Does anyone have the original Subway stores banning homeschool kids website?

Question

Hey there, is there anyone out there that actually took a snap shot or archived the Subway essay contest website? The one that banned homeschool children from entering. http://www.subwayfreshbuzz.com/kids/contest.aspx

This morning, after being online since Janunary, they corrected the words: Untied States, to United States and Gift Bastket to Gift Basket.

I did get to save the Bastket misspelling as a gif, but they had already United the Untied States.

So if anyone has this page saved please let me know where to find it online. 10 points to the person who finds it first:-)

Answer 1

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/?pageId=652...

There is a link to the subway contest on this site. in the small print at the bottom of the page you will fine Untied States. I have printed this out before any corrections were made. No bastket though. Had to fix my typo.

Answer 2

I actually read that and couldn't beleive it myself. LOL! As for homeschoolers not being allowed to enter I think that is outright discrimination. They could always have an alternate prize for homeschoolers or small homeschool groups. Just because we don't follow the herd we shouldn't be excluded.

Answer 3

Giraffes - homeschool kids could easily donate the equipment to a local school, park, community center, or other venue where hundreds of kids could use it.

There are plenty of private schools throughout the US that have less than 20 kids, some only have 8 or 10.  Yet they're allowed to enter, simply by the fact that they are enrolled in a private school.  Yet homeschool kids (some who come from families that large) are not allowed to compete and give playground equipment to others out of their achievement.

The funny thing is, in many states homeschools are actually registered *as* private schools, or are legally considered so.  I wonder what Subway and Scholastic would do with that?

It's not the fact that it's a contest aimed toward ps kids, it's the rudeness of the wording.  The only requirements are that you use their story prompts and that your story have a beginning, middle, and end...and while they will let a 4yo enter (who does not yet understand story structure and is not required to go to school), they will not allow a homeschooler who could really do some good for others enter and have the chance.

Sorry, I don't have the screencap, just wanted to help explain. :)

Answer 4

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the contest and then read....  "NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Contest is open only to legal residents of the Untied (sic) States who are currently over the age of 18 and have children who attend elementary, private or parochial schools that serve grades PreK-6. No home schools will be accepted. "

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/05/s...

I can not find an actual image of the site that has the spelling mistakes, (UNTIED and BASTKET) but the site above has the direct quote.  They have obviously fixed it now.

However, with approx. 3 million homeschoolers  they have really offended many!  I suppose Subway just doesn't want our business....  

I guess it really doesn't matter because this essay contest was promoting fitness.  And as I search my brain through the 400+ homeschoolers in our local group, not one of them is obese! NOT ONE!

Just like with your  running shoes; United we stand....Untied we fall!

Answer 5

I don't understand why it's not okay to ban home schooled kids? The winner's money is going to their school but the home schooled child will get the money to themselves. It's not fair...