Over the past year I’ve subscribed to many Canadian blog feeds and I’ve found myself staying up past my bedtime reading blogs on the internet. I find some of these blogs fascinating and truly creative! (I’ll list my favourite blogs in a future post). About a month ago, while reading the comments on one these blogs, I came across this comment by Yvonne who said that their company was giving out a free Nokia 6682:
I work for a word of mouth marketing company called Matchstick and I’m looking to give away brand new multimedia smart phones to a number of qualified individuals [snip]. Please have a look at the criteria and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
I am looking for existing Rogers customers who meet the following criteria:
• Hosts a popular blog with 400+ hits a day
• A current Rogers cell phone subscriber (phone only supported with the Rogers network)
• Between the ages of 22-35
• Keeps his/ her blog updated on a regular basis with pictures and video
• Very socially active
We think you will thoroughly enjoy this product and its features, and if you do, we would encourage you to talk about it. If you or someone you know fits these criteria we would love to hear from you!
Thanks for your time, I hope to hear from you soon.
Yvonne
Matchstick Inc.
[email protected]
416-530-8000
To be honest, at first I thought this was spam. All bloggers get loads of spam messages everyday and after a while one becomes very suspicious of any unusual comment. However, this comment as you might notice, didn’t exactly feel like spam. So I gave Yvonne the benefit of the doubt and decided to dig more into her claim. I visited matchstick.ca and it seemed like a legitimate company. But it wasn’t until I checked around in the Canadian Blogosphere and found that a couple of bloggers had actually received their free cell phones, that I knew matchstick.ca were serious and legitimate.
The next step was to see if I met MatchStick’s requirements
Hosts a popular blog with 400+ hits a day
I get way over 400 unique Canadian visitors everyday so this wasn’t an issue
A current Rogers cell phone subscriber (phone only supported with the Rogers network)
Luckily I had a Rogers contract which I signed up over 2 years ago and I’m still stuck with until now.
Between the ages of 22-35
I’m 24… phew I barely made the cutoff
Keeps his/her blog updated on a regular basis with pictures and video
I believe I update my blog quite regularly with pictures. Not many no videos really… but hey, if I could figure out a way of adding deals related videos I wouldn’t mind posting videos.
Very socially active
I wasn’t sure how socially active is “very socially active†but I do have a few activities and I’m a member in a few clubs/communities.
So I decided to contact Yvonne. She was very friendly and professional and we talked about their campaign and my blog. She asked a couple of questions (household income, how much I spend on electronics every year, etc.) and in less than 10 minutes she had my mailing addreess and said that I should receive my brand new Nokia 6682 Smartphone and a whole bunch of accessories before the end of the week. I received the package in less than 48 hours 🙂
Here are the contents of the package:
– Nokia 6682 Cell Phone with USB connector and charger, headset and 64MB MultiMedia Card (MMC)
– an additional 512MB MultiMedia Card for mp3s
– a Nokia Bluetooth Wireless Headset
– Extra set of white headphones that look like iPod headphones.
– a welcome letter
– a bunch of “Get the Buzz†cards to give out to family and friends.
It’s been about a month since I’ve received this package and I can confidently say that I’m enjoying my new cell phone. Before I got this cell phone I was using a Nokia N-Gage which I whole-heartedly loved. Changing to Nokia 6682 was very easy since the menus were very similar. Nokia 6682 has many cool features including a 1.3 Megapixel camera (pretty good for a cell phone), Bluetooth, mp3 player and other fascinating bells and whistles.
I’m personally very satisfied and thrilled by my new Nokia 6682 and I truly enjoyed dealing with Matchstick.ca.
If you want to find out what other Canadian bloggers thought of this cell phone or the promo in general here are the permalinks to other related posts. Just like everything else in life some reviews are positive and some are negative. But overall they’re very interesting.
Nokia 6682: The Best Nokia Phone You Can Get in Canada
viral marketing : nokia 6682
marmalade: now with more buzz!
Pssst! Wanna free cell phone?
New Nokia 6682 and a bunch of free toys
Nokia 6682 Mini Review
Photojunkie goes Nokia Squared
QotD: Can you hear me now?
Nokia ‘seeds’ bloggers with free camera phones
Word of Mouth Marketing with the Nokia 6682
I Won’t Be Nokia’s Bitch
Living with the Nokia 6682
Nokia 6682 Review Part 1 of 5: Initial opinion
Nokia 6682 Review Part 2 of 5: Software Applications
Part 3: Contacts, Camera, Headset
Nokia 6682 Review Part 4 of 5: Freeware Applications, Battery Life and Upgrading Firmware
matchstick.ca is giving away Nokia 6682 Phones in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver
Matchstick – Give Canadian bloggers up to date phones like the N80 not last year’s phones like the 6682
I’m not sure if this freebie is valid in Canada… complete this form and redeem the VIP card for a free Dior Homme travel size spray from Holt Renfrew.
Please keep us updated of whether or not this freebie works.
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I added a link that allows people to easily translate my blog from English to French using Google’s translation tool.
I was looking at the French translation and interestingly “Canadian Flyers” was translated to “Insectes canadiens” 😆
If you’re a student and you want an SPC card you can get it for free if you go to EB games and give one of your old games or DVDs to them. When you trade your old games or DVDs you can get a free SPC card! This is a great deal because this card is very useful and it will save you a lot of money!!
I apologize for SmartCanucks.ca’s very slow loading speed today. The host I use to run this blog is dreamhost.com and it currently has some unbearable technical problems. DreamHost.com is turning into NightmareHost
If the problems aren’t fixed by Monday I’ll change to a better high quality host. Sorry about that guys.
If you received a Let’s Talk “Asthma Control†consultation from your HealthWATCH Pharmacist during the months of September & October, complete this brief survey and receive 1,000 Shoppers Optimum Bonus Points.
If you have not received a Let’s Talk “Asthma Control†consultation from your Pharmacist please do not fill in the survey now… go visit a pharmacist first at Shoppers and ask about the Asthma Control and then come back and fill in the survey. This way we will not ruin this survey for Shoppers Drug Mart by providing false data.
Update:
Thanks LKB for pointing out that this offer is valid in the following provinces only:
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon & Northwest Territories.
If you’ve purchased something from GAP recently go back again and get 15% off your purchase. Print this coupon and redeem it at time of purchase.
Coupon valid from September 7th – 26th, 2006
My friend sent me this today:
A public school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule and a calculator.
At a morning press conference, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-gebra movement.
He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.
“Al-gebra is a problem for us,” Gonzales said. “They desire solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute values. They use secret code names like ‘x’ and ‘y’ and refer to themselves as ‘unknowns’, but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, ‘There are 3
sides to every triangle’.”
When asked to comment on the arrest, President Bush said, “If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes.”
White House aides told reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profound statement by the president.
You guys living in T.O. are lucky! You get free Wireless Internet Access in your downtown area! Here is what this service is all about and how you can access it (from CityNews)
Toronto’s downtown core has gone wireless.
Toronto Hydro rolled out the city’s free Wi-Fi – or wireless Internet access – Wednesday morning. The service will be free for six months – and will allow people wireless access to the World Wide Web throughout the downtown rather than solely at pre-existing Wi-Fi hotspots, generally cafes and restaurants.
The project is the largest of its kind in North America, and Mayor David Miller is enthusiastic it’ll be successful.
The signal will be available from Jarvis St. in the east to Spadina Ave. in the west, and from Front St. to the south, north as far as Bloor St. Customers will also be able to make phone calls over the Internet and, in time, watch video.
Q: How do I access One Zone?
A: To gain access to One Zone WiFi follow the easy steps below.
* Open your WiFi enabled device
* Use the network connections manager on your WiFi enabled device to view available wireless networks.
* Select the SSID One Zone_High Speed Internet
* Open your web browser and visit the new user page.
* Enter your mobile phone number in the space provided.
* You will instantly receive a text message containing your username and password.
* Enter your username and password.
* Start surfing.
* Your username and password will remain valid for free service until March 2007
Read more on CityNews website.
A nice cute freebie… print out these coupons and take them to a participating RadioShack stores in Ontario or Alberta to get your free Booklight 🙂
Get coupons and more info here.
The Situations Manager’s Leather Chair (Black) is on sale for $69.99 (regular price $99.99) at Staples Canada.
You can also use the coupon codes:
67017 – $10 off $40 (online only)
67062 – $2 off no minimum purchase required (in-store & online )
Also note that Staples has free shipping on all orders over $50.
This brings down the cost of this chair to $69.99 – $10 – $2 = $57.99!
A great price for this chair 🙂
Get the Manager’s Leather Chair at Staples here.
