At DealDotCom, even we get lunch provided around here every fifth Friday — all you can drink Strawberry Fanta and the boss brings in a dozen tuna sandwiches that his wife makes.

Anyway, this news is way cooler than that.

I gotta hand it to Simon. He doesn’t say much around the office (even though he’s a Help Desk machine), but sometimes he comes up with uber-neat idea.

Like this one…

Starting at midnight tonight, we will be giving away free products at DealDotCom.

Well, hold on. Don’t get all giddy just yet.

Every day, we are going to randomly select one of our spunky, highly intellectual members (just like you) and give them a free copy of the product/deal of the day.

No strings attached, no games, no hoops to jump through.

All you gotta do is check the DealDotCom website each day.

We will display the lucky winners name each day on the DealDotCom homepage and on the top header of each page.

(Sidenote: if you go www.dealdotcom.com right now, you will see “giveawayoftheday” on the right menu bar.)

If you see your name in that spot… you have 24 hours to login to your account and claim your free copy of the product of the day.

Simple as that.

You see, besides getting fantastic deals every day, this is just one more benefit of being a member of DDC.

Anyway, that’s the scoop.

Make sure to check DealDotCom.com tomorrow.

Who knows… you just might be our first of many lucky winners!

P.S. - We are excited about the daily giveaway and hope that you are too. After all, who else is crazy enough to give away different products every day?

To help you tell your friends about this and get the word out, look for some new fancy DealDotCom graphics, banner ads and bumper stickers coming soon to a blog and email near you!

As announced last week, we (the humble peons here at DDC) want to put a quick $1000 in your pocket.

Yes, I said *1000* bucks.

We originally mentioned Thursday the 27th as the deadline and then we moved it to Sunday… well we want to actually make that Monday because no one here is dedicated enough to want to come to work Sunday (yes we are slackers!)

We also want to apologize to JimBob and his sister Lucy from Arkansas. We orginally said no submissions are being accepted from that state but we did not realize that they actually had some literate people there.. go figure? So we have changed our minds and you can all participate now.

All you need to do is whip up a low budget 30 second to 3 minute infomercial that advertises DealDotCom in some way.

And to make this really fun, we put together a little contest.

We could call it… DealDotCom Idol

>>> You want the $1000 grand prize? <<<

(… that’s 1000 bucks to buy whatever you want on DealDotCom)

Ok, here is what you need to do:

Step 1: Hook up your web cam (or video recorder) and shoot a video.

(Remember the most ‘creative’ video will win the main prize.)

Step 2: Upload your video to YouTube.

Note:

1. You use DealDotCom in the title when you submit it to YouTube

2. You include your full name within the video itself or within the video description/title when you submit it.

Step 3: Send an email to…

contest [at] dealdotcom [dot] com

…and include the link to your YouTube video and your full name and your DealDotCom user name.

Step 4: Sit back, pat yourself on the back, crack open a can of Strawberry Fanta (or ‘SF’ as well call in around here)… and relax.

Job well done!

*** Hurry… the deadline for DealDotCom infomercial YouTube video submissions is:

>>> Monday Oct, 1st at midnight <<<

We (the humble peons here at DDC) want to put a quick $1000 in your pocket.

Yes, I said *1000* bucks.

(… and don’t worry, you won’t have to get nude on camera or anything).

Well, you can if you really, really want to. But, it’s not required.

Anyhoo, keep reading for details…

While grabbing a quick (45 minute) smoke break in the parking lot this morning, I was chatting with a couple of my co-workers.

One of them said, “Ya know what we need dude?….. a DealDotCom infomercial”.

My response: “Yeah right genius. What’s that cost… like 15 grand?!?”

Then, as I continued to look real cool sucking on my Marlboro Light… Ureka!

IT HIT ME!

What if… our members could show us a little “lovin” and help us out (again) using their creative talents.

What if… YOU could lend us your creative ‘mojo’ and create a DealDotCom infomercial for us?

What if… we held a contest and gave away 1000 bucks to the best infomercial?

Yes, YES… that’s it!

Everyone’s got a web cam these days, right?

(… Except in Arkansas. Ok, you are excluded.)

Can you whip up a low budget 1 to 5 minute infomercial that advertises DealDotCom?

And to make this really fun, we put together a little contest.

We could call it… DealDotCom Idol

>>> You want the $1000 grand prize? <<<

(… that’s 1000 bucks to buy whatever you want on DealDotCom)

Note: We will probably have a few nifty runner- up prizes too.

Ok, here is what you need to do:

Step 1: Hook up your web cam (or video recorder) and shoot a video.

WAIT… not just any video. Make it outrageous, funny, off the wall, and *disturbingly* entertaining.

Because… the most ‘creative’ video will win the main prize.

But, most important… “Sell” the world on why you LOVE DealDotCom.

Note: If you look and sound like Walter Cronkite (with the sense of humor to match), you might wanna pass on this contest.

I’m just sayin’

But, if you’ve got even a teeny ounce of creativeness in your body, go and shoot your best DealDotCom infomercial.

Then…

Step 2: Upload your video to YouTube.

(… Hey we don’t have the capacity to stream all these video. Might as well ride off of Big G’s back — those guys have millions to burn.)

Before you upload your video however, please make sure that…

1. You use DealDotCom in the title when you submit it to YouTube

2. You include your full name within the video itself or within the video description/title when you submit it.

Step 3: Send an email to…

contest [at] dealdotcom.com

…and include the link to your YouTube video and your full name and your DealDotCom user name.

Step 4: Sit back, pat yourself on the back, crack open a can of Strawberry Fanta (or ‘SF’ as well call in around here)… and relax.

Job well done!

*** Hurry… the deadline for DealDotCom infomercial YouTube video submissions is:

>>> Thursday Sept, 27th at midnight <<<

Then, we will narrow it down to the final 10, and let YOU vote to decide who the winner is!

You see, it's just like the "real" Idol show.

I'm looking forward to checking out some of your *crazy* videos.

Thank you for supporting (and helping out) DealDotCom. If you didn't, who knows if anything would get done around here.

Ready, set, ACTION. We're ROLLING in 3...2...1.

(I know the lingo. I used to work as an Extra on Knight Rider — long before Hasselhoff became a boozer.)

The DealDotCom Crew

Good day, DealDotCommers! Today is Saturday, and as such is a day of rest for most people. However, because we’re treated like the minions we are by the Big Kahunas here at DDC, we have to work.

As many of you know, we Support Minions are tasked with manning the helpdesk, assisting DDC members, testing new website features, getting Marc’s coffee, and, most importantly, responding to emails.

Now, normally we’re happy-go-lucky, easy going Minions, but sometimes we get so many emails that we’re simply overwhelmed.

That’s where YOU come in. What we’ve got here is a vicious hate mail that we simply don’t have the time to respond to, which leads us to

Support Minion Saturday! - Contest #1

It’s Saturday, and it’s your turn to play Support Minion!

Below, you’ll find an actual email we received at the DealDotCom help desk. Write a reply to this email, with plenty of DealDotCom style, and post it as a comment here.

We Support Minions will review all the entries, and select the best one. The winner gets to be an Honorary Support Minion and receives a $50 DealDotCom gift certificate, good for $50 off any DealDotCom deal of the day. Entries will be accepted all day Saturday, and the winner will be selected on Sunday.

Now, without further ado, here’s the email you’ll be writing a response to:

> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> “for much less than the little people buy them for.”
>
> This is very demeaning to all persons. Though I’m NOT a little person
> in any way shape or form, I fight discrimination wherever I find it. And
> that statement is very discriminating. I would never join anything that
> referred to any person as a little person meaning those more unfortunate
> than myself.
>
> Besides that, I can’t make heads or tails about your mission.
>
> Please take [address removed] off ALL your mailing
> lists.
>
> I am very offender by your language about people.
>

There you have it - now is your chance to shine! Show us how YOU would reply to this email if you were a Support Minion, and earn the love and admiration of the entire Support Minion staff!