HP, My Stories, and a $33,000 Giveaway
Oct 28th, 2010 by Carlos
Hewlett Packard is doing some pretty cool things right now. First of all, they’ve been publishing some great new content on their Re-imagine ROI site. They’re all stories of things people have bought that had a surprising return on investment.
For example: I wrote about my rice cooker and my bicycle—I expected a certain kind of use from them but got a nice surprise with all the “extra” stuff they brought with them. I also wrote about buying a domain name for $80 and getting way more than a bargained for…in a good way (for once). That $80 led to this site, a new job, and a whole new world of opportunity.
Anyway, there are tons of interesting stories like that on their site, but the one you probably care about the most is this massive $33,000 giveaway:
Grand Prize
A five-day trip for six to Northern California wine country, including:
- Round-trip coach class ticket to San Francisco International Airport
- Two full-size rental cars for the duration of the trip
- Five nights’ accommodation at Fairmont Mission Inn & Spa (double occupancy in a Luxury Suite with a fireplace)
- Daily breakfast
- Six-hour wine country limousine tour, with tours and tastings at three wineries
- Ride on the Napa Valley Wine Train, including gourmet lunch and wine-tasting seminar
- Hot air balloon ride over wine country with Up & Away, including brunch
- $550 gift certificate per person for winner’s choice of spa treatments
- A gift certificate for dinner for six at a fine-dining restaurant in Yountville
Grand prize:
- Four HP ProBook computers and 1 Palm smartphone
- Two HP Color Laserjet CM2320fxi printers
- One HP Color Laserjet CP2025dn printer
Silver Prize:
- HP ProBook 4520s computer with broadband included and free case
- HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn printer
Bronze Prize:
- HP Mini 5103 computer
- HP Color LaserJet CP2025n printer
All you have to do is submit your own two-sentence story to enter…pretty sweet!
Anyway, take a few minutes to read some of the stories over there to get an idea and then take a chance to win some free stuff—what have you got to lose?
