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RARE Stride Gum MINTFINITY Custom Pack NonStop Mint Contest Scandal COLLECTORS

$ 92.4

Availability: 47 in stock
  • Type of Advertising: Pack of Gum
  • Original Name of Flavor: Nonstop Mint
  • Flavor: Mintfinity
  • Condition: New
  • Brand: Stride

    Description

    NOT for consumption!  For display ONLY!
    You can own a piece (or should I say, a pack) of contest scandal history!  Here is a synopsis, quoted directly (including grammar and punctuation errors) from the listing of ebay seller "bigtimeentertainment":
    "Stride had a contest back in 2009 to rename their nonstop mint flavored gum. you had to go onto their website and enter you submission. winner was to receive ,000, and a years supply of gum. only problem is more than 1 person entered the winning name, which was 'MINTFINITY'. their system didnt reject doubles, resulting in multiple winners. instead of doing the right thing and paying all of the winners, one winner was chosen. the remaining 'winners' received packs of gum labeled 'MINTFINITY'."
    I can't confirm or deny all of what is stated in this synopsis, but I can confirm this:
    I was one of those contestants who submitted the name "MINTfinity!"
    Yes, I received several packs of Stride gum with the winning name on them. But I felt like I was ripped off! Why didn't I receive any prize money?! It felt like a hoax, a scam, an injustice at the time. And finding bigtimeentertainment's listing all these years later caused many of those feelings to resurface :).
    So maybe I can cash in just a bit by auctioning this pack from my consolation prize. As far as I can recall, Stride never produced for retail any packs with the name "Mintfinity" on them, making these consolation prize packs very rare and hopefully a collector's item.
    Obviously, this pack is offered as a collectible, not for consumption! The Best By date is Jan 31, 2011.
    Happy bidding!
    RARE Stride Gum MINTFINITY Custom Pack NonStop Mint Contest Scandal COLLECTORS
    Note: The shipping cost includes extra insurance in case of loss or damage during shipment.