#mycokerewards

[chongoblog]

found one of those codes at the bottom of my fanta bottle cap so i put it into mycokerewards and they gave me access to a room where i could see the one living dodo bird

[witchy-momma]

Day 160 HOLY coke caps!! Thanks to my aunt Rosie. This is gonna forever to enter the codes. #mycokerewards

[tsmerch]

during the red era, taylor did a partnership with diet coke and on mycokerewards, she had some exclusive items. I had the diet coke white guitar pick shaped earrings that said Taylor Swift on them.

Thank you!

[brastrangled]

Taylor is the light of my life but I literally make no money and have no transportation so I'll never be a fan who goes to a concert. And I know I'm not even on the radar for her secret sessions. But yes, it's so fucking shitty that she won't provide accommodations for any fans to get to these sessions. Which makes me hate the concept in all honesty.

It’s A Rich Man’s World...

Taylor, we need to talk about something a little sensitive. Money. I feel like it’s a pretty safe bet to assume you’ve never struggled financially. Before you were in the public eye, your parents were stockbrokers which means it’s pretty likely you lived on the plush side of comfortable. Now you have an ever-expanding  exorbitant amount of wealth, that unless you do something really stupid has generations of your family set for life. That means you’re unaware and in a sense ignorant to (through lack of experience)  financial struggle or having to be keenly aware of what money you spend and how much. Part of me is wary of posting this but mostly I’m speaking out because you’ve said yourself you look to us for constructive criticism. This is in no way meant to attack or vilify anyone. The only way to get past ignorance is through education. You say you see everything so here goes…

This fandom at large and yes, this absolutely includes Taylor has a money blindness problem. We can see it in the way some people had to turn down Secret Sessions because they couldn’t afford travel and accomodation on such short notice. To me, that doesn’t make sense because (and I’ll put it bluntly) Taylor is a multimillionaire who could have easily arranged to pay for them, if she wanted them there that badly. It immediately adds to this sense of elitist ‘us’ vs. ‘them’. Not good. We can also see it in the fact that although the Reputation Stadium Tour is the highest grossing US tour in history and that’s an amazing achievement, it was made possible by the fact that tickets to the tour were the most expensive they’ve ever been. Some people couldn’t afford to go. I wasn’t going for months because in the wheelchair section, due to their placement in the stadium, they were originally $250 each. But I caved because I got FOMO. The prices went down because the stadium wasn’t selling out. 

I’m lucky that in my family’s financial situation, we live comfortably and don’t struggle. We’re not made of money but when I caved, it didn’t set me back too far. That wouldn’t have been the same for everyone. If others caved like I did, it might have cost them a lot more, literally and figuratively. The reason we caved? We felt like lesser fans. Confronted with the fact that incredibly privileged people who can afford to buy lots of merch and attend multiple shows are more noticeable to you, I  at least felt that if I didn’t find some way to go, I was losing my shot with you (not that being there in the wheelchair section made a scrap of difference but that’s another story.)

And now we enter the Lover era. An era which is branded as more inclusive and aware. But it’s not really, is it? Your team @taylornation told a fan when she only had $3 in her account to go ahead and buy Me! because it was only $1.29 (how the hell is that OK?!). There are exclusive limited edition merch sales for 24 hours, making us feel if we don’t buy, then we’re bad fans but  you’re immediately excluding those who would need to SAVE to do so, fully aware that if we post pictures online in merch, there’s a greater chance we’ll be noticed by you. Exclusive vinyls which are NOT cheap. You’ve partnered with Amazon it seems, providing them with exclusive content which people have to again pay for. Some people can’t afford monthly fees even if it’s only $12.99, I know I can’t. 

Just yesterday, a new partnership between you and CapitalOne was announced, with the incentive to get new cards with them for exclusive content and one can assume, access to tour presale when the time comes. Getting a new  credit card is not something you can cancel after a 30 day free trial. It’s a big deal and requires a lot. It’s a life decision. But people will do it because it’s you even if realistically they’re putting themselves in debt or other trouble. The icing  on this cake is of course the FOUR deluxe editions of Lover that we now know will include your very valuable diaries. If you live in the US, buying the four editions at Target isn’t cheap but it’s relatively doable depending. But if you’re an international fan, forget it. Add shipping on top of the cost and here in Australia you’re looking at close to $250 for four versions of the same main product and 30 pages difference. Again, people will do it because it’s you, even if it means struggling to pay rent or other bills or even buy food.

I know I said it’s ignorance but this is where I have to get a little harsh. There’s a difference between ignorance and assumption based  greed that honestly looks a little manipulative of our relationship with you. You know so many of us will do anything for you, in fact you count on that as part of your business plan (everyone in the public eye does) and that’s OK to an extent but I think we crossed that line a while ago. You say you see everything and yet when people point out stuff like this, you stay silent. Maybe it’s just that the right people who crowd your dash self-reblogging aren’t sharing this stuff because it doesn’t affect them, but come on. I know you’re an incredibly generous person Taylor who is very philanthropic but the way your business model runs right now kind of looks counterintuitive to that. It looks like money means more value which doesn’t sit well with me and so many others.

I hope you recieve this as the gentle callout it’s intended to be. If I’ve offended you or anyone else, I’m sorry. That wasn’t my intention. Just trying to make things a little fairer

@taylorswift @taylornation

[gsell300]

Who's want the code #code #mycokerewards #dm #websidecode

[love-tammi]

From mycokerewards, so exclusive item      hashtag

[tomorrowwoman]

I think a lot of companies don’t quite understand that having a point system that has said points expire after a certain time really makes it hard to care about collecting points slowly.

Like I used to collect Coke product points for a bit but it was hard remembering to put the codes in. And it’d after a while have all the points expire. So I just stopped bothering with MyCokeRewards. Too much effort, too many points to collect etc... and the prizes weren’t particularly special either. So...yeah...

[medeasfleece]

I thought it would be fun to put some maple syrup in my chai as sweetener (it was good) and as I was removing the cap of my on-sale bottle of maple syrup (i would not have purchased at full price lol), I noticed that it--I’m being dead honest--had an ad for mycokerewards .com or something on it. big soda has its claws in the organic maple syrup business

[penchant4pen2paper-blog]

Gamification & Media Convergence

People are so eager for acceptance and approval that they absolutely love Gamification. Please, you’ve created ego monsters and that lead to narcissistic dissension which ruins good, fun games or products supported by a reward system to appease the players. Are we impressionable children that need special acknowledgment (rewards, badges, incentives, points, and collectable items) to guarantee that we will stay with a game or product? Can’t a game or product be good enough that it doesn’t have to reach that level of trickery. Or make people feel so self important that they ruin it for other by lording over their superiority status and self importance to other games members or other participants and non-participants for what they have. Examples: Facebook groups and games uses badges for the more frequent participation in groups, and their games uses coins and rewards which lead to the aforementioned ruin the spirit of games by taking away the focus off the game and onto the player. We also have franchises like McDonald’s monopoly game which uses collectable items with their board pieces and incentives like free fries and drinks for their customers and game players.

Ex. https://news.mcdonalds.com/node/7966

Ex. www.facebook.com

Media convergence is where old school technology meets new media technology when you go from drinking your Ovaltine and getting the code off the radio show for what you might have won, and today, when Sprite has you typing in a code number onto the internet from underneath the bottle cap for your My Coke rewards. They even have an app, too. This could also be considered apart of gamification too because it uses rewards in the process.

Ex. https://us.coca-cola.com/mycokerewards/  

[anthonyekoehler]

Coca-Cola Battling Allegations of Sending Unwanted Text Messages

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), which was passed by congress in 1991, restricts telephone solicitations and the use of automated telephone equipment. Among other things, the TCPA limits the use of automatic dialing systems (“robocalls”), prerecorded voice messages, unwanted text messages, and fax machines. Robocalls are often associated with political and telemarketing phone campaigns, and often use personalized audio messages to simulate and actual personal phone call.

Atlanta-based company, Coca-Cola, is currently defending against allegations of similar prohibited behavior in a class action (Shaghayegh Missaghi v. The Coca-Cola Company). Plaintiffs are claiming the soft drink manufacturer harassed and continues to harass its customers by sending unwanted text messages to their cell phones, sometimes several each day. One such unwanted text reads: “MyCokeRewards: Enter now for your chance to win Coke® and Pringles® for a year. http://cokeurl.com/mSnacks NoPurNec. Ends 2/29/12 Reply HELP for help.”

Customers, tired of the incessant messaging, continued to receive the unwanted texts despite their requests to be added to defendant’s “do not contact.” Plaintiffs suffered actual harm, “not only because [they] were subjected to the aggravation that necessarily accompanies the receipt of unauthorized text message calls, but also because consumers frequently have to pay their cell phone service providers for the receipt of such unauthorized [texts].”

The Coca-Cola TCPA class action lawsuit is seeking an award of actual and statutory damages, specifically, $500 per unsolicited or unwanted text message, for a proposed class of all U.S. customers who received at least one unauthorized or unwanted text from Coca Cola. Plaintiffs are also seeking a permanent injunction, which would prevent Coca-Cola from engaging in the activities at issue. The court may award treble damages, an amount triple the actual damages, if it finds that Coca-Cola’s actions or inactions were willful. This should be an interesting question, as some technology experts have opined that the acts complained of in this case could have been nothing more than a technical issue relating to the SMS platform used by Coca Cola.

Today, consumers receive more robocalls and unwanted text messages than ever. Technology is the reason. Companies use autodialers to send out thousands of phone calls and unwanted text messages every minute for an incredibly low cost. What is a robocall? If you pick up the phone and hear a recorded message instead of a live person, then you have received a robocall. Similarly, if someone leaves you a prerecorded message, that’s a robocall, too. The TCPA protects consumers from annoying automated or prerecorded calls, unsolicited and unwanted text messages, among other things. Damages in TCPA cases range from $500.00 – $1,500.00 per call or text. Recently, Jiffy Lube agreed to pay $47 million to settle claims in a text spam class action lawsuit. Sallie Mae also recently settled a class action for $25 million to settle claims it placed automated or prerecorded phone calls to its customers’ cell phones.

If you have been the victim of a robocall or a prerecorded message or an unwanted text message, contact Agruss Law Firm, LLC, for a free consultation. We will help you stop the unwanted calls and text messages once and for all. Agruss Law Firm, LLC, has helped over 1,500 consumers. We want to help you, too.

Originally posted 2012-12-15 21:07:17.

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[agrusslawfirmllc]

Coca-Cola Battling Allegations of Sending Unwanted Text Messages

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), which was passed by congress in 1991, restricts telephone solicitations and the use of automated telephone equipment. Among other things, the TCPA limits the use of automatic dialing systems (“robocalls”), prerecorded voice messages, unwanted text messages, and fax machines. Robocalls are often associated with political and telemarketing phone campaigns, and often use personalized audio messages to simulate and actual personal phone call.

Atlanta-based company, Coca-Cola, is currently defending against allegations of similar prohibited behavior in a class action (Shaghayegh Missaghi v. The Coca-Cola Company). Plaintiffs are claiming the soft drink manufacturer harassed and continues to harass its customers by sending unwanted text messages to their cell phones, sometimes several each day. One such unwanted text reads: “MyCokeRewards: Enter now for your chance to win Coke(R) and Pringles(R) for a year. http://cokeurl.com/mSnacks NoPurNec. Ends 2/29/12 Reply HELP for help.”

Customers, tired of the incessant messaging, continued to receive the unwanted texts despite their requests to be added to defendant’s “do not contact.” Plaintiffs suffered actual harm, “not only because [they] were subjected to the aggravation that necessarily accompanies the receipt of unauthorized text message calls, but also because consumers frequently have to pay their cell phone service providers for the receipt of such unauthorized [texts].”

The Coca-Cola TCPA class action lawsuit is seeking an award of actual and statutory damages, specifically, $500 per unsolicited or unwanted text message, for a proposed class of all U.S. customers who received at least one unauthorized or unwanted text from Coca Cola. Plaintiffs are also seeking a permanent injunction, which would prevent Coca-Cola from engaging in the activities at issue. The court may award treble damages, an amount triple the actual damages, if it finds that Coca-Cola’s actions or inactions were willful. This should be an interesting question, as some technology experts have opined that the acts complained of in this case could have been nothing more than a technical issue relating to the SMS platform used by Coca Cola.

Today, consumers receive more robocalls and unwanted text messages than ever. Technology is the reason. Companies use autodialers to send out thousands of phone calls and unwanted text messages every minute for an incredibly low cost. What is a robocall? If you pick up the phone and hear a recorded message instead of a live person, then you have received a robocall. Similarly, if someone leaves you a prerecorded message, that’s a robocall, too. The TCPA protects consumers from annoying automated or prerecorded calls, unsolicited and unwanted text messages, among other things. Damages in TCPA cases range from $500.00 – $1,500.00 per call or text. Recently, Jiffy Lube agreed to pay $47 million to settle claims in a text spam class action lawsuit. Sallie Mae also recently settled a class action for $25 million to settle claims it placed automated or prerecorded phone calls to its customers’ cell phones.

If you have been the victim of a robocall or a prerecorded message or an unwanted text message, contact Agruss Law Firm, LLC, for a free consultation. We will help you stop the unwanted calls and text messages once and for all. Agruss Law Firm, LLC, has helped over 1,500 consumers. We want to help you, too.

Originally posted 2012-12-15 21:07:17.

The post Coca-Cola Battling Allegations of Sending Unwanted Text Messages appeared first on Agruss Law Firm, LLC.

[corpse-drummer]

Fuckin’ MyCokeRewards...

Apparently they’re closing the rewards system down as of June 30th... (to perhaps make a new one?)

But they already disabled the ability to add more points... leaving me with a fuckin’ pile of their caps on my desk. They only allow you to redeem whatever points you already had on your account. 

[kneedeepthought]

#sharethemagicsweepstakes @mycokerewards @cocacola @disney

[love-tammi]

From mycokerewards, so exclusive item     hashtag

[kneedeepthought]

Me and mom. And Donald of course. #sharethemagicsweepstakes Happy Mothers Day soon! @cocacola @mycokerewards @disney @waltdisneyworld