I'm a Pepper, You're a Schmuck

Posted Nov 23rd 2008 10:00AM by TMZ Staff

In these hard economic times, we will all benefit from a doctor's misdiagnosis of Guns N' Roses.

The honchos at Dr. Pepper made a promise back in March that everyone would get free soda if G'N'R released another album.

It seemed like a good bet, after Axl Rose made false promises for 17 years.

But the day has come, so everyone can now log onto DrPepper.com and get a free 20 oz soda. But they're not making it easy -- they'll send you a coupon that will get to you in 4 to 6 weeks. Bastards.

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1. Is site hte working for anyone else?

Posted at 11:09AM on Nov 23rd 2008 by Resiak

2. Wow...4-6 weeks for a .99 cent soda? I wonder how many people will actually bother....that's probably what they are counting on.

Posted at 11:17AM on Nov 23rd 2008 by Hee Haw

3. The site usually gives me grief.

On topic.... Dr. Pecker is more like it!!

Posted at 11:23AM on Nov 23rd 2008 by ummmmm

4. the site doesn't work. bastards X 2.

Posted at 11:38AM on Nov 23rd 2008 by thisisi

5. yes, it looks like those losers as dr pepper are full of sh*t. just like everybody else. saying anything to make a buck and having no integrity. put up or shut up. i hope this breaks dr. pepper.

Posted at 11:41AM on Nov 23rd 2008 by soham

6. Teh site has been down for over two hours for me. I keep reloading it, but no success. Dr. Pooper.

Posted at 12:10PM on Nov 23rd 2008 by Greaaaaaat

7. the site was working early this morning from about 1201 til 9 its been down since then
in related news the Guns N Roses album sucks. I just downloaded the whole album on limewire.

Posted at 12:19PM on Nov 23rd 2008 by rick

8. FYI - the offer was only good for 24 hrs on 11-21-08 and if you got the coupon request in on time, then you have until Feb 28th to cash in. They suck

Posted at 12:28PM on Nov 23rd 2008 by Lulu

9. I am not shocked their new album sucks. Thanks for the warning rick! You just saved me some money! : )

Posted at 12:28PM on Nov 23rd 2008 by Yucko

10. no, DP site won't load...

Posted at 12:43PM on Nov 23rd 2008 by jschock

11. Only a douche would complain about getting something for free.

Posted at 12:45PM on Nov 23rd 2008 by jimi

12. no, album does NOT suck, amazingly...

Posted at 12:46PM on Nov 23rd 2008 by jschock

13. They are not making it easy in other ways also - their website hasn't worked all day.
And when you go to the website and click on the promo for the free Dr. Pepper, you are taken to another website to "sign up" - except there you only fill in your name, zip code, and email address - so I am assuming that you have to respond with whatever they send you in email to give them your actual address maybe? But it doesn't really matter, because for the last 4 hours, the info on that page will not even transmit because their servers keep crashing out.

They've known about this for a while now. They could have set up mirrors and brought in some more servers to handle the traffic, instead they made it nearly impossible for most people to even claim their free reward. Kinda sounds like they set it up like this so they wouldn't have to pay up.

Posted at 12:55PM on Nov 23rd 2008 by Disturbed

14. In keeping with the album it would be funnier if the coupon didn't arrive for 17 years.

Posted at 1:11PM on Nov 23rd 2008 by Tillulah

15. What a scam....i got logged in this morning and when i entered my yahoo email address it told me i had all ready registered for a coupon......either someone is racking up using yahoo email accounts or its one big SCAM!!!

Posted at 1:14PM on Nov 23rd 2008 by kraleigh

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