BER Months

Allow me to deviate from my normal post, it's September once more and soon enough it would be Christmas. I'm gearing up for the contests and promotions during the Christmas season. As early as October, some malls will begin their Christmas promotions. Normally for an X amount spent in the mall you will have to fill a raffle coupon. Prizes will range from gadgets, cash, cars and condominium units. Last year, the grand prize for SM MOA Christmas promo was a condo unit (I wonder who won that, lucky person!). At the Metro Gaisano mall, the grand prize is a car.
I've been joining contests on and off, but I can say that I've been consistently joining for about a year now. I've won a few and lost in some. The cheapest prize I've received was the 15 peso load (from Mountain Dew and Eight o' clock orange juice promos), 300 load from the Globe promo, free digital photos (from Johnson and Johnson), DVD from Sony Philippines, MP3 from Reader's Digest, 10k from a diaper company and the Grand Prize trip to Boracay for 4 from Hersheys. It's always exciting to win and I'm looking forward to winning more. Along the way, I've set up some rules for myself to follow - allow me to share it with you.

-  Joining text promos and contests is not cheap. A text entry would normally cost 2.50 pesos (depending on   your network). Try to set a limit on the text that you would normally send. For myself, my minimum is 3 entries maximum of 10. Convert that to pesos, that would be 7.50 pesos -25.00 pesos.
- I join contests because I use the product, the promotion is just a bonus. For example, cigarette companies have text promotions, the prizes normally include a car. I don't join their promos primarily because I'm not a cigarette smoker. To buy a pack of cigarette just so I could join the promotion would mean I have to go to a rehab to curb my "text to win" addiction, hehehe.
- Stay within the budget. As I say, joining is not cheap, so I set myself a limit P300 - P600 a month.
- The probability of winning is more if you join more often.
- Also, this I really believe, if its meant for you, its meant for you. I only sent 3 entries for the Hersheys promo and I won. I also heard from the elderly lady who won in the "Win mo Kapuso" that she only sent 1 entry.
So, if the prize is yours, its yours.

So, let's continue joining! I will win millions next time. : )

MONEY SA MINI (MINI CHUPA CHUPS)

PROMO DURATION: JULY 15 TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
GRAND DRAW:  SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
Mechanics
1. Buy 2 bags of Mini Chupa Chups.
2. Answer the coupon that is found in the wrapper .
3. Put the entries in an envelope and send to:
     Money sa Mini
     c/o CTSI Logistics
     Km. 14 West Service Road, South Luzon Expressway
     Merville, Paranaque City 1709
Prizes
      P100, 000  Grand Prize (1 winner)
      P   20,000  Consolation Prize (20 winners)

Mountain Dew Rush and Ride Text Promo

Mechanics: 
1. Buy Mountain Dew
2. Look for the code under the cap or crown
3. Text DEW <code> to 2861 for all networks
4. Wait for the reply!

Duration: April 10 - May 15, 2011

Grand Prizes
        4 Mitsubishi Montero Sports 2.5 GLX 4×2 MT

 Major Prizes

        50 GT Mountain Bikes

        50 Ipod Nanos Touch Screen 8GB

        50 Samsung Galaxy Mini Cellphones

Minor Prizes
        132,000 units of Free P15 Airtime load

See posters and print ad for more details.

Aqua Euphoria CameraHaus summer promo

Promo Duration: March 28 to May 15, 2011
Raffle Draw: May 29, 2011
Mechanics:
Visit any CameraHaus branch and buy a waterproof compact camera to get a raffle coupon.
Your purchase will also entitle you to a free camera floater.
Prizes:
Grand Prize: Whale Shark Interaction Adventure in Donsol, Sorsogon, the trip is all expense paid with
                     hotel accomodation.
Second Prize: Overnight stay for two in the Aqua Room of H20 Hotel located in the Manila Ocean Park
                      complex. Also includes two (2) free passes to the park's Oceanarium with "Aquanaut   Voyage"
Consolacion: 5 winners of free entrance to the Oceanarium and free "Aquanaut Voyage"           

See posters and print ads for more details.