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Took my iPhone to a Microsoft Store... walked out $1000 richer

millertime021

millertime021

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So my coworker was looking to buy a new computer, so I drove him to the Microsoft store at our local mall. The whole process took way too long, but while we were waiting, they had us do some "challenges". Well two free shirts later, the lady took us to the "Get Smoked By A Windows Phone Challenge" or whatever they're calling it now.

So my coworker goes first (with a Galaxy S II); find a certain movie time at the mall's Harkins. Well the lady's Flixter App doesn't can't find the theater, so after about 30 seconds, he wins. Boom. $1000.

So she leaves and grabs the more "experienced" guy. I randomly draw a challenge, same one, however, he knows that movie won't work, so we select another one. With my iPhone, I just google the movie and theater, while he opens the app so conveniently on his homescreen. Well, I beat him by about half a second, so there's $1000 in my pocket.

Needless to say, everyone should try the challenge while you're walking by. I took my broken iPhone 4S on AT&T (they don't suck that bad, do they :cool:) and smoked a Window's phone and made a $1000.

Now if only I could actually find something to buy in that store... :apple:
 
Congrats! I won also. Except I didn't lol.

Did you have to yell out the movie time when you played? So I played, opened flixster faster than him with my 4S, pulled up showtimes, and put my phone down. Then the employee and the manager (who had to watch so nobody cheated) said I had to yell out the nearest showtime but I swear they only said "find the next showtime for whatever movie". I kinda just made the "that's BS" face and said whatever since I was there to pick up my "free" Windows Phone (which made me ineligible for the $1000 gift card anyways :p)
 
I'll have to give this a go with my iPhone. Are there any Microsoft stores in south Florida?
 
$1000 for winning the find the movie challenge?? :eek::eek::eek:

Congrats, OP! Just in time for the new i5 :D
 
maclook said:
Congrats! I won also. Except I didn't lol.

Did you have to yell out the movie time when you played? So I played, opened flixster faster than him with my 4S, pulled up showtimes, and put my phone down. Then the employee and the manager (who had to watch so nobody cheated) said I had to yell out the nearest showtime but I swear they only said "find the next showtime for whatever movie". I kinda just made the "that's BS" face and said whatever since I was there to pick up my "free" Windows Phone (which made me ineligible for the $1000 gift card anyways :p)
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That's crap, I just turned my phone to the employee and said, "got it".

moosquared said:
$1000 for winning the find the movie challenge?? :eek::eek::eek:

Congrats, OP! Just in time for the new i5 :D
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Yeah! Thank you! I woulda done the challenge even if it was just for a short haha
I may buy a Lumina (or whatever) and sell it for an iPhone 5 as I'm still on contract.

JayLenochiniMac said:
Cool. $1000 in store credit isn't bad at all.
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I'll probably just get some stuff for my Xbox and then some stuff to sell.
 
millertime021 said:
So my coworker was looking to buy a new computer, so I drove him to the Microsoft store at our local mall. The whole process took way too long, but while we were waiting, they had us do some "challenges". Well two free shirts later, the lady took us to the "Get Smoked By A Windows Phone Challenge" or whatever they're calling it now.

So my coworker goes first (with a Galaxy S II); find a certain movie time at the mall's Harkins. Well the lady's Flixter App doesn't can't find the theater, so after about 30 seconds, he wins. Boom. $1000.

So she leaves and grabs the more "experienced" guy. I randomly draw a challenge, same one, however, he knows that movie won't work, so we select another one. With my iPhone, I just google the movie and theater, while he opens the app so conveniently on his homescreen. Well, I beat him by about half a second, so there's $1000 in my pocket.

Needless to say, everyone should try the challenge while you're walking by. I took my broken iPhone 4S on AT&T (they don't suck that bad, do they :cool:) and smoked a Window's phone and made a $1000.

Now if only I could actually find something to buy in that store... :apple:
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am I the only one who has no idea what any of this means? OP I hope you're not a reporter.
 
dontwalkhand said:
Don't you at least get a free phone if you lose? Can I take some old junker phone and deliberately lose just to get the free phone?
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Hah, nah. You do get like a $25 gift card or something though, and you have to hold your phone up in front of a banner that says, "My iPhone/Droid/etc. just got smoked by a windows phone."
 
ET iPhone Home said:
When does this challenge expire? Is there a link for this? I checked MicrosoftStore.com and did a search and nothing.
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I'm not sure, they don't really have much advertising for it, this time. I'd just stop by your local store and see if they're doing it.

mcdj said:
am I the only one who has no idea what any of this means? OP I hope you're not a reporter.
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I ain't one of dem english majors, yo. ;)
 
millertime021 said:
So my coworker was looking to buy a new computer, so I drove him to the Microsoft store at our local mall. The whole process took way too long, but while we were waiting, they had us do some "challenges". Well two free shirts later, the lady took us to the "Get Smoked By A Windows Phone Challenge" or whatever they're calling it now.

So my coworker goes first (with a Galaxy S II); find a certain movie time at the mall's Harkins. Well the lady's Flixter App doesn't can't find the theater, so after about 30 seconds, he wins. Boom. $1000.

So she leaves and grabs the more "experienced" guy. I randomly draw a challenge, same one, however, he knows that movie won't work, so we select another one. With my iPhone, I just google the movie and theater, while he opens the app so conveniently on his homescreen. Well, I beat him by about half a second, so there's $1000 in my pocket.

Needless to say, everyone should try the challenge while you're walking by. I took my broken iPhone 4S on AT&T (they don't suck that bad, do they :cool:) and smoked a Window's phone and made a $1000.

Now if only I could actually find something to buy in that store... :apple:
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What phone did "the lady" have?
 
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