sign your car up at mini usa-owners lounge they may send you one.

 

8 ball here, no WAY will I put it on my car. I have to many problems with the local Barney's as it is!

Bought a BMW 335i about the same time this year as the MINI and BWM sent this, Well big white tri-fold box full of Cd's and books about the wonders of BMW (this is my 7th BMW) and they always send crap but this (CD) set is a bit over the top.
The MINI stuff has always been fun, Back in 2002-03 we (MINI owners) were all complaining about the cup holders and MINI just out of the blue sent all of us a MINI mug, I still have them .
I like the pen in this new kit. I think in 2003 the pen was one of those retro turn it upside down and stuff moves thing , It was fun too.

OP, Wonderful PICS!


JohnNJohn

 

awesome, OP! It definitely brings me back... *sigh*

I have pretty much lost everything from my kit (i got a smiley face antenna ball), but I still use my mousepad on my desk at work!

 

Why don't I get stuff like this !?!?!

 

Two years after my 2007 MCS was delivered, I get (yet another) message from MINI saying something like, "We hear a new MINI is coming your way." A stencil for MINI parking sign was included. I think I've received three of those. No Adventure kit.

Oh, and I signed up at the MINI Lounge in 2007 as soon as I had my VIN.

 

I dropped my car off at the dealer today and they gave me some freebies that aren't spectacular but still kinda cool:

1) a "whiptastic handling" shiny simulated metal sticker for the boot;

2) a veiny eyeball gas tank lid decal;

3) a "Hammer & Coop" t-shirt iron-on patch


and then a silly little "MINI Roof Design Generator," a window sticker about a MINI iPhone app, and a cardboard hot cup sleeve.


Like I said, nothing major, but better than nothing, right?

 

What's the name of the iPhone app?

 

I'm looking at it now. It seems to be primarily for roadside assistance. Anyway, the address for it is:

roadsidemobile.com/min

It's available for iPhone and Blackberry.

 

I like my mousepad too. Especially since one of the photos on the mousepad is a photo I took.

 

OMG miniglenn! That's so cool! I swear the mousepad gives me way better handling of the mouse.

 

I got one of those packs with each of my minis (07 and 09). Both had the same stuff. The note book is nice...the rest.. eh.

 

Last night i received a "mini parking only" stencil in the mail along with a note saying "we heard a rumor you were going to get a mini soon" but I did not purchase a mini! I would like to very much but have not yet. The closest I've come was emailing a man at my local delearship regarding test driving one. ( but I never test drove one)

are they trying to torture me or is this a surprise present? Haha help!

 

I think you have to buy one now that you got the stencil.

 

hey , that's pretty awesome, miniglenn! how'd mini hear about/see your photo to be able to ask you if they could use it?

 

I still have that mug, one of the floaty pens too - still in it's wrapper. I don't remember where it came from though.

I've never used my MINI Motoring Journal, can't remember where I got it, but I don't think I've ever received one of these adventure kits. Maybe the journal came with the car.

On the inside cover it says:
"Over the ages, world travelers from Marco Polo to Christopher Columbus to Lewis and Clark have had the foresight to record their experiences in journals. And in the grand days of motoring past, it wasn't uncommon for your motorcar to be delivered with a journal tucked into the glove box. Maybe they figured that a machine capable of moving faster than a horse was certain to deliver a few good stories. Or maybe they just knew that in the countless hours you and your car spend together, you're bound to come across some things that are journal worthy. When you do, take a second to write them down here. Because on rainy day many years from now, you might find it all very interesting reading."



I have a red T-shirt with this MINI outline on it.

 

The journal is OK. I like the Tachikoma. Just make sure it doesn't get any natural oil.

 

Just one of my desk toys. It's a 1/24th scale poseable toy I bought in Japan. Since it was going to be in the photo by virtue of location, I posed it. There is way too much crap on my desk for me to pile stuff away and clear off spaces just for photography.

 

Now that I've seen the MINI floaty pen, I want one!!!

 

Here is a closeup of the pen. The little R53 moves from Hollywood to NY and back.

 

That's pretty cool. Only other car maker I know that does this is Volkswagen for the Gti.
This came with mine..... It's my fast.

 

Thanks! I got a comment on my Flickr stream I used at the time and thought someone was yanking my chain. After some emails back and forth I found out that they were with Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners and after checking their site out I saw they were legit.

I thought hard about asking for compensation but eventually I figured that

1) it wasn't that unique of a photo,

2) how many photos of MINI speedometers are out there for them to choose from, and

3) how many other MINI owners would kill to have MINI use their picture in an ad or something, so why not let them use it gratis?

(My photojournalism instructor almost hit the roof and thought I should have asked them for money Oh well, he drives a Prius and wouldn't understand. )

So they emailed me a Photographer's Agreement and I let them use it. (Actually, looking at the agreement now it says that it's for "Motoring Hearts related advertising", huh.) But when I got my Adventure Kit in the mail after ordering my 2008 Cooper S, as soon as I saw that photo on the mousepad I knew it was mine. Now I can say that my art has made it into hundreds of thousands of homes (er, how many MINIs have been sold in the last 2 or 3 years, anyway? ) all across the US.

 

that's pretty cool, glenn!

 

I use the note pad all the time. My pen sucked the big one though. I keep the note pad in the saddle bag that is almost always with me. It is filled with all those stupid ideas and thoughts that I get through out the day pertaining to work mostly but also my car, tattoo ideas and general BS.

 

Yup got that stuff.......but look what else was delivered...ok maybe not from MINI.........but still

 

Rossii