E: 29/02 Esso- 'free' cinema ticket with 3 x £30 petrol purchases

brightonman123

make sure you get a voucher each time you fill up, and keep receipts, needed to send off with the form- seen on display at my local Esso..

Get 1 voucher for each £30 fuel spend, max 2 vouchers per transaction.

save 3 vouchers, and receipts, send off with form..

they then send you a code to use at https://www.essomovies.co.uk - tix then sent out..

(what a parlaver!)

More4me

Can only redeem vouchers at participating cinemas but Cannot see the list of participating cinemas on the website.
Must apply for the vouchers before 31/3/12

FULL T&C

1. The promotion starts on 1st January 2012 and ends at 11:59pm on 29th February 2012.
2. To obtain a free cinema ticket voucher, the customer should collect 3 vouchers and retain the 2 or 3 corresponding till receipts (as applicable) as proof of purchase.
3. A customer shall be entitled to one voucher with every motor fuel purchase of £30 to £59.99 and two vouchers with every purchase of £60 or more, with a limit of two vouchers in any single transaction at any participating Esso service station within the UK. Other purchases not included.
4. The customer should post the 3 vouchers and the 2 or 3 corresponding itemised original till receipts (as applicable) to Esso Cinema Promotion, Department 11482, PO BOX 999 Tring, Herts, HP23 4ZP along with their name, home address, telephone number, email address and contact preference (post or email).
5. Should it be necessary for the customer to have the receipts returned, they should include a stamped addressed envelope with their application and the till receipts will be returned to them.
6. Postal applications must be received no later than 31st March 2012.
7. The promoter cannot be responsible for any application that is lost or delayed in the post.
8. Only original vouchers and itemised till receipts are acceptable. Duplicates, photocopies, damaged, altered or unreadable vouchers or till receipts will not be accepted. A credit/debit card voucher does not count as a till receipt and will not be accepted.
9. Customers will be contacted by post or email with their unique promotional code.
10. Customers need to visit the website https://www.essomovies.co.uk to claim their cinema ticket vouchers before the expiry date detailed on their letter or email; after this date the code will become void.
11. In the online registration process customers will need to complete their address details and postcode to show their 3 nearest participating cinemas and be asked to select their preferred cinema location. Customers may change the selection offered, at this point, by changing the postcode. Cinema ticket vouchers shall only be valid for use at the nominated cinema and will be valid for use on or before 31st March 2013.
12. Once the customer has chosen the cinema, the cinema ticket voucher will be sent via Royal Mail 2nd Class Post within 5 working days to the address entered on the website. It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure the details entered into the website are full and correct.
13. Neither the voucher nor the cinema ticket voucher has a monetary value, neither is transferable and neither can be exchanged for cash or gift cards or be sold on to a third party. Participating cinemas may vary. A cinema ticket voucher does not guarantee entrance to a cinema and cinema ticket vouchers may only be used subject to availability of seats at the cinema and subject to the cinema’s terms and conditions and rules.
14. The Promoter will not be responsible for any loss or damage associated with the use of a cinema ticket voucher or cinema ticket. The Promoter shall have the right, where necessary, to undertake all such action as is reasonable to protect itself against fraudulent or invalid claims.
15. 3rd party applications will not be accepted and only itemised till receipts given to consumers at the completion of their transaction will be accepted. The Promoter reserves the right to reject any such applications.
16. The customer is entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their unique reference code details.
17. The customer is responsible for notifying the Promoter immediately of any unauthorised use of the unique reference code or any other breach of security.
18. The Promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative cinema ticket voucher or alternative voucher of equivalent value.
19. By ordering cinema ticket vouchers, the customer agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this promotion.
20. By applying for cinema tickets, the customer hereby consents to: (a) processing of personal data in connection with the promotion and for legitimate purposes required by Esso including, but not limited to keeping records, enhancing services quality, market analysis, compilation of statistics, (b) such personal data being transferred to, communicated to or otherwise accessed by Esso or any third party designated by Esso for the purposes of this promotion, some of which may be located outside the territory of the European Union, in connection with the legitimate purposes specified above.
21. In the case of customer queries, please contact the Customer Service Team on 0844 357 8230 (Mon-Fri 9:00am to 5:00pm excluding Bank Holidays).
22. A copy of these Terms and Conditions should be kept for reference purposes.
23. There is no limit to the number of cinema ticket vouchers that may be claimed during the promotional period by an individual as long as each claim is accompanied by 3 vouchers and the relevant 2 or 3 corresponding till receipts.
24. The customer may exchange a cinema ticket voucher for a cinema ticket at the nominated cinema. A cinema ticket voucher is only valid for use at the nominated cinema. The participating cinemas' standard terms and conditions of purchase, sale and entry apply in relation to all cinema ticket vouchers issued under this promotion.
25. Film classification rules apply, and proof of age identification may be required.
26. Each cinema ticket voucher issued in this promotion may be exchanged for a standard priced ticket and will not be valid for any premium seating, 3D film screening, IMAX screening or London West End cinemas or private or special screenings such as premieres.
27. Cinema ticket vouchers will be valid for use at the nominated cinema only until 31st March 2013.
28. Visit https://www.essomovies.co.uk for full terms and conditions, a list of participating Esso service stations and a helpline number or email address.
29. The Promoter reserves the right to vary the terms of the promotion or suspend or withdraw the promotion at any time without prior notice.
30. The Promoter reserves the right, without explanation, to deny service to any customer that is suspected of unlawful or fraudulent activity and to report this activity to the proper authorities.
31. Esso Card holders are invited to join in this promotion.
32. The Promoter is Esso Petroleum Company, Limited, of ExxonMobil House, Ermyn Way, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8UX.

xanthe

Cinema participation


Q. Which cinemas are participating in this promotion?
A. There are over 300 cinemas within the UK, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands participating. Cineworld, Vue, Odeon, Empire, Reel, Showcase, Apollo, Hollywood and Merlin chains are participating in the promotion. Selected Independent cinemas are also participating. When you enter your code, you will be able to see the three closest participating cinemas to your postcode and choose the cinema best for you.



Q. Are West End cinemas participating in the promotion?
A. Unfortunately no West End cinemas are included in the promotion. In addition, other selected central London locations of the above chains are excluded. The excluded locations from the above chains are as follows:
(Cineworld in the West End, Chelsea, Fulham Road, Haymarket and Shaftsbury Avenue) Odeon in Covent Garden, Kensington, Leicester Square Mezzanine, Marble Arch, Panton Street, Tottenham Court Road, West End and Whitelys, Showcase in Bluewater, Empire in Leicester Square and Vue in the West End In addition to this list, all other West End Cinemas are excluded. However, there are numerous other cinemas included in Central and Greater London and these will be presented as options when you enter your postcode online.



Q. Can I find a list of all the participating cinemas in the UK?
A. No but you can find the nearest cinemas to your postcode entered on the website, after you have entered your code.

taxiphil

What a crazy redemption procedure - send vouchers to Esso by snail mail, Esso send back a code by snail mail, enter the code online, Esso send cinema ticket by snail mail!

It's a very generous offer, particularly as so many customers would spend £90 on fuel in 2 months anyway, so I can only assume they made the procedure so complicated in order to drastically reduce the redemption rate.

It's worth checking the participating service station list before making a special journey to your nearest Esso - I just had a look and my 2 nearest Esso garages aren't on the list:

http://www.essomovies.co.uk/assets/pdf/cinema_service_station_list.pdf

brightonman123

if they made it 2 -4 tickets, and maybe a hotdog..

how tight are Esso, considering the billions of profit petrol co's make!

ernie-money

I've just quickly scanned the t&c's, but can't see if you're allowed to apply more than once, or put two applications in the same envelope - ie one for me & 1 for OH?

bribri_2

23. There is no limit to the number of cinema ticket vouchers that may be claimed during the promotional period by an individual as long as each claim is accompanied by 3 vouchers and the relevant 2 or 3 corresponding till receipts.

xanthe

There is no limit to the number of cinema ticket vouchers that may be claimed during the promotional period by an individual as long as each claim is accompanied by 3 vouchers and the relevant 2 or 3 corresponding till receipts.

Not sure about putting multiple claims in the one envelop though.

santanamuke

In the terms its states: 8. Only original vouchers and itemised till receipts are acceptable. Duplicates, photocopies, damaged, altered or unreadable vouchers or till receipts will not be accepted. A credit/debit card voucher does not count as a till receipt and will not be accepted.

Does that mean they only accept VAT receipts? Is the debit card receipt not a receipt but a voucher? Because I need to keep the VAT receipts.

xanthe

I think it's because debit / credit card receipts are not itemised, you could be paying for car wash, food and drinks, not petrol.

You need to enclose a SAE if you want your receipts back.

ernie-money

bribri wrote: »

23. There is no limit to the number of cinema ticket vouchers that may be claimed during the promotional period by an individual as long as each claim is accompanied by 3 vouchers and the relevant 2 or 3 corresponding till receipts.

Why the angry face...? As xanthe pointed out, my question was if you can put more than one claim in the same envelope...