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Dealership games
ok this might be a little off topic, but it involves an auto dealership so in a way it's related.
I just got a game piece in the mail from Browning Mazda. It says if the scratch 'n win game piece is a winner, then I get $7500. Well i scratched and won. So I called to see if they are full of ******. The promoter told me to come down to Browning tommorrow and claim my prize. I told him that nothing on the game piece indicates that I need to do anything besides just come down and claim my cash. He says they will honor it, and hope that I would consider putting my winnings towards a brand new Mazda....if not it's okay also. Then I bluffed I'll prolly bring my lawyer just in case. He responded "good...he can help you count the money".
I am skeptical, but I am also curious. I wonder what length they would go through to deny me the $7500 winning. I am prepared to make some complaints if they wanna play games. So I will drive 30 miles to see if this is legit. If not, then I just wasted a few gallons of gas and 1.5 hours of time. If it's legit, i'll be real glad. I mean when i see stuff like this I usually toss in the trash can. One time a vacation promoter said I won a Jeep and all I have to do is go and claim my Jeep after a 4 hr orientation. I passed, but my friend went. It turns out, after 4 hrs, they enter your name in a drawing for a Jeep, so no guarantees. I wonder if I'm gonna get played this time around. We'll see... I'll keep you guys posted.
To get back on the subject.... I think Lexus is having a special promo event for the new 2007 models where they'll give out cash and prizes...can anyone confirm?
I just got a game piece in the mail from Browning Mazda. It says if the scratch 'n win game piece is a winner, then I get $7500. Well i scratched and won. So I called to see if they are full of ******. The promoter told me to come down to Browning tommorrow and claim my prize. I told him that nothing on the game piece indicates that I need to do anything besides just come down and claim my cash. He says they will honor it, and hope that I would consider putting my winnings towards a brand new Mazda....if not it's okay also. Then I bluffed I'll prolly bring my lawyer just in case. He responded "good...he can help you count the money".
I am skeptical, but I am also curious. I wonder what length they would go through to deny me the $7500 winning. I am prepared to make some complaints if they wanna play games. So I will drive 30 miles to see if this is legit. If not, then I just wasted a few gallons of gas and 1.5 hours of time. If it's legit, i'll be real glad. I mean when i see stuff like this I usually toss in the trash can. One time a vacation promoter said I won a Jeep and all I have to do is go and claim my Jeep after a 4 hr orientation. I passed, but my friend went. It turns out, after 4 hrs, they enter your name in a drawing for a Jeep, so no guarantees. I wonder if I'm gonna get played this time around. We'll see... I'll keep you guys posted.
To get back on the subject.... I think Lexus is having a special promo event for the new 2007 models where they'll give out cash and prizes...can anyone confirm?
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I hate to add to the scepticism but yeah, check for other strings attached such as $7,500 cash (back) if you buy a base Mazda3 or something like that. But then again, it could very well be a nice gesture from Browning Mazda. Keep us posted.
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exactly...nothing is for free.... thats what I say. But im curious to see how they attempt to weasle out of this one. I have combed the flyer and game piece with a magnifying glass and cant see anything suspicious. So if they deny this ticket, I have grounds to complain to the BBB or make a really big deal out of it. Look for me on national NEWS!
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You'll get $7500 alright. If you consider $7500 off the price of a new Mazda. I can almost guarantee you that's what's going on here.
Mazda has been running huge promotions so I'm virtually certain this has something to do with the purchase of a new car.
You'll see.
Mazda has been running huge promotions so I'm virtually certain this has something to do with the purchase of a new car.
You'll see.
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Unless the ticket mentions cash, they can probably give you any type of $$ they want. Including something they had printed up on their copy machine.
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I'll bet you $7500 that every game piece they mailed out (prolly thousands of them!) is a "winner". Don't fall for it. It's a scam, a sham, and a no good con game!!!
But in the unlikely event that you do actually get the money...can I have half?
But in the unlikely event that you do actually get the money...can I have half?
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the thing is...im curious to see what the catch is. I have scrutinized the game piece and flyer for a long time, and based on what I know about advertising law, they gonna have hella time wiggling out of this one. So even though I am skeptical, I'm really curious how they plan to deny me. If they can legitimately turn me down, that's one more lesson learned for me. Browning is the largest Mazda dealer in LA....so i am really looking forward to this fight.
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Son of a gun....they must have had a bunch of lawyers' input on this. It's a scam....but a legal one. You see, the game piece says if you match 3 symbols, you win $7500. But it doesn't say what symbols. When I went to the dealership, there was this little poster at the prize desk. My game piece has 3 gold bars. The poster indicates that in order to win $7500 cash, you gotta have 3 money stacks. So I argued I have 3 symbols as required on the game piece to win $7500, but the lady tells me everyone has matching symbols and the difference is the level of prizes. I guess someone can sue them if people were mad enough. Apparently the gold bar prize seems to appeal to most of the people there.... It's a 3-day 2-night stary at Windham Hotel at any city of your choice. Since I dont travel much, I dont really consider this a cool prize or anything. So I left with the hotel certificate, and yelled "This is bull******....". So as expected...it's a scam.
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Son of a gun....they must have had a bunch of lawyers' input on this. It's a scam....but a legal one. You see, the game piece says if you match 3 symbols, you win $7500. But it doesn't say what symbols. When I went to the dealership, there was this little poster at the prize desk. My game piece has 3 gold bars. The poster indicates that in order to win $7500 cash, you gotta have 3 money stacks. So I argued I have 3 symbols as required on the game piece to win $7500, but the lady tells me everyone has matching symbols and the difference is the level of prizes. I guess someone can sue them if people were mad enough. Apparently the gold bar prize seems to appeal to most of the people there.... It's a 3-day 2-night stary at Windham Hotel at any city of your choice. Since I dont travel much, I dont really consider this a cool prize or anything. So I left with the hotel certificate, and yelled "This is bull******....". So as expected...it's a scam.
Dispicable, just dispicable. The State Dept. of Consumer Affairs should be appraised of this, as should the State Attorney General's office.