Watson - Originalo Giveaway

Brand: Originalo

Date : May 2012

Link/Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/Originalo.Gift?ref=ts&fref=ts

www.originalo.com.my

http://www.facebook.com/watsonsmalaysia?ref=ts&fref=ts

Watson always has some surprises contest for the facebook fans. This round they were having the contest of giving suggestion to Watson on how they can improve their fanpage. So, putting up my thinking cap, there I wrote some of my suggestion to them, unexpectedly, I was one of the winner for the prize.

I need to plan a trip down to Watson headquarter to collect the prize, reluctantly, I took a day off to go to the heart of KL and get my prize. Surprisingly, there I see the Originalo boxes. I have been given 2 boxes, that's really very generous from Watson for the prizes. A big thank-you Watson.

Then, we started to hunt for special experiences from the booklet. It seems a lot, but it seems not enough option though. As we are very 'eating' person. So we end up choosing 'makaning' as our target.

When I called up the first restaurant, which is the Japanese restaurant, things go pretty well. We didn't do any advanced book, indeed, we called to reserve a seat 3 hours earlier, but we still managed to grab a seat.

However, the experience for the 2^nd booking is really very unpleasant. The information in the booklet was outdated. Most of the restaurant that we call in has changed their reservation criteria. Until I need to make a complained to the customer service of Orginalo, glad fully, their responses are pretty fast, and they do offer to assist us to make the booking, oh for sure, it is not a cheap-e-lak package like some of the 'Group---ong' thingy leh. At last we managed to grab one of the choice restaurant and dine in.

What I can say, it is value for money, and the feeling is definitely better than buying group---ong and wonder how and what you will be treated later. We were tread well as V.I.P.

The dining experience will follow later in another write-up.

Product details:

Product	Size	Est. Price(RM)	Normal Size	Est. Normal Price(RM)
Best of 20 Lifestyle Experiences For one or two persons				200

For website orders, of course we are measuring site experience (however for this round, I didn't do the order, so keeping some of them as Normal) :

	Rating					Remark
Site User Friendliness	Not Good	Not Really	Normal	Good	Very Good
Site Payment Speed	Not Good	Not Really	Normal	Good	Very Good
Site Informative	Not Good	Not Really	Normal	Good	Very Good
Site Information Accuracy	Not Good	Not Really	Normal	Good	Very Good
Request Response	Not Good	Not Really	Normal	Good	Very Good	How fast they response to your inquiries ?
Response Friendliness	Not Good	Not Really	Normal	Good	Very Good	Is the response seems to be friendly ?
Product Value for Money	Not Good	Not Really	Normal	Good	Very Good
Product Price Range	Highest	High	Normal	Affordable	Very Affordable	A very relative measurement Highest > RM 20 RM 20 > High > RM 15 RM 15 > Normal > RM 10 RM 10 > Affordable > RM 5 RM 5 > Very Affordable > RM 0

Overall

Very Bad

Bad

Normal

Good

Very Good

Reef - Malaysia Day Photo Contest

Brand: Reef

Date : September 2012

Place: Facebook Contest

Method: Follow Reef Malaysia Fanpage …..

Link/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reefmalaysia?fref=ts

The winning photos

Additional Information :

Reef is having a September 16 Malaysia Day Contest. Take a photo on your leg or foot and submit for the contest, that simple.

So, I submitted mine, very last minute, as I was stuck on how should I make it creative and attract the judges. Then, I saw the notice come out from Reef, eh, one of the photos selected was mine …. oh, so happy, not only because I won the voucher, but also that proof my creativity haven't been that “karat” after all, it is the encouragement that make feel so happy, for many days …..Thanks Reef, I love you, and now I am proud owner of Reef shoesessssss..... yes, many pairs ….... (oh, BTW, I bought most of them with my own pocket money ya ….)

This is what I got, super comfy ....

Tiamo - Shoes Clip On

Photo source : Tiamo Facebook

Brand: Tiamo

Date : October 2012

Place: 1 Utama Outlet

Method: Follow Tiamo Fanpage ….

Link/Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TiamoMalaysia?ref=ts&fref=ts

Additional Information :

Tiamo has a mini contest on their facebook, which write a slogan on why you think you need the Tiamo Shoe Clip-on, then they will select the creative entries to entitled to the shoe clip-on.

So, putting on my creative thinking hat again, cracking long on the words to put, and ta-da, I am selected as one of the proud owner of the clip-on.

The best thing is, the staffs are very very cheerful and helpful. They are really very friendly, chat with me as well while we do some of the verification and paper signing etc. Then, I got to choose my clip-on from the range available in the shop. So tough, I really like to have them all …. ahem, yeah, woman always feel they can't find the suitable pair of shoes in their wardrobe mah.

So, I go for the convention safe path, choose a black coloured clip-on. Immediately when I reach home, I tried it on my office heels. Oh my goodness, the heels really changed its look with the clip-on. A office wear will be very suitable for a night outing just by adding the clip-on. BTW, there's the promise the clip will not spoilt your shoes.

You should try it, then you will know what I mean.

Top is the front looking, bottom one is how the clip look like

Esquire : Spector Showcase Stage KL Avenue K

Date : Oct 2012

Place: Mailer

Method: Esquire Contest – Concert Ticket for Spector at Stage KL, Avenue K

Link/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esquiremy

Additional Information :

Not been to Stage KL, so, eagerly wrote to Esquire hoping to win the tickets …. and there come 1 day this email pop up telling me I was one of the winners …. and Esquire will send them to my door step.

Then, the next day, here come the delivery man, handing me the tickets …..

It was an eye opener …. we were not aware Avenue K do have so happening places in it. There are so many standing outside the entrance when we arrived. We were pretty early, though the ticket said 8pm. We arrived 8.15pm.

Then, we waited and waited, the place get more and more crowded, around 9pm, there come our super stars. BTW, I guess the dancer didn't turn up, which meant to perform from 8pm – 9pm, before Spectors' turn. We have 1 full hour of entertainment though, sounds not so enough.

Another thing we saw was, there were this 2 little very young teenagers, age around 12 – 14 the max, accompanied by their parents, placed in a special area, were shouting and singing along together with us......

It is a fun night after all …...

Botani - Olive Hand Cream

Brand: Botani

Date : May 2012

Place: Website

Method: Botani is having face of Botani monthly competition. I joint for 1 of the month, though I didn't get selected, Botani gave me a surprise by sending me a pretty hand cream from Australia !! It is with a cute kangaroo cover, and it is donating AUD1 for each hand cream sold, how sweet is that ….Visit Botani website or fan page to know more about the product and do your part in rescue the little wildlife too ...

Link/Facebook: http://www.botani.com.au

http://www.facebook.com/BotaniSkincare

	Rating					Remark
Worth the trip/time/overhead spent ?	Not At All	Not Really	Normal	Yes	Absolutely	I count every cents spent (petrol, time, effort) compare to what I get, even before talking about the result of the product
Challenge to get the product	Very Tough	Tough	Normal	Easy	Very Easy	How easy to find the counters, to get the product, do I need to wait long to get it
Hard Selling	Not At All	Not Really	Normal	Yes	Absolutely	Before getting the product, any push for sales commitment ?
Staff friendliness	Very Rude	Rude	Normal	Good	Very Good	How informative and friendliness the staff to you when you request for the sample ?
Consultation given ?	Not At All	Not Really	Normal	Yes	Absolutely	Any information and knowledge shared on the product ?

Product	Est. Size	Est. Price(AUD)	Est. Size	Est. Normal Price(AUD)
Botani Olive Hand Cream	100ml	24.95	100ml	24.95

Biore UV Aqua Rich Water Essence SPF50+ PA+++

Brand: Biore

Date : July 2012

Place: Mailer

Method: Jessy blog is having a giveaway for 5 lucky winner who write in to answer:

i) Are you a sunscreen user. (Yes or No)
ii) Whether you answer Yes or No, I would like you to share with me your reasons for your above answer.

And tada ... I am one of the 5 lucky one who get the chance to try on the essence ....

Link/Facebook:

http://www.jessying.com/2012/06/annoucement-of-5-biore-uv-aqua-rich.html

https://www.facebook.com/KaoBiore

Additional Information :

A big thank you to Jessy especially for her patient in arranging the prize to deliver to my house which then I was not around. So she needs to arrange another round of delivery with Biore person in-charge. I will try on this supper power UV protector and get a review write up done soonest.

	Rating **normal = not related					Remark
Value for money	Not At All	Not Really	Normal	Yes	Absolutely	I count every cents spent (petrol, time, effort) compare to what I get, even before talking about the result of the product
Challenge to get the sample	Very Tough	Tough	Normal	Easy	Very Easy	How easy to find the counters, to get the product, do I need to wait long to get it
Tempted to buy more besides the free gift ?	Not At All	Not Really	Normal	Yes	Absolutely	Before getting the product, any push for sales commitment ?
Staff friendliness	Very Rude	Rude	Normal	Good	Very Good	How informative and friendliness the staff to you when you request for the sample ?
Consultation given ?	Not At All	Not Really	Normal	Yes	Absolutely	Any information and knowledge shared on the product ?

Product	Est. Size	Est. Price(RM)	Est. Size	Est. Normal Price(RM)
Biore UV Aqua Rich Water Essence SPF50+ PA+++	50g	32.9	50g	32.9

BudsBaby - Spread Your Love For The Environment

Brand: Buds

Date : July 2012

Place: Facebook Fanpage

Method: Buds organized a facebook fanpage Spread Your Love for the Environment contest, write in with the most creative way of saving our environment.

Link/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BudsBaby?ref=ts

The delivery was extremely fast … the moment I got to know I was one of the winner, the next day the mailman is already at my door step …. and my kids are so excited opening up the box, untie the beautifully wrapped gift set, and immediately asking for a bath, and a 'after bath' story time :-)

I am not a very creative person, but I always wanted to do something for our environment, and with some way of saving my household expenses too. Since I was very young, I practice some small way of saving which a lot of my friends think that is 'stingy'.

After years of awareness, now my stingy method become a small effort of saving the environment and further more, Buds award me as one of the creative winners, which is a way of 'confirming' me that I was doing it right. Thanks Buds Baby.

Product	Est. Size	Est. Price(RM)	Est. Size	Est. Normal Price(RM)
BudsBaby Shower Gel
Budsbaby “Where is Environment” book

The Body Shop - Vitamin E Moisture Cream

Brand: The Body Shop

Date : April 2012

Place: KLCC, The Body Shop Outlet

Method: Join The Body Shop Fan page and Twitter Iconic Product Contest Prize.

Link/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBodyShopMalaysia?ref=ts

	Rating					Remark
Worth the trip/time/overhead spent ?	Not At All	Not Really	Normal	Yes	Absolutely	I count every cents spent (petrol, time, effort) compare to what I get, even before talking about the result of the product
Challenge to get the sample	Very Tough	Tough	Normal	Easy	Very Easy	How easy to find the counters, to get the product, do I need to wait long to get it
Hard Selling	Not At All	Not Really	Normal	Yes	Absolutely	Before getting the product, any push for sales commitment ?
Staff friendliness	Very Rude	Rude	Normal	Good	Very Good	How informative and friendliness the staff to you when you request for the sample ?
Consultation given ?	Not At All	Not Really	Normal	Yes	Absolutely	Any information and knowledge shared on the product ?

Product	Est. Size	Est. Price(RM)	Est. Size	Est. Normal Price(RM)
Vitamin E moisture Cream	15ml	14.9	15ml	14.9

MISC - A Date With Julie's

A Date wtih Julie's

Came across this social media and get to know there's a contest organised by  Julie's  for bloggers. Without wasting a second, I pickup my pen and start to write ...... my date with  Julie's  (oh, actually, start to type, not very good in real 'hand'writing anymore ...)

Anyone not heard about  Julie's ? Well, check out the Julie's website here and their facebook.  It is so feminine, you would think it is something related to play toy or child fashion, but actually, it is a brand for biscuits, yes biscuits :-), with a girly logo too ....