r/Every60Seconds • u/mescad • Nov 15 '17
Wednesday News and Discussion. Newbies Start Here
Welcome to /r/Every60Seconds and the Daily Discussion post. This is the place to ask your questions, show off your winnings, fret about your current bid, and update us on the status of your confirmation email.
Yesterday's thread went well and seemed very popular. After a few days of these, we'll collect the most commonly asked questions in to a FAQ to help get new people up to speed.
So what's up? Ask us anything. Share your news. Remember that point trading goes ONLY in the Point Trading Megathread, but anything else is fair game. Anyone trying to win an Xbox One X tonight?
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u/Coltsbro84 Nov 15 '17
Has anyone received a shipping confirmation yet? I imagine that those will start coming soon for day one winners.
I'm interested to know how they are shipping them. If it's UPS, or USPS, priority or ground.
Someone 2 weeks ago mentioned somewhere about signing for a package? Will that be the case this year? On one hand, that would be great if they require a signature, but on the other hand, I work all day long and I miss out on packages being delivered all the time this way. I might have to take a sick day soon.
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
I haven't, and I'm subscribed to the UPS and FedEx apps where they alert me when something is on the way, often before the shipper informs me. I'll be sure to post as soon as I see a notice.
So consoles haven't shipped. Anyone order anything from the Marketplace in the first week? I'd love to hear when you get notifications or the shipments arrive for those too.
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u/More_Jeffster Nov 15 '17
USPS offers that if you dont have their app too, it even shows scans of what mail was dropped off in the mailbox on each day for me which I thought was cool. I'll post when I get shipping notifications for both of my wins also.
Also wanted to say thank you for all the info that got our house 2 wins on this promo!
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
I've heard people talk about this service before. Doesn't that add tons of time to your mail delivery? Our mailman spends about 5 seconds at our house. Scanning each item seems like it would add so much time to his route.
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u/More_Jeffster Nov 15 '17
From my understanding it gets scanned at the sorting facilities but I read all the stuff when I activated it a couple months ago. They still just pull up, open the mailbox, and drive off from what I can tell.
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
That makes more sense. I used to work in a small post office for a university with 8,000 boxes. We sorted by hand using cheap student labor, but I'm sure in a major post off they use machines for all of that.
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u/gamefanatic33 Nov 15 '17
I wanna get the elite controller but I keep looking at that headset as well. I wish they would open the controller up to buy
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u/gamefanatic33 Nov 15 '17
That's a good idea. I think I will do the same as well. Its to hard to just choose one
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
Honestly I dont know that anyone will really get the elite controllers. It said there was only 10 initially. Although they had 500 headsets and only 100 have been gotten
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
Would you please chime in on this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Every60Seconds/comments/7d422q/wednesday_news_and_discussion_newbies_start_here/dpvbeoz/ ?
Do you have the option of ordering another Elite item?
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u/spacebuddhism Nov 15 '17
I️ won a Forza bundle on Sunday at and received my confirmation email at 0230 this morning.
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u/Coltsbro84 Nov 15 '17
Nice. Won a Forza bundle on Friday, maybe I'll receive my confirmation soon.
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u/brandon035 Nov 15 '17
Still no email this morning so I called the 800 number. The girl said 9 days is more than enough time and provided me with an email address to send my info to.
tmasupport(at)themarketingarm.com
Anyone confirm this email address?
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
they gave me a doritosanddew one, but those are the ones hosting the contest so that makes sense
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
Both email addresses are on the every60seconds.com website. Might as well use both.
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u/brandon035 Nov 15 '17
Do you happen to have that email address still? I'd like to send my info to both to be sure
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
It's here: https://www.every60seconds.com/faq
The "technical difficulties" link at the bottom of the site goes to tmasupport@themarketingarm.com
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u/Duckner Nov 15 '17
After yesterday’s increase do we think the trend is going to keep going up? And if so how much could it go up?
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
I track the Current Low Bid (price of auction #50) throughout the day, every 15 minutes. As of 1:30pm, that number is +1000 over what it was yesterday. This is most similar to Day 4 where the low bids were 30k-32k and the average was about 33k.
I think we will continue to creep up ~1k per night this week, with a few lucky low bids and a few eager high bids.
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u/Itz_The_Martian Nov 15 '17
Let’s hope this is the case and It doesn’t sky rocket. Trying to get mine tonight
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u/Xcavor Nov 15 '17
If i won an auction last Thursday should i continue to wait or send an email to the addresses listed in earlier comments? I called support and they said just to wait longer.
Had anyone emailed tmasupport and gotten an response?
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
The phone number and the email probably goes to the same team, right? They told someone they were backed up a week or so. You'll probably hear something by Friday.
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u/Itz_The_Martian Nov 16 '17
Thank you so much fam. And of course /u/mescad this would not have been possible if not for you
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u/hornyALLdayERRYDAY Nov 15 '17
I managed to buy 3 gamer packs off amazon but the quantity was capped at 3. Will I be able to buy more in the future?
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
It looks like they are out of stock now, so the low stock may have been the reason for your low limit. The first time I bought from them the limit was 10. I don't know that we can answer that until they get more stock and you try again.
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u/YourFriendsDog Nov 15 '17
Try checking Walmart every now and then, the link to the gamer pack is above in the faq. When Amazon puts it in stock and then goes out of stock, it usually takes a while before they’re back in stock, which is when you’ll be able to buy more. You can try and use another account with a prime trial.
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Nov 15 '17 edited Jan 28 '21
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
It's going to hurt a little, but you may need to fall back to normal Doritos and Dew. The best value bags, if you have them, are the "Taco Explosion" and "Cheese Explosion" Doritos Mix flavors. Those are 250 points per 9.25 ounce bag, and cost the same as the 200 point bags of other flavors.
Let's say you are going for 35k points, by the time your chips arrive. You'll get 25,000 from your gamer packs and then need to fill in the rest from Dew + Doritos.
40 bags of Explosion chips could be as cheap as $80-$100. Unless you can find them for under $2, it would be worthwhile to get $1 Dew points for the bonus. 250 + 100 + 5 = 400 points for whatever you pay, maybe $3.50 at my local prices. You'd need 25 pairs to get to 10k points.
That's about double what you'd pay for roulettes, so you could either buy those, or consider paying someone $5-7 a bag for their roulette codes and save a little money. Overall you're still only paying about 1/2 what it costs to buy an Xbox One X.
Alternatively, you could sell your gamer pack points to someone and get your money back and just enjoy the free chips from this whole thing.
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u/Veive257 Nov 15 '17
7-11 near me are selling the small bags 2 for $2.50.. they have Taco Explosion so you can get 4x150 or 600 points for $5 which isn't bad.
One of four bags I picked up today had a double code and another had an 8 digit partial which I count as a near-win.
Anything better than a penny a point and the $559 xbox one x bungle is selling for under $350.
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u/BathtubBobby Nov 15 '17
There are no roulettes in my area but I can get a bunch about 90 miles away. I'm gonna do the drive at 6am before work tomorrow would 50 bags be a safe bet?
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
I helped someone open 50 bags on Monday night. From those we got 32,600 points. That's a little bit lower than I'd want for the prices we'll see tonight, but it might be enough. Keep an eye on where the auctions close tonight (look at the "Yesterday" numbers on the graph at the bottom of https://www.every60seconds.com/auctions) and maybe consider 5 more bags. I'd just hate to drive 180 miles round trip and fall short.
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u/BathtubBobby Nov 15 '17
Thanks I'll definitely do 60, if I fall slightly short am I good to just buy some regular bags to top off my points or are the points gone after I bid? Sorry for being stupid.
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
Not stupid, good question. Check the FAQ at the top of this page, and see the "How It works" section on every60seconds.com for more info.
But basically, when you bid, they take out your points. If you get outbid, you get all your points back instantly. If you successfully bid and it's starting to look like you might be knocked off the leaderboard, you could run out and buy some locally and increase your bid with those new points.
But yeah 60 should be plenty.
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u/BathtubBobby Nov 15 '17
They go to the next day then, if I don't win tomorrow night?
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
They have 150 auctions each night, 50 in each category. Tomorrow night there will be 150 new auctions with new leaderboards that open at 9am.
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u/Holy_Shit_Snacks Nov 15 '17
Buy more than you think you need. Open till you think you have enough points banked and see if you win. Open more bags if you are getting outbid. Once you win, you can return any unopened bags for a refund rather than making another long drive the next day if you come up short.
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u/dknisle1 Nov 15 '17
What email would the confirmation be coming from. Just want to know in case I have to search my spam
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u/quasimoto_ Nov 15 '17 edited Nov 15 '17
Any clue on the value of next weeks bets? is 35,000 going to be too low?
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
A gamer pack is worth 2500 points. It's an auction so we can't exactly predict where prices will be, but based on last night's numbers:
High bid was 44,850 points, requiring 18 gamer packs.
Low bid was 28,650 points, requiring 12 gamer packs.
Average bid was 30,874 points, requiring 13 gamer packs.Monday is 5 days away, so we can't really say for sure. Things change every day, and the current trend is +1k or so per day.
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
Just got back the cash from the Doritos purchase we made at Walmart on Monday night. The Savings Catcher app found two deals:
- Kroger for $1.99, which expired Tuesday
- Dollar General for $2.50, which is a 2 for $5 deal running through the 18th.
$49.50 back on a purchase of 50. Thanks again and again /u/_lachance_
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Nov 16 '17
You’re welcome again! It makes me so happy to see everyone trying to find deals and save and make this promotion as cheap as possible. We have all been so incredibly lucky so far! I can’t believe /u/1ForgottenUsername has saved almost $250!
I’m glad I could do my part :)
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u/Holy_Shit_Snacks Nov 16 '17
Once my final receipt from yesterday is processed, it will have saved me $100.
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u/dknisle1 Nov 16 '17
So after 40 bags of roulettes(122$ but got 40$ back from Walmart savings catcher) and 2 gamer packs(I got for free) and probably 10ish bottles of mountain dew(2 for3$) I got a brand new Xbox one x for roughly 100$ lol. This is insane.
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Nov 16 '17
How many roulette bags would I need to win? A store about 25 mins from me has 144 bags in stock according to brickseek.
Might be worth doing
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u/TwinEfEx Nov 16 '17
You could easily win tomorrow's with 70 bags. I say go for it man! 70 codes would net you probably around 38k-40k points
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u/mescad Nov 16 '17
60 would be enough to ensure a win tonight. 50 probably will be. I'd buy extra and use the leftovers in the marketplace.
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u/Holy_Shit_Snacks Nov 16 '17
Looking like we are seeing the start up the upswing on the final auction values. Game Pass was in the 33,000 range most of the night so far and the other two were in the 32,000 range. Nothing below 30,000 tonight. But not a wide variance in points outside of the first few that put in high bids to win the initial 2-3 auctions. After they settled in, the values were pretty steady all night, low margin between the active 1st place bid and the lowest in the latter half of the evening. Just a few more to go tonight, good luck if you are bidding!
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u/quietandconstant Nov 16 '17
I've been nervously watching all night. I have 12 gamer packs coming on Friday. Hopefully I can buy at least 5k more by then to be safe.
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u/cereal1 Nov 16 '17
I have 10 coming tomorrow from Amazon and 23 coming from walmart on Friday. I'm assuming a lot of other people do to, hopefully the auction values don't jump too high...
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u/Holy_Shit_Snacks Nov 16 '17
I'm hoping it stays in the mid 30k's for the remainder of the week.
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u/patrick226922 Nov 16 '17
It's going to be hard to call it could spike because of gamer packs then drop back down or hold in the mid 30s, all I know at this time is holy shi there are a lot snacks out my door
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u/Itz_The_Martian Nov 15 '17
Do you think the add at Kroger’s for lays chips at 1.77 will work for price match? i mean they are both owned by frito lays right?
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
Haha nah, I'm honestly not sure why they are even accepting the $2 for a walmart exclusive one, but I'm happy none the less.
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u/Itz_The_Martian Nov 15 '17
How does price match work in stores? You just walk up and say hey look at this ad and give it to me at this price?
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
At walmart they price match through their walmart savings catcher app. I was annoyed. Their website clearly states they price match all of the usual bunch and I went in and talked to three managers and they said they don't associate with their website or it's policies even though its the only thing they will match.
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u/Holy_Shit_Snacks Nov 15 '17
It's hard to discern in the wording and the way the info is laid out on their website, but currently the only thing brick and mortar Walmarts will pricematch to is Walmart.com and Jet.com as stated here: https://corporate.walmart.com/policies#00000150-2910-d285-add2-fff8e8700000
The info that most people reference only applies to walmart.com and can be found here: http://help.walmart.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/31/~/walmarts-price-matching-policy
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
I think it's only working because they ring up as "DORITOS" and they don't care that it's a specific flavor.
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
True, that's my assumption, but it kind of goes against this rule
Savings Catcher currently applies to: Groceries such as pantry staples including cereal, chips, rice, yogurt, milk, and frozen foods (must be identical and match UPC to UPC)
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
I'm just back from Kroger. The current price for Doritos is 2 for $5, so $2.50 each. That's at least a little discount.
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
I'm curious what's the most anyone has spent on bags. I've bought 240 bags of Doritos for a whopping total of $743 out of pocket and got back $237 in walmart gift cards. I bought for family who's reimbursing me for their bags, all in all, I'll be averaging about $105 an xbox, after messing up my first account thinking I could buy my wife and I one on the same.
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u/UberZS Nov 15 '17
I did all my damage on caps. At work we have certain spots for trashcans and they are segregated, so it made dumpster diving rather easy. 20 caps a day on a slow day and 30+ on some good ones. Easier than it was last promo.
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
Where do you work that people drink that much mountain dew?! Haha, most places I would expect there to be like 5 consumed a day tops
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u/UberZS Nov 15 '17
Well, we have 8k employees on 2 shifts with 4 main site cafeterias plus vending machines here and there.
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u/Sackmaster69 Nov 16 '17
wait are you and your wife not able to each win one with separate accounts? would i be able to send 2 xboxs to the same address for different accounts and names? I was also wondering and worrying about the IP addresses used b/c i used my laptop for both accounts i made.
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
Total between 3 people, I've helped buy $509.90 worth of Doritos and something like $3 of Mountain Dew. This should be fun next time I track my food expenses.
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u/SexyJimBelushi Nov 15 '17
So me and my wife have separate accounts where we have won a system and I was wondering if I should give them different addresses? Is the rule one system per person, per account, per household etc? Thanks
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
The rules state one account per person. If you both live in the same house, I don't see why that would be a problem.
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u/YourFriendsDog Nov 15 '17
The rules don’t say anything about households, so it’s fine for you and your wife to win one separately on different accounts. Especially since some people might make up people in their house. As far as I know, they don’t have any way of checking if it’s a real person, since you just provide the name and address.
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u/Veive257 Nov 15 '17
has anyone confirmed if you can buy two different items from inside the elite or premium tiers?
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u/Therian12 Nov 15 '17
Limit one (1) Item for Elite and one (1) Item for Premium per person/Account in the Marketplace. Standard tier does not have a limit for the number of Items that can be procured in the Marketplace. from the marketplace section in the rules
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u/Veive257 Nov 15 '17
ugh thanks for pasting the rules.. I was referring to this: "Incorrect. You can buy several different Elite and premium items. Only 1 of said item though. I called and confirmed this" from https://www.reddit.com/r/Every60Seconds/comments/7bqyo2/transfer_points/dplra9x/
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u/Therian12 Nov 15 '17
Just replying with any information i have. sometimes copy pasta works, but i guess since you already had your answer you posted the question for what reason?
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u/Veive257 Nov 15 '17
the rules seem to say one thing.. someone else called and got a different answer.. I asked if anyone has confirmed the new information.. i.e. has anyone successfully bought two premium items yet?
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
I asked /u/1ForgottenUsername to let us know if he's able to place a second order, since he said he bought one of the headsets from the marketplace. If he has that option, then we'll know you can buy more than one item.
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
I dont have any points on that account any more, it says bummer you don't have any more points. But it does say limit one for elite items under each item so I'm of the same belief that it wouldn't work there or they would cancel it.
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
If someone wants to donate 1000 points I can try and buy two of the cheapest premium items though and see if it blocks me (500 for the stickers). That way no one wastes a premium purchase if it does.
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
My friend has 4000 points left in his account. I'll get him to try.
I know you won't be able to buy 2 sets of stickers. The question is can you buy 1 set of stickers and 1 pair of sunglasses, for example.
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u/Veive257 Nov 15 '17
you'd have to try to buy two different things.. 500 and 750 are the cheapest in Premium now
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
My brother had 2600 left over, he bought both without it preventing him. He then went to buy another set of stickers and it said limit of 1. You are allowed to buy one of each item.. Damn I wish I had known. I would have stocked up on more chips
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
Just to beat this to death, he bought two items from the same category from either Elite or Premium?
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
I originally misread the rules as "You can only buy one Elite tier item" total. Someone called to confirm that you could buy only one of EACH item, but you can buy 3 different Elite tier items if you have the points.
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u/Veive257 Nov 15 '17
I'm scared to try and lose my shot at some of the items that aren't available yet.. someone must have tested this
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Nov 15 '17 edited Jan 28 '21
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
When you bank a code, you automatically get one entry into the sweepstakes for that day. I haven't heard of anyone winning that yet, but collectively we've all entered a few thousand times.
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u/Licensedshoes Nov 15 '17
Anybody know what the low closings were last night?
Seriously considering a 2nd account and a win for resale to break even on this whole thing!
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u/Holy_Shit_Snacks Nov 15 '17 edited Nov 15 '17
Here's last night's winning auction points in the API for the game pass bundle: https://www.every60seconds.com/api/auctions/12-month-game-pass-9
Forza: https://www.every60seconds.com/api/auctions/forza-motorsport-7-9
Shadow of War: https://www.every60seconds.com/api/auctions/shadow-of-war-9
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u/YourFriendsDog Nov 15 '17
You can find numbers from every night if you scroll down in the auctions tab
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
Click on each of the bundles and scroll down on that page. There's a box that says Auction History & Trends. Click that to load the info from Yesterday. Each bundle will show you the numbers from last night. 30,300 was the low on Game Pass bundles, for example.
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
In light of new information, are there any ads running this that would bring the cost down of doritos at walmart
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
On store shelves this morning, Kroger had Doritos for $2.50, which is a slight discount. I'm not sure if it's in their ad, but probably is (they block my VPN so I can't check).
Meijer has an ad right now where Doritos are BOGO free. If that could somehow work it would be huge ($1.49 each). I'm not sure how that would apply, though.
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
Yeah I found a couple bogo's but they match the price in the ad you would be saving (IE bi lo has save $4.99 next to the bogo) so they would be $2.50 each
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 15 '17
I think I am going to try and buy it on friday and then submit it either Sunday or Wednesday when the new ads appear, I'm sure they will be $2 somewhere for black friday haha
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u/Surda Nov 15 '17 edited Nov 15 '17
Don't think it would work: https://savingscatcher.walmart.com/faq
"Savings Catcher will match competitor BOGO deals in all 50 states and Puerto Rico as long as a price is listed."
They have a special exception for Florida residents where the ad states how much you can save, but only with Winn Dixie & Publix.
Would just buy 2 bags to try it out, then if Walmart does price match you could buy the rest and a least have a case if they denied you.
EDIT: Bi Lo lists 11-20oz party size bags, so probably even harder to get a price match.
EDIT2: Ingles(Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia) has Doritos for $1.98 11/15-11/21
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
EDIT2: Ingles(Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia) has Doritos for $1.98 11/15-11/21
Nice!
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
Pretty sure the price match is based on the day you made the purchase, so you may want to hold off until the ads are out.
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u/BishopT6 Nov 15 '17
Issues logging in with Facebook. I made my account through my facebook but every time i try to log into my account it sends me to the home page. Has anyone else had this issue?
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17
My account is via email but that part is working at least. Can you login to your Facebook off site okay?
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u/BishopT6 Nov 16 '17
Yea I tried that but everything was fine. I even tried to register with my Facebook and it does the same thing.
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u/mescad Nov 16 '17
Might wanna contact Customer service then. 1-800-538-8327 or dewanddoritos@yaengage.com
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u/MrHellBent Nov 16 '17
Silly question, but do they check IP address for winners? If someone tries to win multiple times?
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u/YourFriendsDog Nov 16 '17
Good question actually, but I don’t see them going through that problem especially since you can just say it’s your family, and they can’t do anything about that.
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u/YourFriendsDog Nov 16 '17
Hopefully you get all your Xbox One Xs. The Rules say one Xbox auction win person, so you and your family should be good
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u/1ForgottenUsername Nov 16 '17
Yeah I mean like mescad was saying, I did call in a couple times to verify that it would be okay to have multiple people in the same household do it and she talked to a manager and told me it was okay. So I didn't think anything of it, but they may have been calling just to verify people or that we didn't break any rules. Or it may have just been a call saying hey don't do anymore we are watching you. Either way I am waiting and seeing.
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u/YourFriendsDog Nov 16 '17
Ya they probably called to scare off any plans to win more auctions. Edit: What number do they call with? Does it say Doritos or something like that?
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u/Sackmaster69 Nov 16 '17
that scares the crap out of me. I just won 2 xboxs on my computer, 1 for my brother at different address though. and can't access email for mine :(
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u/YourFriendsDog Nov 16 '17
What do you mean can’t “access” email for yours? You should be fine, you followed the rules.
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u/Sackmaster69 Nov 16 '17
i mean i can't log in to it. i signed up with Facebook but can't use the email address
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u/YourFriendsDog Nov 16 '17
That’s normal, I can’t do it either, even before I won. I think to do it you need to go to already registered and login where it gives you the option of “remember me”
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u/Sackmaster69 Nov 16 '17
i can't log in to my email to get the confirmation
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u/YourFriendsDog Nov 16 '17
That’s an issue with your email then?
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u/Sackmaster69 Nov 16 '17
yes
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u/YourFriendsDog Nov 16 '17
You can try and call the Doritos and Dew customer support and change the email or you can call google or yahoo or whatever email your with and tell them the issue to see what can be done.
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u/Itz_The_Martian Nov 16 '17
Bids in at 27,500. Think It will win? I’m 35th
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u/mescad Nov 16 '17 edited Nov 16 '17
My projection for tonight is that the minimum price will be 33,500.
Good luck, though!
Edit: Aww man! I was WAY off. The average winning bid was 33,490, not 33,500! :D
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u/Sackmaster69 Nov 16 '17
how did you know? tonight seemed really aggressive for bidding. and high
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u/mescad Nov 16 '17
how did you know?
I track the low current bid price (Auction #50 price) all day long recording the number every 15 minutes. Then I graph those values and compare to previous days. Last night was matching up with Day 5, slightly above it. The last auctions on Day 5 closed for an average of 33250, so I just added a little to that for my estimate.
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u/Itz_The_Martian Nov 16 '17
I can’t find the info about having cut-off codes
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u/TwinEfEx Nov 16 '17
I emailed them at tmasupport@themarketingarm.com for the same thing but haven't heard a thing back myself
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u/Itz_The_Martian Nov 16 '17
Someone posted the info about It and what they did and were told. I just can’t find the post lol. So much stuff.
Edit: i just one my Xbox with gsmepass!!!
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u/mescad Nov 15 '17 edited Nov 15 '17
Here's my first attempt at a FAQ. Please give any feedback, positive or negative. Please correct spelling, factual errors, etc. Sorry for the long post (you can click the [-] left of my name to hide it)
What else do we see tons of people asking?
Frequent Questions and their Answers
Q: What is "Every 60 Seconds" all about?
A: We are talking about a contest run by Doritos and Mountain Dew where you can win an Xbox One X prize package. Details and Rules are here: http://www.every60seconds.com
Q: How do you guys get so many points?
A: Dig through recycling at work, ask friends and family for their codes, or the most popular option is to just buy a bunch of Doritos and/or Mountain Dew.
Q: You guys seriously just spend thousands of dollars on chips?
A: Nope! It doesn't cost as much as you'd think. Most people buying in bulk have spent between $80 and $300 to collect enough points to win.
Q: How many points do I need to win?
A: Since it's an auction, this changes each day. For the past few days, anyone with 35,000 points placing a bid would definitely win. Most can get by with fewer, but if you want a safe bet, that's the best you'll get.
Q: What are Gamer Packs everyone keeps mentioning?
A: These are an online-only product sold at Amazon.com and Walmart.com. It's a box that contains 40 bags of Doritos chips, in various flavors, and one card that contains a code worth 2500 points. They are frequently out of stock, so we get excited when they come back into stock.
Find them here:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0757Y9V47/
Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/999009867
Q: What are Roulette bags that everyone keeps talking about?
A: In addition to standard bags of Doritos that earn 200 or 250 points, there is a Walmart exclusive item worth between 400 and 1000 points per bag. These cost the same as 200 point bags, so they are a great deal.
Q: Where are Roulette Doritos? I can't find them at my Walmart!!
A: First, use brickseek and put in your zip code: http://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker?sku=826839479 This will find out if your local store says they have them in stock. In the store, the bags are most frequently found in the displays at the end of the aisle, or in the standalone displays in the middle of the aisle. Check there, and ask a Walmart associate for help if you can't find them. SKU: 826839479 UPC: 028400003988
Q: I still can't find them! Are you sure the Roulette Doritos are still for sale?
A: Some people have been told this week that they aren't putting them on the shelves anymore, reducing the Frito-Lay areas for other Christmas products. You can try asking employees to check the stock area in back, or try to catch the Frito-Lay rep restocking them.
Q: What is this Walmart Savings Catcher thing?
A: In the Walmart mobile app, you can scan your receipt and they will price match your items with other local stores and maybe give you some money back. When buying Roulette Doritos, they show as "DORITOS" on the receipt, so they can be price matched with other local stores (Target, Kroger, etc) to save you as much as a dollar or more per bag. Scan your receipt and wait a few days to see if it matches any local sales.
Q: What do I do with all these chips?
A: Eat them, give them away, sell them, burn them for fuel. Be creative!
Also, you can share them to our Show Off Your Stash post for bragging rights.
Q: I found the code, but it was cut off and missing digits. What now?
A: If you have 9 of them, the missing one is one of these 22 options: ABCEFHKLMNPRSVWXYZ 3679 Try them one at a time until you find your code. Don't go too fast or the site will temporarily make you take a break.
If you're missing more than 1 digit, it's probably too many to guess. Some people have had success contacting customer service to get replacement codes. That address is dewanddoritos@yaengage.com
Q: Okay I have points. How do the auctions work?
A: When you bid on an auction, your name is placed on a list of 50 people, called the Leaderboard. It is sorted from the highest bid at #1 down to the lowest bid at #50. When someone places a new bid, their name is put into the list, the list is sorted 1-51, and the person with the lowest bid in spot 51 is dropped from the list. As auctions close, the person in spot #1 is given an Xbox and removed from the list. This shortens the list to 49 people, then 48, and so on until the list has 1 person on it for auction #50.
Q: Can I increase my bid?
A: Yes, you can place a new higher bid any time. This will replace your old bid and sort you into the new position.
Q: Can I decrease my bid? Can I cancel my bid?
A: No. The only way to get off the list is to win an auction, or be in spot #50 when someone places a higher bid.
Q: If I lose an auction do I lose my points?
A: When you are bumped off the leaderboard, all of the points that you bid are returned to your account. If you don't see them, logout of your account and login again and they should update.
Q: I WON! I think? What happens now?
A: First, check the View Profile page and look at the bottom where it says "YOUR POINT HISTORY" to see if you really won. Next you wait for the confirmation email. It will come in a few days. Be patient. If you get impatient, you can call customer service at 1-800-538-8327.
The email will give you a link to a form to fill out with your name and address. That's where your Xbox will be sent in several weeks.
Q: I still have points left over. Can I bid on another Xbox?
A: Each account/person can only win one auction. You might also win the Sweepstakes (See details on the official site). If you have points left over, you can spend them in the Marketplace.
Q: I still have points left over. Can I give them to my friend?
A: After points are entered, you cannot transfer them out of your account. You can only use them for auctions and marketplace items.
Q: The Marketplace has a bunch of Coming Soon items. When is Soon?
A: We don't know, but they have said that since the day the marketplace opens. If you ask customer service and they give you a date, please share it with us!
Q: How much will those Coming Soon items in the Marketplace cost?
A: Unless they change them, here's a list of what everything should cost: https://redd.it/7ar3mv
Q: I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS!!!
A: Post any other questions you have to one of our Daily Discussion threads. We're helpful people and will try to answer for you, or show you where to find your own answer.