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Pkumak on 26/05/2010 - 18:20 shoppingsquare.com.au (4108 clicks)
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Received an email from Shopping Square this morning:

Today is the official launch of our new Shopping Square Facebook page and to celebrate we're giving away $500,000 dollars.

We'll give away $500,000 dollars if you click like and become a member on our facebook page.

If 1000 people click like, those 1000 people will receive $10 worth of Shopping Square Vouchers.

If 2000 people click like, those 2000 people will receive $20 worth of Shopping Square Vouchers
and if 10,000 people click like, those 10,000 people will receive $50 worth of Shopping Square Vouchers

Any of these vouchers can be used on absolutely anything you want in Shopping Square!

So spread the word around, the more people that click like, the more you get to spend! All you have to is click! This offer goes til May the 31st. There's nothing to lose and free money for everybody!

Facebook address:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sydney-Australia/ShoppingSquar…

MOD (Davo): thanks for the reports, the deal is now active as 1000 people have joined. As far as posting guidelines go, it has met the criteria
You can withdraw your vote by clicking "votes", then finding your name and clicking the little grey button next to your name.

Mod Update from SS Rep:
Since we reached 2000+ fans by cut off time, we decide to order the $20 wouth of Shopping Square Vouchers to ALL (instead of 1st 2000) of our facebook fans who clicked like [and maintain ‘like’] before 12am AEST 1/6/2010

the fans will be offered a choice of

a $20 voucher
or
$5 voucher x 2 plus $10 voucher x 1

You can lodge your claim via the following link
https://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/facebook.php
Please NOTE: you must lodge your claim by 12pm AEST 3rd June 2010, if you are entitle for the claim.

For more details please visit
http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/n_162_500000_Dollar_Promotion_Starts_12pm_26th_May_

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massari on 26/05/2010 - 18:24

-5

Not really a bargain considering you have to 'like' it …

anyway reported.. let the mods decide
lbft on 26/05/2010 - 18:32

Edit: I got it wrong, sorry, I don't use Facebook so I was looking at the wrong number.
joysnlove on 26/05/2010 - 18:41

1,046 already so that means at least $10. so whats the point disapproving this ?
- lbft on 26/05/2010 - 18:43
  
  My mistake, I retracted my neg.
whichtyler on 26/05/2010 - 18:56

I don't think you can "become a member" anymore? You can only choose to like something?
- Roja on 26/05/2010 - 22:35
  
  Yeah they changed that on Facebook not too long ago
Davo1111 on 26/05/2010 - 18:57

Deal is now active. The deal is valid.
- danilochan on 01/06/2010 - 12:31
  
  Since we reached 2000+ fans by cut off time, we decided to offer the $20 wouth of Shopping Square Vouchers to ALL (instead of 1st 2000) of our facebook fans who clicked like [and maintain 'like'] before 12am AEST 1/6/2010
  
  the fans will be offered a choice of
  
  a $20 voucher
  or
  
  $5 voucher x 2 plus $10 voucher x 1
  
  You can lodge your claim via the following link
  https://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/facebook.php
  Please NOTE: you must lodge your claim by 12pm AEST 3rd June 2010, if you are entitled for the claim.
  
  For more details please visit
  http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/n_162_500000_Dollar_Promoti…
  
  The facebook page is current offline for maintenance, it will be online again soon after the claim process finished
  
  Mod, could you please help to update the post with latest offer infomration, thanks a lot
darkmattersunB6c0MV on 26/05/2010 - 19:03

Wow!
At this rate, free 50AUD for sure!!
motlking on 26/05/2010 - 19:05

+2

So does the $x "worth of Shopping Square Vouchers" actually mean you get say $10

ie. are you actually given a $10 voucher or is it dodgy like cdwow where $10 "worth" of vouchers = $2 x 5 vouchers?

Also is there any min spend to use said vouchers? ie $10 voucher but $50 min spend
- llzzz on 26/05/2010 - 19:18
  
  -3
  
  i think as long as they give out the voucher for free, i dont mind which way it is, be it $2 x 5 or $5 x 2 or $10 x 1
  clicking 'like' on facebook doesnt cost me any afterall
  - motlking on 26/05/2010 - 19:28
    
    +7
    
    well it does matter if it affects the price of something you purchase. $2 vouchers would be worthless at such a store (since you can find most things cheaper elsewhere). It is also deceitful if you promote $10 vouchers if you are giving much less.
    
    Yes, it may not cost me anything to click "like" on facebook but I won't promote a company if they are baiting customers with such amazing "free money".
    
    Also it is not free if there is a minimum spend so I think they are valid questions…
    - benjamin on 27/05/2010 - 07:41
      
      -1
      
      On the Facebook page they say "Congratulations everybody! Now keep clicking and sharing to reach 2000 and the $20 vouchers!" which hopefully implies they are vouchers for the full amount
ihbh on 26/05/2010 - 19:08

How do you become a member?
scrimshaw on 26/05/2010 - 19:27

just click the Like button. No need for anything else. Apart from a valid Shopping Square account to make your purchases, of course.
- edgar28 on 27/05/2010 - 00:35
  
  +2
  
  but my facebook email and shoppingsquare email is different? can i still get the voucher?
  - nulled on 27/05/2010 - 19:27
    
    didn't even have a SS account before I clicked Like.
    Do they have any restrictions?
JY1 on 26/05/2010 - 19:56

what's the likelihood of 10,000 people clicking?
- Davo1111 on 26/05/2010 - 20:06
  
  +1
  
  imho, could happen, these things go up exponentially once they hit the front page of ozb
stumo on 26/05/2010 - 20:50

so if 1999 people vote in the end, does that mean only the first 1000 get $10 and the second 999 get diddly squat?
Trance N Dance on 26/05/2010 - 21:07

+6

Haha they're so cheap, they don't make it:
3000 fans - $30
4000 fans - $40
but instead they jump to 10000 fans for $50 voucher.
Should be 10000 fans for $100 voucher (yes $1 million but still it follows the trend :D)
monkp on 26/05/2010 - 22:05

+2

very interesting way to promote their business, I like it :)
- Trance N Dance on 26/05/2010 - 22:08
  
  -1
  
  Similar to LTS (they're also going to have FB exclusive deals)… and yet we flame LTS for doing business this way.
Piquant on 26/05/2010 - 22:07

Any idea on what would happen if you wanted to buy something that was $50 if you had a $50 voucher. Would you only have to pay for shipping?
- Trance N Dance on 26/05/2010 - 22:09
  
  +1
  
  Isn't that how vouchers work?
- retiredfeline on 26/05/2010 - 22:15
  
  No, send me the voucher and another $50 and I'll sort it out for you. :)
- Roja on 26/05/2010 - 22:37
  
  You'll still have to pay shipping. Only a handful of their items have Free Shipping with it
POWERevolution on 26/05/2010 - 22:19

+1

This sound true good to be true…I bet there are lots of T&C to use the voucher/s!!!
- Davo1111 on 26/05/2010 - 22:37
  
  +3
  
  i'm going to screenshot the deal for later. just in case.
- urandack on 27/05/2010 - 22:40
  
  "Any of these vouchers can be used on absolutely anything you want in Shopping Square!"
  
  I sure hope so… but you may be right.
  - furyou on 31/05/2010 - 13:05
    
    turns out "absolutely anything you want " means absolutely anything except promotional items, postage, small orders (minimum spend), and woe if you have bro/sis or sharemates (1 claim per household).
    - POWERevolution on 31/05/2010 - 16:01
      
      Isn't this misleading? How can they get away with it?
Trance N Dance on 26/05/2010 - 22:23

Hopefully now that Origin is over, more people will flood to OB and see this deal and like. We're at 1772 ATM.
rewstar on 26/05/2010 - 22:24

Sounds alright to me

1,774 People Like This so far
TravelKon on 26/05/2010 - 22:33

who cares just liked it people! no harm!
Roja on 26/05/2010 - 22:41

I wonder how much of a gamble they are taking if it is indeed real and they do end up getting the 10,000 fans. Thats half a million $ spent on advertising, AFAIK the markup on electronic gear isn't that much so wonder how long it'll take them to start seeing returns.

Anywho I'll join the group and see what happens
Kurtz on 26/05/2010 - 22:44

+1

Could someone please explain what Shopping Square is? Are there delivery fees?
- Wally on 26/05/2010 - 23:11
  
  +3
  
  There most certainly are!!!
AntMan76 on 26/05/2010 - 22:47

+3

whats the bet the vouchers are unable to be used on certain products… specifically electronics and computer items.
- ozhunter on 27/05/2010 - 02:21
  
  On their Facebook page it says, "Any of these vouchers can be used on absolutely anything you want in Shopping Square!", so should be able to use it towards anything.
  
  It also says you get 10, 20, or 50 dollars 'worth' of vouchers, which to me sounds like they will be giving something like the 2 x $5, or 4 x $5 vouchers previously mentioned.
quackster on 26/05/2010 - 22:48

+2

Became a fan. Just curious, how are they going to administer giving them out? Say if 12,532 people become a fan, are they not going to give the vouchers to the last 2532? How will they know who the first 10k are?
- whichtyler on 26/05/2010 - 22:55
  
  I have a strong suspicion that it won't be automatic and it will be first come first serve.
  - Roja on 27/05/2010 - 01:07
    
    +1
    
    I don't think Facebook keeps a log of who came first or last so Marlboro Man may be right i that respect
    - muzzamo on 27/05/2010 - 09:57
      
      FreshFM in Adelaide recently had a promotion like this, it was a pain because they couldn't tell you hit "like" first…
AntMan76 on 26/05/2010 - 23:10

2000 people has been passed now.
TightAssDrake on 26/05/2010 - 23:24

How do they pay you?
- xuqi on 26/05/2010 - 23:39
  
  +3
  
  With peanuts!
motlking on 26/05/2010 - 23:41

+5

Even though this deal is active, is it not considered advertising since people are voting positive for the deal but don't actually know 100% what they will be receiving?
Shouldn't we be given exact details of what the actual deal is? ie is it actually going to be a $x voucher with no extra terms and conditions? as per my post above, it should be made clear what people are voting positive for should it not mods?

Otherwise this could open up a gateway for advertises who get there free advertising through vague offers/wording but then short change end users with more specific conditions terms (such as $2 x 5 = $10 or $10 voucher with min spend of $50 or only valid on not tech items etc. etc.) who may or may not have voted positive given this information.
fufufu on 27/05/2010 - 00:17

+4

So if I'm between 2000-99999, I won't get anything unless 100000 is reached? won't that stop people from voting for it after 2000 has passed?
- motlking on 27/05/2010 - 00:22
  
  exactly another point, people need to know what they are voting for.
bragains on 27/05/2010 - 00:23

+4

I'm beginning to think this is just a ploy to get their name out there on Facebook.
- zhenjie on 27/05/2010 - 08:21
  
  +2
  
  Oh really?
danzha on 27/05/2010 - 03:39

+5

If you ask me, any business giving away 500k merely for promotional purposes would have to be nuts, there must be some catch, but I liked it anyways :P
- muzzamo on 27/05/2010 - 09:58
  
  well said
SmiTTy on 27/05/2010 - 09:45

+2

wonder how many fan's they'll lose after it hits 10k (or if it DOESNT hit 10k)
- furyou on 31/05/2010 - 13:09
  
  all of them - employees? also = the number of people who will boycott apus/SS in the future.
mikkim4eva on 27/05/2010 - 09:54

hehe, am i dreaming? or is it too good to be true…
ozblogger on 27/05/2010 - 10:47

So we don't get any coupons till they hit 10K ? not even $20
since they haven't mentioned an end date ….
another 7K to go … give it a week and it'll happen
- Dan_ on 27/05/2010 - 10:52
  
  They have actually, they posted this comment:
  
  "We officially stop and tally members at 00:00 1st June. Afterwards we will notify you of the release time and date for the link to recoup the vouchers. So keep coming back and checking with us on this page! Hope this helps."
  
  I bet they've deliberately made the timeframe small enough so that it can't be reasonably expected for it to hit 10k.
  
  Also, can the owners of those pages delete fans?
overtaker on 27/05/2010 - 10:55

they'll probably just jack up the price and let u use the voucher haha
WaywardOne on 27/05/2010 - 11:01

+6

It'd be nice if ShoppingSquare were banned from ozbargain if they attach any unpopular terms to these vouchers. Actually I might reserve my vote so I can vote negative if/when they do this.
randomusername on 27/05/2010 - 11:01

+6

I've "liked" their page because free money is always a good thing.

I've bought a few things from Shopping Square, however if this turns out to be a bait-and-switch where we receive inferior vouches (or outrageous conditions), I'll boycott Shopping Square (and APUS), just as I did Catch Of The Day. I think anyone that agrees should do the same to send a message that businesses (and individuals) can't keep doing this to us.

Also, regarding how redeeming works, the latest comment says:

"Hi Alex! We officially stop and tally members at 00:00 1st June.
Afterwards we will notify you of the release time and date for the
link to recoup the vouchers. So keep coming back and checking
with us on this page! Hope this helps.".

This implies that noone actually needs to "like" their Facebook page since the link will be made public. It doesn't sound like a first come, first serve deal for liking it, but whoever can come back and click the link the fastest.

This smells like a disaster. I hope danilochan is reading this thread and taking in the comments.

My vote is reserved until June 1st.
- bartracer on 27/05/2010 - 11:47
  
  +2
  
  smells like a disaster . YES
  
  they may lose a lot of sales if it dont work
  
  My vote is reserved as well
  - Davo1111 on 27/05/2010 - 13:01
    
    lol fair enough. i can see a disaster coming too.
    
    imho the only way to do this properly would be to export the names of the facebook group to excel, then add it to a database, so that the user signing up must match the name. and/or create a facebook application that cross references you liking it with your shopping square account.
    - ozblogger on 27/05/2010 - 15:38
      
      +3
      
      can't believe their IT dept. didn't think this before ?
      Just assign a unique voucher to the email linked to facebook
      I hope the vouchers are linked to account/email otherwise utter chaos
      - Davo1111 on 27/05/2010 - 21:58
        
        @ozblogger: i dont think they can access your email from a "like", should have made an application.
battler on 27/05/2010 - 11:04

+1

Sounds like a bunch of small mediocre vouchers. Questionable deal at this stage.
[Deactivated] on 27/05/2010 - 12:16

hm, after clicking 'like', what's next? how to get the voucher?
- scrimshaw on 27/05/2010 - 12:54
  
  +1
  
  You return to Facebook at the end of the week. I think that's when they will announce how many people have signed up, and probably email the vouchers to you. Or put it publicly on the FB front page. Who knows…
  - [Deactivated] on 27/05/2010 - 13:45
    
    ok thnx :)
  - iSamurai on 27/05/2010 - 15:18
    
    if the voucher code is generic… then it'll probably end up on OzBargain… then they'll have to jack up the prices because if it does happen they'll be literally giving away more than $500k.
stumo on 27/05/2010 - 15:32

My money is on their prices/shipping going up by at least $20 on the 1st June.

I don't really understand facebook, I clicked "like" at 1300 odd (took a screenie too just in case) but now they are saying they will just post a link and it will be a free for all.

I'm picking this is going to backfire big time, at least a lot of us seasoned ozbargainers still have a neg at the ready.
zzyss on 27/05/2010 - 15:42

+2

Say I called in some favours from a certain notorious online forum…

I wonder if it's possible for a business to buy insurance for marketing campaigns gone wrong.
airpoe on 27/05/2010 - 17:48

+2

I'm thinking that you need to purchase something over the value of $200 before you can use the $50!!
AntMan76 on 27/05/2010 - 22:04

+4

Everyone take a note of the price of an item you are interested in and see if it changes once the voucher/s are posted.

Would be a good experiment for everyone to take part in.
scotty on 27/05/2010 - 22:30

+2

Damn. Got more fans than OzBargain now. Sorry I have no marketing budget to grow our fan-base :P

Edit: Oh I've also "Liked" their page.
- zzyss on 27/05/2010 - 22:45
  
  Bet you they won't hit 10k - the promo was very carefully designed to look much more generous than it actually is…
  - camelgrass on 28/05/2010 - 03:44
    
    Why not? Already nearly half way there after less than 2 days with 3-4 days still to go.
    - zzyss on 28/05/2010 - 09:46
      
      +3
      
      The growth won't be linear because the distribution of reward is not linear. There is a much higher "risk" for those between 2001 - 10000, making it less likely that people will join at the same rate as the first 2k.
      
      Plus, I can't imagine an outfit like ShoppingSquare having a $500k marketing budget. That's more than likely to be a double-digit percentage of their annual turnover.
meLovePerfume on 27/05/2010 - 22:44

Very interesting marketing campaign. I like it!
life is a little cr… on 28/05/2010 - 01:53

I reckon, that the voucher will only be available until the 30th June… EOFYS….
rack on 28/05/2010 - 07:51

+1

Good advertising for $40,000. Another 3 more days to go to reach 10,000. if not then the first 2000 people with be sent $20 vouchers. This makes their giveaway $40,000. But too also recoup that their prices would also go up so i thing they might be able to recoup another $20,000. Thats a total spent of $20,000 for advertising and a facebook fan club of maybe 7,000. Thats huge.

Nice campaign but sure they are going to be hated by those left out for sure.
- zzyss on 28/05/2010 - 09:47
  
  +2
  
  Exactly. SS should be hoping that this doesn't backfire on them - particularly if their means of distributing the vouchers turns out to be as inelegant as people here are guessing it will be.
pinchies on 28/05/2010 - 19:29

+3

My guess: $50 = 5 x $10 with min $50 spend.
An old saying: if it is too good to be true, then it probably is too good to be true.
I would just love to be wrong though… :))
- motlking on 28/05/2010 - 20:43
  
  +3
  
  I would love you to be wrong also but just say your right on the money and this is just a marketing scam. Who is ready to negative the hell out of Shopping Square? LOL
  
  I am pretty sure they will not give a whole $20 voucher (maybe $5x4 with $50 min spend?) as they have been telling everyone otherwise they would have replied to this page (see my posts above) to clarify it already.
  
  Also I know the Shopping Square rep (danilochan) has been reading this page also since he voted positive on this "bargain".
  
  I call boycott if they have dodged us!
  - POWERevolution on 29/05/2010 - 21:32
    
    +3
    
    danilochan try to avoid comment on this post…that is the sign of something dodgy about this promo… everyone watch out.
    I think there will flood of -ves on 31st May.
- pinchies on 31/05/2010 - 16:37
  
  Can I say I told you so now?
  
  http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/n_162_500000_Promotion_Star…
heathwithnoteeth on 29/05/2010 - 00:59

well my local pub had a facebook promo, where if you "liked" there page you get a free $50 drink voucher on your birthday they reached there limit fairly quickly. 5000, that was $250,000 of free p!ss… i think they reckon that a high percentage couldnt be arsed going there on there birthday.
covert on 29/05/2010 - 07:37

At 10,000 yet. Don't want to log it to FB unless it is worth it.
- zzyss on 29/05/2010 - 10:28
  
  According to the rules (not that it matters if the speculation in this thread is correct) if you join after it hits 10k you'd be too late. Their "prize" is capped at $500,000 which means the first 10k people to join.
  - covert on 29/05/2010 - 14:54
    
    So has it reached 9,500 yet ?
    - zzyss on 29/05/2010 - 21:16
      
      +1
      
      4932 as of just now. Their marketing girl can sleep soundly tonight.
theguyrules on 29/05/2010 - 08:29

not yet
tim_geo on 29/05/2010 - 16:48

+4

I reckon they'll prolly get a bill from Facebook. Facebook sends invoices to commercial entities who use it to promote their business.
interiordesigns on 29/05/2010 - 17:26

danilochan = made redundant employee
peeweekathi on 29/05/2010 - 17:35

+2

Reserving my vote on this one:) Will wait and see.
scotty on 30/05/2010 - 01:14

+5

I think it is going to be a PAIN for ShoppingSquare to go through pages after pages of fans on Facebook to work out who is the first 10k, what their email addresses are, what their corresponding ShoppingSquare accounts are, etc, and how to deliver the vouchers, etc.
- POWERevolution on 30/05/2010 - 01:31
  
  This gonna be fun for SS but I don't want to be their employees :)
aurotaro on 30/05/2010 - 12:04

5063 now. doubt it'll ever reach 10k
Shadowsfury on 30/05/2010 - 12:23

I can't even remember if I got in in the first 2k. I think I did….

This was posted 13 years 11 months ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

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