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RE: Players Points

PrinceAlice — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:15:59 GMT

Every once an a while they have something pretty cool to get with players Points

RE: Players Points

brsmith21 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:51:34 GMT

Thanks! It's working for me now. I don't know what the problem was yesterday.

RE: Players Points

Dulcimerist — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:13:35 GMT

The promotion is still going on. Here's the order form:
http://www.daddarioinc.com/content/common/orderform.pdf

You need the free Adobe Reader software to view it.

I don't know why the original poster only gave one poll option...

RE: Players Points

brsmith21 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:23:01 GMT

I don't mind the selection, and I do appreciate the cost involved in providing the program. At the same time, over the last several years, everything else being equal, I have bought [b]many[/b] more packs of D'Addario strings than any other brand for the very fact that the points were there. True, they [i]are[/i] my favorite:cool:, but there are a couple of other brands that I am perfectly happy with.

That said, is the program currently turned off? I tried to access the order form and it won't come up.:ermm:

And another quick question...how can we have a poll with only one choice?:hehe:

RE: Players Points

Unrealityshow — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:40:30 GMT

I'm a drummer, but I tend to come to the guitar forum frequetly to learn a new thing or two. Then I saw this thread, and was quite interested, because i go through evans heads frequently, and my guitarist gives me his players points. I think they should just have the individual d'addario brands on pint glasses. Like Evans, Puresound, Hq Percusion, Planet Waves, ect. ect.

RE: Players Points

Dulcimerist — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:48:28 GMT

I see that they've added a few new shirts, and the stool is still available.

Is D'Addario still looking for more ideas for possible Players Points items?

RE: Players Points

BlueHeron — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:40:33 GMT

I must have hundreds of points....I have been saving all those packs for about 15 years.

How many would it take to get my own string winding machine?:w00t:

Go Daddario!

RE: Players Points

David Collins — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:09:56 GMT

I was hoping someone from the D'Addario staff would chime in to hint whether there were any big additions coming to the point products soon.

I want to get rid of these things, but I hate to blow 2100+ points on a bunch of little stuff, only to see something really big and cool come up while I'm waiting for my stools and T-shirts to arrive. :pinch:

Maybe I'll give it another week, but I'd love some hint as to future toys before I decide whether to cash them in or hold on to them.

RE: Players Points

Dulcimerist — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:17:03 GMT

If you switch over to all Planet Waves cables and do a lot of crazy signal routing like I do, you'll rack up quite a few points rather quickly. The cables last forever, though; so once you buy them, you won't need to buy any more. As a result, my collection of points isn't growing too well anymore. LOL

RE: Players Points

Glo®bz — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:49:29 GMT

I like the wooden pen! The beanie hat looks nice also. I'll have to check my points status now that the section has been updated. Hopefully I'll get all the Planet Waves stuff I asked for xmas and get more points! The new stool is as always a marvelous item. I wish I had enough points for that but doubt I'll ever will!

RE: Players Points

Dulcimerist — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:35:47 GMT

Nice! The guitar stool is back! This is the same 24" stool that was mentioned in this thread:
http://www.daddario.com/Discuss/Topic28150-4-1.aspx

Here's the FAQ for Players Points:
http://www.daddariostrings.com/DADSupport.aspx?ID=1

Here's the answer to your specific question:
[quote]For strings, please send the full packaging, displaying the point value, but for Evans and Planet Waves, the point values themsleves can be cut from the packaging and returned to us.[/quote]

RE: Players Points

David Collins — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:13:44 GMT

I was cleaning out my shop today and decided to empty the bucket-o-points, and came up roughly around 2100-2300. Before I go blow it on a dozen stools, aprons, pile of pens, T-shirts, glasses and bags, I'm wondering if there is anything else notable coming in the foreseeable future. If any administrators are free to share any plans or inside info on significant future reward products, I'd love to know. Hold or fold?

And I'd also like to know the height of the stool currently available. I'd love to see something in the 28"-30" range, but I'm guessing these are a tad bit shorter.

Also, do I have to send the complete string packages in? These boxes will probably cost half as much in shipping on the way there as the products will on the way back.

Thanks much for any info

David

RE: Players Points

sirshackleton — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:02:07 GMT

I was just cleaning out my gear closet and found a good chunk of Players Points. I also have a good stock of unused D'Addarios right now, so I'll have a good little stash soon.

As far as ideas for the rewards program, I would really love to see some equipment/accessory type stuff offered....nothing major, maybe a 12 pack of D'Addario logo picks, those Planet Waves string cutter/winder tools, logo polishing cloths, etc.

That is the kind of stuff that I use a lot, and I think would be attractive reward items. I don't pretend to know business costs, but I have to imagine those types of things are low enough in price that it would be easy to figure out a corresponding point value.

RE: Players Points

Glo®bz — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:55:41 GMT

Good idea there about the organised bag. I like that!

RE: Players Points

DJcarrot — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:10:10 GMT

i think wat thy reli need is a spares bag sort of thing where u can lob random bit n pieces like bridge end pins, toolkits n the like but have it all arranged n w/e jst so its easy to grab wat u wnt wen ur in the middle of a gig n cable shrt circuits or somet

DJc

RE: Players Points

Dulcimerist — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:05:18 GMT

Wow! I was going to try putting a Players Point order together, and found that the stool and guitar gig bag have already been sold out! Hopefully new ones will be back soon!

A padded short stool 24" high would rock! Sort of like the Crate stools seen on retail websites. :)

RE: Players Points

Glo®bz — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:21:46 GMT

Hi Marsguitar

Fun to run into you here!

RE: Players Points

marsguitars — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:13:08 GMT

I sent of a bunch of points many months ago (from UK), but no response yet - is this normal? Unfortunately I didn't keep proof of the PP coupons I sent so I guess if they don't send me the goods there's nothing I can do about it!

RE: Players Points

Glo®bz — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:18:42 GMT

[quote][b]uncledave (8/8/2007)[/b][hr]the frog on the headstock or "See **** Rock"?). What ever happen to these designs, are they just retired?

I started using them partially because of the rewards program (also because they kick ***)![/quote]

I remember that tshirt I saved for it but they took it off by the time I had teh points for it. In fact I had stickers of that design on a guitar case.. . wich I ripped the storage compartment off and transformed it in a keyboard case for my younger bro many years ago... he still has that case wich is about 17yrs old now. He recently moved and I had fun watching all those stickers I used to put on that case lol

About starting to using D'addario strings... my decision to switch to them was pretty teh much teh same as you... they do sound and feel great but they're also teh only one rewarding their customer plus they are doing it encouraging environemently conscious behaviours wich is remarquable from any company.

RE: Players Points

uncledave — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:50:35 GMT

Thanks for the reply. I am very pleased that you are receptive to ideas.

You have offered many great bags in the past. If you ever saw me boarding a plane, you would see that most of my bags came from players points. People love bags.

Mostly, I miss the variety of tee shirts and hats. You use to have really cool shirts (I do remember the cow wearing headphones...how about the frog on the headstock or "See **** Rock"?). What ever happen to these designs, are they just retired? Also, there use to be a nice heavy sweatshirt available. I mainly like to get things that I can give away to friends and customers anymore (free advertising)!

I realize that these offers are expensive and you should require a proportional amount of points to get nicer items. I am also surprised that other companies have not done similar rewards programs. I repair guitars for a living and have probably used about 10,000 packs of D'Addario strings over the last 15 years. I started using them partially because of the rewards program (also because they kick ***)! So, the program does pay off.

Thanks again for the reply and offer to entertain suggestions. Just knowing that there is interest on your end in improving the program is gratifying.

RE: Players Points

Glo®bz — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:19:58 GMT

Always like the program... and I think it's a must to encourage any company that does help the environment even more so when both party can get something out of it!

So with that spirit in mind I'll post some ideas of mine to share;

Gigbag with compartments for pedals yeah I like Dulcimerist's idea!
Gym Bag/that could double for a Gigbag... I mean we can plug the D'addario name at other places besides a gig can't we;)
Laptop bag
Zippered Binders You know similar to the 'Four Stars' binders with an handle on the side. Great for the students and to carry papers and stuff to lessons for teachers(guitar teachers or school teachers)
Set of 12 d'addario pens something like the Bic Click Stick maybe a mixed pack with some Sharpies pen(find me a musician who doesn't use one...)
'Sport' Water bottle... good for the gym, the gig, the bike, work... I think you had them in the past.
Car coffee mug (do keep up the regular mug also)

I went trough a lot of the D'addario tshirts over the years... anyone else remember the Cow tshirt with Cows listening to headphones :P I also still have 3 coffee mugs in 2 different models. I never had enough point for the stool(probably spend my points too fast on tshirts haha).

I'm always looking up what you guys have available and I did notice that you were in the process or refreshing the stuff out as the variety of item thinned out a bit. Curious to see what you'll come up with.

RE: Players Points

Dulcimerist — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:09:46 GMT

A mic case with padded mic drops would be pretty sweet, actually. Room for our PW mic cables and mic accessories such as a mic preamp and shockmounts would make this quite useful.

Some sort of pedalboard would also be awesome, or at least some sort of protective case in which to store our stompboxes in separate compartments would be cool.

Thanks for offering this fun promotion!

RE: Players Points

Administrator — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:03:04 GMT

uncledave-

Thanks for your opinion. We're actually bringing in some new designs, heavier-duty tees, and new ideas shortly. Let us know what you have in mind...

Please understand that this program costs us thousands upon thousands of dollars each year. We are the only company in the in the industry that offers such a rewards program, and the cost of doing so is certainly the reason for that. We are committed to providing such a program to our loyal customers, and plan on offering better items in the future.

As always, I appreciate your suggestions on merchandise that could possibly be available through Player's Points. I doubt we will ever have a Zion guitar again, but some of the others may be options. Thanks.

Matt

RE: Players Points

Dulcimerist — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:08:20 GMT

Welcome to the forums!

That stool that they're offering is pretty cool, actually. I also like that gigbag, if that's still available.

I love collecting Players Points! There are some cool things rotating in and out of the program, and I'm saving up for a couple of them. If you don't want your points, please send them to me. :cool:

Players Points

uncledave — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:48:58 GMT

Does anyone else remember when saving your player points meant that you would be rewarded with some really cool gear?

They used to offer heavy duty sweatshirts, Swiss Army Watches, many different styles of "cool" shirts and hats, great travel bags, coolers, binoculers and even electric guitars (Zion).

Now, every time I check what's available they only have 1 or 2 shirts, maybe 1 hat, keychains and layanrds (woo-hoo). I don't even know why I save them anymore.

I use a lot (and I mean a lot) of strings and I save these points (sometimes for years) in the hopes that D'Addario will offer some cool gear again. Yet, it seems the longer I wait, the fewer products they offer.

Has anyone else been disappointed by this? If not, who wants about 1000 points?