🇬🇧 Today, the method for conducting the Fujifilm X100VI camera lottery was finally announced. It turns out that participating in the lottery is not that simple, as each of the stores has introduced many conditions, which not only aim to facilitate the smooth conduct of the draw but also to make life difficult for so-called scalpers, who plan to purchase solely for resale.
Requirements
Not just anyone can participate in the lottery. To even register for the lottery, you must have a purchase history in the respective store.
At Yodobashi Camera, you needed to make a purchase between March 7, 2022, and March 6, 2024, and then register this purchase using the store's loyalty card. At BicCamera, having a purchase history between March 15, 2022, and March 14, 2024, is required.
Did you notice that these are past dates? Of course, they are. This is a measure against scalpers. The requirement of having a purchase history means that you cannot sign up for the lottery in 10 different stores if you haven't made purchases there. How many electronics stores do we usually shop at? Typically, one, maybe two.
You also cannot register all family members for the lottery - only those who have previously made purchases in the store. It is rare for every family member to have a loyalty card.
The requirement for the history to be a genuine one prevents creating one hastily by buying something for only 1000 JPY just to register.
BicCamera
At BicCamera, lottery entries will be accepted from March 15, starting at 8:00 a.m., until March 18, ending at 8:59 p.m.
The results of the BicCamera draw will be announced on March 27 at 5:00 p.m. In the event of winning, payment for the goods will be automatically collected. You can only pay with a card that does not require 3DSecure authorization. If it is not possible to collect the money from the card, the drawing will be automatically canceled.
Yodobashi Camera
At Yodobashi, lottery entries will be accepted from March 18, starting at 11:00 a.m., until March 21, ending at 10:59 a.m.
The results at Yodobashi will be announced on March 21 at 6:00 p.m. Lottery winners will be able to place orders until March 23 at 11:59 p.m. - after this time, the drawing will be canceled.
🇬🇧 Today, the method for conducting the Fujifilm X100VI camera lottery was finally announced. It turns out that participating in the lottery is not that simple, as each of the stores has introduced many conditions, which not only aim to facilitate the smooth conduct of the draw but also to make life difficult for so-called scalpers, who plan to purchase solely for resale.
Requirements
Not just anyone can participate in the lottery. To even register for the lottery, you must have a purchase history in the respective store.
At Yodobashi Camera, you needed to make a purchase between March 7, 2022, and March 6, 2024, and then register this purchase using the store's loyalty card. At BicCamera, having a purchase history between March 15, 2022, and March 14, 2024, is required.
Did you notice that these are past dates? Of course, they are. This is a measure against scalpers. The requirement of having a purchase history means that you cannot sign up for the lottery in 10 different stores if you haven't made purchases there. How many electronics stores do we usually shop at? Typically, one, maybe two.
You also cannot register all family members for the lottery - only those who have previously made purchases in the store. It is rare for every family member to have a loyalty card.
The requirement for the history to be a genuine one prevents creating one hastily by buying something for only 1000 JPY just to register.
BicCamera
At BicCamera, lottery entries will be accepted from March 15, starting at 8:00 a.m., until March 18, ending at 8:59 p.m.
The results of the BicCamera draw will be announced on March 27 at 5:00 p.m. In the event of winning, payment for the goods will be automatically collected. You can only pay with a card that does not require 3DSecure authorization. If it is not possible to collect the money from the card, the drawing will be automatically canceled.
Yodobashi Camera
At Yodobashi, lottery entries will be accepted from March 18, starting at 11:00 a.m., until March 21, ending at 10:59 a.m.
The results at Yodobashi will be announced on March 21 at 6:00 p.m. Lottery winners will be able to place orders until March 23 at 11:59 p.m. - after this time, the drawing will be canceled.