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

 

kaelaria:

I really don't mind your rants. I actually find your posts amusing, but damn, you need to stop complaining about everything. Get in the car and drive, life is good.

 

i'd be happy if i got anything... got my car over a year ago and no welcome kit, no free t shirts, no nothing.
i was a bit disappointed at first, but oh well, i did get a CAR, and driving it is way more fun than a notepad and a t shirt!

 

Personally I think Kaelaria is just trying to hit 6th gear, the only way he knows how... one rant at a time. :smile:

Just messing with ya Kael... from your lowly 4th gearer (bows to 5th gear).

 

I praise things when they deserve it too! I just wanted to update the thread (that someone else started) because no one else posted that they had received one of the current kits, looks like I'm the first.

 

I have been waiting for mine too after they said it will be coming, sorry it has never made it.... Now my bubble has burst :(

 

You guys are suppose to get mug? Where's my MUG!:smile:

 

I got 2 front mats, a hat, mints, and a T-shirt when I picked up the car.

I had to bat my eyes and beg for the mats.

No welcome kit yet.

 

My sister bought her MCC in January and her welcome kit just came last week. Almost 6 months waiting.

 

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.

 

Ah is that it. I left the original one in because it great as a pda holder. My friend gave me an 05 cupholder that mounts to downtube. That thing kinda sucks cause the bottom isn't closed off. Bad for putting little pieces of junk in it.

 

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

 

Man, you sure did! LOL

 

No tow hook! Now that IS getting ripped off. I managed to weasel a couple floor mats from the dealer, and I got the welcome kit, but kaelaria forgot to mention the ball point pen with the little floating MINI. That makes all the difference in the world!

 

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!

 

ive had mine since march

 

You should have gotten one. I got the same kit that you did - plus pen. Maybe another line to MINIUSA is in order.

 

no welcome kit for me either just fun car with fun car payment but i did get a mini bag -

hey kaelaria check new posts i found the thread you were looking for - "how long to receive...."

 

I thought mine was cute... I've had my MINI a year now. I've had a Honda and a Nissan before this car and you know what... they didn't send me a damn thing.

 

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!

 

At least you got something! I didnt get doodlyshat. Well, other than the car, of course.

 

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?

 

See... you didn't deserve the pen... so it tried to hide from you.

 

I'm not sure if you're really hard to please, or really easy to please...
But I AM sure you're getting to sixth gear one rant at a time!

 

I think it took 3-4 months to get my "welcome kit". I use the pen and notebook to record mileage.

No T-shirt, no mug, but one really cool car...