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Free Bar of Cadbury Chocolate - Cadbury’s Secret Santa

  • 09-12-2020 03:37PM
    #1
    BrentMused
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,465 ✭✭✭


    This was originally posted by poster ‘WhatwillIwear’ in the Christmas forum and deserves a bigger audience.

    https://secretsanta.cadbury.ie/

    Cadbury’s are running a Secret Santa service where they will post a bar of your choice (one of 6, they look like the 120g sized bars) in nice packaging to a nominated person of your choice, in the Republic of Ireland only.

    Your recipient won’t know who sent it to them, unless you tell them of course.

    You sign up on the link above and then join the queue where when you get through, a staff member will be on video link asking you for the address etc of your nominated person and a few questions. You can type your answers in if you don’t have a video/webcam facility.

    It took a few refreshes and about 20 minutes in the queue before I got through. It took about 5 minutes (including chat) with the staff member.

    Thanks again to the OP.


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  • #2
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,565 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    56 min wait to get into the site


  • #3
    neacy69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,818 ✭✭✭neacy69


    The queue is currently full.
    looks like the site is a bit busy


  • #4
    Kuevasss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭Kuevasss


    Thanks, OP!
    After 2 hours in the queue (I was working in my laptop anyway...) and 5 minutes with the staff member, my wife will receive a Cadbury's Chocolate Caramel Bar.


  • #5
    Antares35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭Antares35


    Queue is closed apparently, but now they have my email and permission to send me marketing Comms.


  • #6
    aFlabbyPanda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭aFlabbyPanda


    The queue is currently full. :-(


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  • #7
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,417 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Just unsubscribe


  • #8
    Antares35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭Antares35


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Just unsubscribe

    I did thanks


  • #9
    jdon72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 245 ✭✭jdon72


    Antares35 wrote: »
    Queue is closed apparently, but now they have my email and permission to send me marketing Comms.

    Anyone know when it'll open back up?


  • #10
    Kuevasss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭Kuevasss


    jdon72 wrote: »
    Anyone know when it'll open back up?

    The Postal Service is open from
    Weds 9th Dec - Tues 15th Dec
    11am-7pm GMT


  • #11
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,297 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    jdon72 wrote: »
    Anyone know when it'll open back up?

    I'm in the queue atm, 1 minute estimated waiting time....


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  • #12
    dowtchaboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭dowtchaboy


    aFlabbyPanda wrote: »
    The queue is currently full. :-(

    You mean.... its choc-a-block? (I'll see myself out....)


  • #13
    jdon72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 245 ✭✭jdon72


    The queue is closed again this morning??


  • #14
    DublinGirl738
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭DublinGirl738


    jdon72 wrote: »
    The queue is closed again this morning??

    Keep refreshing, I was getting the same but then you get lucky and get in. I had a wait time of around 35 minutes when I joined but all done now

    Thanks OP


  • #15
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,815 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Tried there but the queue is full. What the hell are you queuing for, a bloody audition to get a free bar of chocolate or something?!


  • #16
    WoodworkGuy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭WoodworkGuy


    Is anyone else just constantly stuck being the 100th person in the queue?


  • #17
    thegift06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭thegift06


    WoodworkGuy wrote: »
    Is anyone else just constantly stuck being the 100th person in the queue?

    im stuck on position 8th. Not sure what a refresh will do


  • #18
    niall5098
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭niall5098


    all i get is the queue is full and to come back later.


  • #19
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,191 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    thegift06 wrote: »
    im stuck on position 8th. Not sure what a refresh will do

    Can't even get in the queue. Checked twice and both times it's been full. They are probably being hammered out of it with this thread!


  • #20
    lasair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 514 ✭✭✭lasair


    same here. apparently it's closed


  • #21
    thegift06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭thegift06


    DopeTech wrote: »
    Can't even get in the queue. Checked twice and both times it's been full. They are probably being hammered out of it with this thread!

    looks to be moving again. Now at 7. Glad i didnt refresh


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  • #22
    CFC007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 754 ✭✭✭CFC007


    Awful site joined queue few times but haven’t been able to complete the process.


  • #23
    Skuxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭Skuxx


    Got through no problem, started at around 110 in the Q and got sorted in about 20 minutes!


  • #24
    Sam Hain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,317 ✭✭✭Sam Hain


    Tragic.


  • #25
    WoodworkGuy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭WoodworkGuy


    WoodworkGuy wrote: »
    Is anyone else just constantly stuck being the 100th person in the queue?


    update: got through, the guy was really nice and we talked for 2-3 minutes about Christmas, good experience and sorta justifies the waiting


  • #26
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 188 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Thanks for link OP. Didn’t work for me so I’ll leave it there.

    I’m genuinely shocked at what some posters are doing for a free piece of chocolate, are ye that starved / short of money. I’d go as far to say I’m mortified for ye


  • #27
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Jaysus. You'd buy the bar for a couple of quid and pop in in the letter box yourself in less time than you'd be in the queue.

    I wouldn't be one for stompin' on well-intentioned bargain alerts, but this isn't one. It's nonsense. Some genius in Cadbury's marketing dept convinced themselves they'd just had a good idea, and everybody else ran with it because they looked like they knew what they were doing...


  • #28
    WoodworkGuy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭WoodworkGuy


    endacl wrote: »
    Jaysus. You'd buy the bar for a couple of quid and pop in in the letter box yourself in less time than you'd be in the queue.

    I wouldn't be one for stompin' on well-intentioned bargain alerts, but this isn't one. It's nonsense. Some genius in Cadbury's marketing dept convinced themselves they'd just had a good idea, and everybody else ran with it because they looked like they knew what they were doing...


    Free chocolate is free chocolate :D


    Also I just left it queuing in another tab while I worked lol it's not like you have to stay there staring at it, they notify you by talking when it's your turn


  • #29
    iora_rua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 401 ✭✭iora_rua


    endacl wrote: »
    Jaysus. You'd buy the bar for a couple of quid and pop in in the letter box yourself in less time than you'd be in the queue.

    I wouldn't be one for stompin' on well-intentioned bargain alerts, but this isn't one. It's nonsense. Some genius in Cadbury's marketing dept convinced themselves they'd just had a good idea, and everybody else ran with it because they looked like they knew what they were doing...


    Agreed. Wouldn't mind if it was for a bar of really quality chocolate like Lindt or Green & Blacks, but Cadbury's stuff is overly sweet tooth rot. Their Bournville choc is OK, though still too icky sweet - now wonder half the country has diabetes! ::D


  • #30
    GhostyMcGhost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭GhostyMcGhost


    iora_rua wrote: »
    Agreed. Wouldn't mind if it was for a bar of really quality chocolate like Lindt or Green & Blacks, but Cadbury's stuff is overly sweet tooth rot. Their Bournville choc is OK, though still too icky sweet - now wonder half the country has diabetes! ::D

    Palm oil infused crap. Lidl/Aldi sell better quality for less


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  • #31
    thegift06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭thegift06


    Mayo_fan wrote: »
    Thanks for link OP. Didn’t work for me so I’ll leave it there.

    I’m genuinely shocked at what some posters are doing for a free piece of chocolate, are ye that starved / short of money. I’d go as far to say I’m mortified for ye

    Im only signing up to send you one, to cheer you up after the game on December 19th.:D


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