Insincere

Last night, my mum won a motorcycle in a lucky draw. The event was organised by 1Malaysia. After the event, when she went to claim her prize, the organizer told her that she couldn't take the bike back as it doesn't have battery. They then gave her a card with the motorcycle reseller's number and told her to contact them the following day. However,after the dinner, mum was down with diarrhoea since 4a.m. She wasn't able to go to the shop to "claim" the motorcycle. The neighbours kids told her in the afternoon that they saw her prize in front of the restaurant where the dinner was held yesterday. She told them that she haven't claimed the bike from the shop yet. Later in the evening, the neighbours kids told her the same thing again. This time, mum called the motorcycle shop to ask about it. They nonchalantly replied that the bike is not with them. She told them that the organizer told her to contact the motorcycle reseller today but she wasn't able to go downtown due to diarrhoea. They just brush her off by reiterating the bike is not with them. She then rushed to the restaurant to see for herself. True enough the bike was there. The restaurant owner then informed her that the motorcycle was just left precariously in the middle of the road since last night. He told the workers to shift it to the porch of the restaurant. Mum, with the help of a neighbour(the kids's mum) pushed the bike back home. Fortunately, the bike was not stolen. It was left in the middle of the road for the entire day. If the organizer is insincere in giving out prizes, don't do it. It is not like the public is begging for prizes. The only reason they showed up at the event was because the organizer went from door to door asking them to attend the dinner. And they came on the day the of the dinner itself to remind the residents of the housing estate to attend their dinner. It's only civility to show up since they invited cordially. If no one were to show up, the organizer would only end up embarrass. How does the organizer expect people's support when they are so insincere. Just so you know, the residents are not famish and can afford to feed themselves. Your dinner and prizes are not needed for them to survive. But bear in mind, your party needs their votes to survive. In future, don't conduct such insincere events.