April 4, 2005:

Happy Birthday from the CCC

Well I guess the Counter Counterfeit Commission did not actually know that today was my birthday - but the CCC DVD I ordered back in February arrived today :)

You also get a “deputy agent” membership card:

For more information about counterfeit MINI Coopers, see my previous weblog entry and the official website

Posted by GBMINI at 05:26 pm | Purchases
Comments: 13 (post new comment)

  1. Josh Wardell (2005/04/04 @ 5:54 pm)

    So have you watched it yet? :D Did MINI actually charge your card for the video? I kind of had the feeling they would just send it free as marketing material.

  2. ukpylot (2005/04/04 @ 6:02 pm)

    yeah, what is actually on the dvd??

    And happy birthday to ya.

  3. Ian C. (2005/04/04 @ 7:11 pm)

    Just watched it - basically it is a much expanded version of the advert; there is a nice but short factory sequence of building the real thing, and lots more about making the counterfeits.
    They have done a nice job of putting it together, even if it is only 9-1/2 minutes.
    And Josh I have not checked but there was an invoice in the package so my guess is they did charge me.

  4. Paul Mello (2005/04/04 @ 8:29 pm)

    Could you bring it to the pully party???

  5. RB (2005/04/04 @ 10:18 pm)

    I ordered one for a fello MINI owner in Germany. I called a few weeks ago because there wasn’t any charge on my card yet. They called last Friday to say they would be shipping this week. I ordered on Feb 17th so I’m hoping this week also.

  6. GSKChicago (2005/04/04 @ 11:11 pm)

    I ordered mine as soon as I saw the site posted here and at Motoringfile. I have not gotten it yet, but I did have a sticker from FedEx tonight when I arrived home. Could this be my CCC DVD? Did yours come via USPS, FedEx or other mail source?

  7. j/c (2005/04/05 @ 2:29 am)

    Happy Birthday sir!

  8. Ian C. (2005/04/05 @ 8:21 am)

    Paul,
    I won’t be at the pulley party this weekend.

    GSK,
    Don’t remember how it was delivered but it was not regular mail - so maybe FedEx ground?
    Sadly it was not so well packaged and the DVD case is cracked.

  9. Miles (2005/04/05 @ 12:51 pm)

    Haha, I love it!!

  10. Theo (2005/04/05 @ 1:19 pm)

    Ian,

    April 4th is Carol’s birthday as well! Congratulations to you both!

    Theo

  11. GSKChicago (2005/04/05 @ 8:00 pm)

    Happy Birthday btw. :o)

    It was indeed the CCC DVD. Mine apparently is itself counterfeit as at about 6:38 it delays/skips until about 7:25 or so. The DVD was a bit scracthed up just taking it out of the case.

    Such is life. It’s stupid and was a waste of 20 bucks, but I knew that going in and it was worth the wasted money. :o)

  12. Ian C. (2005/04/05 @ 8:02 pm)

    Interesting … my DVD also stopped playing at about that time on one player, but played fine on my older one.
    I agree with your comment too - a good waste of $20 ;)

  13. RB (2005/04/06 @ 9:25 am)

    Still waiting…………

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