Like me, Ms Danielle is holding a contest on her blog, but unlike me, she isn’t giving away a USB TV Tuner. Instead, she’s got herself a lovely Microsoft Zune in her hands and she could think of nothing better to do with it than to give it away. And who am I complain, considering that the Zune MP3/video player isn’t even really available in Canada. At least I can’t it at major retailers around these parts.
So, what’s so ironic about this contest entry? Well, let’s just say that this particular Microsoft Zune has been around the block. The story begins at the 2007 Affiliate Networking Dinner where John Chow won the 30GB music and video player. He then proceeded to give it to me — as a freelance writer — so that I could produce a review for The TechZone. I fondled with the Zune for a couple of weeks before giving it back to John. The self-proclaimed root of all evil, however, didn’t want to keep it for himself. So, he held an evil blog contest to give it away.
Wanna win a Zune? Don’t you know that brown is the new black?
Ms Danielle, the owner of just another ego blog site and the person who taught a hamster to steal a toothbrush, decided to enter the contest, and luckily for her, she won. But again, Ms Danielle didn’t want the Zune for her own entertainment purposes. She saw an incredible opportunity to gain some exposure for her burgeoning blog site and so she is now holding a contest to give it away.
This blog post is my official entry… wouldn’t it be ironic if I ended up winning something that I had in my hands only a couple of months earlier? Maybe if I win, I’ll give it away too.
that’s so funny bc when i wrote my entry post i even linked to your review on ttz bc i hadn’t ever seen one in person before!
so does the fact that you tested this exact one mean that it’s not brand new? 🙂 should i add “has been fondled by Michael Kwan”?
if you won, maybe you could give it to john to review on JC.com and he could give it back to you to contest away. juuuust kidding……….. 😀 good luck and thanks for participating!
Yes, it has most definitely been fondled by Michael Kwan. As well as John Chow and his wife Sarah. This little brown puppy has certainly been around the block.
Is the Zune really hated that much that no one wants a free $200+ mp3 player? 😛
Yes thats what I was thinking. It goes around like a hot potato so probably not that good after all.
Lets create some wager that the next winner of ex-Affiliate Networking/ex-John Chow/soon to be ex-MsDanielle Zune won’t keep it either 😀
LOL he said “hot potato”…
i’m hoping it makes its way back up to canada or to some obscure place around the world. remember “where the hell is matt?” this will be “where the hell is that zune?”
I guess people have a bias to Microsoft products, that’s why it’s a free giveaway 🙂 Just kidding
When will I get off my duff and sponsor a cool contest on my blog? Must Get Motivated
On a second thought after going through so many hands can it still be cosidered “brand spankin’ new” ? 🙂
Realistically, I’m the only one that ever used it. When John gave it to me, it was basically still sealed. To my knowledge, Danielle hasn’t used it either. So, I guess you could say that this Zune was “previously enjoyed by Michael Kwan.” 🙂
This adds value when it’s a celebrity… why can’t the same be true for a freelance writer like me? j/k