Ben and Jerry's iTunes Giveaway

MacRumors · Apr 21, 2004, 01:43 PM

MacCentral reports on a 50,000 iTunes song giveaway from Ben and Jerry's this Tuesday, April 27.

During Ben & Jerry's annual Free Cone Day, the first 50,000 customers to sign up for a sweepstakes for an iPod, iMac, and trip to Ben & Jerry's headquarters will receive a free code for an iTunes Song.

Free Cone Day happens on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 from 12pm-8pm at participating Ben & Jerry's stores. The iTunes giveaway is limited to U.S. customers.

Mudbug · Apr 21, 2004, 01:47 PM

lemme get this straight - Free music AND ice cream? Woohoo!

anyway - seems like a good matchup - and easy to win - that's key.

Macmaniac · Apr 21, 2004, 01:53 PM

DOH!!! There are no Ben and Jerry's in a 20 mile radius of our town!! Argh, any way this is a good idea, and the more exposure the better.

drizahy4 · Apr 21, 2004, 01:58 PM

Sweet ice cream, free music, and a chance to win an ipod.

I love this idea. Everyone loves ice cream. mmmm ice cream.

sethypoo · Apr 21, 2004, 01:59 PM

I'm in the same boat, there are no scoop shops anywhere near me.

I wish they had put the codes on their Ben & Jerry's pints! I buy at least one a week.

Gotta love Chocolate Chocolate Cookie!

keysersoze · Apr 21, 2004, 02:15 PM

The Ben & Jerry's plant in Stowe, VT is sooo close by.... I might have to wander over...

nyassa3898 · Apr 21, 2004, 02:18 PM

there also isn't a b&j for a 40 mile radius either, I might just have to make the drive

ingenious · Apr 21, 2004, 02:16 PM

isn't this RIGHT before iTunes' Birthday?

TyleRomeo · Apr 21, 2004, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Calebj14

isn't this RIGHT before iTunes' Birthday?

yeah its the next day. looks like apple is trying everything it can to get to 100 million songs by the 28th. so a free 50 grand should hurt. once again free ice cream and music, im in. go apple

tyler

baby duck monge · Apr 21, 2004, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Macmaniac

DOH!!! There are no Ben and Jerry's in a 20 mile radius of our town!! Argh, any way this is a good idea, and the more exposure the better.

but if they're taking the first 50,000 people... unless it's 50,000 in the whole country. in which case keeping track of how many have been given away could prove to be a chore.

slipper · Apr 21, 2004, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Macmaniac

DOH!!! There are no Ben and Jerry's in a 20 mile radius of our town!! Argh, any way this is a good idea, and the more exposure the better.

hey your complaining, theres no store in Hawaii period!

jbembe · Apr 21, 2004, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macmaniac

DOH!!! There are no Ben and Jerry's in a 20 mile radius of our town!! Argh, any way this is a good idea, and the more exposure the better.

Try being in Texas, where there appears to be no such store!!!

I think being in Hawaii surrounded by the pacific trumps that (but only slightly!)

Anyways, I was just thinking the other day about why other companies have not gotten in on this act and had giveaways to iTMS as incentives for thier products. I hope this is a first in a long trend, it would be nice to continue gettting free tunes from iTMS by purchasing pepsi, or mcDs, etc.

macridah · Apr 21, 2004, 02:53 PM

sorry all you folks w/o a near buy ben and jerry's; there are ben and jerry's all over nor-cal.

April 27th will be a sweet day ... no pun intended

Photorun · Apr 21, 2004, 02:57 PM

And people voted this story negative... whhhyyyy?!?

MattG · Apr 21, 2004, 02:20 PM

Oooooh...there's a B&J's in Fort Myers. I might have to make an excuse to go up there next week

Java · Apr 21, 2004, 02:25 PM

I'll be the first one in line at my store. Bring on the free songs AND the free ice cream!

-Java

ofey · Apr 21, 2004, 02:37 PM

Wouldn't it be great if Apple could do an event every year like that where you are like the first 500 to turn up with your iPod at an Apple store and they'd give you a free song?

Trowaman · Apr 21, 2004, 02:42 PM

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S NOT A BEN AND JERRY'S IN TEXAS!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!

I mean c'mon they're getting rich from me eating "One Sweet Whirld" (Thank you DMB) I think I deserve a song for that.

wdlove · Apr 21, 2004, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trowaman

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S NOT A BEN AND JERRY'S IN TEXAS!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!

I mean c'mon they're getting rich from me eating "One Sweet Whirld" (Thank you DMB) I think I deserve a song for that.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that there will be a online signup. That you will take an oath to vote. You should be eligible for a free iTunes Code. I hope that there will be more complete available about this soon.

iChan · Apr 21, 2004, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ofey

Wouldn't it be great if Apple could do an event every year like that where you are like the first 500 to turn up with your iPod at an Apple store and they'd give you a free song?

ONE measly free song?

craigdawg · Apr 21, 2004, 03:41 PM

These free iTunes promos are going to cause me to have long term health problems with all this Pepsi and ice cream I'm ingesting. Mmm...coffee Heath bar crunch. Someone's going to develop type 2 diabetes and sue Apple.

Can't they have a "Run a mile, get a free song" promotion?

ryan · Apr 21, 2004, 02:50 PM

Hopefully those 50,000 songs are distributed among the various US time zones; otherwise by the time 12pm rolls around in the western part of the country there might not be that many songs left to give out.

jelloshotsrule · Apr 21, 2004, 03:34 PM

according to macnn's news listing about it... you don't even have to go to the store in person...

"Users can visit the company's website on that day to take the "Oath to Vote" and receive a free song from the iTunes Music Store (on Monday, April 26th) as well as register for a chance to win a sweepstakes with the Grand Prize of an iPod, iMac and a trip to Vermont to spend a day as an honorary Ben & Jerry's Flavor Guru to create a batch of their own personal flavor. "

at least that's how i read it

but, on b/j's site, it still doesn't say anything exactly about itunes...

onemoof · Apr 21, 2004, 03:37 PM

The free cone is if you visit a store.

The free song is if you visit the website and promise to vote in November as part of "Rock the vote". You don't have to live near a store to get a song.

meredyth · Apr 27, 2004, 02:37 PM

I logged into Ben and Jerry's at noon today and saw NOTHING on how to get a free song-- what gives?

Apr 21, 2004, 01:43 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Ben and Jerry's iTunes Giveaway MacCentral reports on a 50,000 iTunes song giveaway from Ben and Jerry's this Tuesday, April 27. During Ben & Jerry's annual Free Cone Day, the first 50,000 customers to sign up for a sweepstakes for an iPod, iMac, and trip to Ben & Jerry's headquarters will receive a free code for an iTunes Song. Free Cone Day happens on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 from 12pm-8pm at participating Ben & Jerry's stores. The iTunes giveaway is limited to U.S. customers.

Apr 21, 2004, 01:47 PM	#2
Mudbug macrumors god Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Northwest Louisiana	lemme get this straight - Free music AND ice cream? Woohoo! anyway - seems like a good matchup - and easy to win - that's key. __________________ happy thankschrismahanakwaanzicasmasgiving.

Apr 21, 2004, 01:53 PM	#3
Macmaniac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A tiny spec in the "Garden State", 1 square mile in area, somewhere on the outskirts of town by the railroad tracks	DOH!!! There are no Ben and Jerry's in a 20 mile radius of our town!! Argh, any way this is a good idea, and the more exposure the better. __________________ The customer is NOT always right

Apr 21, 2004, 01:59 PM	#5
sethypoo macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA	I'm in the same boat, there are no scoop shops anywhere near me. I wish they had put the codes on their Ben & Jerry's pints! I buy at least one a week. Gotta love Chocolate Chocolate Cookie! __________________ Weeeeeee!

Apr 21, 2004, 02:15 PM	#6
keysersoze macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2004	The Ben & Jerry's plant in Stowe, VT is sooo close by.... I might have to wander over... __________________ i love brits

Apr 21, 2004, 01:58 PM	#4
drizahy4 macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2002	Sweet ice cream, free music, and a chance to win an ipod. I love this idea. Everyone loves ice cream. mmmm ice cream.

Apr 21, 2004, 02:18 PM	#7
nyassa3898 macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Vista	there also isn't a b&j for a 40 mile radius either, I might just have to make the drive

Apr 21, 2004, 02:16 PM	#8
ingenious macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kansas, United States	isn't this RIGHT before iTunes' Birthday? __________________ Unibody 15.4" MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM 20" iMac G5 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM 1G iPod touch 32 GB, OS 3 blog \| Twitter \| No tea for me.

Apr 21, 2004, 02:53 PM	#13
macridah macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: city, CA	sorry all you folks w/o a near buy ben and jerry's; there are ben and jerry's all over nor-cal. April 27th will be a sweet day ... no pun intended

Apr 21, 2004, 02:57 PM	#14
Photorun Banned Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NYC	And people voted this story negative... whhhyyyy?!?

Apr 21, 2004, 02:20 PM	#15
MattG macrumors 68030 Join Date: May 2003	Oooooh...there's a B&J's in Fort Myers. I might have to make an excuse to go up there next week

Apr 21, 2004, 02:25 PM	#16
Java macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Marin County (where else?)	sounds sweet and good I'll be the first one in line at my store. Bring on the free songs AND the free ice cream! -Java __________________ "even the President of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked." -B. Dylan "Propaganda all is phony." -B. Dylan

Apr 21, 2004, 02:37 PM	#17
ofey macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: London	Wouldn't it be great if Apple could do an event every year like that where you are like the first 500 to turn up with your iPod at an Apple store and they'd give you a free song?

Apr 21, 2004, 02:42 PM	#18
Trowaman macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CD: TX-22	WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S NOT A BEN AND JERRY'S IN TEXAS!!! ARGH!!!!!!!! I mean c'mon they're getting rich from me eating "One Sweet Whirld" (Thank you DMB) I think I deserve a song for that.

Apr 21, 2004, 03:41 PM	#21
craigdawg macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sactown	These free iTunes promos are going to cause me to have long term health problems with all this Pepsi and ice cream I'm ingesting. Mmm...coffee Heath bar crunch. Someone's going to develop type 2 diabetes and sue Apple. Can't they have a "Run a mile, get a free song" promotion? __________________ It's so good. Once it hits your lips, it's so good. -- Frank the Tank

Apr 21, 2004, 02:50 PM	#22
ryan macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denver, CO	Hopefully those 50,000 songs are distributed among the various US time zones; otherwise by the time 12pm rolls around in the western part of the country there might not be that many songs left to give out.

Apr 21, 2004, 03:34 PM	#23
jelloshotsrule macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: serendipity	according to macnn's news listing about it... you don't even have to go to the store in person... "Users can visit the company's website on that day to take the "Oath to Vote" and receive a free song from the iTunes Music Store (on Monday, April 26th) as well as register for a chance to win a sweepstakes with the Grand Prize of an iPod, iMac and a trip to Vermont to spend a day as an honorary Ben & Jerry's Flavor Guru to create a batch of their own personal flavor. " at least that's how i read it but, on b/j's site, it still doesn't say anything exactly about itunes... __________________ until the last lock breaks, none of us are free

Apr 21, 2004, 03:37 PM	#24
onemoof macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Free cone or free music The free cone is if you visit a store. The free song is if you visit the website and promise to vote in November as part of "Rock the vote". You don't have to live near a store to get a song. __________________ I'm the inventor of the Rubbermaid Mac: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~lang0502/RubbermaidMac.jpg

Apr 27, 2004, 02:37 PM	#25
meredyth macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2004	where are the free itunes? I logged into Ben and Jerry's at noon today and saw NOTHING on how to get a free song-- what gives?

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