“Shady or, at the very least, very confusing."
“Being sold a bill of goods” is one of my very favorite aphorisms. Have you heard? Used yourself? I won’t get into the linguistically gorgeous joys but, basically, it means “swindled.”
Have you ever been? Ever not read the fine print or bought a new car off the lot?
Well, you will certainly understand the outrage surrounding the “Bucket List Family” made famous for throwing their very young children into a shark cage with regulators that didn’t fit their tiny, little mouths.
And over the just-passed holidays, the Bucket Lists offered their fans some too-good-to-be-true giveaway that turned out to be just that, thus coming under much anger. Shall we read from once-important BuzzFeed? Of course!
This week, angry fans said they felt duped by a popular Instagram account that did not make clear the full details about a massive annual giveaway for free trips around the world. Some people even argued that the lapse in disclosure allowed the family’s account to rack up a lot more engagement and followers.
What we know so far is thanks largely to a lawyer named Paige Griffith, from Montana, who spent her holidays digging and posting about the debacle to her Instagram stories. More from her later.
The Gee family, more ubiquitously known as the Bucket List Family by their more than 2.4 million Instagram followers, are five self-proclaimed nomads who travel the world for content. This lifestyle was possible after dad Garrett Gee reportedly sold his app to Snapchat for $54 million in 2015. You love to hate to be envious to see it.
Each year, parents Garrett and Jessica host a huge giveaway series they call “12 Days of Bucket List Christmas.” The idea is that for 12 days at the end of the year, they surprise “families in need with a gift that means so much to [their] own family: the gift of travel,” Jessica told me. This year’s destinations include Tanzania, Hawaii, Fiji, Disney World in Orlando, and more. It’s a huge, commendable idea, and fans get excited about it every year.
This year, however, the family’s latest posts about their giveaways have been flooded with comments from frustrated fans who say the whole thing was carried out in a way they felt was “shady” or, at the very least, very confusing.
And that’s all I need. Fans of the Bucket Lists who felt “duped.”
What a crock and I’m busily planning a shark diving trip with my daughter. Sure she’s six, no longer five, but beggars can’t be choosers.
Families that look thusly while riding a bunch of hideous mid-lengths…
…are up to something and I’ll get to the bottom of it shortly.
More as the story develops.
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Garrett Gee or GG ! What a shame he was I only working in IT …. ‘Twas the perfect name for a Colourful Racing Identity ? As in I may have a little dabble on the GGs ( bet on the horses )
Colourful racing identity definition ;
“Crook” or “gangster”, expressed in a way that won’t get you sued for libel, as used mainly in the Australian press.
Colourful racing identity John Gatano today fronted the magistrate’s court to answer police allegations about his role in a massive heroin smuggling ring.
The last time I saw a quiver that long and using those colours ( they forgot the purple ) was the end of the 70s on the mid north coast of NSW ….. The blokes who could surf those things at the time were truly talented and didn’t have a cage to protect themselves ,from sharks , which they regularly surfed with at a nearby rivermouth .( though I must admit that the 70s boards were more like knives with crazy nose rocker , sharp pintails and blade like single fins )
If cunty was an airline these parents would have first class tickets
Chas you have to do a piece on Ricky Gervai’s opening speech at Golden Globes. It makes your billboard in Lemore look tame!
Googling now!
He certainly got stuck into everybody …. just wondering what is his goal ?Living in Germany I know nothing about Ricky G … Is he on a mission to change the world or just trying to become more famous/infamous by insulting the very famous ?
That Great White shark thought he was getting fed some tasty, tender veal, only to be duped and now being thought the biggest gullible galoot in the room.
Would they pay tax on that 54 in one hit?
Suggest you watch Steven Soderbergh’s 2019 Film “ Laundromat “ concerning Tax Havens and money laundering ….. could make you angry or give you some ideas ?
So not even $54m can fix your wife’s rude pill? Fuck this. I’m shutting down my savings account today.
Thought you must have ingested something toxic.
I’m not in the least outraged about their shark cage antics.
I’m more annoyed that anyone should have that amount of money, full stop.