Chip NoVaMac
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For us in the DC area it is rather hard to imagine biking 30+ miles to work without killing ourselves.
FWIW I did bike to work when I lived 3 miles from my job. Now I work from home 2 to 3 days a week.
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More Pepsi-iTunes Opportunities... and McDonalds?
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For us in the DC area it is rather hard to imagine biking 30+ miles to work without killing ourselves.
FWIW I did bike to work when I lived 3 miles from my job. Now I work from home 2 to 3 days a week.
Yeah, God forbid you should blame the parents, or the little pebble-pushers themselves, who certainly have enough information shoved down their throats about what constitues a "healthy" diet (hint: according to the government, it's one loaded with carbs).
Oh, and to stay on topic: Macs rule, PC's drool. Neener neener neener. 😀
Exactly! ... kind of
I will add that, 'macrumors.com' implies "Macintosh rumors"; not "Apple Computer, Inc. rumors". I'm looking for information about the Macintosh (specifically a G5 PowerBook someday) and I have to now wade through more and more postings about iPods and iTunes. When a G5 PowerBook is ever introduced (more likely the 2nd generation of them) or perhaps a 2nd generation G5 Power Mac, then I will buy a Macintosh. Until then, I will use my old PC and my wife's iMac (which I selected and purchased for her) and keep browsing macrumors.com for Macintosh news (er.. rumors).
I do appreciate this web site!
trebblekicked
macrumors 6502a
Congratulations on that bout of vitriol. Perhaps if the iTunes music store or this promotion had anything to do with Canada, I would have said North America. But that's ok. You go ahead and latch onto anything you can to make yourself feel better.
bankshot
macrumors 65816
Re: Re: Bait and switch?
Right. Like I said, I don't mind if it takes a while to get promotional items to the stores. That's all fine and expected.
It's the fact that they put up the posters anyway that bugged me. The posters clearly imply that the products depicted are available NOW for purchase inside. It's false advertising at best, bait and switch at worst. If they'd had no posters and no iTunes stuff, then no problem! 😎
Yeah I'm being nitpicky but it was really irritating to see the posters and get my hopes up and then have them dashed... 🙁
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Right. Like I said, I don't mind if it takes a while to get promotional items to the stores. That's all fine and expected.
It's the fact that they put up the posters anyway that bugged me. The posters clearly imply that the products depicted are available NOW for purchase inside. It's false advertising at best, bait and switch at worst. If they'd had no posters and no iTunes stuff, then no problem! 😎
Yeah I'm being nitpicky but it was really irritating to see the posters and get my hopes up and then have them dashed... 🙁
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if it makes all you folks in middle of no where america, I live in NYC and have been to tons of stores with no success in finding Pepsi with iTunes. Most places if they have a gamed pepsi is the caps for caps promotion. However, I was in New Jersey this past weekend, and every convience store and supermarket had them. Very odd.
I don't think folks are. You're absolutely correct that it would be great if Americans ate healthier food, and that, generally speaking, soda and McDs are not such food.
Well, you've clearly missed my point, which is that if you want to be socially conscious, you should be aware of all the impacts your choices make. Buying a computer is not necessarily the most socially conscious thing to do, given the toxic nature of their manufacture (as well as being made totally outside of North America, thus removing jobs that could be had here).
I am not preaching apathy or inaction. And McDs is not my favourite corporation by any means. But let's be realistic here -- if you're buying computers, you've already got some bad karma to make up.
TEG
macrumors 604
DUDE!!
The US is roughly 20% of the world's population, and has both the 3rd largest world population, and the 3rd largest land area.
The Pepsi-iTunes promotion is for just the US due to the short sightness of record labels, including the RIAA's group.
And about the obese issue, there are several factors, many of which are the same reasons that the childern in this country are violent, and hyper... The don't get to be themselves. If children were allowed, or able, to go outside and play, there would be less obesity. It children were allowed to play "pretend" games like cops and robbers, they wouldn't go shoot some one when they grow up. It people recognized that little boys and girls require free time, outdoor activity, and are hyper because of institutional food, there would be no ADD/ADHD and no ritilin.
But most of all, if parents cared, made time to bond with their kids, understood the underlying facts of their kids, most of the major problems in sociey would be gone, and world would be a better place.
Remember; Violent Video Games don't warp children's minds, its when the parents don't care to tell kids the consequences of those actions that warp children's minds.
TEG
Now lets get back on topic!!!!!
No sign here in AZ
I went out last night trying to stock up on soda for the week and I went to three different nearby gas stations and none of them had any sign of the iTunes/Pepsi deal.. I was a bit disappointed.
The pepsi deal is only running for a few months. I would imagine it to be all dried up by the time it reaches my neck of the woods.
I went out last night trying to stock up on soda for the week and I went to three different nearby gas stations and none of them had any sign of the iTunes/Pepsi deal.. I was a bit disappointed.
The pepsi deal is only running for a few months. I would imagine it to be all dried up by the time it reaches my neck of the woods.
Well, you could pour out the Pepsi, since it tastes like dirt and fill the bottle with whatever you want. Hey look at this way at least your not wasting the bottle, and your still getting free music, problem solved.🙂
I showed my students the Pepsi ad and they had no idea what the jist of it was. " What's an iTunes?"
I told them to bring in their yellow caps and I'll show them.
I told them to bring in their yellow caps and I'll show them.
wPod
macrumors 68000
i do not mean to pick on you ChipNoVaMac. . . but to everyone suggesting 'better' give aways that they would like, you are NOT the target market for apple iTunes!!!! for one thing you already know what iTunes is, and probably use it yourself. But, even after the super bowl ad, i would say about 98% of non mac users i talk to have NO CLUE what iTunes even is!!!! So, how do you get these 98% of people to learn about your product, give it away with milk?! NO, milk purchasers wont care. but Pepsi purchasers, such as TEENS!!!! like music a lot. i mean come on, isnt it kids that, "eat up these albums like valiums?" and hey, thats good for apple to get their name out.
isnt that what apple needs to do? get the name of iTunes into the common vocabulary? that way they can bring in the money to develope more amazing technologies. otherwise apple will end up catering to people who want quad G5 proccesors so they can surf the net for bill gates jokes just a bit faster than their peecee counterparts. catering to a small audiance has already shown in apple's past to be detrimental.
if you have any other way to get kids to stop thinking "kazzaa" and replace it with "iTunes" please let apple know, otherwise I think apple is doing a great job with their pormotions and I can't wait to see apple sales go up because of more people visiting their web sit and falling in love with iTunes and learning about the streangth of OS X and who knows, maybe apple will get a few more switchers out of the deal!!!
Re: Dear, oh dear...
actually I prefer darker beers-but on cash strapped evenings I am forced to go with bud as my go-to, gotta be cold though...also nothin wrong with an ice cold PBR for $2-you can't beat that!! Makes me feel like an urban cowgirl!
actually I prefer darker beers-but on cash strapped evenings I am forced to go with bud as my go-to, gotta be cold though...also nothin wrong with an ice cold PBR for $2-you can't beat that!! Makes me feel like an urban cowgirl!
Nothing yet in Arkansas
I went to gas station this morning and didn't find any promotion for Pepsi/iTunes, but its only Tuesday so I'll wait and see. I just hope that the local Pepsi distrubutor (Fayetteville) decides to play along with this promotion. It would be sad if they didn't.
I went to gas station this morning and didn't find any promotion for Pepsi/iTunes, but its only Tuesday so I'll wait and see. I just hope that the local Pepsi distrubutor (Fayetteville) decides to play along with this promotion. It would be sad if they didn't.
Haven't seen any iTunes Pepsi bottles here in NYC, yet. We'll see in the next few days...
I think the MacDonalds deal would be awesome. More exposure means more switchers.
Yay Apple!
I think the MacDonalds deal would be awesome. More exposure means more switchers.
Yay Apple!
Ditto neps- I looked all around the UWS today with no luck-my co-workers contend that it's because no one drinks pepsi so the stores haven't restocked yet.....they've got a point....
fixyourthinking
macrumors 6502a
You'll find them closest to bottlers
You'll find that they are typically centered around bottlers right now. Athens GA has a huge PEPSI bottling plant - it's about 70 miles from here - they should be nationwide by the end of the weekend.
You'll find that they are typically centered around bottlers right now. Athens GA has a huge PEPSI bottling plant - it's about 70 miles from here - they should be nationwide by the end of the weekend.
billyboy
macrumors 65816
iTunes Music Store is a very environment friendly concept. No cd disc, no case, no paper, no transport costs, no fat kids killed because they are unable to jump out the way of speeding delivery trucks. It is a win win business model.
iTunes - MacDonalds promo, that is a little more tricky to sex up, but it is actually promoting healthy lifestyle. Winning a tune will make all the fat kids walk upstairs to the bedroom to log on, one more time a week than normal.
iTunes - MacDonalds promo, that is a little more tricky to sex up, but it is actually promoting healthy lifestyle. Winning a tune will make all the fat kids walk upstairs to the bedroom to log on, one more time a week than normal.
SilentPanda
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If you don't agree with the Pepsi/iTunes promotion (and I'm certain the McDonalds promotion will have the exact same rules) just do this:
If you're in Vermont it'll cost you $0.37 and two envelopes otherwise $0.74 and two envelopes. It's cheaper than the bottles from most anywhere in the US I know of and you don't have to buy that Pepsi that some of you seem to either hate because of taste or because of the damage it does to your body. Rinse and repeat for the McDonald's promotion.
If you're in Vermont it'll cost you $0.37 and two envelopes otherwise $0.74 and two envelopes. It's cheaper than the bottles from most anywhere in the US I know of and you don't have to buy that Pepsi that some of you seem to either hate because of taste or because of the damage it does to your body. Rinse and repeat for the McDonald's promotion.
Nice point - I have a feeling we are getting fat faster by sitting on our butts in front of our Macs all day than by drinking 1 or 2 20oz Pepsi's. If Apple truly wanted to promote a healthier lifestyle, they shoud start making their machines more like MS's - that way we would go outside more and not be as interested in sitting in front of our computers. Careful what you ask for.
Great, now I'm going to have to buy at least a year's supply of Pepsi. Hopefully Apple won't do this promo with Pizza Hut or Budweiser beer, then I'd be in a lot of trouble.