Bad Google Kitkat!

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Compton_effect

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Ok. I like Kitkat. And I like the Google Android. And barring worrying ramifications of the embedded marketing concept these guys are running here - I decided to enter their competition after buying a ... Kitkat.

And bad Google! Go to your server room. The wrapper does not give you much details about the competition, forcing you to go to www.kitkat.co.za (Ooh. I see what they are trying to do there).

But then you have to sms the last 4 digits of the barcode to *120*548528# to enter.
Except that does not work - further reading of the terms and conditions (Yes. A IT company forcing you to read the ToC! :wtf:) - shows that it is actually *120*548528*last 4 digits of barcode# to enter.

Oops.

And yes. I did not win. :cry:
 
Mint-flavoured Kitkats?

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Compton_effect said:
Ok. I like Kitkat. And I like the Google Android. And barring worrying ramifications of the embedded marketing concept these guys are running here - I decided to enter their competition after buying a ... Kitkat.

And bad Google! Go to your server room. The wrapper does not give you much details about the competition, forcing you to go to www.kitkat.co.za (Ooh. I see what they are trying to do there).

But then you have to sms the last 4 digits of the barcode to *120*548528# to enter.
Except that does not work - further reading of the terms and conditions (Yes. A IT company forcing you to read the ToC! :wtf:) - shows that it is actually *120*548528*last 4 digits of barcode# to enter.

Oops.

And yes. I did not win. :cry:
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The biggest question is why buy a KitKat in the first place? The barcodes are all the same anyway so anyone can enter without buying a KitKat... Kinda dumb.
 
KalMaverick said:
The biggest question is why buy a KitKat in the first place? The barcodes are all the same anyway so anyone can enter without buying a KitKat... Kinda dumb.
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Well no, they can get unique barcodes from here https://www.gs1za.org/ that will tell them where the chocolate was bought if their logistic systems are up to the job.
 
Fudzy said:
Same batches, they will probably be broken up into regions/stores etc.
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Doesn't make sense, how will they control how many people enter? 500 per store?

1 person enters 500 times and spoils the rest of the chances for that store?
 
These competitions usually have a sticker inside the packet with the code that you SMS. Had a Mint Kit-Kat earlier but can't remember if that was the case here or not.
 
abzo said:
These competitions usually have a sticker inside the packet with the code that you SMS. Had a Mint Kit-Kat earlier but can't remember if that was the case here or not.
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No.

You must enter the last 4 digits of the barcode. It's not like the Bar One win airtime competitions.

Oh look, I just entered again from the KitKat I bought a couple of days ago, 3rd time now.
 
Well That's silly. You don't even need to buy a Kit-Kat to enter then.

Trust Android to be so open and have such security flaws, this wouldn't have happened had it been an Apple competition, but then the Kit-Kat would have cost R90 and you'd have to install some software before you could eat it.
 
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KalMaverick said:
Doesn't make sense, how will they control how many people enter? 500 per store?

1 person enters 500 times and spoils the rest of the chances for that store?
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I don't think it's about the number of entrants but from where the entrants are buying. USSD codes pass location data don't they?
 
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KalMaverick said:
Haha Earth to Abzo, that was established in post 5 already :p
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Know how some people just pretend to be listening when they're actually just waiting for their turn to talk? That's me on this forum. :p
 
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KalMaverick said:
I don't think you quite get it.

Tell me how they differentiate between me entering 50 times with one KitKat or 50 times with 50 KitKats.
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USSD can record the mobile number too but I see what you mean. What happens when you try enter twice?
 
Fudzy said:
USSD can record the mobile number too but I see what you mean. What happens when you try enter twice?
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Even if it can it's irrelevant, 1 entry or 10 entries each will be the same barcode, whether I've actually bought 1 or 10 KitKats.

As for entering it multiples times it just says you didn't win.
 
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