One of the global apparel brand Uniqlo has launched its newest promotional activity, the U Shop, U Win. It is a Facebook-game application that allows participants to virtually purchase items to collect shopping points that they can use to buy items and win prizes.

How to join?

  1. Simply register on the game application with your valid email address.
  2. Choose your avatar.
  3. You will have an initial 1,500 points to be use on shopping. You can collect more points or “money” by visiting the links in the game.
  4. Play by shopping any Uniqlo’s Spring/Summer collection.
  5. After choosing your items, “pay” at the cashier. You will win minor prizes like extra shopping points or P500 gift coupon if you happened to choose the right cashier!
  6. Play again every after 4 hours.

Major prizes:

iPhone 5 phones, Canon camera, a Summer Getaway for 2 and tablet phones

Minor prizes:

P500 UNIQLO Gift Certificates, AIRism and UT items

Special prizes:

iPhone 5 for the leading E-Shopper and P1,000 UNIQLO Gift Certificates for the top 25 E-Shoppers. Points will be based on how much you spend in shopping in the game app.

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Promo period will run until May 5, 2013 only.

The DOWNSIDE of Uniqlo’s Game App

Please do not expect much about Uniqlo’s Facebook game app. They have launched it last March 22 but apparently with a failed system. The photos below were screen captured from Uniqlo’s Facebook fan page.

It’s not clear for the participants on how to claim in case you won a P500 Gift Coupon. When you have won a minor prize, you should automatically received an email on how to claim it. Unfortunately, not every winner of minor prizes could received it.

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And sometimes, the game app won’t load or with some glitches again and again.

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Some would be able to received emails about their multiple winnings, but the gift certificates has no unique codes?

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Players were also confused on when you should be able to play again.

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Sure, the system is not perfect but at least they should respond to ALL the inquiry the soonest. I have also won last March 23 and emailed them and also commented on their fan page, but until today, March 29, I got NO reply.