.
“As Canadians, we will say ‘Sorry!’ and let you know we are removing the posters immediately. We wish you the very best for a happy and safe St. Patrick’s Day.”
Yikes.
@GrayzaMGG @jesseferreras pic.twitter.com/JUUfnz8jy7
— Aidan Ryan (@AidanRyan555) March 11, 2016
