your kidding me....

loudwagon15s · Post by **loudwagon15s** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:23 pm

A few weeks back my friends and i went to the mall to get him an xbox 360. In the mall, there was a truck which you were eligible to win if you filled out your information. I filled in my dad's basic info, just phone number, address etc. Well, today i got home, and found out by letter that we are in the "finals" and a key was enclosed in which we have to drive about 30 min away to see if it works Problem is, both my mom and my dad have to go, and my mom refuses to go claiming that it is a complete hoax. Times have been rough money wise around here, and it sure would be nice to actually see things turn around, hell it was exciting just to get the key. Im so sick of my mom's bubble around her head. She has had the same job for 34 years (k-mart) and lived in the same place her entire life.

loudwagon15s · Post by **loudwagon15s** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:25 pm

loudwagon15s wrote:A few weeks back my friends and i went to the mall to get him an xbox 360. In the mall, there was a truck which you were eligible to win if you filled out your information. I filled in my dad's basic info, just phone number, address etc. Well, today i got home, and found out by letter that we are in the "finals" and a key was enclosed in which we have to drive about 30 min away to see if it works Problem is, both my mom and my dad have to go, and my mom refuses to go claiming that it is a complete hoax. Times have been rough money wise around here, and it sure would be nice to actually see things turn around, hell it was exciting just to get the key. Im so sick of my mom's bubble around her head. She has had the same job for 34 years (k-mart) and lived in the same place her entire life.

Edit: btw truck is a 2008 GMC 1500 Sierra

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:30 pm

What are you guys out if you go? Gas and dinner for the family?

Wouldnt hurt to try, providing the key is genuine and not some chincy joke key...lol

brtnboarder3241 · Post by **brtnboarder3241** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:33 pm

not to break your hopes i really hope u win but everyone who entered probably got a key so they could attract visitors to their dealership and get sucked in to buying one..

loudwagon15s · Post by **loudwagon15s** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:34 pm

thats exactly my point, the truck is real, hell i used it as a surface to fill out the darn application. Plus, if there is anyone who would know a bad key, it would be my dad- 11+ years of being a locksmith.

loudwagon15s · Post by **loudwagon15s** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:35 pm

brtnboarder3241 wrote:not to break your hopes i really hope u win but everyone who entered probably got a key so they could attract visitors to their dealership and get sucked in to buying one..

Ha, my hopes have already been broken

I really doubt they would go through with that many keys though, especially the chip encoded ones....

brtnboarder3241 · Post by **brtnboarder3241** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:40 pm

not for that expensive of a truck/suv or w.e.. lol

brtnboarder3241 · Post by **brtnboarder3241** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:42 pm

i remember one time at our local mall i guess one of us entered they called our house.. i guess we won a free all expense payed trip to disney land or w.e the one in Florida is for a week and a new i think 2001 something might have been a gmc sierra too come that i think of it.. my parents thought it was bs and they never did anything..lol

CaptainPioneer · Post by **CaptainPioneer** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:47 pm

yea but a chip encoded key is minum $125 and upwards... depending on the vehicle of over $300. So even if the GMC Sierra is 35k... i doubt they would give out 30-100 free encoded keys...

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:49 am

They've done similar promotions like that around here and if it's the same thing then it is the real deal... keep in mind that I used to be a car dealer too... Yeah they usually do try to sell to the losers, but there is always one lucky winner (unless they don't show up with their key).
Myself personally, I love the promotions that the dealerships do. Like when you get one of those lil scratch off papers that you're guaranteed to win something... Grand prize can be anything from a new car to a HDTV, but most win something like a gift card or a car vac (something small and stupid), but hey I figure they're gonna give me something, so why not? And one of my favorite things to do is go to dealerships and test drive cars anyway... even though I have no intention on buying.
And if you filled it out in your dads name, then why does your mom have to go... Make it a boys day out for you and your dad