https://twitter.com/TMobile/status/828312524730757121
T-Mobile went all in and aired not one, not two, but three star-studded commercials to push the company’s new unlimited data plan during Sunday night’s Super Bowl. One spot featured Justin Bieber and Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski of the New England Patriots dancing, while another had the comedic duo Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg throwing around some tongue-in-cheek marijuana euphemisms, and finally there was the above 50 Shades of Grey style parody starring Kristen Schaal who enjoyed being punished for her naughty, naughty Verizon Wireless data overages.
It was the latter that the rival cell carrier seemed to take the most umbrage with, and Schaal and the T-Mobile official Twitter account indulging in some playful back and forth banter during the game only seemed to twist the knife deeper.
.@Verizon overages hurt so bad. Do you punish your customers that way, @TMobile? #TheSafeWordisUnlimited
— Kristen Schaal (@kristenschaaled) February 5, 2017
Sorry @Kristenschaaled but with our UNLIMITED network, you won’t feel the pain of overages. Can we still be friends? #TheSafeWordisUnlimited https://t.co/ZpZpMqMqdS
— T-Mobile (@TMobile) February 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/TMobile/status/828428887281381376
I’ve been streaming video all night and @Verizon punished me with overages! @TMobile can you teach me a lesson too? #TheSafeWordisUnlimited
— Kristen Schaal (@kristenschaaled) February 6, 2017
I heard @Verizon dominates customers with taxes and fees. @JohnLegere you into that sort of thing? Say yes! #TheSafeWordisUnlimited pic.twitter.com/6CZnMs4acS
— Kristen Schaal (@kristenschaaled) February 6, 2017
Overages from @Verizon are like little scoldings on my bill. @TMobile are you gonna get tough with me? #TheSafeWordisUnlimited
— Kristen Schaal (@kristenschaaled) February 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/TMobile/status/828437055503949827
Much like a certain thin-skinned president we know, this all became too much for Verizon, and whoever runs the corporate Twitter account fired back with some, uh, interesting innuendo.
https://twitter.com/verizon/status/828425999121530882
https://twitter.com/verizon/status/828433480841297920
Well that got pretty weird, pretty fast. But things got even weirder when the Verizon customer service Twitter account started trolling Schaal as well.
Guys… Verizon customer service just contacted Kristen. This is really happening…#TheSafeWordisUnlimited pic.twitter.com/dZ9TubCca1
— T-Mobile (@TMobile) February 6, 2017
Thankfully T-Mobile decided to take the high road in their response, because that could have really gone to some dark places.
They broke our Jealousy-O-Meter! Those aren't cheap, Vzw… https://t.co/Yh7MjGtcf4
— T-Mobile (@TMobile) February 6, 2017