ExiledInIllinois Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) Okay... Here's the lowdown. My 16 year old son is winning all kinds of promotional stuff via the internet and Mountain Dew "Baja Blast." The dude never drinks pop, let alone "Baja Blast" Mtn. Dew! But... He's on the internet winning these pretty impressive things. Last month I answer the door and the UPS driver is dropping off a very nice "Baja Blast" longboard skateboard... Helmet, the whole "kit." Fast Forward to today... UPS drops off a 10 FOOT inflatable paddle board... Thing weighs almost 50 pounds, is in a big box. The UPS driver had to back in the driveway so he wouldn't have to carry it far. So... It's not like I didn't see this coming. With this last thing, the stand-up paddle board, he did have to sign and notarize an affidavit. My wife of course enabling him by taking him to the notary @ the local Currency Exchange (that's a whole 'nother story... Don't even get me started... If you know what kind of element patronizes CE's... His take was on it was priceless). The affidavit I guess is so I can't sue if my child drowns (which he shouldn't, I am mandating he wears a PFD... Which BTW may be included, I haven't looked yet... SEE: Helmet w/skateboard). BTW, he swims well too. Okay... What's the catch here? He claims he is just playing the promotion online and winning. Supposedly this board is valued @ like 600 bucks or something. Now, contrary to popular belief here, I wasn't born yesterday. What's the catch? He's probably keeping his email and phone # private and giving mine out? I wouldn't put it past the little punk! LoL... Really, should I be concerned? I figure I have 6 or more months before warm weather comes back... So I text my wife that. She replies back: "We wants a wet suit for winter boarding... He's not letting this go!" Oh my! Wow, just wow! ;-) WTF! Should I let Comcast end my modem service? Thus not replacing it with a new one... Tell my kid that the internet is broken? He's young, he'd figure the problem out in a about 2 minutes... He already VNC's his PC via the school mandated iPad he has to have. Seems they jam mobile service and block sites. Have I failed as a parent and should I now move to the mountains where I can get shot by JiA? BTW, he gets all straight A's, tests extremely well, and is probably headed to some big name university that I can't afford. Is it the Catholic High School's fault? LoL... Was my wife cheating on me 16 years ago? Advice... Greatly needed! EDIT: Just checked, the board is going for $399 bucks: http://www.paddleboardsstore.info/paddle-board/stand-up-paddle-board.html There has to be a catch? Edited October 24, 2014 by ExiledInIllinois
4merper4mer Posted October 25, 2014 Posted October 25, 2014 This actually explains a lot. Your son is some sort of hacker. He figured out the prize system. The Googlebot does this crap all the time. He has won over 30,000 Energizer Bunnies over the last few years. They are all over the property. I hate too tell you this too: On many occasions your son has hacked your account on this site and posted crazy stuff. It is mostly harmless but completely nonsensical and rambling in nature.
Just Jack Posted October 25, 2014 Posted October 25, 2014 He figured out the contest, or not enough people are playing giving him a better chance at winning. Tell him he's gonna have to start paying rent and buying his own food now unless he wins you stuff also.
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