Hindustan Unilever Limited — Pongal offer free movie tickets scam.

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu

I got a coupon from a neighbourhood departmental store for 2 free movie tickets from HUL for buying their products for Rs.599 or more. When I called the phone number on that coupon and gave the coupon number, I got a text message (on 14 Jan 2015) stating that I would get a bookmyshow.com e-voucher for 2 free movie tickets by the coming Saturday (17 Jan 2015). However, the e-voucher has not turned up on my number so far! For one, the contact number that was got on the SMS that 'promises' to send the e-voucher (by the coming Saturday) is one digit short ([protected]). While I did manage to find the actual number (I assumed that the last digit was missing and tried all 10 combinations) - [protected] - they rarely pick the call. Even if they pick the call, they just say that they are facing a problem with bookmyshow.com, ask for your name and phone number and say that you will get it in a day or two. I have managed to reach the 1800 number thrice (after trying it about two dozen times) and have got the same reply each time. When I asked them for a complaint number, they said that there is none; when I asked to speak to their manager, I was told rudely that that person is not available. I have spoken to many others and everyone is facing the same issue; one of the affected parties is a member of a reputed consumer forum. He has contacted the stores around his area and has started taking signatures from the affected people. We will be escalating this to the consumer council soon.