Free Manchester United Shirt… Or Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal - The choice is yours
July 10, 2008
Most bookies offer some kind of “Free Bet” offer when you open a new account with them, but this is the first time I’ve seen a bookie offer an actual free gift to new punters, and it’s such a fantastic free gift that I’m sure punters will be queuing up to get their hands on it. Open a new account with centrebet, and place a £40 bet on the outright winner of the English Premiership, Scottish Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Australian A-League, Norwegian Tippeligaen or the Champions League, and centrebet will send you a free official replica football shirt of the team of your choice.
Why spend £40 on a shirt when you can bet £40, and get one for free? All you have to do to get your hands on a shirt is open a new account with centrebet, entering the promotional code “FREESHIRT” when asked. Once your account has been approved, simply place your £40 bet on the winner of one of the above markets (If you’ve looking for ideas, check out our 2008/09 Premiership Preview), and within 48 hours, you’ll be sent a voucher telling you how to claim your free official replica football shirt.
The Free Football Shirts offer is not restricted to just Premiership teams (although Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool shirts are likely to be the most popular) - So you can get a free Celtic or Rangers shirt, or Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich or even a Hull City official replica shirt. As you would expect with a free gift of this value, terms and conditions apply (New customers only, maximum one free shirt per household, offer ends 30th September, check the website for the latest and up to date terms and conditions applicable to this offer).
This really is a novel way of attracting new business from a bookmaker, and one that I think will prove to be very popular - Everyone’s used to seeing “Free £25 bet” and “Free £100 Bets” all over the place, but by offering punters something tangible, that is of real value (We all know how much replica football shirts cost!) after their first bet really puts centrebet at the forefront of all the other offers. It probably isn’t costing them any more than offering a free bet would, but it makes their introductory offer stand out from the crowd, which has to be a good thing.
It’ll be interesting to see whether other bookies will follow suit, as their own Free Bet promotions become tired and stale - will they start enticing punters in with goodies such as these Free Premiership Football shirts? What would you like to see the bookies offer new customers? Do you prefer free bets, or free gifts?
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