a subscription of the Reader's Digest magazine at the special price of P1596 for one year "which represents a significant saving of 17% on the current newsstand price"
a stylish Piercarlo D'alessio watch for FREE
an entry in the HP Mini PC Giveaway draw, with a chance to win an HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition worth P33,900
an entry in the Customer Appreciation Prize draw, with a chance to win a Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
a chance to win maximum allocation of P6,750,000
It sounded really good. Mainly because the people here at home love Reader's Digest, we even used to subscribe to it years ago. And take note, there's the free watch (I've been planning to buy a wrist watch lately), the chance to win an HP laptop and millions of bucks! Though... when I was about to put everything required in the YES envelope, I realized that:
In the first place, I may not be "one of very few selected loyal HSBC cardholders". they could always send such letters to any cardholder right?
I was entertained though by the flowchart showing how I was luckily selected (and oh, it came with a sticker with label "TOP RANKING 2%" -sticker for my YES envelope so that handling will be given priority DAW) and by the nice sticker, on the main envelope & beside my address, with label "IMPORTANT. IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED. TO BE SHOWN ON FRONT SIDE OF PACKAGE" which I tried to remove by my sharp nails out of my curiosity. and I was right, it's just a part of the envelope printing. on front side of the package. err so, props ba yun? what the hell was that for?
Hey I'm not saying this whole thing is evil... the deal is still good, but only when you really want the subscription and the free watch. It's not a good deal if you were just enticed by the packaging. OR it's 100% good, but they sent it at my most skeptic state. muhaha.
so there. I'm glad I salvaged my P1596. hehe.
40 comments:
nakareciv rin ako ng mail na yan... O.O
@rashid: wow, we belong to the "lucky 2%" daw hehehe
ako din nasa 2%
out of curiosity, anong number nung tracking ref. na nakalagay sa envelope? I just received the same promo this morning too. lol. Are you going to bite this one?
me too..current status: top ranking 2% din?????
got this also...i had second thoughts if this is hoax or something. very enticing kasi hahahha..
that's why i try to search kung totoo ba or hindi.. and i found your blog.
:P
I got mine too! what a crap!
lol just got back from my vacation, it's so funny to read all these comments, ang dami 2% pala! haha!
to anonymous who asked my tracking number, naku wala na, i threw the whole thing away ;)
same ere received the package yesterday. tried to research on the net and found your blog hahaha! we're the lucky 2%. My dad received reader's digest raffle few years ago, so i knew this already. He purchased books from reader's digest just to be one step closer to the dream car. Then it will make you purchase more as you get closer to the prize that you'll never get in the end. Nice promo though! i kept the key for souvenir lol hahahahay!
wow congratulations to us all got mine today. ang dami na ng 2%. i was about to put it in the yes envelope now im thinking putting it in the no... :)
WOW thank u for enlightening me i was about to go to the postal office to send the reply mail I am glad that I read your BLOG about this readers digest subscription .For now I decided not to , besides I can read Readers Digest over the internet so I think no need for subscription .
LEI
to all, i didn't mean to make it appear so bad. again the deal is still good, but only when you really want the subscription and the free watch.
ayoko magtunog kontrabida. ehehee!
Actually tama c leydi. It's a great deal. Pero if you think wisely this is just their marketing/sales strategy. I also received this package yesterday. Nung una nga sabi ko. "Ano toh!! milyonaryo n ba ako?" I thought it was real nung nkita ko ung cheque with million pesos ang nakalagay. Nakaready na ung Yes envelope ko and eto nga, nagsearch muna ako sa net about this. Well if you will compute. if there are 100k na card holders of HSBC(which is maliit pa nga) 2% na qualified is 2000 cardholders. What if bigger pa sa 100k. Kung totoo nga na pede ipaputol ung subscription ng readers digest pag ayaw mo na. Pede siguro after 1 issue ipaputol na para makuha lng ung watch. Refundable namn daw ung P1596 minus ung 1 issue na nagcost ng P133. Not bad for a watch. I will call HSBC to make sure na refundable. Un n lng cguro ggawin ko.
me too, just received an envelope today, ready to mail, i plan to call hsbc to confirm the promo, but i read your blog, buti nalang excited pa naman kmi. buti nalang my second thot pa. thanks.
to anonymous who said: "Pede siguro after 1 issue ipaputol na para makuha lng ung watch. Refundable namn daw ung P1596 minus ung 1 issue na nagcost ng P133. Not bad for a watch."
wow onga noh, never thought of that! pero pde ba yun? parang lugi ata sila nun kase pinasok ka sa raffle tapos babawiin mo. but if pde yun, then that move is sulit. ahaha!
Just received one today... At first parang gusto ko, maganda talaga yung offer (may car key pa na kasama sa mail haha!), but when I saw Readers Digest's 2008 sweestakes winners, napaisip ako. Medyo hindi lang pala Philippines ang kasali.. (Mas bumaba ang chances lol!) Its a good thing that I found your blog for info.
hay nako kala ko kung anu toh ahah lalabas sana ako sinalubong ako nung borders namin bigay envelope sabay bukas ko sa envelope ang laks ng tibok ng dib dib ko ahah d ko pa binabasa natutuwa na ako ahahah kala ko ipapalit ko na lang yun , cash na ahahahaah.. then e2 search agad sa net .. medyo nagising ako sa aking panaginip ..sarap sana nun oh huwaaaa.. thanks im also 1 of that 2%
Glad that I've found your blog..i also received one yesterday and plan to return the envelope today but i have second thoughts so nagsearch muna ako sa internet and... what do you know..ang dami pla nting kasama sa 2%..i've showed it to one of my officemates and he saw something - Per DTI-NCR Permit#4557 Series of 2008...2008? di ba dapat 2009? oh well i didn't know anything about sa mga promo mechanics n yan..so even if it is valid or not...some things are too good to be true...
@ms leo: really? i didn't notice that DTI thing! whoa. bad. hehe.
well hell yeah!!! you're right guy's. I received also a month ago. One thing i noticed is that they include 3 different raffle promos just enticed you to buy their product. whew! - mambaroo@yahoo.com
yesterday I received one. i am interested on the book 1801 Home remedies. I know I'm so unlucky with any raffle draws but for sure, I want the book. My question is if this is legit. I'm searching HSBC with Reader's Digest's promo about this and I'm found this blog. I want the book, and I want to take my chances too. (Lolz) Just want to know if this is legit. I'll be tracking with this blog, keep it up guys.
i just received mine today. it has a different deal, walang watch but a private gift or something like that.. with all the raffle and stuff.. yah, it is enticing but it made me think, this has got to have something behind.. sorry for being so cynic, but feeling ko may something eh... so i tried searching sa net and i saw your blog. hehe.. good thing i also get to read thoughts of other people who received the same. with regard to the DTI NCR # mine's 2009 naman.. hehe.. =)
Hi! Thanks so much for your blog :)
I got my envelope this morning too! super enticing ang 6,000,000 worth of cash na prize! hmmm, yung sa kin wala din watch but here are the prizes DAW:
- 6,000,000 Pesos Cash
- 750,000 pesos - Early Reply Bonus
- Volvo S60 worth 2.2Million
- HP Designer laptop worth P33,999
More than anything else, I'm interested with the 1801 Home Remedies book...ang iniisip ko na lang, bumibili nga ako ng clothes na 1,500 worth, eh this book looks valuable naman...so wanna give it a shot, hehe wonder lang what's the 'private gift' chenelyn :p
as per DTI # mine is 2009 :)
Hi Again :)
Super investigate talaga ko with this promo of HSBC...but have anyone tried "gugeling" (google search) the winners of the previous promo for the readers digest/sweepstakes? it was posted in their website too :)
I also received a similar letter just today and immediately googled and found your blog. Seems a really enticing promo. According to an article here, the last winner is a guy from Cebu. He is so lucky being drawn from 2.1 million entries from Singapore, Hongkong, Taiwan and the Philippines.
cool, so someone actually won! well to begin with, this raffle's genuine naman.. like what i said, i'm jst not lucky in raffles kaya di ako kumagat... and yeah that winner is so lucky!
Got this same mail today.
@Thonongski: your private gift is printed at the bottom part of the private gift card. Mine is a "magnetic set" something and I wonder what it is. hehehe...
Putting my credit card number and mailing it do no seemed to be a good move for me. So I am letting this pass.
hahahah thanks for this. i think i'll go with the 1 month subscription tapos papaputol ko agad. lol i enjoyed reading the comments..:D
i had my subscription and receive the 1st article, upon opening my envelope im expecting the watch voucher...but there's nothing. After a week received an apologize letter from readers digest that the watch was out of stock....
really dissapointing!
whoa. and they will not give you a watch or an alternative or anything? at all? even after N days or weeks or months? they should, it's included in their "promo" package! otherwise you can tell that to DTI, I guess :D
(and hey, I thought this thread is already dead! haha!)
lol... this promotion is now at Metrobank. I just received mine last Thursday (04Feb2010). And everything you mentioned here in your blog is exactly the same with me.
Though looking at the <a ref="http://www.readersdigest.com.ph/rd/rdhtml/en/sweepstake/st_realwinner.jsp>reader's digest website</a>, they posted the 2009 winners of their raffle, which I still doubt if those listed winners are real person. :D
I got the watch, and i think it's cool...:D
i also got the contest.they want me to subsribe reader's digest to get the watch n oppurtunity to win a peugot407.should i subsribe or not?
i really can't tell if subscribing is a good option.. since I never tried it. (this blog and its comments are kinda biased apparently.. hehe.) so.. try googlizing for forums/blogs about people who have tried it :)
i just received mine, too!.. buti na lng nag-search din muna ako!.. nakakabulag nga ang car key and cheques na naka-attached.. and yes, international ata tlg tong promo na to kc may nakita ako knina for India nman.. hayyy.. deadma na lng.. tabi ko na lng din ung car key for souvenir.. hehehe.. :p
I just got mine too. Whatever, my husband told me it's a scam. Very manipulative.
recieved mine earlier today..grabe..ilang years na pla tong offer nilng toh..buti nalang nagsearch search muna..pro nkakatuwa ung key..souvenir nlng cguro..haha
ako din nka kuha ng ng mail from Readers Digest thru HSBC pero <1% nman ako..so nsa Top1 daw ako na list..May 4 q sya nrecieve..so what do u think guys, should i grab it?
Just got mine today. There was even an illustration on how i was selected. The enclosed key belongs to a BMW worth 3M. I want to give it a try but what worries me is giving them the details of my credit card. Do you think it's safe. I need to reply within seven days daw.
We're the same i got a key of a BMW worth 3M and I reply it already into a YES envelop every month I received the subscription and about sa watch nila totoo po pero hindir pier carlo ung binigay nila ano lang QUARTZ lang ung natanggap ko mukhang peki den kasi sa likod walang nakalagay kung saan ginawa ung relo, peki talaga. thanks i read this blog. hindi lang ako ang may top rank dami pala natin. Ngayong January 12 2012 daw ang draw nila. Tingnan ko kung totoo ba to. hehehehehe. Tanong ko lang sa sarili ko "bakit sila namimigay ng pera kung kulang sila nga mga subscribers, bitin talaga."
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