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PepsiStuff: Five bottle caps per mp3, too expensive?

Posted 8 months ago at 9:00 am. 14 comments

The Pepsi Stuff contest launched a while ago. The sweepstakes cooperates with Amazonmp3, by allowing you to spend points to download a free mp3. I not really a big deal downloading free mp3s, but its a new frontier for major record labels making up for their mistakes with the RIAA.

Each mp3 costs 5 bottle caps. If you were to buy Five (2 Liter) bottles that would equate to $7.59 per mp3. It may be likely that a 2 Liter Pepsi bottle is on sale, which would typically end up with 1$ per (2 Liter) Bottle equating to $5 per mp3.

Now lets check the price for a (24oz.) 6 pack of Pepsi. The total price equates to less than $5.99. The twelve (12oz) cans costs around $5.49, but they only nets you 2 points.

Pepsi Cola Price Summary

  • $7.59 per 1.00 mp3 (2 Liters)
  • $5.99 per 1.20 mp3 (24oz 6 pack)
  • $5.49 per 0.20 mp3 (12oz 12 pack)

If we decide that $1 should equal 1 point, then the only purchase that makes most sense in this chart would be the 24oz 6 pack, which appears to be the best deal in this situation. Now why is there such a dramatic decrease in points with the 12oz 12pack? Maybe they are secretly promoting their 6 pack bottles?

Points per Product

  • 20 oz or 24 oz = 1pt
  • 1 lliter or 2 liter = 1pt
  • 12oz can 8 or 12 pack = 2pts
  • 16.9 oz 12 pack = 4pts
  • 24oz 6 pack = 6pts
  • 32oz cup = 1pt

Now the question to you is:

Do you think these points are unfair, and will you be participating or boycotting this promotion and why?

There are others who agree with me. Maybe Pepsi should increase the points on some of them.