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Mars Win 1 of 100,000 Special Edition Shirts

Mars Play Your Part

Campaign:
Mars - Work Rest and Play Your Part your chance to win 1 of 100,000 limited edition shirts

Running on:
Promotional packs of standard 58g bars, MARS Duo 85g bars and MARS 4x58g multipacks - Mars Confectionery

What's the big idea:
Mars is one of the UK's most iconic brands with a clearly defined and established support of football having sponsored World Cups and currently sponsoring the English and Scottish FAs. They memorably launched limited edition 'Believe' packaging in support of England in 2006, but what do they have in the locker room for 2012? Well, this time round they have redefined the essence of their trademark 53 year old slogan to become 'Work Rest and Play Your Part' in supporting England during their Euro 2012 campaign. Mars will help consumers display their loyalties with the chance to win 1 of 100,000 limited edition football shirts.

How:
You have two ways to enter - text the unique code from promotional packs along with the word MARS to 88802. Or visit the Mars website and enter the unique code by following the link. You will be told instantly if you have a winning code with details of how to claim your prize. Unlike a 'Winning Moments' campaign, every code could potentially be a winner.

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Some consumers have reported a problem entering their codes. You need to enter the unique code found in promotional packs in the top box only. A security code is displayed in the middle box to prevent automatic entries by robots / scripts / macros etc. This code should be entered exactly as it appears on screen in the bottom box. If you're still having a problem contact Mars customer care number on 0845 045 0042.

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What's on offer:
100,000 x Limited Edition Football Shirts
Available in Sm, M, L and XL.

Website:
www.marsbar.co.uk

When:
You have until midnight on 31st July 2012 to enter

Glum & Glummer 

Any good?
You can rely on Mars to produce strong well executed campaigns which are impassioned and relevant to their brand heritage. Mars' passion and positivity is especially admirable in the face of the sad expressions of England players featured on their website. They look pretty glum to say the least. Perhaps they have a more realistic take on England's chances at Euro 2012 than Mars do?

Posted at 14:38
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18 Comments:

d oneill said...
Dear Sir, After opening a mars bar i found a promotion for a England shirt using my uniqe code i entered my date of birth and was told this was as far as i could go why"
May 19, 2013 09:31
Adam (author) said...

Mars has a worldwide marketing policy not to market to under 12s. On the entry form to win a shirt there is a check box to confirm you are over the age of 13 so they appear to be pretty hot on the age thing.

If you are above the qualifying age then I don't know what the issue is. You can always ring their customer care number on 0845 045 0042.

May 19, 2013 09:31
David Wise said...
I clicked on your picture and it does nothing
May 19, 2013 09:31
deann foster said...
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May 19, 2013 09:31
Bob Setchfield said...
I cannot enter my code to see if I have won anything. For the record it is LKZ7BMRFGK. Look forward to hearing from you. Bob Setchfield
May 19, 2013 09:31
john rafferty said...
another angry customer as i cannot enter my code to see if i have won a england shirt,what a con this one is,my promo number was GZM7WDXGD7
May 19, 2013 09:31
please get your promo site working as no one can enter so no one can win hope you have not ordered a lot of shirts as you will be left with them my code is RGHJZKHXFK
May 19, 2013 09:31
Bette Holtom said...
I have tried on several occassions to enter my 'unique' code numbers for the England shirt, without success. Going by the comments above it seems a complete and utter waste of time. What is the point of offering any promotions if Mars cannot get the website working. It seems your Motto 'A Mars a day' is also not working for you - better try a Bounty Bar.
May 19, 2013 09:31
Adam (author) said...

Dear Deann, Bob, John, Chris, Bette and Paula

Just to let you know that this is an independent promotional review blog and we have nothing to do with the execution, management or any aspect of this promotion. We're just giving our opinion on it from a marketing perspective and giving consumers a channel to air their views to, which you have done. Thanks.

That said, we do our best to help consumers who take the time to post on our blog because brands often don't bother putting in readily accessible infrastructure themselves. We're nice like that.

So, having tried the site ourselves we found it to work absolutely fine using Google Chrome v19.01. One area that might cause a problem is the fact they are asking for 2 codes. The top box is for your unique code from the promotional packs. The bottom box is where you type in the security code from the middle box exactly as it appears on screen. If you are doing this already then there may be another issue at fault. You could try refreshing your browser, clearing your browser's cache or using a different browser. If all else fails I would suggest ringing Mars customer care number on 0845 045 0042. These companies don't like having to take these calls so it should prompt them to take action.

Let us know how you get on.

May 19, 2013 09:31
helen said...
I cannot check my code, HD79RRNJ7J. Please advise if I may have a size XL shirt. Kind regards, Helen
May 19, 2013 09:31
yet again , same old story this promotion does not work
May 19, 2013 09:31
Adam (author) said...

Hi Helen

Whilst I don't want to get caught in doing this for everyone, I have checked your code and it was not a winner I'm afraid.

Better luck next time!

May 19, 2013 09:31
carol roberts said...
Just wasted hour trying to enter my unique code
May 19, 2013 09:31
PAULINE said...
I have entered 50 unique codes not one winner. Has any one out there won one?
May 19, 2013 09:31
ROGER WALDRON said...
I to have tried to enter my special code too..BFBBXNLRKP.. same problem, about the same size as your MARS BARS.!!
May 19, 2013 09:31
Christine said...
I also tried to find a page to enter my number RWBPPZFTSL Is this a scam to get dob's and emails for passing on at cost, thus enabling someone to make a lot of money from all of us.
May 19, 2013 09:31
sofe siad said...
i would like to enter because i want to win this and the code i think is 44GMZMMMZ7
May 19, 2013 09:31
My code isknt9p7smrg . 0750 777 2 999
May 19, 2013 09:31

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