Lemonade727
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It's printed on the inside of the bag in thin black font. Took me a while to see it when I looked.
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Mountain Dew Xbox One Promotion - www.every2minutes.com
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It's printed on the inside of the bag in thin black font. Took me a while to see it when I looked.
I bought my first pack of Doritos last night, and while I haven't emptied the bag, there doesn't seem to be any code at all. Is it supposed to be printed on the inside of the bag, or is it a separte insert? Yes, it is a "specially marked package", and claims to be worth 200 points.
Just as a heads up the rules state that you can only have 1000 Codes "and/or" 150,000 points. So if you are only entering low point value codes then you may hit the maximum number of allowable codes before you hit the maximum number of allowable points. Though I'm not sure if anyone is really planning on buying 1000 bags of Doritos in the next couple months
The rules also state that you can be sent a free code for every self-addressed stamped envelope you send to the contest's address. Have you tried that yet? Any idea how many points that gives? Assuming that you can get 100 points for the price of two stamps, that would be the most efficient way to collect points.
Right, I'm not gonna hit the maximum anyway, I'm only at 92 codes right now and don't think I'm gonna hit 1000 unless someone donates them for whatever reason. Also I think you only get a sweeps entry from the card THOUGH I wouldn't know because I haven't tried. Besides even if I do, I'm averaging around 125 points per code I've entered so I'd hit 125,000. But no, I'm not considering it. I'd also forgotten the ceiling was 150,000: I'm not even going to try for it. I kind of assume the guys who get all the "premium" awards are gonna be those bidding 150,000 or at least close to that.
Jesus fucking christ, this.
I don't know how there are going to settle that issue, since certainly more than a few people are going to hit the cap. So what happens when they all bid? Do they just give it to the first person that bids?
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
I've yet to see any smaller packages than the 200 point medium bags and even those are a rarity where I live at. :\
But, right now I'm at 900 points, with around 2000 points in unredeemed caps as I'm saving those so I can enter those codes in with a Doritos code. If only Doritos was as easy to consume as Mountain Dew.
Brianimaniac
Banned
I heard that if you eat real food for lunch, you can win living longer.
MR BLACKMAGIK
Member
Does anyone know what the rules say about winning one of the sweepstakes? Can you win 1 sweepstakes and 1 auction?
Yeah, you can.
rudieboy77
Member
Too bad you have to eat that trash to win one. Hey you won an Xbox and obesity...
I'm not concerned that 2 months of eating shit for lunch will put a dent in my life expectancy given that I eat fairly well outside of it and that, being that I was an internationally performing athelete at high school and early college level for seven yesrs, it probably won't hit me too hard. Granted I'm not the same athelete I used to be but I still work out like 6-8 hours a week (as opposed to 14-20.)
MR BLACKMAGIK
Member
I believe it opens at 2am and closes at 9pm.
MR BLACKMAGIK
Member
getting ready to hit the 15k mark. I will be happy with the basic set and then no more biddingjust hope they show the real time bid amount and not blind bidding
15k?? Fuck. I hope there are only a few people with that much or else I'm screwed.
I went to my local Frys and people had literally cherry-picked every Dew package that had the Xbox promo on it. You're probably going to need 5,000+ for even a remote chance.
MrPressStart
Member
I wish I knew exactly how the contest works. Every two minutes is quick... So do we just pick a time and bid a set number of caps! Most caps on tat auction wins.. If there is a tie... It's Radom? And if you lose do you lose your points?
Henry Jones Jr
Member
Every cap is worth points. You spend the points to bid in an auction. Highest bid wins. Not sure what they do with a tie (probably random or first top bid wins). If you don't win the auction, you get all of your points back.
I believe you can also use the points to enter a sweepstakes where they randomly draw one winner (per day?).
I wish this contest was more like what they did with the 360 where they were all random drawings. I won that by entering one code. That will be much harder this time.
Schobeleth
Member
I'm thinking about getting into this, but I haven't started yet. Am I too late? I thought that as long as you redeem a code a day during the sweepstakes, you have a chance (albeit a insignificant one) to win during that 24 hour period?
I guess the bidding is where it's going to be at, though?
I guess the bidding is where it's going to be at, though?
MR BLACKMAGIK
Member
Every code you enter gives you 1 sweepstakes entry. You can put any number of sweepstakes entries into any sweeps but you do not get them back if you lose.
Pegasus Actual
Member
I like the way the Taco Bell one works a lot more... but that burrito.. soooo gross. I can eat Doritos, and I can drink Diet Dew all day. I don't think I have much of a chance to compete with the scavengers though.
No worries I hope to win basic auction early on then use points for shirts hats or whatever else you can use points on
MR BLACKMAGIK
Member
With that much point I would try to win the Advanced or Premium auctions.
blame space
Banned
How do you check how many points you have?
Not sure if joking or serious... you go to the same website that you've been entering the codes into this whole time and it tells you on the left how many you have accumulated.
blame space
Banned
I can't find it. Maybe you can't do it from the mobile site.
Conscience Falls
Member
So I assume that the auction and what not are exclusive to the U.S program? Not seeing anything on the Canadian site. Also, entered my code from a 12 pack of mountain dew and only got one equivalency? Thought it would be worth more.
MaulerX
Member
The only way I know from the mobile site is to enter a code. Then it tells you how much you have total.
Oh sorry, haven't used the mobile site so I didn't realize it didn't show your point total.
I'm currently at 3100 points, hoping to have 10,000 before the auctions start.
Most of my points are found and or given to me by co workers small percentage purchased
Yeah specially marked Diet Dew also has the points. Diet Dew is actually pretty good I've come to find out.
MR BLACKMAGIK
Member
Fox Mulder
Member
If you're buying tons of Doritos and Mountain Dew specifically for this, then at some point, sure.
People eat this stuff all the time already, and codes can be taken from family, friends, or coworkers that don't care about this promotion. I've got half of my total points for free. I haven't even really increased my Dew intake yet.
Yea it's on diet dew as well. It's the only soda I drink although that's just here and there at work. Which as a huge tease shows the Xbone branded bottle but spits out old stock.
As far as points totals talk i'm up to 650 banked and like 17? pictures of cap codes. I kept asking people to take pics of their caps and now they just txt me codes. Zero confidence in winning this time (won a 360) as it's not random and idiots will invest hundreds into trying to win.
Wow! You definitely shouldn't have a problem winning an auction.