Participants surrounded the Safety Warehouse staff car, demanding the real money as promised. People who flocked to Auckland’s Aotea Square on Saturday for a free cash drop are demanding compensation after being left out-of-pocket and injured. The event, held by The Safety Warehouse, was marketed as “New Zealand's first ever mass cash drop”, with the promise of $100,000 in “actual money” flying from the sky. SUPPLIED Wayne Lynch and his partner at The Safety Warehouse cash drop event in Aotea SquareSafety Warehouse managing director Andrew Thorn said his staff were left shaken up by the event. The event page hadn’t included anything about “fake money” and “injuries, accidents and disappointment was what everyone walked away with”, TePaea said.

Source: Stuff December 05, 2020 22:49 UTC