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BootsnAll April Fool’s Day

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We sent out a newsletter today that had the following in it:

Dear Subscriber,

Over the past few months we’ve mentioned in previous newsletters that we were working on some big changes around the site. That work is done, and we BootBoyz are now very excited to make an announcement to the BootsnAll Community:

Lonely Planet is buying BootsnAll.

We can’t disclose the sum, but what it means is that BnA is going to be a full-fledged part of LP. BnA itself will no longer exist, but our devoted users will be able to buy guidebooks through the soon-to-be redesigned BootsnAll site, and our current message boards will be replaced by everyone’s favourite travel forum, the ThornTree(TM). We BootBoyz will now be known as the Laddy Planeteers.

We hope you are as excited about this as we are, and all we have to say is:

APRIL FOOL!

April 1, 2002 Newsletter - BootsnAll.com

I already have received several dozen replies that people were actually fooled for a moment or two.




Comments


Neilia | July 30th, 2002 at 10:59 am
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I’m so dumb I fell for it!

Regina | July 30th, 2002 at 11:00 am
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You guys have to stay in business long enough for me to buy at least one set of tickets from you.

Happy April Fools day,

Regards,
Regina

Barbara | July 30th, 2002 at 11:01 am
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LMAO - I actually fell for that, but then, I do have a serious hangover

Elizabeth | July 30th, 2002 at 11:01 am
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Congratulations on the sale guys…I respect lonely planet for travel advice above all.

Joe | July 30th, 2002 at 11:02 am
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You bastards! I fell for your April fools “Lonely Planet acquisition message hook, line and sinker.

Damn you!

Sambaguy | July 30th, 2002 at 11:03 am
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damm you guy’s for a minute I was so disapointed in you!
Thank god its not true.
Hope you stay independent for a long time to come.
Guido

Krista | July 30th, 2002 at 11:04 am
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I was so dismayed upon reading the news that I exclaimed a few choice words out loud, which promted a co-worker to rush over to my cubicle. We scrolled through the newsletter together and realized we’d been FOOLED! I’m glad it was a joke.

Heather | July 30th, 2002 at 11:04 am
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That was cruel!! I was doing so fell all day. I can’t believe I actually fell for it!

Beverly | July 30th, 2002 at 11:05 am
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Thank God it was an April Fool. As much as I enjoy the LP Thorntree etc., etc…, I would hate to lose BootsNAll which I think contributes another viewpoint that LP does not. There is room for both sites.

Keep up the good job!
Aloha
Bev
P.S. No fool like an old fool!!!

Freda | July 30th, 2002 at 11:05 am
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Good April Fool, my lip was steadily getting more and more curled - until the punchline.

venkat | July 30th, 2002 at 11:06 am
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hello sean!
that was indeed a proper april fooling! so, what’s the real part?

regards
venkat

DJANA | July 30th, 2002 at 11:07 am
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WELL, YOU SURE GOT ME!!!!!!
PLEASE, DON’T BE A SELL-OUT, YOU’RE SO COOL GUYS!!
:-)
DJANA ZIVKOVIC

Christina Hur | July 30th, 2002 at 11:07 am
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Hey,

Christina here, ex-intern. I totally believed your guys’ April Fools! I was like, What the hell?? And when you said “We hope you’re as excited as we are” about the buy, I looked at the computer weird.

Anyway, glad to hear the joke was on the readers. Hope you guys are doing just fine. School for me, as usual.

Larry | July 30th, 2002 at 11:08 am
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You bastards! (:

Lynn | July 30th, 2002 at 11:09 am
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NOT FUNNY!!! Yeah, it was funny. Hey, just wanted to tell you guys that I think your website is really great and I’m so glad I found it last year. I had an awesome experience during my three months in Prague, thanks in large part to the Prague “Insider”, Jan Nemec. I finally have the opportunity to return the favor, as an Australian couple has contacted me about their upcoming trip to California… Their FIRST trip to the U.S.!!! I think I’m more excited for them than they are!

Keep up the great work!

Lynn

Elliot | July 30th, 2002 at 11:09 am
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I sure was taken in by your April Fool announcement!! Shocked & horrifed would be an understatement!

Keep up the great work guys. I’m proud to be a contributor to a resource that goes from strength to strength.

Cheers,
Elliot.

Ujamaa | July 30th, 2002 at 11:10 am
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THANK GOODDDDD!!!!! FOR APRIL FOOLS!

Cal | July 30th, 2002 at 11:11 am
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Chancer!!!!!!!!!!!!

(have to admit I fell for it and was delighted for ye… damn!)

Cal

Brad | July 30th, 2002 at 11:12 am
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That is hilarious — you completely had me! Sonofabitch! It’s 10:45 p.m. and I’d almost made it through the whole day without being had.
Goodonyamates!

Christine | July 30th, 2002 at 11:13 am
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You all should be ashamed of yourselves!!!! My heart stopped for 10 full seconds!!! How shameless of you to even think about freaking us out like this! I don’t know whose brilliant idea this was, but gosh did you ever scare the shit out of me, wish you could have heard me scream :NOOOO! OH NOOOOO!” You probably got me even more cause I didn’t read it on the first of April! anyway, good one!

Xtine

Phyllis | July 30th, 2002 at 11:13 am
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I loved your ‘blog - neat idea. Man, you really got me with the April Fool’s joke. My heart sank - I was so disappointed!

Stephanie | July 30th, 2002 at 11:14 am
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I gasped in horror when I read the newsletter yesterday. My co-worker was concerned: “is everything ok?!?” That was NOT funny. OK, well, it may have been a little bit funny… ;-)





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