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Deal Extreme Free $5 Gift Card (with Facebook Signup)

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Pmikeyb555 on 14/06/2011 - 16:16 facebook.com (1579 clicks)
Last edited 15/06/2011 - 18:53

DEAL EXPIRED early due to high demand https://www.facebook.com/notes/dealextreme/update-dxs-sweeps…

Deal Extreme is running a competition to win one of their (dubious quality) laptops.

According to the promo every entrant also gets a $5 gift card, something which can go quite a long way on DX!

Not sure yet how annoying the sweepstakes application you have to give permissions to is, but as usual using a disposable email address in the contact form (as a commenter pointed out the gift card might be linked to this address)and disabling the application once you receive your gift card is probably a good idea

Alternate link for entry, if you don't have facebook/don't want to enable sweepstakes: http://wildfireapp.com/website/1878/contests/129179/entries/…

It seems like the gift card isn't instant. Possibly they are distributed on the 19th when the competition ends? DX are normally pretty reliable, for a hong kong electronics re seller anyway, so I think the risk of not getting the gift card is low

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  • wisc on 14/06/2011 - 16:17
    +16

    nice was after a 1.4 HDMI cable.. time to check DX…which i was about to do anyway…

    anyone else noticed where

    www.dealextreme.com.au takes you? (notice the .au) HOW DODGY are they!!!

    • nubzy on 14/06/2011 - 16:20
      +1

      yeah I noticed that a while ago, pretty dodge!

    • mustkill on 14/06/2011 - 16:20
      +3

      ROFL wtf….

      • wisc on 14/06/2011 - 16:22
        +7

        yeah, just goes to show you the type of dirty business practices they emplore.

        oh look it's thomas!

        • jv on 14/06/2011 - 16:25

          where can i -ve that !!!!!!!!!!!

        • diamondtouch1 on 14/06/2011 - 16:33
          +1

          Thomas has a REAL WOOD

        • wisc on 14/06/2011 - 16:33

          stop picking on THOMAS JV! you B^$!^|)!
          (no need to neg him!)

          BTW i really dont think there going to get many sales out of this "Catch"…

        • tomsco on 14/06/2011 - 20:12

          lol, here I was thinking it was gonna be pornographic

    • mikeyb555 on 14/06/2011 - 16:26
      +5

      kindof crazy that a company with the financial backing of so many big companies would still do dodgy internet marketing tricks like that.

      I assume dx has no business presence in Australia (plus they seem to love flaunting copyright laws themselves) but it is still clear COTD are deliberately trying to mislead consumers.

    • neil on 14/06/2011 - 16:52
      +3

      They also have woot.com.au and are in court for groupon.com.au.

      Thanks for posting OP. I suppose we will get an email with the gift code in a few days.

    • insty on 14/06/2011 - 18:48
      +4

      Geez, hopefully Groupon takes them down.

    • altomic on 14/06/2011 - 20:20

      if that worries you then don't go to ozbargain.com

      • tomsco on 14/06/2011 - 20:30

        Lol, pos simply for the :s on my face when trying to work it out.

    • Funky Moose on 14/06/2011 - 23:17

      They used to have an actual online store at that address that didn't do the daily deals thing (kind of like dealsdirect). I guess when Catch of the Day took off they just pointed the web address to their more popular site…

  • mustkill on 14/06/2011 - 16:23
    +3

    i signed up.. but where is the gift card or how do i get the $5?

  • leonheart1 on 14/06/2011 - 16:31
    +3

    If they do send everyone a $5 voucher I just hope they don't raise all the prices by $5.

  • anthony on 14/06/2011 - 16:35
    +1

    but as usual using a disposable email address in the contact form

    I would use your email address which you have used with DX.

    If they link the gift card to the email address then you will have to make a new account using the disposable address.

    • mikeyb555 on 14/06/2011 - 16:48

      True. I've updated the description. I was just a bit concerned about the involvement of the Wildfire Social Marketing and their Sweepstakes application which adds an extra company who will have your email address/dob

  • Windows7forever on 14/06/2011 - 16:48

    Good. Hope they honour it.

  • yaziyo on 14/06/2011 - 17:42

    Cool, signed up with my disposable facebook (but my real email and name, in case it needs to match up to a dealex account)

    Hopefully can go on a $5 shopping spree soon :P There was a packet of fake moustaches I was eyeing up on DX…

  • issh on 14/06/2011 - 17:46

    Yay! Thanks!!!

  • nubzy on 14/06/2011 - 18:11

    I didnt match my email to my dx account. doesnt matter, ill just make another account if need be.

  • Purt on 14/06/2011 - 18:15
    +6

    Yes!!!!!!

    I can finally get a dippy bird!!!!

    http://www.dealextreme.com/p/novelty-dippy-drinking-bird-292…

    • samfisher5986 on 14/06/2011 - 18:46

      I have purchased this before.

      It will work perfectly once you fine tune it properly, but the build quality is quite low.

      Can't complain for $4.

      • effgee on 14/06/2011 - 19:32
        +3

        I've bought 3 (I think, or is it 4) all going good except the one I gave as a gift got smashed (no, not by putting vodka in its drinking glass, it fell off the bench).

        Well worth the price even without the voucher….but you have to be prepared to 'tune' them.

      • mustkill on 18/06/2011 - 09:43

        sorry, but what do you mean 'fine tune' it?

        • samfisher5986 on 18/06/2011 - 12:40
          +1

          adjusting the bird so it keeps going on forever. It depends on the weight of the top and bottom half, which you can adjust.

    • leonheart1 on 14/06/2011 - 20:10
      +2

      Are they strong enough to push the 'Y' button repeatedly?

      • uraha on 14/06/2011 - 21:52

        yeh, depends on the keyboard

        • tomsco on 14/06/2011 - 21:57
          +2

          You missed the Simpsons reference it seems.

        • A Banana4scale on 14/06/2011 - 23:38
          +3

          depends if you're using the keyboard for controlling a nuclear reactor or have changed the f5 key to y and are using it for 4chan

        • leonheart1 on 15/06/2011 - 11:17

          You missed the Simpsons reference it seems.

          No, it was an actual question too!
          I could use one for doing repetitive things.
          I hope it'll work on the G keys on the G19.

        • tomsco on 15/06/2011 - 13:02
          +3

          lol, as long as it was still partly a simpsons quote :)

        • A Banana4scale on 15/06/2011 - 18:07

          i's the thought that counts

      • DB24 on 14/06/2011 - 22:14
        +1

        No time for that, computer's starting up

    • backslashio on 15/06/2011 - 01:39

      He's DRINKING the water! Heh-heh, he's going back for more

      Purt: "Rargh!" takes it away

      Aww..

  • jaxon on 14/06/2011 - 18:53
    +3

    name, email, dob. i feel like ive sold my soul for a $5 voucher

  • ifixa on 14/06/2011 - 19:04

    $5 in dealextreme can go a long way………

  • ifixa on 14/06/2011 - 19:04

    sorry, dupe please delete

  • MiCCAS on 14/06/2011 - 19:37

    When do we receive the vouchers?

  • Mitchell on 14/06/2011 - 19:39
    +4

    http://www.dealextreme.com/p/wool-double-layer-knitted-fabri…

    $5 is perfect for my needs..

    • issh on 14/06/2011 - 19:47
      +1

      guess you'll also need

      this
      http://www.dealextreme.com/p/steel-manual-release-folding-kn…

    • mustkill on 14/06/2011 - 19:47
      +1

      to gain $5million by robbing a….

    • ifixa on 14/06/2011 - 20:07
      +2

      get this one as well =D http://www.dealextreme.com/p/mini-6mm-pistol-spring-load-bb-…

      • issh on 14/06/2011 - 20:17
        +1

        haha yeah i want to get a bb gun
        but don't want it to be confiscated by customs

        • mustkill on 14/06/2011 - 20:35

          i think you missed the point a bit issh… xD

      • bendertiger on 14/06/2011 - 23:52
        +3

        DO NOT EVEN TRY TO IMPORT A SPRING DRIVEN BB GUN. AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS CONSIDERS THESE FIREARMS! THEY WILL DO THEIR BEST TO MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE A GUN WIELDING MANIAC TO YOUR STATE POLICE WEAPONS BRANCH!

        I tried importing one, crossed all my t's, dotted all my i's. I am studying law enforcement and basically regarded as the closest civilian you will ever find to a cop…

        Imagine my surprise when I found two police officers knocking on my door asking about a 'firearm' I had…even when the paperwork CLEARLY available on the system showed it was seized…don't even THINK about bringing anything in that resembles a gun that can shoot ANY projectile, even if it's a spring driven BB gun…

        The only way you can get one in legally is if your state allows spring driven BB guns with a B709A form…

        If it wasn't for the fact that I knew police procedure on how to deal with firearms (bit of SWAT training tutorials…thank god) I would of died from lead poisoning…

    • A Banana4scale on 14/06/2011 - 20:30
      +1

      I wish they had the "skull" balaclava in COD:MW2 that Ghost wore

  • randomnade on 14/06/2011 - 20:10

    Has anyone received the $5 voucher? Im wondering when ill get mine..

  • nubzy on 14/06/2011 - 20:13

    probably get a knife with my voucher, would be good for fishing

  • anthonyl30 on 14/06/2011 - 20:41

    has anyone managed to enter, without using facebook?

    • mustkill on 14/06/2011 - 21:03

      i entered without facebook within 30minutes of this deal posted.

  • morpheu on 14/06/2011 - 21:00

    yeah i was about to say the same, direct link says "The promotion you tried to access is either inactive or does not exist", yet another fb to setup…

  • wisc on 14/06/2011 - 21:21

    what they actually forgot to say is that the voucher will come by FREE mail…. but you'll have to wait a month and a half before you receive it!

  • pauly on 14/06/2011 - 21:24

    107,914 people like this

    That's 100 laptops and $.5 mil 'credits' to be given away. Pretty effective marketing strategy I'd say.

    • A Banana4scale on 14/06/2011 - 21:26

      I think it's only people who enter the sweepstakes that they are counting. Still Even if they get 50000 people, it's like 50 laptops and $250,000 credits

  • randoom on 14/06/2011 - 22:28
    +3

    Great, here's hoping the voucher turns up. $5 goes a looooong way on DealExtreme.

    Loving the Photoshop job on the panda image.

  • CVonC on 14/06/2011 - 23:51

    entered

  • backslashio on 15/06/2011 - 01:42

    Think I'll get a nice classy wallet to go with my suit. With the voucher that's only $2.50!

    http://www.dealextreme.com/p/classy-crocodile-texture-bi-fol…

    Also I bought a leather iPod case from them before, awesome quality & only cost me $3 posted!

    • halfrabbit on 15/06/2011 - 13:57

      Unfortunately that wallet is sold out. And there's a topic about it sold out from 2009

  • dy on 15/06/2011 - 18:18

    An update from the DealExtreme Facebook fanpage (https://www.facebook.com/notes/dealextreme/update-dxs-sweeps…):

    Dear fans, thank you for the biggest support with "DX's Crazy Fan Appreciation Sweepstakes".

    You guys are so active and awesome, now we have received over 30000 entries that we never expected. 30 notebooks we prapared for this campaign were running out in such a short time. Therefore we have to call off the activity at June 14, 2011 @ 10:30 pm (PDT).

    Now the ending of this campaign is only 70 mintues away. After it has ended we will generate and publish a list of notebook winners , and will also send out gift cards to you by email asap.

    Let's see who will be the lucky ones?

    • A Banana4scale on 15/06/2011 - 18:54

      LOLZ…who would have thought they would give out 30 notebooks and $150,000 credit

    • issh on 15/06/2011 - 19:15

      That's probably nothing to them though!

  • Purt on 15/06/2011 - 19:42

    Theres gotta be at least 1 person from ozbargain that wins….

    • Purt on 15/06/2011 - 19:45
      +4

      i can actually foresee a broden.

      "i entered 30 times and won all the laptops muwhahahhahahah"

    • yellowpinkteddy on 15/06/2011 - 19:48

      and i hope its me hahahaha

      • Purt on 15/06/2011 - 22:11

        i actually forgot about the laptops because i was so caught up with the dippy bird :(

        • yellowpinkteddy on 15/06/2011 - 23:57

          lol will i didnt really enter this for the laptops more for this http://www.dealextreme.com/p/super-mario-figure-doll-toy-yos… lols

        • Ughhh on 16/06/2011 - 00:02

          :O Omg Yoshi! Didnt even realise they had that, cheers yellowpinkteddy! Upsetting that they'll only ship a random coloured one :( I want green.
          And looking from the tag, it looks exactly like the one from the OrangeStory store nearby, who charges about $30 for it LOL fisher.

        • CVonC on 16/06/2011 - 00:12
          +2

          i've already got that yoshi from them

          if u open up a support ticket just after ordering.. u can request them to put a green one instead of random ;)

  • A Banana4scale on 16/06/2011 - 10:55
    +1

    I'll be getting this hulk smash fists

    • Redmo0n on 22/06/2011 - 00:33

      I wouldn't as I heard they are all left fists (no rights)

    • bendertiger on 23/06/2011 - 23:28

      That's a pick-up line and a half… :P

  • halfrabbit on 16/06/2011 - 21:14
    +2

    Only one winner from Australia: V Khoo I wonder if they're from ozbargain.

    Edit: Just read there were only 7,665 participants. The other 22,355 entries were from a bot. I again wonder if it was someone from here :)

    • Ughhh on 16/06/2011 - 21:20

      Apparently that cheater is called Gaurav Anand from the US, bet this mole didnt see this coming!

      • issh on 16/06/2011 - 23:23

        wow

        The other 22,355 entries were from a bot.

      • Purt on 16/06/2011 - 23:30

        lol what a legend

      • A Banana4scale on 17/06/2011 - 01:40

        wait can he sue for defamation?

        • yaziyo on 17/06/2011 - 16:37

          Only if he didn't do it. But dealextreme is in HK, good luck chasing them up lol…

  • yaziyo on 17/06/2011 - 16:42

    Just realised, with the amount of crap I wanted to buy on dealEx, I should've made more than one entry. Not Gaurav Anand levels, but 2 or 3 :p

  • mustkill on 18/06/2011 - 09:27

    still waiting for that $5 voucher… LOL
    didn't intend on winning the ipad at all xD

  • nubzy on 21/06/2011 - 23:51

    got my voucher..

    now what to buy?? I want to try buy a laser pointer hehe

    • mustkill on 22/06/2011 - 07:59

      how/where did you get it?

      • leeroys_dad on 22/06/2011 - 08:21

        email - mine came through @ 1am today (Wednesday)

  • Redmo0n on 22/06/2011 - 00:34

    Edit: Didn't read

  • leeroys_dad on 22/06/2011 - 05:46

    Can I combine both vouchers (mrs and I) in the one order?

    • leeroys_dad on 22/06/2011 - 08:16

      edit: can't get around one coupon per order (coupon textbox becomes greyed out)

  • halfrabbit on 22/06/2011 - 11:14
    +3

    I added $30 of things to my cart to see what the free gift was. It's a piggy light,

  • nubzy on 22/06/2011 - 11:25

    lol..

    Not going to bother spending $30 then already got one of those, they cost like 50 cents

  • issh on 22/06/2011 - 11:36

    Thanks OP , received

  • cooni on 22/06/2011 - 12:44

    Got mine.

    As far as suggestions go, I got this a while back:
    http://www.dealextreme.com/p/advanced-9-piece-set-lock-picks…
    and found it quite easy to pick many locks. Good if you have some spare time and want a hobby

  • nubzy on 22/06/2011 - 12:51

    Ah I got that as well. But I had trouble picking locks and gave up lol..

    One of mine snapped as well, they are really flimsy.

  • [Deactivated] on 22/06/2011 - 21:55
    +1

    I got this

    http://www.dealextreme.com/p/super-large-stress-reliever-for…

  • leonheart1 on 23/06/2011 - 21:53

    Strange, why do I not have mine yet? =(

  • Gatecrasher on 05/07/2011 - 15:07

    no email for me yet

    • leeroys_dad on 05/07/2011 - 15:50

      bugger :/ I'd definitely be checking spam from a few weeks ago

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