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Re: Anybody get their Living Social Amazon card yet? - rjmacs - 01-20-2011
mrlynn wrote:
[quote=rjmacs]
They sold almost 1.4 million cards - seems like the delays are processing-related. Amazon is a major investor, so i'm more comfortable about the deals coming through - eventually.
It surprises me that Amazon, however large they are, would be giving away $10.4 million in freebies. Makes me wonder if it's legit. . .
/Mr Lynn
Well, if it's a business investment in LivingSocial rather than merely a giveaway, then it makes a little more sense. Hence my greater comfort level in the deal, knowing that Amazon is a major investor. They have a financial interest in the company not coming off this promo looking really bad...even if it costs $10.4 million. A gaff like that could kill a venture like LivingSocial, which like Groupon, needs a loyal user base to thrive.
Re: Anybody get their Living Social Amazon card yet? - ztirffritz - 01-21-2011
Living Social was just covered on NPR on 1/18.
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/18/133008734/at-deal-site-livingsocial-fast-growth-and-high-risk
Re: Anybody get their Living Social Amazon card yet? - mrlynn - 01-21-2011
Err. . . That should be $14 million! Oops!
/Mr Lynn
Re: Anybody get their Living Social Amazon card yet? - elahon - 01-21-2011
My card already got charged, it was last night in fact, but no emails. I'm not worried, though. As people noted, there were over a million sold.
Re: Anybody get their Living Social Amazon card yet? - saintyohann - 01-21-2011
Got mine
Re: Anybody get their Living Social Amazon card yet? - rjmacs - 01-21-2011
saintyohann wrote:Me too! :burnout:
Got mine
Re: Anybody get their Living Social Amazon card yet? - DavidS - 01-21-2011
Got mine also.
Re: Anybody get their Living Social Amazon card yet? - dmann - 01-21-2011
Email came through this morning.
DM
Re: Anybody get their Living Social Amazon card yet? - macbeergeek2 - 01-21-2011
Yup, mine came thru this morning also.
Re: Anybody get their Living Social Amazon card yet? - mrlynn - 01-21-2011
Got my notice, too. So I guess it is for real.
/Mr Lynn