In 2004, Snapple launched a summer promotion called “Snaffle”, in which consumers who collected a winning combination caps could turn in their caps for a prize. During each of the 12 weeks in the May to August promotional period, a random drawing of the winning of the non-wild numbers was conducted on TV at Wednesday 10pm. The “wild” number could not have been randomly drawn because these numbers were purposefully very rare in order to limit the number of winners.
The prizes included (1) a behind the scenes tour of New York City replete with helicopter rides, Yankee games, and a look at an abandoned subway, (2) a trip for two to an MTV event, (3) a walk-on role on Spike TV’s game show Oblivious, and (4) a weeklong trip for two Down Under with surfing lessons and $1,000 in cash.
The Snaffle cap promotion introduced 198 new “Real Facts” ranging from #230 to #427.
The winning cap combinations for each of the 12 weeks is listed below:
# | Name | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | Wild |
1 | The Big Snapple | 5/12/04 | 282 | 253 | 329 | 238 |
2 | Snapple Tracks | 5/19/04 | 233 | 260 | 355 | 268 |
3 | Surf’s Up | 5/26/04 | 361 | 236 | 287 | 292 |
4 | Chill Out | 6/2/04 | 303 | 352 | 311 | 274 |
5 | On The Move | 6/9/04 | 332 | 306 | 272 | 262 |
6 | Caught in the Act | 6/16/04 | 269 | 241 | 343 | 351 |
7 | 15 Minutes | 6/23/04 | 245 | 295 | 348 | 307 |
8 | Some Assembly Required | 6/30/04 | 322 | 277 | 298 | 321 |
9 | Hand/Eye Coordination | 7/7/04 | 346 | 280 | 251 | 335 |
10 | Ultimate Multi-tasker | 7/14/04 | 364 | 315 | 293 | 366 |
11 | Snapple Game Night | 7/21/04 | 247 | 337 | 289 | 385 |
12 | Tune to Go-Go | 7/28/04 | 263 | 358 | 319 | 393 |
References
- Surging Snapple Orders $12M Refill for Bottle Ads. Brandweek. Kenneth Hein. February 2, 2004.
- Snapple turns under-the-cap facts into game. Grocery Headquarters. Jessica Squazzo. May 1, 2004.
- Ostrich brain size? Promo Magazine. Patricia Odell. July 1, 2004.
- Beverage marketers look to quench more than thirst to score with teens. Youth Markets Alert. July 1, 2004.
- Snapple Snaffle TV advertisement. YouTube.