DEAD Free TiVo W/ $100 JCPenny/Dockers Purchase

[foltzie]

EDIT: Deal is dead
EDIT #2: Recieved both TiVo's on 11/23 the day before Thanksgiving!


Details Available at http://www.dockers.com/tivooffer

Official rules
Buy $100 of Dockers® Men's Qualifying Apparel between Septermber 25 and September 28, 2005 and receive a free TIVO® Series2™ 40-hour DVR and 3 months' free service. Mail-in offer must be post-marked by October 12, 2005
Dockers® Men's Qualifying Apparel: Docker's men's pants, shorts, shirts, sweaters, outerwear, underwear, loungewear, socks, headwear, belts and shoes.
Note: Consumers who wish to cancel TiVo® service after 3 months free service ends MUST call customer service at 1-877-367-8486 to cancel future service. Customers who wish to continue service will be responsible for all additional monthly TiVo® service fees. Consumers may keep TiVo® Series2™ 40-hour DVR box whether or not they continue service, however service is necessary for use of the box.

To order your free TiVo® Series2™ 40-hour DVR and 3 months of free service,

For in store purchases:


Hand-Print your name, address, city, state, zip code and daytime telephone on the official in-store offer form.

Enclose one (1) original JCPenney store receipt showing Dockers® men's qualifying apparel purchases totaling $100 (pre-tax amount after application of any discounts), dated between September 25 and September 28, 2005. Qualifying purchases can be combined but must be made on a single transaction/single sales receipt.

Mail in official offer form with original JCPenney store receipt to the address listed below no later than October 12, 2005.
For on-line purchases made at www.jcpenney.com:


Print out the official on-line offer form at dockers.com/tivooffer and hand print your name, address, city, state, zip code and daytime telephone number.

Enclose one (1) original jcpenney.com online receipt or receipt received with your shipment showing Dockers® men's qualifying purchases totaling $100 (pre-tax amount, after application of any discounts and excluding shipping & handling), dated between September 25 and September 28, 2005. Qualifying purchases can be combined but must be made on a single transaction/single sales receipt.

Mail in official offer form with original JCPenney store receipt to the address listed below no later than October 12, 2005.
For all purchases:


A standard phone line is required for TiVo® setup.

For both in-store and on-line purchases, send original offer form; and one (1) dated store or jcpenney.com qualifying receipt to:
Dockers JCPenney TiVo® Offer
P.O. Box 2017
Grand Rapids, MN 55745-2017

OFFER CONDITIONS: All offer forms must be postmarked by 10/12/05. Limit one offer per person/household. Allow approximately 8-12 weeks for delivery. Void where prohibited, restricted or taxed. Offer valid only to individual consumers; requests from groups, clubs or organizations will not be honored. Offer is not transferable or valid in combination with other offers. No incomplete, damaged, copied, mechanically reproduced, altered, forged receipts or order forms not obtained through authorized channels will be accepted. Offer valid in the 50 United States and Washington DC, excluding Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories. Levi Strauss & Co. not responsible for late, lost damaged, incomplete, misaddressed, misdirected or postage-due mail or offer forms. TiVo® boxes can not be sent to P.O. Boxes. . If you have any questions regarding this offer please call our customer support line at 800-659-9439.
©2005 Levi Strauss & Company, Dockers® is a registered trademark of Levi Strauss & Company, JCPenney is a registered trademark of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., TiVo® and the TiVo® logo are registered trademarks of TiVo®, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved.

[Rig]

Hmmm....I've definitely been thinking about getting Tivo. I suppose I could use $100 of clothes....how much is it to buy the lifetime of service to Tivo? (I'd rather not have another monthly fee on top of the things I already have...)

[foltzie]

http://www.tivo.com/2.3.asp
Monthly $12.95
Lifetime $299

It does not mention if you get a $38.85 credit towards the lifetime because of the three free months.

It also is not clear if you are bound by the 12-month contract that newer TiVos are being bound by if you cash in their $150 rebate. The TiVo forums concluded that you were not bound, but until you see the fine print its up in the air.

Personally I bought $200 worth of clothes and will be sending a TiVo to my folks.

[Larsin]

awesome deal.

thanks for the info OP.

[javeryh]

Hmmm....I've definitely been thinking about getting Tivo. I suppose I could use $100 of clothes....how much is it to buy the lifetime of service to Tivo? (I'd rather not have another monthly fee on top of the things I already have...)

If your cable company offers a DVR get that instead of a TiVo. TiVo lifetime membership is like $300 or something but who knows how long they will be around and they have the right to discontinue the TiVo model you bought a lifetime membership for. That said, it's $12 per month so if you can squeeze out two years with a lifetime membership you will come out ahead...

[Rig]

If your cable company offers a DVR get that instead of a TiVo. TiVo lifetime membership is like $300 or something but who knows how long they will be around and they have the right to discontinue the TiVo model you bought a lifetime membership for. That said, it's $12 per month so if you can squeeze out two years with a lifetime membership you will come out ahead...

Well, I live in a dorm...so the DVR option is out the window. Plus, when I went back home in the summer, I'd put the Tivo to use at my sister's house, because at my house...we get a whopping four channels! (Would I be able to pick up and move the Tivo to different places like that? School to my sister's house...back to school?)

[Santurio]

Wow, sounds like a great deal. I wasn't really looking for clothes but it can't hurt.
I'll really have to think this one over quickly. Thanks OP.

[MorPhiend]

Wow. Thanks OP. I will definitely have to think about this. I am the worst at buying clothes. i.e. I hate it. I always wait until they are completely worn out, and by that time, I usually get some for Christmas (that's not the reason I wait... I just hate buying clothes). But it's about time I got some. And I need a TiVo, or something like it. $300 is not bad for a lifetime, or even anything over two years...

But I know nothing of TiVo, so I'm of no help to you, Rig...

[blackjaw]

damn man, i might just go buy some new work clothes and get this for my g/f

Thanks!

[javeryh]

Well, I live in a dorm...so the DVR option is out the window. Plus, when I went back home in the summer, I'd put the Tivo to use at my sister's house, because at my house...we get a whopping four channels! (Would I be able to pick up and move the Tivo to different places like that? School to my sister's house...back to school?)

Ahhh, dorm.... yeah, then I'd go for it. I think you can move the TiVo no problem. You might have to call them to switch the service to a new location but otherwise it's just like any other piece of AV equipment...

[getmeoutofjoliet]

dockers?.... can i return them after i get my tivo?

[Rig]

Ahhh, dorm.... yeah, then I'd go for it. I think you can move the TiVo no problem. You might have to call them to switch the service to a new location but otherwise it's just like any other piece of AV equipment...

Thanks for all the help javeryh!

[Rig]

dockers?.... can i return them after i get my tivo?

I didn't really read the fine print, but I would assume they need the original sales receipt...which you (most likely) have to send in to receive your Tivo...so I would believe you cannot return the stuff...

[cag1000]

are tivos 50 or 100 bucks now in stores?
if 50 bucks then the deal isn't worth it.
an extra 50 bucks worth of crappy clothes I don't need.

[clariste]

dockers?.... can i return them after i get my tivo?

Send the original receipt for the Tivo, return the clothes with a copy.

[foltzie]

are tivos 50 or 100 bucks now in stores?
if 50 bucks then the deal isn't worth it.
an extra 50 bucks worth of crappy clothes I don't need.


The 40-Hour TiVo is $200 with a $150 mail-in rebate (which requires a 12 month TiVo contract).

Dockers are also decent clothes and shoes for the price.

Bottom line, it is a good deal for anyone thinking about getting a TiVo. If after three months you dont like the service you can always eBay the TiVo untit.

[javeryh]

Send the original receipt for the Tivo, return the clothes with a copy.

I'm pretty sure someone has thought of that and won't allow the return without the TiVo.

[clariste]

I'm pretty sure someone has thought of that and won't allow the return without the TiVo.

Just look for the right employee :)

[Santurio]

oh crap I didn't know shoes were part of the deal. now I can't pass this up, since I do need a new pair of shoes for work and some pants would go nice as well. Thanks OP.
Now this is at all JCpenney right?

[XboxHardcore.com]

TiVO isn't going away anytime soon.

[foltzie]

oh crap I didn't know shoes were part of the deal. now I can't pass this up, since I do need a new pair of shoes for work and some pants would go nice as well. Thanks OP.
Now this is at all JCpenney right?

Correct it is for Docker's clothing (shoes inc) at JCPenneys.

Personally, I needed some stuff for work anyways, so I got two pairs of shoes on one reciept. Two pairs of pants and a shirt on another. If any of the items do not work out, I can always try the photocopied reciept, or just accept store credit for the return.

Laslty, BUMP One Day Left! This is good for instore AND online purchases.

[tayaf69]

Doesn't anyone know about Windows XP: Media Center? My uncle got this on his laptop and it came with a cable box to hook the cable into the computer. You can "TIVO" as much as you want FOR FREE! It's amazingly quick too. We watch tv on the laptop all the time and when I want, he just records a show on his laptop and burns it on a dvd for me. Excellent quality too. Just figured this was so much cheaper than tivo and it works the same way.

[foltzie]

Doesn't anyone know about Windows XP: Media Center? My uncle got this on his laptop and it came with a cable box to hook the cable into the computer. You can "TIVO" as much as you want FOR FREE! It's amazingly quick too. We watch tv on the laptop all the time and when I want, he just records a show on his laptop and burns it on a dvd for me. Excellent quality too. Just figured this was so much cheaper than tivo and it works the same way.

Windows XP Media Center isnt know for its user interface or cost (it may not have a monthly fee, but the initial cost is large). But if its your cup of tea by all means pick one up.

[foltzie]

Edited OP to reflect the status of the deal. I'll post here if I get my TiVo's without any problems.

[Santurio]

I was really excited about the Tivo but then I found out you can't record more than one channel at a time and that it doesn't record Hd programming. I kind of figured the part of the HD but it would have been nice. I guess since I bought the required amount for the deal and it really is a cheapass deal it can't hurt to try it, but I doubt I will continue after the 3 months unless the service really wows me.

[foltzie]

I was really excited about the Tivo but then I found out you can't record more than one channel at a time and that it doesn't record Hd programming. I kind of figured the part of the HD but it would have been nice. I guess since I bought the required amount for the deal and it really is a cheapass deal it can't hurt to try it, but I doubt I will continue after the 3 months unless the service really wows me.

I dont know why you would think a standard TiVo would record more than one channel... In order to record multiple things at once it would need multiple tuners, considering its supposed to be a VCR replacement that doesnt fit the exact purpose.

However a DirecTivo model does have dual tuners and HD capability and is proabably a sign of future models.

I expect TiVo to become HD compatible as soon as a real standard is decided. Input and output (let alone tuner) formats have not been nailed down.

I hope you enjoy your unit, I've been sold on the concept, if not the price ever since I first tried one out. If you dont, eBaying it is an option.

[shrike4242]

Edited OP to reflect the status of the deal. I'll post here if I get my TiVo's without any problems.
I made a purchase as well, and will let you know what happens with my Tivo aquisition.

[foltzie]

Both TiVos came via FedEx today.

[btw1217]

*impatient*

Still nothing, Shrike?