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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 10:32 AM
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Package in the Mail

I received a package in the Mail today. It was a in a reusable bag from MINI
I bought My 2013 Mini Cooper S Coupe at the end of August , so maybe this is for new Mini customers?

Inside:
1)The Mini international magazine.

2)"let's motor" rubber band.

3) A large die -( don't know what for?)

4) A "rubber" Mini - I thought at first was an eraser, but turns out to be a 16gb flash drive - Cool.

5) A stick-on name tag.

6) A book "101 fundamentals of cool motoring".

7) A black "mini' diary/log/journal

8) "Motor like a pro" post card.

9) An information book.

Very cool
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 11:05 AM
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Maybe the large die is to hang from the rear-view mirror.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 12:04 PM
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Could be, it does have one small hole in one of the corners. But no string.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by sbninja
Could be, it does have one small hole in one of the corners. But no string.
That's gotta be what it's for!
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 12:09 PM
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I would actually like to see the book!!
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 12:22 PM
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I got a package after about six months. Did you sign up on mini's website to track your vehicle?. I use the mini flash drive at work.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jkapinos
I got a package after about six months. Did you sign up on mini's website to track your vehicle?. I use the mini flash drive at work.
I bought my vehicle used at a Toyota dealership.
Is the tracking only for new??
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ti22fjc
I bought my vehicle used at a Toyota dealership. Is the tracking only for new??
If you mean tracking it from custom orders then yes, it's only for new cars.

Sent from my iPhone using NAMotoring
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by sbninja
Could be, it does have one small hole in one of the corners. But no string.
it's for the antenna. i got an 8-ball with my care package. others have received happy faces.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 01:42 PM
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at the 'special showing' of (new) Italian Job they had Italian Job ant' ***** for us, yellow with black lettering ... and I used that for many years. My 07's 'box' also came with an 8 Ball - I still have it btw - but by then I was using



A yellow orb makes the car easy to find in the parking lot!
 

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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 02:28 PM
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My MINI dealership had foam checkered flags on their cars now. They are free.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 03:46 PM
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I also got the package with the foam die, now I know what it is for.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 04:16 PM
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I feel ripped off. My package arrived a week or two ago, flash drive was only 1 GB. And the single file on it, a web link, was to a 404 error.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 05:07 PM
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Hmm I still have not gotten my care package in the mail...how long did it take for everybody?

Sent from my iPhone using NAMotoring
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by WhoIsPurpleGoo
it's for the antenna. i got an 8-ball with my care package. others have received happy faces.
cool! Thanks.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by KilmerPT
Hmm I still have not gotten my care package in the mail...how long did it take for everybody? Sent from my iPhone using NAMotoring
4 months
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 07:00 PM
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Mine showed up yesterday...almost 4 months to the day I took delivery.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 07:21 PM
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I also got my care package..with the same stuff in it...its cool.. I got it about 4 months after delivery .
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 07:48 PM
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6 months here.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2013 | 05:25 PM
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4 months for me, and the drive is 1MB - not 16. Also included a nice ballpoint pen and a MINI-shaped paperclip. And if you turn the delivery bag inside-out, it's a small backpack.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2013 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Spa2k
4 months for me, and the drive is 1MB - not 16. Also included a nice ballpoint pen and a MINI-shaped paperclip. And if you turn the delivery bag inside-out, it's a small backpack.
Yes, sorry - 1GB .
I also forgot to list the paper clip and pen.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 03:54 PM
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I received Welcome package today!


https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ay-photo-2.jpg


https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ay-photo-1.jpg
 
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 04:18 PM
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I got mine just one month after my new(est) MINI. Different stuff in the bag though (I think OP's stuff is cooler!)



Best part, though is the gunny sack- I use it every day!

 
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