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Public Zone 公開區 => General Topics 綜合題目 => Topic started by: chin on 06 May 2009, 04:29:58
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Not that the items were useful or worth much... but still it was nice to receive gifts. I wonder if marketing gimmick like this was really useful?!
馬會的禮物，好像一年不如一年。可能這樣送禮對保持投註額效果不大。
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The new racing season will start on 13 Sep 2009, and HKJC is sending out the gift for this year.
The first to arrive is a Cartier key ring. My first impression was "another expensive useless item". The only useful part is the ring itself. I did a quick check on the Internet - this "Bicolour Cantos de Cartier Key Ring" is retailed at US$280! Without the Cartier logo, it would be US$5.
This little piece remains me of 2 stories.
About 7 or 8 years ago, before the dot com crash, the economy was good, stock market up, and people were feeling wealthy. At the time, there are many stories of high school drop outs became real estate agents and earning HK$10 million a year. In one of such stories, one young agent was so flushed with cash that she had no idea how to spend them. She went to one of these big brand shops but had no idea what to buy - because she already owned most of the stuff there. So at the end she gobbled up even the little key chains retailed at over HK$1500!
The second story happened recently. A young teenage girl was found "compensated dating" (a nice name for prostituting herself) simply because she wanted a luxury brand phone strap that cost HK$4000+.
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The second gift is a lot more practical - a Montblanc Starwalker Resin fineliner pen.
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More goodies from HKJC as Chinese New Year approaches...
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Special Chinese New Year delicacy 年糕, wines, champagne, XO sauce, abalone, dry scallops, dry mushrooms.
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The 2nd one for the Chinese New Year is a voucher to dine in the Intercontinental Hotel.
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New racing season starting in a few days. Time for HKJC to send out gift again.
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What's inside?
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A Prada plastic cardholder. The material, design and workmanship is really not much. But with the Prada name, plus the packaging the probably cost 10x as much as the card holder, it may retail at well over HK$1000.
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You also have a season badge and a priority card.....What is the priority card??
There is an application form too? What is it for?
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If you bet at the HKJC branches has a priority window to serve card holders. So you can bet at the window without lining up.
The form is for free entrance for friends.
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If you bet at the HKJC branches has a priority window to serve card holders. So you can bet at the window without lining up.
The form is for free entrance for friends.
:D What a gift.......No value at all......
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:D What a gift.......No value at all......
Well, some people may found the priority card useful. The Prada card holder is totally useless to me. >:(
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Tell them you prefer wine.....ask them to give you lots of wine or champagne..... :D
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Tell them you prefer wine.....ask them to give you lots of wine or champagne..... :D
See #5
IMHO, the earlier gifts are more useful. Pen, notebook, money clip, food, coupon to use in nice restaurants.
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The new racing seasons is almost there...
Let's see what do we have this year.
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Inside the bigger box...
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... is a season's pass badge, a HKJC Pirority Supreme card, $2000 ($200x10) catering cash coupon for use inside the race track, free tickets to the pre-season carnival, a brochure about the new and improved services, etc...
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HKJC is really developing the loyalty program (HKJC Priority) this year. Before was just a card with priority access windows, booking of facilities, etc...
This year the program is further differentiating different service level with different color card - red, silver, gold, and black.
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Inside the smaller box is a very nice folio that I really have no use. :(
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What's the benefits of the priority card? Can we go there for dinner/ buffet/ drinks for free?
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What's the benefits of the priority card? Can we go there for dinner/ buffet/ drinks for free?
唯一可以肯定的不是九折卡！
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Somehow I quite enjoy dining / eating in Jockey Club. Their Derby Room is great.
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What's the benefits of the priority card? Can we go there for dinner/ buffet/ drinks for free?
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The $2000 coupon is for the black card, other color cards has less. So sort of free?! :P
I also can ask for invitation for a private box at the track on race day, with lunch or dinner. Free of charge. But since I need to work on race day, I never got the chance to enjoy. However on opening day this season, my parents will go.
There are other benefits, although mostly useless for me. I will take a picture of the benefit table later.
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Someone posted the details of the scheme. You can see the images in the link below.
http://hkhorsedb.com/cseh/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewtopic&topic=14059&forum=9&3
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Chinese New Year, more gift from HKJC - paper weight with 24K gold image of trainers.
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Why they use the image of trainers for the paper weight?? Does HKJC think everyone would love to see their images everyday?? >:(
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Why they use the image of trainers for the paper weight?? Does HKJC think everyone would love to see their images everyday?? >:(
These 4 are the more popular trainers. Maybe they want to promote them like an idol?!
If you don't like the paper weight, you can always unscrew the 4 corners, take out the 24k gold, fold them or crumble them into a pure gold ball. ;D
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Chin, when will you arrange a dinner for us there jack?
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Chin, when will you arrange a dinner for us there jack?
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In HKJC? I am not sure it's possible. We have work on race days... >:(
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