Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Sign of the Times

From my inbox:

From: OaklandAthletics.com feedback@lists.mlb.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:59:01 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: First 500 Ticket Buyers Get Gasoline

The first 500 fans to purchase select seats in the field level outfield for Friday home games will not only have a chance to win a new GM vehicle with the GM Drive It Outta the Park Sweepstakes, but will receive a free $10 Chevron Gift Card!

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:11 PM

    It's got to be a typo- $100 gas card. Nothing like encouraging fuel conservation. 

    // posted by USWest

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  2. Anonymous4:34 AM

    I don't think it's a typo. I recently stayed at a hotel where they gave every guest a $10 gas card. I haven't used it yet because it was for a chain of stations that doesn't have any locations in my town. Besides, right now it would only buy me between 2 and 3 gallons - rah rah.

    I suggest they have a "Win a GM car and be GM for a day" contest. I bet that would be a roaring success. 

    // posted by Raised By Republicans

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  3. Anonymous9:49 AM

    Indeed, a better promotion would be a coupon worth 5 gallons of gas, regardless of price.

    It's $10 for all 500 fans - that's the thing, so $100 would be way too much. Think back to the year 2000 - would anyone have given a gas card like this?  

    // posted by LTG

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  4. Anonymous10:21 AM

    Leave it to the A's to offer such a......rewarding.....offer? 

    // posted by Siddharthawolf

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