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Jul 17, 2006 | 05:40 PM

#76

bumble's angel

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Originally Posted by Dave

MINIUSA intends to send out the decoder kit to all 150,000 MINI owners in the U.S. This is all the work of MINIUSA's new ad agency BSSP.

Thats all well and good but I want mine NOW!

Jul 17, 2006 | 06:04 PM

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Gabe

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Ah yes.... nice to see everything is coming together

Jul 17, 2006 | 06:12 PM

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defylogik

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dont think ill get one, i didnt even get a new owners kit. it seems i am out of the loop booo. must be cuz i bought off the dealer lot not from the factory

Jul 17, 2006 | 06:16 PM

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Edge

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Threads merged

Threads merged - the ad campaign (first sighted in Blender magazine) and the (now starting to arrive) Black Boxes mailed to MINI owners are one and the same.

Jul 17, 2006 | 06:23 PM

#80

Gabe

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Originally Posted by bumble's angel

Thats all well and good but I want mine NOW!

And there it is. The downside to sending a package out to all 150,000 MINI owners.

Jul 17, 2006 | 06:59 PM

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Paul!

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Originally Posted by defylogik

dont think ill get one, i didnt even get a new owners kit. it seems i am out of the loop booo. must be cuz i bought off the dealer lot not from the factory

If you don't get one in the next couple days, I'm sure that you can pester MINIUSA via a phone call or email, and they'd be happy to send one out! (That's my plan anyway!)

-Paul!

Jul 17, 2006 | 07:04 PM

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SandiePepper

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Okay what if you don't have the ad?? they don't sell that magazine here. then what?????

Jul 17, 2006 | 08:26 PM

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lurch70

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got mine today as well ... so what does the BLENDER ad say?

Jul 17, 2006 | 08:29 PM

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I have to say that it is pretty funny that there is a magazine ad which nobody in the country has actually been able to read so far since we have yet to get someone with both the kit and a copy of the magazine to read it for us!

I bet we'll know by tomorrow. . .

Jul 17, 2006 | 08:39 PM

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Smokey

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Originally Posted by Yucca Patrol

I wonder if I will get one for both of our MINI's?

Hmmm....... your's x 2 for us........ now

Jul 17, 2006 | 08:41 PM

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Paul!

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Originally Posted by Yucca Patrol

If someone with the correct ad could scan a fairly high resolution image, I bet that would work fine!

-Paul!

Jul 17, 2006 | 09:25 PM

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Got my box today - must say I found the contents to be really cool and it will find a treasured place on my bookshelf....

Problem is that the box directs you to the Owners' Perks section of the Owners Lounge and there is not much there waiting for you there yet... Oh well...

NOW, at the risk of being seen to be culturally illiterate, what KIND of magazine is Blender and where do I find it on my news stand? I have plenty of mega news stands in NYC and just need to know where to look.

Is it a magazine about frozen fruit drinks, frogs that go around really fast, or something equally important ????

I need to know....

Thanks !

Bill

Jul 17, 2006 | 09:45 PM

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DustinDallas

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Originally Posted by Jersey_Bill

NOW, at the risk of being seen to be culturally illiterate, what KIND of magazine is Blender and where do I find it on my news stand? I have plenty of mega news stands in NYC and just need to know where to look.

Bill

It's kinda like Rolling Stone

Jul 17, 2006 | 09:47 PM

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Jersey_Bill

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Originally Posted by KRGMini05

It's kinda like Rolling Stone

Thanks - give me 24 hours and I will put the ad together with the translator...

(But unless you own a MINI, I can't tell you what it says !!)

B

Jul 18, 2006 | 04:11 AM

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koolmini

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got mine in the mail yesterday................i just don't get it?

Jul 18, 2006 | 04:12 AM

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Wagnbat

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I got mine yesterday.

Jul 18, 2006 | 06:12 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul!

If you don't get one in the next couple days, I'm sure that you can pester MINIUSA via a phone call or email, and they'd be happy to send one out! (That's my plan anyway!)

-Paul!

It's probably waiting for you in Virginia. You know where you technically live...

Jul 18, 2006 | 08:36 AM

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vargasgal

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Isn't Blender one of the sponsors for MTTS?

Jul 18, 2006 | 08:38 AM

#94

GBMINI

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Don't think so

Jul 18, 2006 | 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by vargasgal

Isn't Blender one of the sponsors for MTTS?

You're probably thinking of Maxim.

Jul 18, 2006 | 09:45 AM

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theroyalwe

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maxim and blender are owned by the same company I think... so I'm wondering if there will be ads in the next maxim too.

Jul 18, 2006 | 09:46 AM

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Paul!

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Originally Posted by CmdrVimes

It's probably waiting for you in Virginia. You know where you technically live...

Nope, I've got my brother watching for it, and as of yesterday, nothing yet. Hopefully in the next couple days.

I only rarely get stuff from MINI anyways. (Hmm, I should probably check my Owner's Lounge profile...)

-Paul!

Jul 18, 2006 | 10:09 AM

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swizzle

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Maybe we have to smear soy cheese on the roof graphic (yuk)

Swizzle

Jul 18, 2006 | 10:23 AM

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snooter

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OK, here's the scoop. Just got off the phone with Todd in the media department for Butler, Shine, Stern and Partners. We should be getting a Decoder in our package in the mail. The same ad will be in the following magazine:

Maxium - August issue
New Yorker - July 24th issue
Blender - August issue
Business 2.0 - August issue
Sports Illustrated - July 31st
Swindle - August-September issue