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20. Cute video. Too bad it turns out it was just a marketing hoax.

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 07:36 PM

Sep 2014

AMSTERDAM — It was all a lie.

KLM airlines does not actually employ the world’s most adorable beagle to find lost iPhones at the airport in Amsterdam.

It was all a marketing stunt.

In an interview given to a Dutch news organization the company confirmed the disappointing news.

“A real dog, such as seen in the promo film that KLM launched on Twitter today, is not a part of the Lost & Found team.”

Global advertising agency DDB & Tribal Worldwide is responsible for creating the video.

http://q13fox.com/2014/09/24/hoax-worlds-cutest-dog-reuniting-travelers-with-lost-items-was-all-a-lie/

http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/5597/Economie/article/detail/3753447/2014/09/23/KLM-lanceert-speurteam-voor-in-vliegtuig-vergeten-spullen.dhtml

And the internet wept for what could have been.

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Airline Launches World's Cutest Lost and Found Service [View all] n2doc Sep 2014 OP

awesome thanks...nt Jesus Malverde Sep 2014 #1

Love it! rusty fender Sep 2014 #2

Very cute. eom Cleita Sep 2014 #3

That might be the greatest idea...well ever BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #4

I am going to deliberately lose some stuff shenmue Sep 2014 #6

I like that idea navarth Sep 2014 #23

Yay! Dog stories! Happyhippychick Sep 2014 #5

OMG squeee for kewtitude! BUT, squee aside, this is ALSO important. TygrBright Sep 2014 #7

+1 2banon Sep 2014 #11

+2 NJCher Sep 2014 #19

+3.....beautifully expressed! dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #27

The Honolulu airport used to have beagles KamaAina Sep 2014 #9

But remember, apples don't kill people... KamaAina Sep 2014 #28

LOVE this!!! calimary Sep 2014 #10

ZOMG! I haven't been so stoked about something in ages. Old Crow Sep 2014 #12

Made my day! ashling Sep 2014 #13

ENDURANCE. THAT AIRPORT IS HUGE and i have never ever seen so many humans. pansypoo53219 Sep 2014 #14

Hopefully he worked treats and belly rubs into his union contract :-P Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2014 #15

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #17

Beats sniffing for drugs. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #18

Cute video. Too bad it turns out it was just a marketing hoax. Electric Monk Sep 2014 #20

- Aw- some things are best not said packman Sep 2014 #22