~~~~ Brag & Moan ~~~~

[THEJUICE]

Still waiting on Oldsmobile Buy.com $50...
Anyone actually get this?
sent many emails- they have "researched" it and are sending it...or so they said about 2 weeks ago!
Seem to be stalling... guess I wont be buying that Olds afterall...

 

[Frglss]

Just got in my 1st free T shirt. It's a Compaq, free and the ugliest damn shirt I think I've ever seen! lol, but free!

 

[IBhacknU]

Altavista shopping just gave me the 1000 points ($1.00) for their little boo-boo last week.

I also just got another 5000 points ($5.00) dated today, and labeled the same thing : InstantWin Adjustment

Hmmmmm??



Hey.... that Palm V is mine! Only 375,000 points to go (or about a year!)

 

[Rainguy]

Well they told me they gave me 3000 last week which I have not gotten so far and today:


Dear XXXXX:

As a follow-up to our earlier e-mails, I am writing to personally apologize to you for the technical problems associated with the AltaVista "Daily Instant Win" Game.

Some of you have questioned why we waited to inform you of these problems and exactly what transpired. The answer is simple: we wanted to have a complete understanding of the issues, how to fix them and who was affected. This issue has been a top priority for us.

Our investigation has narrowed the problem to bugs in the software code that caused an unforeseen site malfunction that happened under certain conditions. Consequently, you and other Members who played the Game during the Fourth of July holiday period and up to mid-day on July 8 may have mistakenly and, through no fault of your own, received a message stating that you had won 500,000 Points. We truly and sincerely regret this error.

While our Game rules permit us to make corrections due to technical errors such as this one, we understand how disappointing it must be to realize that you did not win this contest. Therefore, we have credited each Member who played the Game during this timeframe with an additional 5,000 Point bonus as a gesture of appreciation for your understanding and patience.

We will continue to investigate any additional issues and problems brought to our attention. And we will strive to improve our service and care of our Members. Thank you for your participation and use of the services provided by AltaVista.

Sincerely,



Mike Rubin
Vice President of Marketing and E-commerce
AltaVista Company

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So, am I getting 8000 all together or only 5000??????

 

[jayR]

Pretender: Thanks. After a while I thought no-one was going to respond. Soooooooooooooo depressing.

I guess the FAQ idea is DOA. Or is it just that brag&moan is a black hole for new ideas?

 

[anji65]

got 2 maglites
the "Call your Grandma" phone cards (10 mins each) came about 10 days ago.

 

[darbear317537]

Hi, I think this is probably old news but this is about the Digimarc Camera Giveaway. Has anyone received theirs yet? Also, Can you order more than one? thx *bump*

 

[randomlinh]

how many of you have/haven't gotten pointclick reimburstments? I got mine the other day for the month of june, and they seem to be legit... but someone here has been waiting since april?

 

[Termite00]

Got an APC Web/SNMP Manager Card today. (Signed up for the promo about 2-3 weeks ago). Came nicely wrapped with software, some cable, and manuals and some paper that said that it passed some tests. Looks cool, I have no idea what I could use it for since I dont have a UPS for it. Maybe I'll sell it. I've seen em go for around $225 on pricewatch.

 

[hotsextoy]

I just ordered 4 256MB PC133 chips today, for $647.99
which comes out to $161.99 a chip

you can't over clock these too high though, only maybe up to 12% higher than rated

anyhow, not a bad price if i do say so myself, these bad boys should be coming in soon, since its going to ship out today

1 Gig of ram in a computer is a taste of heavon...

 

[ArgyleSox]

Bwaaahhahaha!
Free!
I got my Adic T-shirt! good qwality to!! Black with small embroidered logo.

Got my Magazine rack from deliverall.com! It is nice! like a real piece of furniture(I'm a poor student so furniture is defined loosely but it is still a great free item!) yeah!
hoooray! free free free! brag? woohoo

 

[CrazyJake]

Today I got my 200 free business cards from Staples.com, I got a maglite, and 20 condoms today. Yippee!

 

[peggopanic]

man! i only got my swiffers and stuff from freesamples.com

this sux! i want that magazine rack! i'm in serious need of it and can bring it to school this sept. =) it's vital. really!

 

[goog40]

MOAN: How come some of those mytampons ****** got their magazine rack already and I signed up well before it hit mytampons.

 

[Bleeding Jawa]

I have now gotten no fewer than 8 free laptop bags from that survey a couple months ago. This has turned out to be even better than the free HP printer!!!

 

[ButtMunch]

In the last couple of weeks I recieved the RocketBoard, SAS flashlight, and some MAXFLI golf balls. Pretty nice stuff for free.

 

[Richard Berg]

Last week I got a nice letter listing no less than 4 reasons why I could not be approved for the American Express Blue CC.

Well what'dya know, I got a Blue in the mail today (and it works, too )

 

[Boogak]

Y'know, after reading the "Voodoo3 for $11" thread, I have to wonder about the common sense of some of the people around here. The entire deal smacked of RIP-OFF, but people are falling over left and right trying to get in on the "hot" deal.

Anyone remember the Toshiba laptops/Freespeech/Salesoutlet fiasco a few months ago? It was almost the same exact scenario... a very unprofessional website, shady payment methods, prices too good to be true, etc.

Oh well, a fool and his money is soon parted.

 

[uncouth]

Interestin indeed :| :> :<

 

[Tran23]

By looks of the box the UPS guy dropped off, I don't think i'm getting 10 19160 Scsi cards oh well

 

[403Forbidden]

anyone get their Staples packages for the $30 SCSI card today? Was it the 10/pack? UPS tried to deliver it to me today, but I was out.

 

[peggopanic]

got my mountainzone.com[?] thermal mug/cup yesterday and my bestbuy.com $20 gc today.


&quot;it's getting better all the time...&quot;

 

[fitzm]

Just got motorola talkabouts yesterday (sweet!), moutainzone coffee cup today and the rocketboard last week. Stuff is just flowing in now.
I hope this crap about HP screwing over people for this rebate on the grounds that some upc's weren't sufficient isn't true. Can you imagine the, literally, thousands of people from this site alone that will be up in arms. If HP isn't careful there will be a war. Can you say, &quot;class action&quot; ?
(I know, I know it's still early in the game but several letter's of rejection from HP's rebate people have been posted on the hot deals 930c thread.)

JUICE, my $50 buy.com certificate came in over a month ago.

 

[Possum]

I got the Staples order today, just a single card 19160 kit. Called their support line, and after some time to get the real order price verified at $2000+, had a Staples return pickup scheduled. Oh well, nothing gained, nothing lost.

 

[jpnut]

I got my 2 Free Astrounaut Pens from Atyouroffice.com (Required a 30 dollar purchase, but the 30 of 60 was arounf These babies are cool as hell, and they came quick too! Thanks to the guy who started the topic!!!