Free Avonmore milk

ladypip

Someone more technically minded than me will have to link this up for me. Basically in the bargain alert section, Freebie thread, pg 56. Someone has posted a pdf file for a free carton of milk. The original coupon is on facebook. See for yourselves. Free milk for the remainder of 2012!!!!!!

Cantona's Collars

Here you go ladypip

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=79908990&postcount=840

Free milk,yippee!! Although I've a funny feeling they'll pull this promotion once people start abusing it.

brian_t

zerks wrote: »

Here you go ladypip

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=79908990&postcount=840

Free milk,yippee!! Although I've a funny feeling they'll pull this promotion once people start abusing it.

According to the Terms and Conditions on their Facebook page coupons are valid til the end of August.

To the consumer: This coupon entitles you to a free 1 litre carton of Avonmore Milk or Avonmore Light. One coupon per purchase. Not redeemable against any other product or in conjunction with any other promotion. Valid only in the Republic of Ireland. Full terms and conditions available from Glanbia. Coupon valid until 31st August 2012

and

The Promoter reserves the right to alter, amend, suspend or terminate this giveaway without prior notice in the event that circumstances make this unavoidable.

http://www.facebook.com/AvonmoreMilk#!/AvonmoreMilk/app_305148429577819

ladypip

On the coupon it has printed valid until 31/12/2012.

dextero

Do you have to go to facebook and get the coupon, ie is it like pigsback where a different barcode is produced each time?

brian_t

ladypip wrote: »

On the coupon it has printed valid until 31/12/2012.

The coupon is no longer available on their facebook page.

As Zerks above suggested I'd be surprised if Avonmore allow customers free milk for the rest of the year.

agnes829

brian_t wrote: »

The coupon is no longer available on their facebook page.

As Zerks above suggested I'd be surprised if Avonmore allow customers free milk for the rest of the year.

hope it works enjoy

gazzaman22

Any body successfully using these?
Using More than One?

Would it be cheeky to use half a dozen in the one go?

Kerry Gooner

Redeemed yesterday at Dunnes,no problems.

BluesBerry

gazzaman22 wrote: »

Any body successfully using these?
Using More than One?

Would it be cheeky to use half a dozen in the one go?

You might be milking it :P

Pj!

LavaLamp wrote: »

I tried to use 6 last night in Tesco, the girl didn't know how to put them through so went and checked, then came back and said you can only use one per purchase - I tried explaining the difference between a purchase and a transaction but it fell on deaf ears so just took the one.

Did you buy the other 5?

brian_t

Memories of the Killeen coupon come flooding back.

snubbleste

^^ :eek:
That's a forbidden word in these here parts

brian_t

snubbleste wrote: »

^^ :eek:
That's a forbidden word in these here parts

georgem25

Happy Friday guys! VOUCHER ALERT! We have good news & bad news...

We posted a new voucher app on our page and were delighted when some of the community downloaded the vouchers to use. However unfortunately someone has reproduced the voucher on another platform and violated the T&C's as this was a FB voucher only. So we are deactivating the voucher.... Booo! We have the emails of those who downloaded so don't fret we are planning to contact you to send you guys out new vouchers. Yayeeee!!!

We are also planning more voucher giveaways so this won't deter us from rewarding our fabulous Facebook community! —

Boards.ie: Nicola

Hi guys,

I've just had contact from Glanbia themselves. The voucher was intended to be valid through Facebook only and the offer is now being withdrawn as the pdf breaches the terms and conditions so I've had to remove the pdf.

As Glanbia have said, there will be another offer coming up in the near future

Nicola

kelle

I redeemed 2 in Tesco at noon today!

Chucken

Boards.ie: Nicola wrote: »

Hi guys,

I've just had contact from Glanbia themselves. The voucher was intended to be valid through Facebook only and the offer is now being withdrawn as the pdf breaches the terms and conditions so I've had to remove the pdf.

As Glanbia have said, there will be another offer coming up in the near future

Nicola

Will they honour the coupons that were printed from the pdf here, if people have already used them?

brian_t

Chucken wrote: »

Will they honour the coupons that were printed from the pdf here, if people have already used them?

I would say yes as the shops accepted them in good faith.

Chucken

brian_t wrote: »

I would say yes as the shops accepted them in good faith.

I hope so. I wouldnt want my local sv thinking I was trying to scam them.

purplestar77

For those of you not on facebook or who don't like Avonmore milk, there's quite a debate going on ....

some of the replies from Avonmore -

"It's a Facebook promotion so the link to facebook was ok but there's a PDF of the voucher online outside of Facebook so that breached T&C's."

" .... when the PDF was placed online with no link to Facebook for everyone & anyone to use (with some trying to use 6 times at once in store) - it breached T&C's. But onwards & upwards as we are going to keep rewarding our Facebook community as much as possible "

Jesus Shaves

Received this email today


Hello there & happy Friday to you,

Thanks so much for liking our Avonmore Facebook page & using our Milk App. Unfortunately the coupon which you downloaded is being misused (not by the Facebook community but another online community) which is in violation of the T&Cs of the voucher. Ah there's always one who doesn't follow the rules! So we have had to deactivated the barcode, which means if you use it after today it will not be accepted in store.

We are truly sorry about this but there's always a silver lining. If you can respond to this email with your home address we'll ensure you get a valid voucher for free milk, and for inconveniencing you we will send you a couple extra.... see the silver lining!

Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused. We love our Facebook community & want to ensure we keep you guys happy especially on a sunny Friday. Keep your eyes peeled for new promotions & competitions on the Facebook page ...coming soon!

Have a great weekend - we look forward to hearing from you.

The Avonmore Team

www.avonmore.ie



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LavaLamp

Pj! wrote: »

Did you buy the other 5?

Yep (we get through a lot of milk), so I got buy 5 get one free LOL!

double GG

Worked today in Dunnes Gorey. 1 Carton free.

Pj!

LavaLamp wrote: »

Yep (we get through a lot of milk), so I got buy 5 get one free LOL!

Get a cow!

Barnet

Shopping in Dunnes Clonmel this morning, lady on till said staff were told not to accept the Avonmore Free Milk coupon. She didn't try to scan them so unsure if the barcode had been deactivated (as per their email yesterday) . Tesco, on the other hand accepted and scanned my four coupons without a problem . I have enough milk in the fridge now to do me for the week! Thanks Avonmore.

Jesus Shaves

Barnet wrote: »

Shopping in Dunnes Clonmel this morning, lady on till said staff were told not to accept the Avonmore Free Milk coupon. She didn't try to scan them so unsure if the barcode had been deactivated (as per their email yesterday) . Tesco, on the other hand accepted and scanned my four coupons without a problem . I have enough milk in the fridge now to do me for the week! Thanks Avonmore.

Greed is the reason why the coupon was pulled in the first place, well done.

donnacha

it might be time to close this thread

LavaLamp

Barnet wrote: »

Shopping in Dunnes Clonmel this morning, lady on till said staff were told not to accept the Avonmore Free Milk coupon. She didn't try to scan them so unsure if the barcode had been deactivated (as per their email yesterday) . Tesco, on the other hand accepted and scanned my four coupons without a problem . I have enough milk in the fridge now to do me for the week! Thanks Avonmore.

Now in all fairness that is just wrong - you know the coupon has been deactivated and yet you still used it That is not going to help the future of couponing over here.

Jesus Shaves

donnacha wrote: »

it might be time to close this thread

Are people not allowed to discuss the reasons behind why glanbia decided to stop this coupon or are you backseat modding?

brian_t

I'm quite surprised at the amount of abuse Avonmore is getting over this particularly in the Freebie List thread.

Was anyone here really STUPID enough to think that Avonmore was giving out free milk for the rest of the year.

Our ingratitute certainly won't encourage businesses to give similar freebies.

donnacha

Jesus Shaves wrote: »

Are people not allowed to discuss the reasons behind why glanbia decided to stop this coupon or are you backseat modding?

this isn't a discussion thread - if you want to raise it over in the discussion thread then go ahead. all this thread encourages is the likes of barnet coming on here saying how much free milk they got - i'd rather that stayed within the freebie thread to be honest.

Jesus Shaves

donnacha wrote: »

this isn't a discussion thread - if you want to raise it over in the discussion thread then go ahead. all this thread encourages is the likes of barnet coming on here saying how much free milk they got - i'd rather that stayed within the freebie thread to be honest.

Last time I checked it wasn't up to you to decide these things

donnacha

Jesus Shaves wrote: »

Last time I checked it wasn't up to you to decide these things

whatever - i'll be adding you to my ignore list.

Jesus Shaves

donnacha wrote: »

whatever - i'll be adding you to my ignore list.

Seriously go back to spying n the neighbours

Tails142

The voucher for 'free milk' was the stupidest idea I've seen lately from a marketing exec, and that's saying something - how did they think it would go? Even if it was just limited to fans of their facebook page, it's not as if its a big hurdle to pass in order to get a free litre of milk, there would still have been thousands of vouchers in circulation.

brian_t

Tails142 wrote: »

The voucher for 'free milk' was the stupidest idea I've seen lately from a marketing exec.

All vouchers whether for a free item or a discounted item are all gratefully received here in the couponing forum.
I think they are the cleverest idea a marketing exec. can come up with.

The general idea with the Avonmore coupon was that you liked their facebook page and were rewarded with one voucher for one free litre of milk.

As for there being thousands of vouchers in circulation - there would only been the number which they would have allowed to be printed off. Once the copy was posted here then they lost control of the number of vouchers that could be printed off and hence lost control of the cost of the promotion.
Obviously they had to immediately abort the promotion.

But it was good of them to offer it in the first place.

Pj!

Tails142 wrote: »

The voucher for 'free milk' was the stupidest idea I've seen lately from a marketing exec, and that's saying something - how did they think it would go?

This.
So many of us knew straight away that Avonmore messed up. A printable voucher valid until the end of the year!! Hahaha.

It was convenient for them to use the pdf posted here as the reason for cancelling it. But don't be fooled they had to pull the plug on this marketing cock-up either way.

0lddog

Just one word :

Superlevy