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[INVALID Deal] Re: GelaSkins

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MONDAY 7 AM UPDATE

Gelskins have verified that they will not ship these orders. They are offering a 10% discount to those who are interested use OZBARGAIN

As we indicated the "deal" was suss but there was a great divide in opinions here.

With so much positive votes this deal got a life of its own. The Mods will now discuss this type of situation so that we can learn from this in the future.

Unfortunately we are not always here 24hrs and we too have a life and we too have a "democracy" in that we need to discuss and come to joint agreements, so those criticising us for not killing the deal, need to understand this. As seen in this thread there are arguments for and against etc…

We did our best to warn people given the circumstances.
THREAD LOCKED and link removed (it will just come back to this post) but not deleted so you can read the unfolding story…. Discuss in the Forums if you wish

Step 1
Visit http://exclusive.rogersthankyou.com/ and click "Enter" to enter the site and begin the process of getting a code.

Step 2
Wait for the site to load and click the "Open your gift now" button, then click continue.

Step 3
Tick the third box only (high speed internet), clicking any of the other boxes will not allow this tutorial to work, then click continue.

Step 4
Enter a random first/last name combination, for postal code enter; M5S 2H7, tick the two agreement boxes, enter a real email address (this is where the code will be sent to) and for the phone number use: 415 XXX XXXX (X being substituted with random digits), then click continue.

Step 5
Wait for the envlopes to load and click any of them. (They are irrelevant to the process of getting the code).

Step 6
Click "Open It!" to open the envelope and allow you to select a prize. The GelaSkin radio button is radio button number 4, so we click that one. (Rest of the prizes except for the donation require a real registered Rogers Canadian address).

Step 7
Click "Submit" and the code will be then sent to your email address instantly. (Sometimes it may take 2-3 minutes but don't worry, they will come).

Step 8
Visit http://www.gelaskins.com/rogers to input the code you received in your email and follow the on screen instructions.

Step 9
Enjoy your free skin with free shipping worldwide. You will then get your skin within 3-4 weeks, but usually earlier.

Thank You Rogers.

If you want a awesome custom made one with a Leica M9, use this template:
http://i52.tinypic.com/2cehojc.jpg

from: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1016833


mod - 19 Sep 2010, 9:17pm
"Open to residents of Canada, 16 years and older, who are existing Rogers customers and who received the invite to the special gift offer & contest"


While orders maybe accepted by the system, when it comes to be posted and Rogers has to pay for international shipping, dont be surprised if they dont ship. (fyi only costs $1 more for shipping to Australia, rather then Canada)

If anyone "complains" about not getting this - we'll think of some appropriate penalty - how about skinning alive LOL

The poster implies they have got theirs but when you look at mac rumours site its only just been posted on the site and Mac rumours is a US site - Canad to US is a lot different in cost than Canada to Australia.

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  • Worked for me. Cheers

    • puzzled

      Maybe I'm late to this but it has requirements that surely exclude most of the people who voted positive. Elligible people
      - have "received the invite to the special gift offer and contest"
      - are "residents of Canada, 16 yrs and older"

  • Wow great find! Thanks

  • order is through :)

  • Thanks :D

  • how sick.

  • dude, excellent find…

    • +4

      your all welcome!

  • Lol, Gelaskins is gonna be swamped with orders from Australia after this post..

  • +9

    WTF is a gelaskin - might be nice to know otherwise why try this

    • yeah i'd never heard of this shimozzle either..

  • It's a skin for your mobile devices to prevent scratches. Unlike the popular clear ones, these have some awesome prints on them.

  • I didn't like the prints but managed to find the clear screen protector on the site

    • how did you find the clear one? i dont like the prints as well

  • Nice find, thanks.

  • Brilliant!!

  • I get ERROR - Part or all of your phone number is missing or invalid

    • +1

      the last box: try to enter 4 digits instead of 3

      • I see, cheers for that :)

        • No worries.

  • Order confirmed! :)

    Thanks for your excellent post, tuzii!

  • done thanks!!!
    Got a skin for my Xbox controller.
    Might have to do this a couple times.

  • +1

    It would suck if they check where the order delivers to and cancel it.

  • when do u type in the code for the order? mine isn't working =O

  • +2

    lol rogers is screwed.

  • +3

    It does say open to residents of Canada only…..

    • id say that would be for the other prizes. as they can only be shipped to an address in Canada

  • thanks

  • You guys typing in your credit card details, or just skipping it?

    • +1

      when you select the usps delivery selection it should go away, if not dont enter your details.

    • +2

      lol .. 5, too many

    • +3

      How greedy

    • +4

      i think you should be grateful you got 1. and least the rest for ppl so they wont miss out…

    • oh . People like you will just make them realise, we be stealing their warez

  • +29

    This is unfairly abusing an offer which is only supposed to be available to Rogers customers in Canada: "Open to Residents of Canada… who are existing Rogers customers and who received the invite". Entering a Canadian postal code on the form, when you're not a Canadian resident, means you're unethically attempting to acquire this "freebie" by deception. Just because you can game the system doesn't mean you should.

    • +8

      I wholeheartedly agree. I dislike seeing this sort of abuse posted on here screwing with businesses.

      • We shall see what the mods think and whether they would take down this post.

    • revoked my vote.

      • +24

        Whether the company is big or not is irrelevant. I believe in being fair and ethical in my dealings with others.

        I honestly don't think this belongs on OzBargain; the terms and conditions of the offer clearly limit it to Canadians only. I also don't think it reflects well on OzBargain and the 99.5% of completely legitimate bargains posted here when this post encourages people to be deceptive to acquire the freebie.

        • +2

          I agree!

          • +2

            @trudy: I agree too !

            • +2

              @EnALup: Ditto.

              • -2

                @calcium: +1, Ditto, i agree are not valid negative votes, go and read the rules please

                • @Davo1111: cheers Davo1111 :)

                  • @[Deactivated]: If you were a company trying to drum up business, would you like people lying to you to get a freebie they were not entitled to?

      • +6

        I'm kinda confused why people are always thinking it's okay to take from companies that make lots of money as if making money is wrong.

    • +9

      I completely agree. This is totally un-Australian and shameful to the community.

      • +2

        ummm. no, this is typically Australian.

    • +1

      I don't see abuse but I do see people probably wasting their time and Rogers.

      The terms say that you have to have received the invite.

      So, when they see the flood of people trying to get in, they can check it against the invite list and bump all the people trying to get it.

      puzzled

      Not sure why people didn't pick up on the bit about must have received the invite.

        • +1

          Eh?

          The neg vote was warranted. (Elligibility criteria -> problem with deal for most that wasn't mentioned in the post)


          Note for freewin and jump22

          There is a report link underneath comments and the post.

          Clicking on that is the fastest way (and a much more private way) to leave a message for the mods about:
          - problems with deals
          - problems with other users

    • I agree. And whatsmore, how long have people had to spend to get a gift worth a few bucks. -ve from me.

    • If you dont' like the post or the freebie then don't take it
      don't be self righteous

      • +5

        Wow, second user to register a brand new account just to argue with me (freewin is the other). Too ashamed to argue with me under your real username?

    • agree

  • +1

    so does anyone think they will cancel our orders?

    Dont want to be dissapointed , i might be wasting my time customizing my skin . :p

    • +1

      of course they will !

    • with this level of flooding, I'd expect they would.

      On the other hand, they could honour it, if they want to.

      You won't be wasting your time if you're prepared to pay for it (should they choose not to honour it) :)

  • That's pretty cool, but just curious. Is this actually legit/an actual promotion? Cause the instructions make it seem a little dodgy =P

  • are you guys getting the order confirmation email ? how long does it take?

    • yes takes 10 mins or so

    • 1 second

  • awesome, this is true freebie (nothing to bargain, except some mb of internet quota and 5 minutes of time!)

  • you sir, are awesome

  • Sweet, thanks

  • +1

    fantastic, simply fantastic

  • +1

    tuzii, I love you! This is awesome!

  • +4

    I do feel bad for rogers, none the less I shamelessly ordered a few skins. I just want them all >.< since I am getting a new HTC phone on my bday

    • +4

      Rogers is one of the largest isps in Canada. $11.5 billion in revenue per year. Don't feel bad.

      • LOL at the irony that the person who voted you up is 'Roja'

  • Props for the find.

  • SWEET!

  • Rogers is probably loving the free publicity.

  • Ordered one for me, one for my sister and one for her husband.

    Haven't received my receipts yet, but have printed them off!

  • first post - i really have to say thanks to the OP for this. if the orders don't get cancelled!

  • +16

    this is pathetic, exploiting a loophole to get something for free. Would you be comfortable walking away with someone's TV set if they left their front door open? There's always a dark side for people looking for a good deal, but it should stop short of this kind of fraud

      • +16

        You freely admit that you'd steal a car or a handbag if you could? Wow. You are scum.

        • +40

          Id prefer it if the handbag was already in the car. Preferably a pensioners car right after pension day, with the pensioners meagre allowance in the handbag. Bonus if their medication is in there also (not so i can take it, just so they cant have it).
          I would drive the car to the post office, where i can collect my ill gotten iphone skin, and sell the car to a scrap yard for $50 and burn the remaining articles in a public trash can.
          Id then take photos of the ashes, using the $50 to fund the printing cost and send pictures to the pensioner (whose address i had from their purse)
          Then i would LOL.

          • @trievalot: best reply!

          • @trievalot: ROFLMFAO!

            Dude, that is one of the funniest threads & best takedowns I've seen in ages! Kudos! :D

            Some of these guys are just so humourless it's astounding!!! :o

            • @StewBalls: Haha agreed. Definitely had me laughing reading the replies.

          • -2

            @trievalot: jump22 pwned, LOL!

            • +1

              @Ndiddy: Pretty much. :P

          • @trievalot: LOOOOL!
            i had to log in just so i could take my hat off to u sir

    • +4

      So if you find a $100 note on the ground you'd hand it over to the police will you? Get off your high horse

      • +2

        I'd hand it over to the police…only if I thought I could buy my way out of a speeding fine though! ;)

      • +2

        It is the law…

      • +1

        Well no, because there is no chance that money would ever make it back to the original owner. If however someone dropped their wallet with $100 in it however, I'd certainly return it. Would you?

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