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Winning anything is usually followed by a boost of endorphins, leaving you smiling from ear to ear for a while. But some people are lucky enough to win a lifetime supply of something they like, making the smile last at least a little while longer.
Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community recently shared their experience of winning enough of something to last them a lifetime (however it is that the terms and conditions define ‘lifetime’ in their case). One user asked them what they won and how, and whether or not they were still receiving their prizes, and netizens were more than willing to share.
Scroll down to find their stories on the list below, where you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with the person who started the thread, Juli, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions.
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#1
Donuts. I get 365 donuts a year from a local donut shop in my home town. I give them to a children’s home who in turn gives them to kids on their birthday. It was a smart move by the donut shop because to make sure everyone gets their fill I pay to double the order plus I get them juice and milk. I won this 16 years ago and they have always honored the prize.
Rabbit Of ill Portent(she/her) 1 year ago
Im not even gonna pretend there's onion ninjas, I'm proud to say this made me tear up!
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#2
I won a trivia thing from a radio station in 2015–the prize was a lifetime supply of passes/movie candy from AMC theaters. They gave me a gift card looking thing to show at AMC that allows up to $40 in snacks for free plus admission.
It’s been almost ten years and this card still works. It’s saved my butt so many times when I was struggling financially—I could go get dinner or sit in air conditioning for a few hours. I’m honestly shocked that it’s still valid but it’s probably the best thing I’ve ever won in my life.
Chrissie Anit 1 year ago
A dream come true, especially regarding how the costs for a movie ticket and movie food have exploded
Kangaroo 1 year ago
I was just thinking that $40 in snacks is probably only enough for one person these days lmao
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#3
I won a coupon for a lifetime supply of kisses from my kid and so far still a happy recipient 🫰🏻.
In a recent interview with Bored Panda, the OP, Juli, shared what made her think about the lifetime supply prizes: “I was ordering food for my cats on Amazon; they recommend a subscription plan where I don’t have to order manually every time. I thought of all the things that I regularly have to buy and in what intervals. I mean, you got toilet paper, trash bags in different sizes, laundry detergent, deodorant, cleaning wipes, shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, razor blades, toothbrush, toothpaste and the more frequent stuff like food and beverages.
“That’s A LOT and I hate the endless cycle of buying it, running out of it, buying it again. You’re telling me I have to do this till the day I die??? Sounds exhausting. If only one of those things was free and I wouldn’t have to take care of the shopping, it would make life so much easier.”
#4
Pentel pens in a writing contest. I won 30 years ago.
I got an engraved executive when I won, but I also get a 12 pack of energels a year, two alloy barrels, and one libretto. They usually send me a 3 pack of any new pens or colors coming out, too.
I've been to their headquarters and factory in Japan. I explained who I was and what I had won, which they verified with order and shipping history. I got to take an in-depth tour with a SrEVP and got sets of drafting pencils (GraphGear Sharps), unique Japanese pens, and an original 1962 Sign Pen.
I had won when I was younger, several years later I was there training judo. I literally walked into their building to the receptionist and explained. A man came out, took my info and story, then left.
He came back with some papers, which turned out to be a copy of every shipment they'd sent. He was surprised i was telling the truth!
He went and got the SrEVP, and with my friend translating, we had a great time. They were still making some of their best fountain and executive pens by hand and that was 1999.
Doc “Dr Rotwang” Rotwang 1 year ago
This would BLOW MY MIND. Oh my gosh, new pens and pencils ALL THE TIME?! SQUEEEEE!!!
#5
I didn’t win as such, but I saved a pizzeria owner from a major problem with the tax authorities, due the failure of his computer, in 1999 or so, when I asked what I wanted for payment, I said “You can serve food and wine for my wife and daughter tomorrow”. He did, and said he would do for as long as he is in business. He still honours this 25 years later.
John Nelson 1 year ago
I saved a local Wendy's a lot of money by making a part for their Frosty machine when it broke. I worked in the nearby machine shop and knocked it out on my lunch break. It was a two week wait for it to arrive through normal channels, and they were losing thousands by not having frosties during a heat wave. The next day, the owner stopped by and gave me a permanent corporate discount card for 15% off any order. Some restaurants don't honor it since it's so rare that they don't think it's real, but most do.
“I’ve heard of those stories from people that won a lifetime supply of something and always wondered if that’s actually a thing and if so, how often it happens,” Juli continued, adding that she didn’t expect the hundreds, if not thousands, of answers.
“I was so overwhelmed by the amount of responses. Not a single boring or uninteresting comment. I‘m so glad I asked and got to read all those awesome stories,” she said.
#6
I won a lifetime supply of Marmite.
One jar.
(British joke).
Dorie McKernan 1 year ago
Meanwhile, my husband goes through a jar every 2-3 months. He's American so explain that one.
Littlemiss 1 year ago
He's obviously special. Are you sure he's not part New Zealander? We eat marmite like that.
Load More Replies... Tim Fawcett 1 year ago
A family heirloom - I bet you in 500 years, it won't have been used. Probably won't taste any better but certainly can't taste any worse
Truice Zer0 1 year ago
Even as an American I understand this... My mother bought one when I was 13...I think we both tried it once and never wanted more 25 years later 😬
Steve Hall 1 year ago
That may be a British joke but I think most of the world understands it, I laughed.
#7
When I was stationed in South Korea 2014, there was a defector from the North that went across the Demilitarized Zone. He was shot by the North Koreans a few times as he made his crossing. The guy woke up in the hospital in Seoul and asked for a "Choco-pie". Choco pies are a Korean version of a Moon Pie. The company that makes them, Lotte, stated that he would never have to worry about not getting a Choco-Pie again. As far as I know this defector has a lifetime supply of Korean Moon Pies.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
This makes me happy! Long live the Chocopie defector!
#8
My friend won a lifetime supply of toilet paper.)) It started as a joke, he entered the contest just for fun, never expecting to win.
But then the company called him up, and next thing we know, he’s got a garage full of toilet paper.
The funny part is, my friend is the last person who’d ever think about needing that much toilet paper.
He’s super organized, and he lives alone, so he’s always been the type to buy in bulk and have a stockpile of essentials. Winning this contest was like hitting the jackpot for him.
He got so much toilet paper that he ended up giving it away to friends and family. For months, everyone knew that if they were running low, they could just call him up. He even donated a bunch to local shelters, which was really cool.
The supply lasted longer than he expected, but eventually, it ran out. It was a good run, though.
He said it felt like a little bit of a burden had been lifted when he finally had to go out and buy toilet paper again.
xolitaire 1 year ago
Your friend must have been king during the Great TP Shortage of 2021 and 2022
Rabbit Of ill Portent(she/her) 1 year ago
You literally took the same thought right out of my sick lil head 😆😆😆
Load More Replies... Id row 1 year ago
A true stockpiler would have been sad when they had to go out and buy it again. I guard my supply like Gollum guarding his precious. And yes, I did sail through TGTPS without having to buy any. I barely made a dent in it. My husband used to call me crazy prior to it, but then called me a genius, lol. If it goes on sale, then buy an extra one. It doesn't expire and won't get any cheaper.
Manana Man 1 year ago
So they delivered the lifetime supply all at once? More like a lifetime burden.
Ginger Winters 1 year ago
I get a bunch of tp from my job(anything less than a half roll has to be replaced and we take that home). So I spread the love. My neighbor makes deliveries for the food bank and I give her tp/paper towels everyweek to join the food
LinkTheHylian 1 year ago
I can't even begin to imagine feeling a sense of freedom when paying for something I used to have in excess for nothing. The human brain is weird.
The redditor revealed that her favorite comment was this wholesome story, shared by the user ‘Pete4000’, with the free donut code that he shares with his friends and gives the donuts away to the homeless. “That warmed my heart and I wish people would do that more often if they get the chance,” Juli said.
“We buy so many unnecessary and overpriced things. If only we would consume more consciously, we would maybe have a couple bucks left at the end of the month to buy something nice for the less fortunate.”
#9
My grandma had an awesome sense of humor. We were all with her the days leading up to her dying at 93 in her own home. It wasn’t particularly sad, we were celebrating her life. At one point she was lying in bed and held up a half full box of the candy “tic tacs” and said “lifetime supply”.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Grandma told everyone (about 25 years ago) that she wanted everyone to get together before she died. That turned into her annual wake, which was held every year until she got too sick.
MrsFettesVette 1 year ago
This is wonderful, I hope I am lucky enough to have the ability to make jokes and smile when I'm near the end of my life.
#10
A friend (back in the 70s) used to enter magazine contests all the time, one day he got a check in the mail for $25,000. No fanfare or anything, he just got a check in the mail. He bought a house in town, which would have never happened on his own. He died a long time ago but his kids still live there, so I guess he won a lifetime supply of housing.
Katiekat 1 year ago
Honestly, considering if he bought the house in the 70s, and if it's been kept up, the equity in that, plus the value, is many times more than just $25,000. This is an enviable prize in today's housing market.
Janissary35680 1 year ago
$25,000 in 1971 dollars is worth close to $195,000 today allowing just for inflation. How does that compare to property prices?
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#11
I won a lifetime'a supply of chocolate. But it was handed to me all at once.
I ended up setting up in the middle of town and offered every resident as much chocolate as they could eat.
It was probably the biggest congregation of people in that (admittedly small) town's history.
All the chocolate was gone by the end of the day.
LinkTheHylian 1 year ago
Until you realise all 2,798 residents of that small town ended up with the diabeetus. /jk
Load More Replies...“While I complain about having to buy all those necessities listed above over and over again, I sometimes forget what a privilege it is to be able to afford it. I don’t have to be careful how much toothpaste or toilet paper I use, because I‘m able to buy more whenever I need,” Juli told Bored Panda.
“But that’s not at all the case for everyone and may also not last forever. I think we shouldn’t forget about where products come from, what natural resources they take up and what we really really need and which things we can do without. Next time maybe buy a donut for yourself and someone in need.”
#12
I won a lifetime supply of pasta! A supermarket in my town closed down its branch and gave away their products in a raffle. I bought a ticket for 2 bucks at a festival and ended up winning the entire pasta section.
LinkTheHylian 1 year ago
"What's going on, my new best friend?", asked Garfield, a sense of joy in his voice.
#13
I didn't win it, I accidentally bought it. Some years ago I wanted to make the garden a bit prettier. I checked on some auction site and someone offered a leftover batch of chalk to improve the soil. We agreed I would pay 30 euros shipping included.
Three days later a delivery guy arrived completely pissed off banging the door and shouting why the hell I would let this be delivered by a standard parcel delivery service. I didn't have a clue what he was talking about until he showed me the packages. Apparently the seller sent me 8 30kg bags of chalk.
I require about 5kg of chalk a year for my garden. With the 240kg of chalk I got, I can last almost 50 years. By the time I'm out of chalk, I would be over 100 years old, which is an age not that many people will become , let alone while still gardening.
Bottom line, for 30 euros including shipping I now have a lifetime supply of chalk.
Teutonic Disaster 1 year ago (edited)
That's hysterical. Poor delivery driver, tho. He was rightfully miffed. And how did the 30€ even cover the total shipping cost, let alone being a decent price for all that chalk. Even if it were self pickup, that's gotta be a steal pretty much anywhere. Edit: bad grammar, wrong currency
René Sauer 1 year ago
he was ríghtfully miffed, but at the wrong target. He should go and complain to the sender.
Load More Replies... René Sauer 1 year ago
"Three days later a delivery guy arrived completely pissed off banging the door and shouting why the hell I would let this be delivered by a standard parcel delivery service" Answer: I didn´t, A-hole! If you have a problem, go and complain to the sender!
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Chalk it up to an honest mistake? *Walks out the door beaming* XD
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
*grabs a piece of chalk and runs to the nearest sidewalk, becoming Picatsso*
#14
Someone I know was pregnant one time and her water broke in a superstore. So the superstore gave her free baby nappies for several years simply because of it lol.
#15
One of my friends won a lifetime supply of dog food through a contest he entered on a whim. He was ecstatic at first—who wouldn’t be?—but then his dog developed an allergy to the specific brand after a year or so. Now he just donates the bags he still gets to the local animal shelter. So yeah, he’s still getting it, but it’s not exactly going to use as originally planned!
#16
Unfortunately not a lifetime, but a year’s worth of donuts from a local restaurant. They specialize in audacious donuts during their brunch hours and held an ugly Christmas sweater contest during a brunch in December. They called to tell me I had won and to come and pick up my prize after the holidays. It was a punchcard for a getting a free donut each week of the year. We went ahead and took advantage of the freebie while we were there and I enjoyed what would surely be one of many free donuts that year. Yes, 2020 was lining up to be a real winner.
Michael Danhauer 1 year ago
Ok... Ive got to know what these flavors are that merit audacity...
#17
Not a lifetime supply but I won a year’s supply of free meals from Qdoba when I was in college. They just give you a gift card with 52 free meals loaded on it. As a college student it was heaven, I heard of another student who won the same prize but they had a typo on their card and got 520 burritos instead of 52.
#18
I won a lifetime supply of depression after the army, it still delivers every day like clockwork.
Myoviridae 1 year ago
From personal experience with my US military family members... Veterans need to know that they can use the resources of the VA. Two of my family members get free treatment from the VA for issues relating to PTSD. Even my father, who is the "manliest" man to ever hunt and fish, has convinced his friends from the Vietnam war to go to therapy at the VA. Even if it has been decades since the problems started, you can still go get help. There should be no stigma about this.
Load More Replies... Cammy Mack 1 year ago
Don't join. If you get "drafted", tell them where to stick it. Everyone's "country" be damned, with all of the stupid arbitrary map lines. If politicians want someone to be killed, they can go and do it.
Griffy 1 year ago
Pretty sure the VA klled my boyfriend. He knew something was wrong, but they accused him of pill hunting and wouldn't do a colonoscopy. Turned out he had colo-rectal cancer that metastasized to his lungs then all over. He passed about 3 yrs ago.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
Love the screen name. Tactical naps! Seriously tho, sending hugs 🤗🤗🤗
Alex Kennedy 1 year ago
There is some amazing new technology out there for PTSD, if only you can get someone to pay for it (EMDR is especially impressive).
#19
I won a lifetime pass for a minigolf and go cart place that was popular in my area back in the 80s. It wasn't a random drawing, it was a prize for a contest to raise funds for a specific charity.
They made a whole big deal about it and my picture was in the local paper. I got the pass, which was a business card sized laminated paper with their branding, my name, a bar code, and "irrevocable lifetime pass".
The first time I went to use it, they refused to let me in. I called the next day to speak with the manager and he told me the whole thing was a publicity stunt and I should feel good for having raised money for charity. I tried again and was denied access to the park. Then the third time I was denied entry, the card was confiscated, and I was "lifetime banned".
Nobody cared. The paper that ran the article, the contest organizers, nobody. I couldn't help but smirk when that place went out of business but, they went out of business maybe 10 years ago so I missed out on something like 30 years of using that pass. Of course I respected their lifetime ban, and was always open about my story and how I got banned for trying to use the lifetime pass they had given me. But nobody cared.
Update: This is a story about a kid getting screwed out of a prize through a loophole. Nobody was bodily harmed, nobody starved, there were no threats of violence. It's a case of poor business ethics, not a cause for moral outrage. Poor kid got screwed but, the world continued to spin, the tide continued to ebb and flow, and hurt feelings eventually were overcome. Please keep that in mind. Nothing I've mentioned here is worthy of anything more than a "wtf" as this pales in comparison to the real problems we face in this world.
Cat Chat 1 year ago
It's great they have that attitude in the end. It's typical for such stories to get filled in comment section like "sue them for everything they got."
Jrdiver 1 year ago
More like get the papers and news to run an article that it was all for show....
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
What a lousy company. If OP is also on BP, here's an invite to come over and play golf with Audi and the mousie toys.
Patrick H 1 year ago (edited)
If Audi is just the name of your child (or your car) and they have toy mice in the playroom, then this is kinda creepy. Also, be warned, OP, this may be a trap for pervs.
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DP Nerill 1 year ago (edited)
I remember as a kid, maybe 10 or 11, I noticed I was one of five to win a meal from our local fish & chips shop after entering a raffle. I asked for my prize, but they advised I need to present the letter they said they sent to claim it. Alas, no letter arrived, so I returned with my birth certificate to prove it WAS me, but they still refused without the letter. It was so frustrating for me to pass that shop to see my name as a winner, everyday back and forth to school for a month. We didn't have much when I was a kid, so to me it was a big deal. What's odd is that this happened over fifty years, ago and amounts to nothing in hindsight, but the memory still pops up and manifests the same feelings. Just another little stitch in the fabric of unfairness I've felt for a long time - I know, it's silly.
Fight Hypocrites 1 year ago
It's not silly at all. Winning a prize is a thrill. My sister and I are crazy competitive about shower games and even if the prize is a dish towel, we flaunt it like it's the roses from the Kentucky Derby. You were a child; a promise was made to you but not kept. This could have been fixed so easily--presenting your birth certificate should have done it. Either someone saw a way to renege on their promise or had a stick so far up their a*s that they couldn't solve a simple problem. The fact that they left your name in the window is just infuriating. Finding out that some people are jerks is one of the worst parts of growing up, but you remember how that felt, and I'll bet it's made you more thoughtful about following through on your promises.
Load More Replies... Michael Danhauer 1 year ago
It's a microcosm of what's wrong with the world so outrage is due, but only a tiny amount. It's the kind of thing you wish a bad rash upon someone over it and move on in the end.
#20
I had a coworker that won a years supply of Cinnabon - basically a free Cinnabon everyday for a year. She lasted about 3 months before she couldn't do it any more and gave me the coupon. I had the coupon for a couple of weeks before we just started sharing the coupon around the office. I think we just all stoped after six months. It was just too much for any one person to handle.
Me. Just Me. 1 year ago
Part of what makes it a good thing is the infrequency in which you get to eat it. I could see how you would be sick of it after a couple of weeks.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
After working at an excellent doughnut shop for about a year, I couldn't stand doughnuts for about a decade.
Kerry Fletcher 1 year ago
Was it required to be eaten each day or could you just get a free one when you wanted.
#21
Lifetime supply of pizza, pasta or salad from a chain place in Sydney. They have about 5 locations. Have used it about 200 times in the past 5 years. Wasn't won, but they only sold 200 of them and it is likely the best purchase I have made in terms of value. Still go there a few times a month. .
#22
I won a lifetime supply of jellybeans from Jelly Belly when I was a teenager. I had the option of one delivery of a 3kg bag, or three deliveries over the course of a year of one 1kg bag. I was forced by my mother to choose the second option so I didn’t gorge myself 😂.
Hmmm hmmmm 1 year ago
Well, I guess they were expecting you to eat the 3kg jelly bean bag in one sitting , in which case their definition of lifetime would be accurate
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TribbleThinking 1 year ago
One year? Just how lethal is their product that they expect their customers to only live for a year?
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
That would last me a week, which is why I never buy Jelly Bellies.
highwaycrossingfrog 1 year ago
I don't think this 3kg is a lifetime supply. Even Jelly Bellies go out of date, they're not going to keep for 50 years. The company will send another 3kg the next year
#23
Got lifetime oil changes from a car dealership promotion. They went out of business after 2 years.
Cat Chat 1 year ago
I got a lifetime for the car of oil changes and free annual emissions testing. I got my next car from the same place and 20 years later from the first one, the deal is still being honored. My mom and 2 siblings have each purchased cars from the same place and I have received $100 checks for each recommendation, too.
Monoxide 1 year ago
When I bought my car, I was offered free oil changes for the life of the vehicle - no maintenance required. After about a year, the business was "sold" and would no longer honor that agreement because its a "new company". This "new company" has the same name, same employees, and the same location. Bottom line, free oil changes for life can sometimes be scammy.
#24
Back in the mid 90's early days of the Internet I won the Yahoo! March madness bracket challenge and it included a 'lifetime supply' of Gillette Razors. So every year right after the 1st of the year , I receive whatever the latest and greatest razor they are promoting and 24 refills. I have even moved twice since then and never provided a change of address, but they still show up like clock work.
/I also won 5k cash, a Spalding basketball, 12 large Pizza Hut pizza's, and 4 Jiffy Lube Oil changes.
Patrick H 1 year ago
If you use USPS to forward your mail to your new address, I think USPS will send the address update to some of the senders.
Load More Replies... Andy Frobig 1 year ago
I used to shave my head with Mach 3s and would routinely get a couple of months out of one
Load More Replies... #25
When I bought my truck, it came with free oil changes for the life of the vehicle. Second oil change, mechanic comes to me with a bunch of additional "suggested" services. I declined. He says "Well, if you decline these services we have to charge you for the oil change"
Never went back.
Monoxide 1 year ago
I posted this on an earlier, similar entry: When I bought my car, I was offered free oil changes for the life of the vehicle - no maintenance required. After about a year, the business was "sold" and would no longer honor that agreement because its a "new company". This "new company" has the same name, same employees, and the same location. Bottom line, free oil changes for life can sometimes be scammy. To your point, castle chevy in elk grove village, IL. You can still see my long, long review on google.
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Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
I would have asked where in the terms and conditions for the free oil changes it says then, if it doesn't say anywhere they are required to provide it for free.
#26
During the Olympics closing ceremony, they mentioned that one country offered (among other prizes) a lifetime of free colonoscopies to the gold winner.
fstep 1 year ago
It was the Philippines! And I don't think it came from the country, apparently businesses showered them with products and one of them gave them this!! I thought it was hysterical, as did the BBC commentary
Brandi VanSteenwyk 1 year ago
A lifetime supply of something that could potentially lengthen that lifetime... Priceless. **I work in a Colon & Rectal Surgery Clinic**
Upstaged75 1 year ago
Carlos Yulo. He's a gymnast - he won gold in the floor and vault events.
Wendy DeWitt 1 year ago
Now this I could use. I've been promised a lifetime of colonoscopies. Stupid colon.
Lee Henderson 1 year ago
When is some mad scientist going to create "drive-thru colonoscopies"?
#27
I won a lifetime supply of Mountain Dew Live Wire while in college. Some random sponsored drawing on the drill field. What I received was 2 large pallets. During finals week. And it was nearly a lifetime supply.
My kidneys nearly failed. I spent a few days in the hospital, I gave the the rest of the dew to my apartment complex, and to this day, I can not even look at Mountain Dew without my stomach turning.
John Nelson 1 year ago
Given the damage it does to kidneys and teeth (Google"Mountain Dew mouth" if you're brave enough), let alone the high sugar content, no one should drink Mountain Dew.
Thin Richard 1 year ago
Watch it or I'll "Baja blast" you with the biggest dew smile!
Load More Replies... Edward Loopyderm 1 year ago
It used to be banned in Europe until they removed certain ingredients. Not in the US version though.
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
I had a co-worker who was heavily involved with Mountain Dew. Later, he was out for a while but texted everyone pictures of his kidney stones.
#28
I won a “lifetime supply” of milk duds from a movie theatre contest in the 90s. But In fine print it said it was only for a year. I ate so much I am now disgusted by them,.
#29
Not me, but, a relative of mine bought a closet full of extra large half gallon mugs from Dunkin Donuts in the mid 90s. The cups were sold at a premium with a contract stating that the user was entitled to a $0.99 fill-up of any beverage for life. His thinking was that he’d be able to save thousands over the next decades by getting iced coffee by the gallon and never paying more than a dollar. A few of the cups have worn out or been destroyed, but he still has many left.
He’s pretty well known by all the local Dunks now. Anytime he goes to a new location, he has to explain the situation to a barista, the manager, and then escalate to corporate. Some stores won’t honor it even with proof from corporate. Most of the baristas are younger than the cups themselves.
Lisa B 1 year ago
I have a functioning crock pot I got in college that is older than 50% of my coworkers at my last job!
Load More Replies... Patrick H 1 year ago
I don't understand why he needed a "closet full". Shouldn't one cup get the lifetime treatment?
MisterE 1 year ago
The cup will eventually wear put and thst would be the end of the lifetime supply. 50 cups solves the problem forever.
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Won a lifetime supply of bubble tea. I only go for one or two a month since I became pre diabetic.
xolitaire 1 year ago
WHY Would you hold the drink like that right above your keyboard. This gives me anxiety
Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
It looks like it has one of the lids that is completely sealed until you stick a straw in it, so no chance of it spilling. Unless whoever put it on didn't do it right, then you're SOL.
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Rinso The Red 1 year ago
For me, it's so bizarre that these are even a thing. They trialed Orbitz at my college and it was universally despised. Just can't get around the idea of chunky drinks.
Jonas Fisher 1 year ago
I feel that this violates the spirit of the thing. It's already generous and fun, why make it ugly?
Load More Replies... #31
My buddy bought the $500 Amazon Prime for life membership back in the late 90’s.
He says they’re constantly hitting him up with offers to switch….
#32
I enter a lot of contests and have never won a “lifetime supply” of anything, but I did win a year supply of subway that came in the form of a massive gift card. I won the gift card while I was in college and pretty much had subway 2x a week for a year. I no longer eat subway 😆.
Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
My husband is the manager of a subway, so I can get it for free when he is working lol And it is right across the street from my work, I don't go often though so I don't get sick of it.
#33
I won a lifetime pass to Smugglers Cove mini golf when I was young by winning a monthly birthday drawing. It was in the shape of an embossed credit card. Raised numbers and name. They sold the location to Pirates Cove mini golf which did not honor my lifetime pass.
Years later, Smugglers Cove returned to the original location and when I tried to use the lifetime pass, they did not honor it.
It turns out it wasn’t valid for MY lifetime, rather the length of ownership of original Smugglers Cove mini golf course.
#34
I went to school with someone who won a 'life-time supply' of chocolate milkshake. He was about 8 at the time and his mum asked for it all in one go, and donated it to the school and local foodbanks.
#35
I had a (male) buddy in college whose legal name was a traditionally "female" name who got drunk one night and entered a contest to win a lifetime supply of feminine hygiene products.
He won and it was really awkward.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
No shade or stereotyping meant, but somehow the name "Ashley" comes to mind in this scenario...
Teutonic Disaster 1 year ago
I'd have donated it to a local PP or other such institution. Or given them away for free to all the women on campus.
veryvenasaur 1 year ago
I'm female so I'd be more traditional with this but if I were that guy and couldn't use them, I'd donate them to a high school in a poorer community. It sucks to be a teenage girl if you don't have easy access to feminine hygiene products. Honestly all school should have them for free. Mine does and it's been lifesaving a couple of times. And this is enough time talking to the internet about feminine hygiene products.
#36
My family received free pizza hut for life because they used our house for a commercial and some advertisements. It was awesome we had it for around 12 years, but then they changed some executives and decided to revoke it. So not for life, but still having it that long was awesome. We would just order like 10 pizzas for a party or something, and the delivery driver would always br so confused. They would look down at the receipt confused and say "it says you don't owe anything". We would always tip very well though since we didn't have to pay for pizza so they still loved us.
#37
In highschool when Sirius radio first came out my dad bought me a lifetime pass as a graduation gift. A few years later my car was totaled in Hurricane Sandy, when I went to go switch the radio sub to my new car they informed me the "lifetime" was the lifetime of the radio and not me. I made a big stink about it being a natural disaster and eventually they gave me a free transfer. About 8 years later a class action lawsuit made them give everyone with lifetime subs free transfers forever so now I'm good again.
Rebecca A. Corvello 1 year ago
Wow I didn't know this. I bought the lifetime subscription right when it first came out. It was my first purchase with a credit card. It's the best $600 I EVER spent. I can listen on the app for free for life. It's a lifesaver at work!
#38
A coworker won a lifetime supply of quest bars because they were on the show the biggest loser.
Dorian Gabriel 1 year ago
Quest bars are diet/protein/nutrition bars, not candy. They're made with xylitol and pretty disgusting.
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#39
I won a lifetime "happy hour" pass at my local bar. Closed down the next f*****g day because the owner was caught dealing cocaine that night.
Teutonic Disaster 1 year ago
Depends on how long the grandma with the tictacs quip made it afterwards...
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#40
Didn't win a lifetime supply, but a while back I ordered some deodorant and the company sent me 3 cases of deodorant instead of 3 packs. I literally haven't bought deodorant in 6 years, even after giving some away. I am actually down to my last pack and I know I am going to have to buy more soon, which makes me pretty sad.
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
Right? Hubby is sensitive to baking soda and aluminum in deodorant so I have to buy him Native and it's over $15 for one stick!!
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#41
Not a lifetime but a 2 year supply of Krispy Kreme donuts. I was in college at the time and brought them to a lot of events.
#42
I once won McDonald's happy meals for a year in one of their Monopoly games (Its really once a week for a year). I was a teenager, and thought it was hilarious, "I will never use this" --- My mom thought it was awesome. Every week for a year she went to McDonald's and ordered one happy meal. She said she got the funniest looks but that was her lunch!
UnicornSnotRules 1 year ago
I'm an adult and frequently buy Happy Meals for my lunch. They're less calories but still make me feel like I'm eating something kinda fun lol!
Kangaroo 1 year ago
Happy meals are the only way I can get a small cheeseburger and some fruit from McDonalds so same lol
Load More Replies... Andy Frobig 1 year ago
When I was in high school, our indoor track meets were often near McDonald's and we'd get Happy Meals during almost every meet. We often had hours to kill between events and Mickey D's runs helped
#43
Lifetime of free car washes with the purchase of my truck. They went out of business, but I also stopped using the service because the car washes consisted of running my truck through an old car wash that was doing more damage than good.
#44
I found a box with a ton of rubios promo coupons in a storage locker I bought at auction, they didn’t have expiration dates…. I had hundreds if not thousands of “free entree” “free drink” “free chips and guacamole” cards. My friends and I ate rubios for a few years until we finally ran out, was a sad day when I had to pay for my fish tacos the first time. *I still find a coupon from time to time In my boxes of stuff in the garage every once in a while still.
#45
In 1980’s, my best friend won a radio contest for a lifetime access pass to all Kiss concerts. He was given a card with contact information anytime he wanted to attend. Two years later that phone number was disconnected and never became operational again.
#46
I won 'free donuts for a year" from being the first customer at the grand opening of a krispy kreme donut shop. Spent 16 hours waiting (along with a bunch of other people, who all got t-shirts).
What I got was a punch card for 52 dozen donuts, that expired one year from the date of opening.
#47
This is not technically something I won, but when I got braces my mom somehow managed to get them to write “free retainers for life” in my file. I have since had dental work done other places and moved to a different area, but if one of my retainers cracks or gets worn I still contact them for an appointment. I think the orthodontist who wrote it is long since retired. The receptionists are always confused when I call and say that’s not a thing they offer but I insist they pull my file and when they see it they end up honoring it. Even if one day I call and my file is not there anymore since I was a patient so long ago, it’s probably saved me thousands of dollars over the years.
#48
In college, my wife won a “lifetime” supply of Red Bull in one of those -tag things, the one where you build your own downhill snow sled.
She got thrown clear from her team’s sled, knocked the f**k out, and had a wicked injury (fully recovered though), all on video.
The “lifetime” supply was easily twelve years’ worth if you had one a day, but college kids gonna college and it was half gone within 4 years of winning it lol.
1 year ago
That will be most likely a very short lifespan if you consume this toxic drink on a daily.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
She got wings before even consuming the "lifetime" supply of Red Bull...?
#49
Not a lifetime supply, but I did win a 53‘ trailer full of ramen noodles.
I found a cd that our college radio station was getting rid of and there was a contest on the sleeve to name the band and get free ramen. They picked my choice of „life of agony“ and soon a tractor trailer arrived with the goods.
They literally dropped off a full tractor trailer and I was on my own for emptying it. Most of it went to vagrants and thieves that walked by it.
WalterWhiteSavannah 1 year ago
How is a 53 foot trailer of Ramen not a lifetime supply? That's several lifetimes worth of Ramen. Especially given the likelihood of a premature death if you actually eat Ramen daily.
#50
Finally I get to answer this question!
Last year my husband pulled one of the Topps TacoFractor cards. Now they put out like 300 of them with different players, so we had to wait till the play offs to find out if he won or not.
Well he did end up winning and got "Taco Bell for Life" which was actually a gift card for $15,000 which is an insanely large amount of taco bell so as you can imagine, we took to Ebay and sold it off for the money!
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
Given the prices at Taco Bell today, that $15,000 would last maybe a month.
#51
When I was 11, I won a lifetime supply of Doritos and a few swag items on some kind of website promotion.
Turns out you had to be 13 or older to enter and I couldn't claim my prize.
I'm now 24, and not a week has gone by where I haven't thought about what my life could have been with that unlimited lifelong supply of doritos.
#52
My friend once had a birthday party at a bowling alley when we were kids and his dad preloaded one of those arcade cards with like $30. Well something must've gotten f****d up because we had like 5 kids sharing that card and it easily should have ran out by the end of the party. He proceeded to have his birthday at that same bowling alley the next several years, bringing the same arcade card with him, and it always worked for seemingly hours of gaming at the arcade. We got SO many prizes literally because of an infinite tickets hack that somehow came to us. It worked for maybe about 4 years til it finally said it was empty. To this day we have no idea how much was actually on the card.
#53
Posted this before but - I didn't win a lifetime supply, in fact I didn't "win" anything. I got a free plain donut from Krispy Kreme for taking part in a 3 question customer survey submitting a code from my receipt. Thing is they sent me a barcode to my phone. The barcode didn't appear to have any expiry or state any rules such as one time use so a week later I went into the shop to try my luck and alas it worked again.. another free donut. I did this about 20 times with no issues. Then I screenshotted the pic and sent it to all my friends who also managed to claim a free donut. I did this for about 3 years each time I passed a Krispie kreme store as did all my friends. The best part was I never even bought the first one, I just found a random receipt with code on Google and used that. I don't even like them and just used to give them to the next homeless person I saw. Haven't done it for a while but as far as I'm aware it still works and my friends are still receiving their regular treats
EDIT - for those asking for the barcode im sorry but i wont be sharing.. there is literally no upside. thats a quick road to ending this free run and ive have been doing it so many years it would be stupid of me to do so. When it was just me i might have done, as i said i dont really like them but now i risk upseting my whole friend circle (and the local homeless community) by giving that out.
#54
I won a lifetime supply of Corn Nuts during a promo for their Pepperoni Pizza flavor. I assumed that this would have been like a laminated card that I could take to a convenience store and say "Nah, the Corn Nuts are already taken care of."
No. I got 6 giant a*s boxes of packs of Corn Nuts in various flavors (Pepperoni Pizza being the absolute worst). After a couple of weeks I was giving Corn Nuts to anyone who would cross my path and would entertain a snack that resembles the consistency of human teeth.
I wondered how they came up with the appropriate number of boxes to be considered a "lifetime supply". I can say that after that experience I never want to see another Corn Nut again, so I would consider it to be a lifetime supply.
#55
I didn't technically win anything, but they didn't want me to return it so in a way it's a win. I ordered a tube of grease for my truck, the kind you use for wheel bearings, they sent me a case of these tubes. I used about half a tube to pack my bearings, bearings are good for around 100k miles, they sent me 20 tubes. I think that's fair to say I now have a lifetime supply of grease.
#56
Met someone many years ago who'd got life threatening food poisoning on a plane.
The out of court settlement was free first class travel, worldwide, for life.
Unfortunately, it was with PanAm.
Andy Frobig 1 year ago
When there was still a Pan Am, Boeings were still great planes
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There was a place near me selling free tacos for life (once a week of two tacos meal) for $100.. They went out of business 3 months later. Not sure if it was because of the deal, or they knew and were trying to milk some extra cash before closing.
#58
Not me but my sister; she got a lifetime supply of gasoline (actually, 1 fill-up per week) that lasted as long as the company stayed in business.
It failed after a couple of years.
#59
I won a lifetime supply of lawn fertilizer from some random magazine I filled out when I was stoned as s**t and thought it said a lawn mower.
I didn't have a f*****g lawn anyway because I lived in an apartment in downtown Seattle and didn't know what to do with it, so I just gave it to my dad for 500 bucks who had a huge property out in the rain forest where he didn't need it anyway.
#60
Drove from Illinois to New England when my daughter was three at Christmas to see family. Coming home we stopped at a bigger Holiday Inn with a bar and restaurant. While I was checking in, the desk clerked noticed it was my birthday and said he was going give me a lifetime supply of free cocktail coupons. He hands me a huge mailing envelope overflowing with coupons. I was pretty pumped up and used the first coupon that night. Was bragging about it to our server and she looked at me and said: “you know that these coupons all expire on December 31st?”
Ended up using exactly two coupons. Neither my wife nor I really looked forward to getting up at 8 the next morning and driving 500 miles while hung over.
Susan W. 1 year ago
Last year I ordered an artificial tree from a company my DIL recommended. What arrived was a hot pink electric ride-on car. At first the company wanted me to send it back as they said they have no way to retrieve it. An hour later after explaining what happened to 2 different reps they told me I could keep the car. They had no idea where my tree was and had to cancel and then reorder the tree. I had no tree for Christmas. I gave the car away.
Andy Frobig 1 year ago (edited)
I bought a pair of penny loafers on eBay a couple of years ago. A week or two later, the same seller sent me a set of plushies, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman. I guess someone else had bought them and the seller still had my address loaded for shipping. She told me to keep them. I think the auction price was around $50
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#61
Jerry’s Pizza owner in Burke, Virginia, challenged me to eat a Large pepperoni pizza, and a foot long “Fat Daddy” sub(1900 calories)…within 30 mins. I did it in half the time by folding the pizza into quarters like a thick calzone.
I got a free large pizza once a week. I stopped bragging about this feat bc I found out Mondays were $5 pizza night and I really didn’t *win* a substantial prize.
#62
My friend won a lifetime supply of free condoms by Completing a sex ed quiz.
#63
Got a “lifetime supply” of Utz chips. That worked out to about 6 boxes of chips I think. It wasn’t what I would consider a lifetime supply but it was enough to make a pie crust of chips about 1/4” thick throughout my entire house after the great chip war of 2005.
#64
Lifetime supply of dominoes after biting into a screw in the crust….
Russell Rieckenberg 1 year ago
Oh pizza! I thought you meant those tiles with the dots on them.
#65
[The story of the Casa Sanchez tattoo](https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/casa-sanchez-tattoos-free-meal-promo-san-francisco-16465800.php) is relevant here. Largely for how well they delivered.
Long story short, a local taqueria in San Francisco offered free tacos for life if you got a tattoo of their logo. First in 1998, then they revived it in 2010. The problem is that they closed the restaurant in 2012 and moved into just selling chips, salsa, and the like in grocery stores. However, they put a clause in the lease of the pupuseria that took over their old location that people with the tattoos still get free pupusas. So a little over 20 years later it appears to still be holding up, more or less.
Jeremy James 1 year ago
Reminds me of my friend who has the Zig Zag man (rolling paper brand) tattooed on his forearm. He doesn't get free stuff from stores, but he gets smoked out a lot.
#66
It turns out a lifetime supply of root beer is not an unlimited supply of root beer. Apparently it’s only two root beers a day. What do they think I’m gonna drink all the root beer? I mean I couldn’t if I tried, probably.
#67
My BFF won a lifetime supply of Virgin Cola. What this ended up equaling was the delivery of a few thousand cans (a Virgin estimate of how much cola he'd drink over his lifetime.
Pretty soon his p**s was coming out brown, on the other hand, he made art from the cans.
Leoninus Fate 1 year ago
I have drank about 6 to 8 cans of Coca-Cola a day since I was 5.... never had that happen, and it has not affected me, other than needing the caffeine for headaches at times, but none of my medical problems are due to drinking that much soda
What do you think ?
AnkleByter 1 year ago
When one of my kiddos was a baby I won a year's supply of disposable diapers and wipes. What that actually meant was coupons for a free big pack of diapers, and a pack of wipes every week. It should've been 52 coupons of each, but was actually 75 coupons of each (extras, I guess?). I rarely ever used disposable diapers, but it was cool to win. I ended up keeping 25 of the diaper coupons and about 50 of the wipes, and donated the rest to a local charity. A year and a half later, I won another contest that had a year's worth of diapers, wipes, baby wash, baby shampoo (all coupons, again), a big box of formula, and a ton of other baby gear/supplies. Some of it I used, some I kept, some I gave away like the formula I had no use for. A few years ago in one of our file drawers I found an envelope that still had coupons. They're still valid because they have no expiration date, and I still give them away periodically, or buy the stuff and donate that.
Emma London 1 year ago
When I was a kid, my family won a year's groceries from a TV show. Sadly it was a stack of gift cards worth of an average size family's groceries for a year, not my big family's actual expenses, but it still was a lot of money!
Gail Wasmer 1 year ago
My son won a year's worth of cupcakes from a local gourmet bakery. He was allowed one free cupcake every day for a year. Got a photo in the paper, up on the store's wall, and on their Facebook page. He was about 12 at the time, and being autistic he only likes one flavor. The thrill got old quickly, despite us really only being able to go by once or twice a week. Sometimes he'd let his little sister have it (I usually bought her one if he ate his), or we'd get a random flavor and take it home for the neighbor. For a while we'd put them in the freezer and give out to friends. I don't think we went at all the last three months of the year. He was tired of them. To this day he hasn't had another and he's 17 now.
Stannous Flouride 1 year ago
I have two. The card is from my neighborhood bar because I found an ashtray from there from the 1950s on ebay for $43, bought it, mounted it in Lexan and put it up on their wall. The owner said, "Name your price." and so I asked for it. The ashtray is still there but because I developed gout a couple of years ago I rarely drink beer (like one beer twice a month) and only have club soda. The tattoo is from a San Francisco restaurant called Casa Sanchez that in 1998 offered that if you got their logo of Jimmy the Corn Guy tattooed anywhere on your body you could eat there free for the rest of your life. About 20 years ago I maintained a building 3 blocks away so was able to take advantage of it but I haven't been there in many years but I've heard they still honor it. 20240818_2...fc1819.jpg 
Greg Turnbull 1 year ago
In times past you used to be able to buy lifetime supplies like free airline flights or Disneyland passes, at least I read about 1-2 in the news...
AnkleByter 1 year ago
When one of my kiddos was a baby I won a year's supply of disposable diapers and wipes. What that actually meant was coupons for a free big pack of diapers, and a pack of wipes every week. It should've been 52 coupons of each, but was actually 75 coupons of each (extras, I guess?). I rarely ever used disposable diapers, but it was cool to win. I ended up keeping 25 of the diaper coupons and about 50 of the wipes, and donated the rest to a local charity. A year and a half later, I won another contest that had a year's worth of diapers, wipes, baby wash, baby shampoo (all coupons, again), a big box of formula, and a ton of other baby gear/supplies. Some of it I used, some I kept, some I gave away like the formula I had no use for. A few years ago in one of our file drawers I found an envelope that still had coupons. They're still valid because they have no expiration date, and I still give them away periodically, or buy the stuff and donate that.
Emma London 1 year ago
When I was a kid, my family won a year's groceries from a TV show. Sadly it was a stack of gift cards worth of an average size family's groceries for a year, not my big family's actual expenses, but it still was a lot of money!
Gail Wasmer 1 year ago
My son won a year's worth of cupcakes from a local gourmet bakery. He was allowed one free cupcake every day for a year. Got a photo in the paper, up on the store's wall, and on their Facebook page. He was about 12 at the time, and being autistic he only likes one flavor. The thrill got old quickly, despite us really only being able to go by once or twice a week. Sometimes he'd let his little sister have it (I usually bought her one if he ate his), or we'd get a random flavor and take it home for the neighbor. For a while we'd put them in the freezer and give out to friends. I don't think we went at all the last three months of the year. He was tired of them. To this day he hasn't had another and he's 17 now.
Stannous Flouride 1 year ago
I have two. The card is from my neighborhood bar because I found an ashtray from there from the 1950s on ebay for $43, bought it, mounted it in Lexan and put it up on their wall. The owner said, "Name your price." and so I asked for it. The ashtray is still there but because I developed gout a couple of years ago I rarely drink beer (like one beer twice a month) and only have club soda. The tattoo is from a San Francisco restaurant called Casa Sanchez that in 1998 offered that if you got their logo of Jimmy the Corn Guy tattooed anywhere on your body you could eat there free for the rest of your life. About 20 years ago I maintained a building 3 blocks away so was able to take advantage of it but I haven't been there in many years but I've heard they still honor it. 20240818_2...fc1819.jpg
Greg Turnbull 1 year ago
In times past you used to be able to buy lifetime supplies like free airline flights or Disneyland passes, at least I read about 1-2 in the news...
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