I kid you not....this is totally and completely true.
Last week on Wed. Feb. 23rd I stopped by my sister's house to wish her a happy birthday.
Well, Dr Pepper has been running a contest titled, "Win a $25,000 New Look"
I had two of those Dr. Pepper caps sitting in that little well that resides just below the ashtray in my car for like 3 weeks.
As I was exiting my car, I grabbed them both and put them in my coat pocket.
I wished my sister a happy birthday and then went to the computer, checked my e-mail, went to this message board and visited a few other sites before remembering that I had those caps in my pocket.
I went to
www.drpepper.com (go check it out if you like) where it instructed me to create a new account which meant giving my name, address, e-mail, password, etc...
After I entered all that in it was time to enter the 15 digit code inside the cap.
I entered the code in and clicked "SUBMIT".
A few seconds passed and then a new window popped up that read:
"CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU ARE THIS WEEK'S GRAND PRIZE WINNER!"Believe me when I say that I literally did a double take when I first read it.
I went and got my sister who was in the living room watching TV...I had to have a witness to this.
She looked at the screen and asked, "OMG did you win!?"
I said, "I think so..."
I clicked where it said, "CONTINUE"
It then took me to a new page that read something like this, "You will be mailed an affidavit that you must read, sign and return to us to claim your prize."
I was like "Holy s**t I won!!"
She & I then went through and read the Terms & Conditions.
The screen told me I was a winner but I had to hear it from a person at Dr. Pepper to be 100% sure.
I called their corporate headquarters the next day on Thursday and gave my info to a woman there named Deb.
She told me that she would pass on my information to the Director of Promotions dept. named Dan and that he will be getting in touch with me as soon as the claim was verified.
Most of Friday came and went with no callback until the late afternoon when I missed his call...he left a message telling me to call him this morning Mon.the 28th.
So basically I was left languishing all weekend not knowing whether it was truly a 100% win.
I called him this morning and he said this to me,
"Well Jamey, I contacted the fufillment center, they're the people who actually pay out the prize, and they did indeed confirm that you were last week's Grand Prize Winner! Congratulations!"
He then proceeded to tell me about the affidavit and gave me a bit more info.
Here's how the contest works:
"For each week during the Weekly Grand Prize Period, a randomly selected date and time will be pre-selected, and the eligible participant entering the first valid code at such time (or closest thereafter) will be deemed that week's Grand Prize winner of the Grand Prize below (subject to verification and compliance with these Official Rules). "
The contest runs for 12 weeks and there will be 12 big winners...one for each week.
I entered my code in at 2:30 pm Wed. so that must've been the chosen time!
So I'll bet you're wondering what I won eh?
It's $25,000 split 3 ways.
First, I get $10,000 to spend at
www.giftcertificates.comSecond, I get $10,000 to spend at Sony (Yee haa!)
And third, I get $5,000 cash
CHA-CHING!!
I've never won anything in my life until now....damn did I hit it big!
I've already started making a list of s**t I'm gonna buy.
When I buy my cool digital camera, I'll take pics of some of the stuff I've bought and post em up here for you guys to see.
Apparently, that affidavit will explain how and when I'll receive the prizes.
Any ideas of cool stuff I should get?
Post Edited (05-27-05 14:00)