Pension video nasties

insurance financial advisers

13 April 2000
| By Anonymous (not verified) |

Financial advisers acting on behalf of a Dutch insurance firm has found the com-pany had added some spice to its pension information videos.

Financial advisers acting on behalf of a Dutch insurance firm has found the com-pany had added some spice to its pension information videos.

After popping the tape in the VCR and hitting the play button, the topic seemed a little off title with people in various stages of undress doing things to household implements that chefs only dream about. Well, they are known for being liberal in the Netherlands.

The tapes came from a distribution company which had outsourced the duplication to a third party - resulting in 100 of the 500 tapes sent out having the some-what saucy content.

Of course that also means 100 Dutch kitchen fetishists are bound to be upset when they make their next furtive purchases wrapped in a brown paper bag.

A spokesperson for the insurance company described the mix up as "very painful, for them and for our customers."

According to the talking head, company reps were immediately dispatched to fetch back the errant tapes but refused to be drawn on how many agents were prepared to return the tapes.

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