The Starbucks VIA Experience Contest
http://www.starbucks.com/via
How to Enter: All entries must be submitted online at www.StarbucksVia.com. For Contest Periods #1-5, you may submit your entry in any one of the following media: [i] an original video no longer than two (2) minutes in length that must be in the English language. Videos must be posted at www.youtube.com and you must provide your unique YouTube URL which links to your video.; or [ii] write an essay that is no more than 250 words in length and must be in the English language; or [iii] a good quality color photograph. Photograph must be posted at www.flickr.com and you must provide your unique flickr URL which links to your photograph. To upload your video or photograph you must be a registered user of www.youtube.com or www.flickr.com and your video or photograph size limitation and file format must adhere to YouTube and/or flickr’s specifications. You must agree to their site’s “Terms of Use/Service”. There is no fee or charge to become a registered user of YouTube or flickr. YouTube and flickr are not sponsors of this Promotion. For Contest Period #6 only a recipe that is no more than 250 words in length and must be in the English language will be accepted. Your recipe must list the ingredients used in order of preparation and must include complete instructions, suggested number of servings and must be capable of being prepared within one hour of less. You may enter all six (6) Contest Periods, but only one entry per media, per Contest Period will be accepted. All entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM PT on the last day of the Contest Period. Your submissions should best convey, illustrate, describe, explain, etc, your or your groups’ experience with Starbucks new instant coffee, Starbucks VIA™, as outlined in each of the Contest Periods. All group entries must be submitted in the name of a single person. Group entries will not be accepted although all participants may have assisted in submitting the entry. All valid entries will be posted on www.starbucksVIA.com for public viewing.
Contest Period #1 First taste: One (1) Grand Prize*: Five (5) 1-year Starbucks VIA™ subscriptions, three 12-packs per month for12 months (ARV: $1,800), Five (5) $100 Starbucks Cards (ARV: $500) and Five (5) iPod Touch 32GB, (ARV $299 each. Total approximate retail value of all prizes for Contest Period # 1 is $3,795. *The prize will be awarded only in the name of the person who submitted the winning entry. It is the winner’s responsibility to distribute the prizes amongst the group as he/she sees fit.
Contest Period #2: Try it at home: One (1) Grand Prize: One (1) 1-year Starbucks VIA™ subscription, three 12-packs per month for 12 months, (ARV: $360), One (1) $100 Starbucks Gift Card (ARV: $100) and a Hewlett Packard (“HP”) computer package, package includes One (1) HP TouchSmart IQ 500 Computer (ARV: $1,000), One (1) HP MediaSmart Server EX495 (ARV: $700) and One (1) HP PhotoSmart Premium All-in-One Printer (ARV: $300). Total approximate retail value of all prizes for Contest Period # 2 is $2,460.
Contest Period #3 Try it at work: One (1) Grand Prize: One (1) 1-year subscription to Starbucks VIA™ for your office, three 48-packs per month for 12 months (ARV: $1,300), One (1) $100 Starbucks Gift Card (ARV: $100) and a $2,500 bonus for your hard work, awarded in the form of an American Express gift card (ARV: $2,500). Total approximate retail value of all prizes for Contest Period # 3 is $3,900.
Contest Period #4 Try it on the go: One (1) Grand Prize: One (1) 1-year Starbucks VIA™ subscription, three 12-packs per month for 12 months, (ARV: $360), One (1) $100 Starbucks Mini Card (ARV: $100), One (1) Kindle: Amazon’s 6″ Wireless Reading Device (ARV: $299), and (One) 1 $1,500 Amazon Gift Card. Total approximate retail value of all prizes for Contest Period # 4 is $2,259.
Contest Period #5 Try it far out: One (1) Grand Prize: One (1) 1-year Starbucks VIA™ subscription, three 12-packs per month for 12 months, (ARV: $360), One (1) $100 Starbucks Gift Card (ARV: $100), and Two (2) economy roundtrip tickets from any United Airlines/United Express gateway city in the fifty (50) United States to any United Airlines/United Express destination city and will be awarded in the form of a United Airlines/United Express travel voucher. Additional restrictions and black out dates may apply. (ARV: up to $3,000). Total approximate retail value of all prizes for Contest Period # 5 is $3,460.
Contest Period #6 Try it in recipes: One (1) Grand Prize: One (1) 1-year Starbucks VIA™ subscription, three 12-packs per month for 12 months, (ARV: $360), One (1) $100 Starbucks Gift Card (ARV: $100), and One (1) $2,500 Williams-Sonoma Gift Card (ARV: $2,500). Total approximate retail value of all prizes for Contest Period # 6 is $2,960.