Did Dr. Pepper Lie To Us?
Guns 'n' Roses finally released their 17 years-in-the-making album, Chinese Democracy, on November 23rd. But, people were more interested in getting their free Dr. Pepper that the company promised to give out to every person in the United States if the GnR album was released this year.
Well, the album came out, so people were hurrying in droves to Dr. Pepper's website beginning at 12:01am on Sunday to claim their free sample.
One BIG problem, though, the site didn't work most of the day! We've gotten tons of emails from our Perezcious readers upset that Dr. Pepper "lied" to them.
If Dr. P is going to offer free soda to everyone, you'd think they'd be ready for the demand! At least have enough bandwith and servers in place so the website doesn't conveniently crash the day of the offer.
The site yesterday, for those who could access it, later read, "We are experiencing high traffic and are updating our servers. Please try again later or contact our consumer relations at 1-800-696-5891."
Though some calls would not go through with others having people hold in excess of 15 minutes.
So, in an effort to help calm the public, Dr. Pepper has sent out a press release stating their extending their offer until 6:00pm EST today.
The release says:
Based on tremendous consumer response, Dr Pepper is extending its offer for a free Dr Pepper until 6 PM EST
on Monday, November 24."People are passionate about Dr Pepper," said Tony Jacobs, vice president of marketing for Dr Pepper. "The response has been greater than anticipated and we want to do everything we can to ensure Dr Pepper fans get their free coupon. As a result, we've extended the offer, increased our server capacity and added a toll-free number, 1-888-DRPEPPER, for consumers to call to request their Dr Pepper."
HOW TO GET YOUR FREE DR PEPPER
1. Go to www.drpepper.com or call 1-888-DRPEPPER (1-888-377-3773)
2. Register your information online or by phone to receive a coupon for one free 20-oz. Dr Pepper.
3. When your coupon arrives, redeem it wherever Dr Pepper is sold.
4. Drink your Dr Pepper slowly to experience all 23 flavors. Dr's orders.
Allow 4-6 weeks for coupon to arrive. Coupons will expire on Feb. 28,2009. Limit one coupon per person. Full terms and conditions available at www.drpepper.com.
However, we just tried to go on the site and got a "Service Unavailable" error.
Have any of U had better luck?
Liars!!!!!!!
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Not only did I get one, but I also was able to sign my husband up for his. It took a few min's, but I got through.
hell no the site is still rashed adn the number aint working either, boo Dr. P!
i kept getting the following web page cant be displayed
it's not working…
i don't blame them though. it's just a bit fail.
Tried the site for an hour and a half… never got to submit. its 153pm in california i thought i had until 3pm. but now the site is completely gone. wtf d.p.?
who the eff waits 15 minutes on the phone for a FREE DR PEPPER?! ITS LIKE $1.08 AT THE GAS STATION! LOOOOOSERS.
I got on just fine. They are not liars, they are trying.
There is less than an hour left of this offer and I keep getting an error message. It's a good thing I don't even like Dr.Pepper. I mean I would drink it if it were free but I would never go out of my way to buy one.
Calm the fuck down. It's one damn can of drink! Like you've never had Dr.Pepper before! Honestly Perez, get your priorities straight… Christ!
It doesn't work
I got mine yesterday……..tenga paciencia peepz…it'll all work out.
really whats up with this shit. I tired yesturday 2 times and then read this notice saying its extended and tried again and the damn pages is slow as balls and now its after 6pm. seriously WTF is going on
I just registered and it took about 2 mins and went right through. Easy.
lies LIES LIES!!!!!! i tried for about half an hour today and it still didnt work…and oh, suddenly, at 6:05, it processed, but NOOOO, it was too fucking late to get one!
FUCK YOU DR PEPPER
Ya'll are lame lifeless loser freaks to get upset over a fucking $1 can of soda. Get a life already. Or maybe a job so you can afford that whopping $1 can of soda.
I gave in and called the 888 number… bleh. FREE DP!
it worked for me!
i just called the number- AND THEY WERE NOT GIVING IT AWAY
ugh! I tried. Several times. Stupid website isn't doing well under the mass traffic I guess.
I tried it around 7:20 AM Eastern time and it was having serious issues. But after fussing with it for maybe 15 mins, finally applied for the free soda.
I don't drink that much Dr. Pepper but I do like it so I'll definitely take a free can
It is now Tuesday at 4:26am and now it's not even mentioned. I tried a few times yesterday with no luck
"Liars!!!!!!!"
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Perez, you're such a fucking idiot. It's not quite as easy as just giving out a free can of pop to everyone, and problems will happen. Seriously, you're such a fucking idiot it's not even funny.
I love Dr. Pepper….
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wow you guys are complaining about getting something a company offered you for free…nice ethics. also its a fucking bottle of soda worth $1.39…are you people really that desperate? it probably costs more to send the coupon alone than the cost of the actual soda.