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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #40 on: April 10, 2006, 04:14:49 pm »
I saw this on slickdeals.net and filled it out pretty quick... I doubt we're going to get these.

Just like a year or 2 back they had some kind of little quiz thing and were supposed to be giving out copies of XP Home... nothing ever came.

Like they always say, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #41 on: April 10, 2006, 05:01:24 pm »
yeah, I am still waiting for my stick.  Maybe tomarrow  :D

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #42 on: April 10, 2006, 05:20:16 pm »
« Last Edit: April 11, 2006, 12:48:54 pm by RayB »
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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #43 on: April 10, 2006, 05:56:29 pm »
Man, we really got a good deal...about half a year ago, we had UPS (we use them for shipping small packages) send a small notification about a survey, and they'd send a 128 MB drive.  I filled it out (head of shipping where I'm at,) only about 5-10 questions.  Very easy and quick.  Took a minute.  4 months later, it arrives.  All silver and black with a UPS logo, and the necklace thingy.

Though these things are getting extremely cheap nowadays.  You can get a 1GB version for only 30-40 bucks with rebates every single week!   :)Sometimes lower! :applaud:
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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #44 on: April 11, 2006, 12:13:06 pm »
Here's another USB stick giveaway:

http://www.audiusa.com/brochurerequest

http://www.audicanada.com/brochurerequest


Audi Canada is .ca
I have no idea where the .com would take you. The firewall at work blocks it, calling it a gambling site.

Also, it doesn't seem like you can link directly to the .ca site. If you enter www.audicanada.ca and do a search on brochure request the page comes up. It looks like requesting info on the A3 is the only model that offers the USB key. (32mb)

I'm trying for this one, we'll see what happens.
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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #45 on: April 11, 2006, 12:33:19 pm »
In case any of you are wondering the drive is 16MB.

Aw man! What am I gonna do with 16MB flash? I was hoping for 128MB at least. :badmood:

Oh well. Didn't cost much. Didn't come yet either.

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #46 on: April 11, 2006, 03:33:21 pm »
Supplies are out on this one.
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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #47 on: April 14, 2006, 01:25:45 pm »
Still haven't received the Microsoft one yet.

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #48 on: April 14, 2006, 03:06:48 pm »
it was 6-8 weeks delivery.. I'm betting on at least another week till we start hearing w00ts echoing in BYOAC

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #49 on: April 14, 2006, 07:05:50 pm »
Gave up waiting and bought a 1 G. key.  Now the little one should show up right away.


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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #50 on: April 14, 2006, 11:36:57 pm »
Gave up waiting and bought a 1 G. key.  Now the little one should show up right away.



I bought a gig key the other day too... my 256 stick was allways too full

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #51 on: April 15, 2006, 12:19:56 am »
Can't get 'em anymore...Microsoft now has a message thanking all those who showed interested, but you simply download the files directly.

No free key anymore.  :badmood:

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #52 on: April 15, 2006, 04:13:42 am »
well they promised me mine of course that was 5 weeks ago

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #53 on: April 15, 2006, 11:14:13 am »
Haven't received mine from MS either. :angry:
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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #54 on: April 15, 2006, 02:07:11 pm »
Got mine yesterday with a free copy of Winxp.
















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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #55 on: April 15, 2006, 02:16:45 pm »
well they promised me mine of course that was 5 weeks ago
Microsoft NEVER breaks a promise.....or a deadline......or anti-trust laws......or.... :angel:

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #56 on: May 20, 2006, 12:14:12 am »
Never got mine. Bastages. I wanted it to nest dyne:bolic. Oh well...

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #57 on: May 20, 2006, 08:57:54 am »
never got mine
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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #58 on: May 20, 2006, 11:56:12 am »
Me neither.  :(

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #59 on: May 20, 2006, 12:34:20 pm »
Same here :lame:
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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #60 on: May 20, 2006, 01:21:03 pm »
me three!

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #61 on: May 20, 2006, 01:31:51 pm »
make that 4

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #62 on: May 20, 2006, 07:13:10 pm »
WOOHOO! I got mine today! Big ups to Microshaft for coming through. I'll post pics later.



























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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #63 on: May 20, 2006, 07:23:29 pm »
Make that 5....

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #64 on: May 21, 2006, 05:36:35 pm »
still waiting for mine and I'm begining to think I won't recieve my 16MB USB drive   :angry:
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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #65 on: May 21, 2006, 06:28:36 pm »
It said Allow 4-8 weeks and it has been 7 weeks for me.  I give it a 25% chance of showing up.

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #66 on: May 22, 2006, 04:46:34 pm »
It's been ages. Screwed by Microsoft yet again.

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #67 on: May 23, 2006, 09:39:06 pm »
It's been ages. Screwed by Microsoft yet again.

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #68 on: May 26, 2006, 01:50:05 pm »
Just got this email from Microshaft...



Thank you for your interest in the Mystery Solved Windows

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #69 on: May 26, 2006, 02:25:53 pm »
Oh good - a download link! I was worried I wouldn't be able to access the material I would have gotten on the USB drive.

Whew!

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #70 on: May 26, 2006, 02:36:35 pm »
Just got this email from Microshaft...



Thank you for your interest in the Mystery Solved Windows

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #71 on: May 26, 2006, 02:55:09 pm »
Got the same e-mail too.  I am in the US and sold 20k worth of MS product last year.   Sigh.


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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #72 on: May 26, 2006, 03:15:56 pm »
We'll see if they respond:

I'm a little confused at this reply.  I signed up for the free USB drive over two-months ago.  Exactly how many USB drives were available?

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So did ANYONE get one or know of someone that did?

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #73 on: May 26, 2006, 08:37:22 pm »
Based on the representative sampling, I'd suspect everyone got the same e-mail.  Obviously it's a form letter, but it was quite misleading since it said nowhere that it was limited to the U.S. only, and actually started telling people when they were supposedly "out" of offers.

For whatever reason, I now get the feeling that my PC was mined for info while on that site.
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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #74 on: May 27, 2006, 10:30:31 am »
Yup - just got my shafted letter too. And I entered about a month before it was posted here..

I think they had just 1, so they could say they were giving it away. Now they have a nice little current database, to send spam\e-mail to...

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #75 on: May 27, 2006, 11:37:32 am »
I got that email too, last time I checked Florida was in the USA!

Oh well thats the last time I am going to waste my time filling in something for Microsoft.

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #76 on: December 05, 2006, 11:37:03 am »
Still waiting!!

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #77 on: December 05, 2006, 12:35:51 pm »
Still waiting!!

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Re: Get a free USB Key! w00t!
« Reply #78 on: December 05, 2006, 12:39:42 pm »
Good thing you resurected this thread. I know I have been waiting with baited breath for an update on this... ::)

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