Tat Drac: Shipping Date

[Starz26]

Originally Posted by chenvt

botched execution seems to be a theme..

Caused by the customers, not the original plan of the retailer like so many others...

And was the "scavenger hunt" based on random luck whether or not one would appear?

Yes, it was supposed to be

Why not do a lottery and save people the time?

I think because he wanted to make it a little more fun than putting a name in the hat and waiting. Also, the honesty of it all was a little more transparent. I am not even sure that the lotteries / list are no just ploy's to gather contact info....

Oh yeah, so there can be some additional sales from folks looking around.. Smart from a business standpoint

Yes. But the big difference here was that no one had to buy anything else. You never had to be nor will need to continue to be a customer. Everyone was supposed to have the same shot. The added exposure was no harm no foul to the visitor / customer.