Find Wallets Filled With Cash From Cricket

2009_0716_cricket.jpg We don't normally fall for naked corporate promos, but a press release from Cricket, the no credit check/no contract wireless company (and, apparently, radio station?) that's been heavily advertising all over town, caught our eye. In order to drum up some brand awareness in the D.C. metro area, the company says it has placed 2,000 wallets, most filled with discount offers, but some with actual prizes (including a free trip to New York) and, inside two of them, vouchers worth $5,000 in cash stuffed inside. So where might you be able to find these wallets? Cricket spokesperson Vickie Jones gave us some clues: "They will be in locations near [our] stores," she said. "Sort of 'hidden in plain view.' On sidewalks. On a park bench or at a bus stop. On the ledge of a window at an office building near the stores. On a flower planter. On a Metro station turnstile." DCist recently noticed that Cricket will be opening up its newest location in the space formerly occupied by Cornerstone dry cleaners at the corner of 14th and U. You can find open locations of Cricket retail outlets near you here.

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No doubt you'll find at least one in Monkey's PANTS.

This is a pale imitation of Ray-Ray's "Gimme Your Wallet Else I'll Cut You" promotion.

Also, I've found that the generous application of Vaseline is the best method of dealing with crotch crickets. Suffocates them dontchaknow.

Ohhh, got one around the corner from me.

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I foresee no way in which this will end in tragedy...

What's the over/under on a fight over a found wallet? A shooting?

I bet it will be a while before anyone finds these wallets. People always have a harder time findings in "plain sight," because no one ever thinks about the obvious places.

-Nikki-

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Seriously. You people really should change the name of this site to SideBoobist.

American Apparel is porn.

That chick in the pink skirt revved me up.

What exactly are they selling? I'm not buying it.
If it's free, then I'll be first in line. No sloppy seconds.

Maybe there is one in Liz's pickup truck.

Silly rabbit, tricks are for prostitutes.

Okay, how do I put this...YOU GUYS ARE A BUNCH OF SISSIES!!! You can't deal with a little butterface PG-13 nudididity?

Criket folks, please hold onto my friend's dry cleaning as it was never returned after Cornerstone's sudden closure.

It's the button up denim shirt with a bedazzled Bob Ross head on the back... extra heavy starch.

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