And there were so many interesting responses!
Here are some of the top-voted answers:
1.
“My mom almost ate the white M&M that they promoted like 25 years ago.
If you found it, you’d send it in and get a lifetime supply of M&Ms.
They sent us a voucher pack that almost no store would take.
Probably for the best, though.”
We didnt realize it was the inaugural evening; there werent very many customers.
Yet the owner waited on us himself, and he was very sweet and friendly.
Had just immigrated from China recently.
I remember it was a big golden ticket like Willy Wonka’s."
“Sadly, the restaurant closed within a year.
I always wonder how hes doing.
My family was very poor back then, and we would go there every month, which felt special.
Anonymous
3.
They expected to give it to someone with an old pet, not a new kitten.
The cats still alive.
The vet clinic has moved and rebranded four or five times, but theyre still honoring the award.”
However, they cheated him and only sent him a party keg.
My dad was a programmer, so he wrote a program that played cards for him on Teletext.
“Eventually, the organizer of the game locked my father out, which was illegal.
So, instead of a lifetime supply of beer, he got a lot of stuff.
u/NetAtraX
5.
“I won a lifetime supply of mini chocolate milk cartons during a milk day at school.
That was in 2007.
“I won a lifetime of free oil changes for my car.
I don’t know if I should feel happy or concerned about that one.
So when my dad took over my car loan, they dropped that little tidbit of info on us.
It only really lasted me for about two oil changes.”
u/kingyoblock
7.
“I won free full-body massages for life, which basically translated to two massages per week.
It was really good.
I ended up fluctuating between three different staff towards the end.
They would even train new staff on me for free because I spent so much time over there.
Those training massages never cost me anything either or counted towards my two free massages per week limit.”
“My parents did.
They ended up giving us 100 boxes all at once.
Right there on a warm July day.
I went through 60 boxes in a couple months.”
u/discostud1515
9.
“This happened in the late ’90s.
They also had cash prizes for second and third place.
I don’t remember how much, but it was a lot at the time.
The result was a packed bar: tons of women entered, and tons of guys spent money.
My friend’s girlfriend at the time, now his wife, won first place.
Within a couple of weeks, the building was condemned and torn down.
“I won the Cash4Life $1,000 per week lottery about 10 years ago.
u/rileyrulesu
11.
I gave the popcorn popper as a Christmas present and sold the bicycle.
When the beef stew arrived, it was one case of 12 cans.
After trying the first can, I realized that the other 11 would indeed last me a lifetime.”
We donated it all to a local animal shelter that was super pleased!”
u/HazelKathleen
13.
There were hundreds of models, probably one of everything they offered in their catalog at the time.
I kept about two dozen, which kept me busy for a year or so.”
u/MileageAddict
15.
“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.
It will end when the total given has reached $10,000.
I’ve got about $4,000 left.”
“My stepdad won a lifetime supply of WD-40 in the 1990s.
They sent him four 16 oz.
He died in 2019, and my mom still has two cans.”
u/Sea_Ganache620
17.
I dont remember the exact amount, but I think it was about a dozen boxes of gum.
They also sent me a small boom box and hockey jersey with the Hubba Bubba logo on it.
I got sick of the gum pretty quickly, and it had a shelf life.
“My mum won a ‘lifetime’ supply of Surf, the washing powder.
Basically, we got 72 8 kg.
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 itself.
There was also a bunch of washing liquids and stuff from the rest of their range.”
u/UnexpectedRanting
19.
“Before I was born, my father won a lifetime supply of free disposable razors.
That was so long ago; Im 50 now.
It was really fun and exciting at the time, though!
u/thanksgivingseason
21.
“I know someone who won a free-gas-for-life contest many years ago.
They get a $100 gift card every month.”
Its all institutional grade.
Like, what youd expect prisoners to use.”
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