All Things Jeep Blog & Musings

It's summertime again and that means another ALL THINGS JEEP CONTEST!

Yup, it's time to try and Win our Money! A $500 Gift Certificate to AllThingsJeep.com to be exact. Can you say, "Sweeeet!"

This year we have something that's really gonna make you work! It's very simple in idea, and potentially complex in the execution of your entry. it's profound, really. Simply answer the question we pose here:

It's a Jeep Thing...You wouldn't understand. WHY?

Yes, WHY?

Tell us why it's a Jeep thing. Better yet, SHOW us why it's a Jeep thing.

We want you to create a short video (using a camcorder or the video mode of your digital camera) showing us why it's a Jeep thing. (Is your brain already thinking of what you could do? Good!)

So create that short video (30 seconds to 5 minutes is what we figure), upload it onto www.YouTube.com (for the world to see). Add some tags which will help us identify it as a contest entry. ex) All Things Jeep Contest

And maybe YOU could be the lucky winner of a $500 Gift Certificate to AllThingsJeep.com.

There's a bunch of rules and requirements (nothing you can't handle). You'll find them all here.

All Things Jeep Contest to win $500 Gift Certificate

We imagine all sorts of cool entries - rock crawling, rap songs, improvisational dance routines, poetic interpretations spoken while fender deep in mud. You get the idea. And we can't wait to see them.

If you are not the creative type, or your camera still requires that you take your film down to Walmart to have it developed, well then sorry. Please participate by viewing the videos and voting for the ones you like best. They should be a lot of fun.

Frankly, this contest requires some effort. We don't expect a lot of entries because so many people are lazy. But that increases YOUR odds of winning. So skip work, rustle the kids out of bed, and get going! Your odds are good!

The contest runs the month of August 2009 and we'll post winners the first week of September. Let the games begin!

This past week, to celebrate our birthday, we've been throwing extra goodies into our customers' orders when we ship out the boxes. Some of those goodies have been some of our old bumper stickers that we no longer sell.

Today we got this email from Norm:

I received the decals that I ordered (see below) today.     Thank you for giving me my laugh of the day.  Enclosed was a free "Hummer Recovery Vehicle" decal.  The 'paved roads' sticker is going on a Hummer H1! I am president of the Canadian Hummer Club.   Somehow I don't think my Hummer friends would like to see the yellow "Hummer Recovery Vehicle" with the Jeep towing the Hummer on the back of my vehicle.   I'll pass it on to the next Jeep Rubicon that I see!   Norm London
Canadian Hummer Club
http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/
See website for forums and events.

----- Original Message -----

From: All Things Jeep

To: Customer Norm

Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 5:14 PM Subject: Your All Things Jeep Order #88729 has shipped!

18-Sep-2008

Hello,

Thank you again for ordering with All Things Jeep. We appreciate your business.
Your order has shipped!

The items that have shipped are listed below.

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Ordered: 1 Shipped: 1 ATJ30922 "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads" White Decal $4.25
Ordered: 1 Shipped: 1 ATJ30169 Paved Roads Decal: Another Fine Example of Unnecessary Government Spending Sticker $5.00
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So, a little lesson here. Some of our best customers could be HUMMER OWNERS! But now I've learned my lesson, not all Hummer owners are uptight, stuffy, never been off pavement 4x4 owners. Some have a sense of Hummer, oops, I mean HUMOR.  So a shout out to Norm and his Hummer buddies up in Canada. Have fun out there!

Our Jeep Dog Days of Summer Contest begins today.

We want to see YOUR Jeep Dog!

Ok, here's the deal. Simple enough. Send us a photo (just one or two per pooch, please) of your Jeep dog. How will we know your pooch is a real Jeep dog? Why, he'll be riding in the CJ, or running through a rock garden, or belly deep in a mud puddle, of course. Or, she'll be chomping a Jeep chew toy, or wearing a bright red Jeep collar. Or maybe your best friend will be wearing a Jeep t-shirt (and looking cool in it.) One thing is for sure, though, your dog won't be wearing any of those sissy pink tutus that those poor NYC dogs have to wear when they go out to the park. We mean, even if your dog is a little one, they can still be a real Jeep dog.

Send us some photos!

So get those cameras out and start snapping some photos. Send them to sales @ allthingsjeep.com and maybe...

YOUR dog can be crowned TOP JEEP DOG OF 2008, complete with a Jeep Toys Gift Basket Grand Prize and a $50 Gift Certificate for you!

We'll even have a few runner up (in case the winning pooch can't fulfill their doggy duties as reigning top dog).

You'll find all the info you need on our Jeep Dogs Days of Summer page here:

http://www.allthingsjeep.com/jeep-dogs-contest.html

May the best pooch win.