RE: COMMON Update... - the Porsche give-away? -- MIDRANGE-L

I wonder if the cash would have been a lease too? <grin>

Leasing cash is otherwise know as a loan right?

Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Holder, Ken
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 12:54 PM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: COMMON Update... - the Porsche give-away?
> 
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> 
> >From the wbsite.
> http://www.quadrantsoftware.com/tracking/porsche_common_q3_05/
rules.html
> 
> Quote:  5. The Grand Prize is the opportunity for all 
> eligible registrants
> to participate in an insured promotion that offers a chance 
> for one person
> to win either a 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S valued at up to $90,000 or
> $90,000 in cash. Participating sponsor is Grand Prize 
> Promotions of Dallas.
> 
> 
> This is clear to me that they intended to give away the car 
> or the cash
> equivalent of $90k.  Not a lease.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Al Barsa
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 9:11 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: COMMON Update... - the Porsche give-away?
> 
> 
> 
> I just got home, and saw the flyer that I got in the mail.  I 
> have a couple
> of reactions.  The flyer pointed me to:
> 
> http://www.quadrantsoftware.com/tracking/porsche_common_q3_05/
rules.html
> 
> A few points:
> 
> 1.    Clearly this stated that there would be 10 winners who 
> would be given
> the privilege to "crack the safe".
> 2.    Nowhere do I see that this was for a one year lease.
> 3.    Quadrant gave themselves a black eye only in that:
>             they implied (or we inferred) what it wasn't
>             they had a premium venue in a room that was way 
> too small - so
>             the room was overcrowded
>             their timing was off and they rolled over several speakers
>             (including me)
>             they should have been clear with COMMON about 
> what they were
>             doing
> 
> Al
> 
> Al Barsa, Jr.
> Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
> 
> 400>390
> 
> "i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
> e gads
> 
> Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!
> 
> 914-251-1234
> 914-251-9406 fax
> 
> http://www.barsaconsulting.com
> http://www.taatool.com
> http://www.as400connection.com
> 
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> 
> Interestingly enough, there were 2, yes 2, forms being used 
> at the expo.
> 
> One was a invitation card that was handed out like 
> hurricaines on Bourbon
> street that said basically what you said here.
> 
> Then there was another piece of paper, which you may not have not even
> seen, much less been given, which had wording to it was a 
> drawing for a
> chance to win...along with website for legalize, full disclosure,
> directions to local starbucks, etc.  I now have copies of 
> both of them,
> somewhere, still packed I'm sure...  And, yes, I was given 
> the card only
> at the expo and not the paper.
> 
> But, at least the insects I collected in orlando made it back 
> OK...all 2
> cases of them..:)  So, my kid now has something for show and tell next
> week....:)
> 
> Don in DC
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> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Trevor Perry wrote:
> 
> > I got back from COMMON and received mine, too. The wording is:
> >
> > "Drawing to win a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S to begin promptly at Six
> O'clock."
> >
> > It was intentional.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walden H. Leverich" 
> Sent: Friday,
> > September 23, 2005 9:19 AM
> > Subject: RE: COMMON Update... - the Porsche give-away?
> >
> >
> >> I wasn't at common, but I did get their nice little USBKey 
> thing sent to
> >> me in the mail.
> >> I remember reading the flyer that came w/it and while I 
> don't remember
> >> the exact wording, I understood that they were giving away 
> a _chance_ to
> >> win. I'm not saying that it couldn't be misconstrued, but 
> I don't think
> >> it was intentionally misleading.
> >>
> >> -Walden
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