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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

First Facebook spoils Christmas - now Vodafone

Hamilton: "lalala, I'm not listening"

Well, only if you're a top formula one driver, anyway.

An invitation came through to me last night from Vodafone for an event that's being held next week:



Lewis Hamilton - star of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team - and members of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team will be receiving their Christmas present from Vodafone at an exclusive event in Central London on 3rd December.

Lewis and his crew will receive the new Samsung F700 phone, complete with stereo headphones, meaning its ideal for making the most of Vodafone's music services.



There's more guff of course, about the phone's incredible features yadda yadda - but WAIT! Aren't they spoiling Christmas by letting Lewis know exactly what they're giving him? I mean, they could have at least added a bit of suspense. And he's still only a young 'un - imagine the damage this could cause to his Yuletide cheer.

It's like that geek joke where Darth Vader tells Luke that he knows what gifts he's getting...

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