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US Mint Special Promotion - February 20th

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 Posted 02/18/2014  7:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add yingyang to your friends list
Hey guys I think this is the shopping bag.



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 Posted 02/20/2014  08:38 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mfhorn to your friends list
Just ordered yesterday, so I guess I'm out of luck!

With the government, there's probably a string attached.

And....such a nice Bag.
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 Posted 02/20/2014  09:31 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Teach to your friends list
Major fail! The mint never ceases to amaze me. Here is another case of "what were they thinking"
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 Posted 02/20/2014  11:05 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add srs77 to your friends list
Just got my email... Wow... Just wow....
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 Posted 02/20/2014  11:17 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add denco7 to your friends list
Love the way Mint News Blog summed it up


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As mentioned yesterday, the United States Mint's home page has promised a special promotion coming on February 20. A bit of investigation had surfaced the clue that the promotion had something to do with a "bag."
I made a few guesses that perhaps it would be for a grab bag of coins at a lower price or bags of the surplus 2013 Kennedy half dollars. It turns out that the promotion is not for a bag of coins, but literally just a bag.
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 Posted 02/20/2014  11:47 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add PennyPiggy to your friends list
Eh, you win some . . .

I'm not happy about this bag promo but the mint is actually reading the their website surveys and trying to please people that visit their site.

I like the idea that they took one of their medals and put it into silver (the TR set) and I love their 10% subscription program.

The bag promo just shows the Mint can't please everyone all the time but at least they are trying.

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 Posted 02/21/2014  09:55 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add OldSkoolMadSkilz to your friends list
Trying? I really doubt that they got many surveys asking for shopping bags. How about something with relevance, like a free magnifier, flip wallet, etc.
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 Posted 02/21/2014  2:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add PennyPiggy to your friends list
Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing, OldSkool.

Boy, I wish I had a high quality magnifier from the mint or a US Mint wallet!!

That would make my day. Wow, I'd love one of those.

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 Posted 02/21/2014  2:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Foxwoods Man to your friends list
I think I will get my graded....I wonder what a B70 FS (bag 70 First Sewn) will go for....

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 Posted 02/21/2014  3:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add basebal21 to your friends list

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The bag promo just shows the Mint can't please everyone all the time but at least they are trying.


Thats just wasting money, the percentage of people pleased by that is going to be in single digits and most will just throw it away.

Most people dont want to walk around with a bag that says rob me I have valuable things. Not to mention anyone who goes to the grocery store already has more bags than they could ever use
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 Posted 02/21/2014  4:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add PennyPiggy to your friends list
basebal, would you prefer to have a magnifier or a Mint issued wallet?


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 Posted 02/21/2014  7:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Doug58s to your friends list
What I am wondering...is will my Limited Edition Proof set get me a free bag - even though I ordered the set in December and it won't ship until March? I know my Teddy Roosevelt coin and chronicles...I also ordered in December and have yet to know when it will ship - doesn't qualify...
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 Posted 02/21/2014  8:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add basebal21 to your friends list

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basebal, would you prefer to have a magnifier or a Mint issued wallet?


A wallet I wouldnt care about if they put their logo on it.

A loupe would make a ton of sense for coin collectors so thats without a doubt a yes.

Or use that money to provide free upgraded shipping for all orders.

Or free shipping on orders over $300 to encourage more spending.

Or just do nothing at all
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 Posted 02/22/2014  08:30 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Foxwoods Man to your friends list

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What I am wondering...is will my Limited Edition Proof set get me a free bag - even though I ordered the set in December and it won't ship until March


Orders over $75 placed 2/20 or later will get the bag. It does show on the order when you go to "My orders"


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2013 LIMITED EDITION SILVER PROOF SET 2 $139.95 $279.90 2 units backordered. Expected to ship on 03/12/2014.
UNITED STATES MINT REUSABLE BAG 1 $0.00 $0.00 In stock and reserved
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