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Hair Color Travel: Good Deals for Redheads Down Under

September 30, 2008 at 9:30 AM | by | Comments (2)

We love getting stuff for free, but apparently the red-haired people of Adelaide, South Australia would rather pay to get into the Adelaide Zoo at the moment.

The zoo started a promotion using the Aussie slang term "ranga", a nickname for redheads that derives from the color of the average orangutan. The deal offered free entry to the zoo for all "rangas," but they've toned down the deal now after some complaints.

The good news is that despite the complaints, the zoo decided just to drop the "ranga" title. So red-haired visitors (including those with dyed red hair!) can still get into the zoo for free for the next week. Apparently less than 2 percent of people are redheads but if you're one of them then rush down to Adelaide now. And don't be offended--we're just jealous we can't get in for free.

Related Stories:
· Zoo Drops "Ranga" Free Day Campaign [news.com.au]
· Free Range Orang Utans Now Available [Jaunted]
· Zoos coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: peasap]

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Bad idea

Attracting red heads to your place of business is a bad idea.  Some of us are even keel, but then there is these guys:

rdmcgeorge on September 30, 2008 at 10:20 AM #Permalink

Ouch.

Thanks for the warning. I am SO staying away from the Adelaide Zoo now.
amandak on October 1, 2008 at 6:03 AM #Permalink

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