Does DQ employ “mechanical Turks?”
Posted by | Tagged Under : Question, Status Update | Posted on 19-06-2008
Update 7/5/2008: I got the coupon three days after submitting the form. That kind of sucks for me and is great for DQ since I ended up going anyway without the coupon. This just gives me another reason to go another time!
So I submit this form at dq.com to join the blizzard fan club just to get the “buy a blizzard, get one free” offer (one for me, one for Ari). I submit my email address and should have the coupon in my inbox what, 30 seconds later? Well, it’s 2 hours later now and still no coupon. Does DQ employ mechanical Turks since they can’t get these emails out in an automated way? Did they give the Turk a vacation?
PS: I got the blizzard anyway - Heath + M&M; Ariana got one too, alas not for free (Oreo + cookie dough + kit kat). Yum. Would have been tastier if one was free. Well, no pigging out ‘till next week. Hopefully I’ll have the coupon by then.
Oh, for all those who have not tried or heard of DQ goodness, it’s an eatery/creamery - stands for DairyQueen.
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