R50/53 Welcome Kit - don't bother...
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Welcome Kit - one cool part ;)
I tried searching for 10 minutes for the original thread about 'how long till you got your welcome kit' but the search here is so dorked up, I can't bring it up. 'welcome' is listed as a common word, 'kit' is too short, and none of the other keywords seem to be indexed in that thread. Mug, CD, official, nothing is working.
Anyway, in that thread I noted that my MA never sent the paperwork for mine (big shock, he's sucked at everything else...I STILL have yet to receive the 'free shirts'...going on 4 months!) and Mini said 'Sorry, we'll get that right out!' And they sure did, thank you for the thought, Mini!
Unfortunately it's nothing like people described in past kits. This is litterally a waste of paper. It's nothing more than a blank book of note paper, a couple paper bingo cards, some gimicy little business cards, some stupid cd-sized sheets of cardboard you're supposed to put on your dash, so you can look 'cool' to other drivers when you park, a book on BMW financing to get you to switch, a little book that covers some FAQs (that is already in the owners manual), the 'Unofficial Owners Manual' that is pdf form on the site (nothing new there either) and some other garbage like a sheet of paper that says Welcome to Mini Ownership!.
EDIT - A cool little pen is included, it rolled out of the box and I missed it! They could save a lot of money by just shipping the pen
Anyway, in that thread I noted that my MA never sent the paperwork for mine (big shock, he's sucked at everything else...I STILL have yet to receive the 'free shirts'...going on 4 months!) and Mini said 'Sorry, we'll get that right out!' And they sure did, thank you for the thought, Mini!
Unfortunately it's nothing like people described in past kits. This is litterally a waste of paper. It's nothing more than a blank book of note paper, a couple paper bingo cards, some gimicy little business cards, some stupid cd-sized sheets of cardboard you're supposed to put on your dash, so you can look 'cool' to other drivers when you park, a book on BMW financing to get you to switch, a little book that covers some FAQs (that is already in the owners manual), the 'Unofficial Owners Manual' that is pdf form on the site (nothing new there either) and some other garbage like a sheet of paper that says Welcome to Mini Ownership!.
EDIT - A cool little pen is included, it rolled out of the box and I missed it! They could save a lot of money by just shipping the pen
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You guys are suppose to get mug? Where's my MUG!:smile:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
Personally, I removed my '04 downtube cupholder and just use the rear one. That one was in a great spot - if you had an amputee passenger.
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Originally Posted by Eric_Rowland
Back in the dark ages when people hadn't noticed the unstrategically placed front cupholders, MINI sent out a mug to make those poor owners happy (and stop ripping them a new cupholder to JD Powers.) See below link for pics and an idea of what they might cost on the open market.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
Personally, I removed my '04 downtube cupholder and just use the rear one. That one was in a great spot - if you had an amputee passenger.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
Personally, I removed my '04 downtube cupholder and just use the rear one. That one was in a great spot - if you had an amputee passenger.
Last edited by meanboy; 06-21-2005 at 05:23 PM. Reason: typo..AGAIN
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Originally Posted by Dr Obnxs
When I bought mine, I got a car! That was it. No tow hook, nothing from the dealer, no nothing from Mini, just a car. Damn, I feel like an idiot for getting ripped off!
Matt
Matt
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Originally Posted by kaelaria
I would have been very happy with a pen!! That would be something cool and useful!! I could keep it in the glovebox, or use it at work, show it off...pens are cool! Mugs were cool - I don't use them, but they look nice if you have a little themed collection or something!
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now i'm just jealous i've been wanting that pen for so long! guess one of these days i'll just have to order it cause my welcome kit still not here after a year - think it comes for 2nd birthday?
Originally Posted by kaelaria
WOOHOO!! There IS a pen!! It rolled on to the table in it's wrapper and I didn't even notice it!!
OK, the kit is cool now!
OK, the kit is cool now!
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Originally Posted by kaelaria
WOOHOO!! There IS a pen!! It rolled on to the table in it's wrapper and I didn't even notice it!!
OK, the kit is cool now!
OK, the kit is cool now!
But I AM sure you're getting to sixth gear one rant at a time!
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