--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, coachvee@... wrote:
>
> Hi Gang:
> If you're thinking about taking advantage of the Tropicana (Atlantic City)
> promotion called "Double Your Offer," think twice before you do it.
> This past weekend, some friends and us had heard about it and it sounded
> pretty good. The offer was "show us a free play coupon that was mailed to you
> by another casino and we'll double it." The offer was good for new players
> and for those that had been inactive for 13 months or more. The offer also
> stated that the Trop would give you back your coupons so you wouldn't lose
> them.
> Since Hedy and I had a pair of $75 Harrah's coupons good for this past
> Saturday we figured this was a good way to get $300 worth of free play out of
> the Trop.
> We drove over with our two friends (who also had Harrah's coupons) and
> went to the Diamond Club card center.
> "Oh, I'm sorry," we were told. "The coupons had to be attached to the
> mailer you received. If they are detached, we can't honor them."
> We argued that this was ridiculous. That nowhere in the offer did it state
> that this was necessary and that nine out of 10 people pull these coupons
> out of the booklet when they receive them and throw away all the other
> extraneous material.
> After about 10 minutes of negotiation, the boothling spoke to a supervisor
> and got the OK to honor our coupons.
> Then, we were told that we had to play and accumulate two points on our
> Trop cards before we could download the "first part of the offer." The second
> part had to be downloaded at a later date, within 60 days.
> We asked how much play it would take to accumulate two points and were
> given some mumbo jumbo about "it depends on the machine you play, how long you
> play and how much your average bet is."
> So, we started playing some video poker at the quarter level. After about
> 10 minutes, we checked the kiosk and we had 0.23 points. So, we played some
> more. Then, we played some slots. Then, some more VP. After about a half
> hour (and a $35 loss) we had 1.42 points. This was really getting ridiculous.
> We played some more slots and finally got the two points after a $47 loss.
> We downloaded the $150 in free play and, luckily, were able to cash out
> $149.50. But it was a major hassle and extremely time-consuming. I really
> doubt we'll come back for the other $150 because we were told we have to put
> two points on our card again before we could download the other $150.
> So, buyer beware. This seems like a classic bait-and-switch offer.
> Regards,
> CoachVee & Hedy
>
>
I don't get it. I don't see what the problem is. Sounds like a pretty decent promo to me. You said it was a hassle and time consuming, I think I would go through what you did for 150 bucks. What am I missing?
