We’ve all seen the commercials, but these 20 people actually won. Was it all it cracked up to be?!
Vet Visits
“18 years ago, we won a lifetime of vet visits for my cat. They expected to give it to someone with an old pet, not a new kitten. The cat’s still alive. The Vet Clinic has moved and rebranded 4 or 5 times, but they’re still honoring the award.”
Reader’s Digest
“My grandparents were gifted a lifetime subscription to Reader’s Digest as a wedding gift. They had been together for 62 years when Grandpa died, but RD honored the subscription an extra decade until Grandma passed.”
Cat Food
“My dad won a lifetime supply of cat food, but a) they delivered it all at once, and b) our cats didn’t like that flavor (of course). We donated it all to a local animal shelter, who were super pleased!”
M&Ms
“My mom almost ate the white m&m that they promoted like 25 years ago – if you find it, send it in, and you get a lifetime supply of M&M’s. They sent us a voucher pack that almost no store would take, but still managed to make it through the lifetime supply in about one month (granted, there were eight siblings).”
Gas
“I know someone who won a free gas for life contest many years ago. They get a $100 gift card every month.”
Gillette Razors
“I had a friend in college who won a lifetime supply of Gillette razors. They just sent him a crate of Mach 3 razors and refill cartridges, and that was that. It was just a one-time shipment, but it would be hard to get through that many razors in one lifetime.”
Tires
“My mother bought a Toyota Yaris years ago, and the dealership was running a ‘Tires for Life’ promotion. She gets free tires whenever she needs them, but she has to do all of her maintenance work at the dealership, and the deal won’t transfer if she sells the title.”
Sandwiches
“I once worked a job that had me purchase Subway sandwiches for mobile working crews and let me keep the tickets. After two years, I had enough tickets to redeem multiple sandwiches daily for at least six months and still accruing more. I started giving them to friends to eat a free lunch.”
Toiletries
“My parents won a lifetime supply of toiletries. Soap, toilet tissue, and some other stuff. Once per quarter, you mail in the coupon, and they send you another quarter’s worth of stuff.
It’s all institutional grade. Like what you’d expect prisoners to use.”
Cash 4 Life
“I won the Cash 4 Life 1000$ a week lottery about ten years ago. Every year I send them proof I’m still alive, and they send me a check for 52,000$ in the mail.”
Full Body Massages
“I won free full body massages for life, which basically just translates to 2 massages a week. It was really good. ”
Ben & Jerry’s
“My Uncle gets free Ben & Jerry’s for life. He’s been Friends with the actual Ben and Jerry since before they opened the first shop. He has a card that says free ice cream for life, and he can get pints or cones at any scoop shop (at least locally).”
Bicycle Tune-Ups
“When I bought my bicycle, the shop policy was that any new bike purchased included free tune-ups for life. Personally, I thought this was a great business move because it got me back in the store regularly to redeem my tune-ups.”
Pepperidge Farm Milanos
“I won a year’s supply of Pepperidge Farm Milanos when I was in college. My bf and I ate them all in like three months. Three glorious months.”
Oreos
“I won a lifetime supply of Oreos. It was actually just one pallet full of Oreos. Probably would last a normal person their whole life. It was like 1000 lbs of Oreos. I gave away so many Oreos! Having a party? I’ll bring Oreos. Does the break room need snacks? Oreos. I donated 400lbs of Oreos to a shelter just to get them out of my garage.”
Batteries
“I won a lifetime supply of AA & AAA batteries from a major tech retailer about 20 years ago. The thing is, batteries last a long time, and there really isn’t that much that I use batteries for. Hypothetically I could start a black market battery business by just getting my free batteries and selling them to people in need, but it’s just not worth the time.”
Oil Changes
“It was during a sale the dealership was having where you had to take a photo with your pet and the person who most resembled their pet won. I don’t know if I should feel happy or concerned about that one.”
Free Pizza
“When I was a kid, my dad said he’d won free pizza coupons, and he had a massive stack of these little cards, each for a free large pizza. He said we had to be careful using them, so we would only use them occasionally, and I remember my dad making me order it and answer the door, even though I was only, like, 9. Looking back, my dad worked for a commercial printing company and was not exactly an upstanding citizen. I’m pretty sure he didn’t win those cards….”
Groceries
“I won free groceries for ‘life’ at my local grocery store in a raffle. They give me a digital $100 gift card once a month, which is wonderful, however, it doesn’t even cover a week of groceries.”
Washing Powder
My mum won a ‘lifetime’ supply of Surf. Basically, we got 72 8KG boxes all at once on a pallet from some kind of raffle competition. Ended up selling 60 boxes for about £10 each to corner shops and splitting the rest with some family. She didn’t have enough room and didn’t even remember entering the competition.”
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