This is likely going to be of use to just a very small segment of you in reality given some of the terms. But, it is still a free* (I love those asterisks 😉 airline ticket!
Get a Free Domestic Airline Ticket with this Camera Purchase
Link: Fly with EM5
The Details
Olympus is giving a free domestic airline ticket (round-trip) if you buy their new OM-D E-M5 Mark II which starts at $1,099. If this is a camera you had been considering or has features that you would like, definitely check out this promotion! Having used several PRO line lenses from Olympus, I would expect their cameras to be just as good quality.
The Terms
Valid for only certain departure/arrival airports (but the list is pretty good). You can see all of the cities here. I fully expected the list to have like 8 airports on it so this is a nice surprise.
Bolding mine
- Valid only while supplies last.
- Purchase of one (1) OM-D E-M5 Mark II either in-store or online through the website of an authorized Olympus retailer between 9/1/16 and 11/15/16.
- Reward is defined as one (1) economy class, domestic, roundtrip flight to and from participating U.S. locations (participating U.S. locations found here).
- Reward cannot be combined with any other offer.
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of purchase.
- Limit one (1) reward per Customer household.
- Reward has no cash value and cannot be transferred or redeemed for cash or other credit. Void where prohibited.
- The one (1) economy class, domestic, roundtrip flight excludes applicable taxes and fees. Taxes, gratuities, all other additional costs and fees of any kind (including but not limited to any baggage fees) are not included in the Reward.
- Subject to promotional availability.
- Destination and departure locations must be selected from the list of participating locations and are non-negotiable. Restrictions around location selections and dates of travel apply.
- The original receipt, a completed Application Form and copy of valid photo ID (Driver’s license or Government issued ID card, Passport or Passport Card) must be postmarked with sufficient first class postage no later than fourteen (14) days from the date of purchase.
- The Booking Form must be postmarked with sufficient first class postage no later than fourteen (14) days from receiving the email with the unique booking code.
- Mail with insufficient postage will be returned and voided. Original receipt will not be returned to Customer. A valid credit card is required. This Reward is not transferable or refundable. Certain restrictions apply. Further terms apply. See Terms and Conditions for complete terms and details.
Getting Your Free* Flight
What does this reward entitle me to?
This reward entitles you to one domestic, economy class, roundtrip flight to and from participating locations. The flight dates you submit on the Booking Form must be between 4 weeks and 4 months from the date the Booking Form is submitted. Your travel choice, including the date, departure location and destination location, is final. Your flight ticket is non-refundable and is not transferable. Taxes, baggage fees and any other fees are not included.
Where do I mail my Application Form, original receipt and copy of my valid photo I.D.?
Within 14 days of purchase (as indicated on your receipt), please mail your completed Application Form, original receipt (or purchase confirmation email if purchased online) showing the qualifying purchase and a photocopy of your valid photo I.D. (driver’s license or state issued I.D.) to the below address. If the address you provide on your Application Form does not match your photo I.D., you will also need to provide a document showing proof of address.
Olympus Fulfilment Center
P.O. Box 512
292 Newbury Street
Boston MA 02115-2832
What if I need to make a return after mailing in my receipt?
Once you redeem your Free Flight reward, your product is not eligible for return. Please carefully evaluate your purchase before redeeming your Free Flight to ensure your satisfaction. If you have any other questions, please contact us at FlyWithOlympus@rewardrequest.com or call us at 617-939- 0389 and we will mail you back your original receipt.
How long will it take to receive my unique booking code?
Within 2 weeks of receiving and validating your Application Form we will email you a unique booking code to unlock the Booking Form. This email will come from FlyWithOlympus@rewardrequest.com. Please make sure to check your spam box. The booking code will expire 14 days from the date the email is sent and will not be reset if you miss this expiration.
How long will my unique booking code be valid for?
Your unique Booking Code will be valid for 14 days from the date the email is sent to you. Please make sure to look out for this email and to check your spam box as expired Booking Codes will not be reset.
Where do I mail my Booking Form?
Within 14 days of receiving the email with your unique booking code, please mail your completed Booking Form to:
Olympus Fulfilment Center
P.O. Box 512
292 Newbury Street
Boston MA 02115-2832
What information do I include on my Booking Form?
When filling out your Booking Form, you must include:
- Your personal information (this must match the information submitted on the Application Form and must be the person who is flying)
- Unique Booking Code
- 3 different preferred participating destination choices
- 3 preferred participating departure choices
- 3 different preferred sets/combinations of dates of travel (travel dates must be different and must be between 4 weeks and 4 months from the date the Booking Form is submitted)
Analysis
Would I buy this camera just for this reason? Absolutely not! It requires a few too many variables for me such as needing to submit preferred dates for booking and the requirements with those. But, if you are already buying this camera or thinking about it, it would make a nice boost in that direction!
Don’t worry about the taxes/fees part. Since this is a domestic ticket, it will be very low.
Find the list of authorized retailers through this site here. B&H (among others) are on the list and they are great about returns if you have any problems.
I agree B&H is good, but this does say “Once you redeem your Free Flight reward, your product is not eligible for return. Please carefully evaluate your purchase before redeeming”. Do we assume that just means return for refund as opposed to return for exchange because of problems?
The 3 departing airports will be hard for a lot of people and the 3 destinations is even worse.
And you might buy the camera, and jump the hoops, and then the supplies are gone.
In making a buying decision this promo would have ZERO impact. I can’t even imagine more that they could add to make the promo worse. But some people will jump without reading.
You should absolutely still be able to return it for warranty/problems. I have never seen a promo where those issues were excluded. I believe it is just protecting against Buy/returns for the sake of the promo.
Right, if you are thinking of getting this camera, this promo makes it nice to move on it sooner than later but I would not pick this camera over a different model just because of this.
The promo terms remind me of the fantastic Leading Hotels of the World promo where you had to select 3 properties and dates in order to be picked. Fortunately, I did get picked for that one! 🙂
I’ve seen ones where you had to do multiple destination choices, but not also multiple departure choices.
I would think an exchange for same product would be fine.