My OperaHappy Birthday to Opera Mini, and my story of the day
Friday, January 26, 2007 11:11:27 PM
I just wanted to join in and say happy 1st birthday to Opera Mini, easily one of my favorite Opera products. The birthday celebration website can be found here: http://www.operamini.com/bday/ (be sure to check out the great comic!)
To celebrate the occasion, here is a little story I'd like to share about an Opera Mini experience I had. We all know how great Opera Mini is, how it brings the real web to millions of people all over the world, but did you know that it can also bring you discounts and access to free stuff, including free food? Seriously!
Granted, this probably doesn't apply to every version of Opera Mini, but it certainly applies to the US version that I downloaded. In the preinstalled bookmarks, you might notice a link to Cellfire, which offers coupons to a number of stores and restaurants. All you have to do is enter your phone info and zip code, and you'll have access to coupons that work right on your cell phone (no printing necessary)!
One night, after doing some Christmas shopping in downtown San Diego with my wife, we decided to eat at TGI Fridays (which we figured would be kid-friendly enough for our toddler). I remembered seeing a coupon for a free appetizer (with entree purchase) on Cellfire (accessed through Opera Mini), so I pulled it up on my phone and showed the Friday's waiter, who said he just had to have his manager approve, and it would be fine.
Near the end of the meal, the waiter came back with another waiter (a friend, presumably) and the restaurant manager. The manager took one look at the coupon on my phone screen and said it was fine, much to the amazement of the second waiter who didn't believe at first that a coupon from a cell phone was legitimate and would be accepted. It was pretty cool.
I was tempted to go around telling the other diners about the appetizer coupon they could use if they'd only install Opera Mini on their phones. Anyhow, if you live in the US and have the Cellfire link in your Opera Mini preinstalled bookmarks, check it out. You really have nothing to lose, and plenty to gain!
To celebrate the occasion, here is a little story I'd like to share about an Opera Mini experience I had. We all know how great Opera Mini is, how it brings the real web to millions of people all over the world, but did you know that it can also bring you discounts and access to free stuff, including free food? Seriously!
Granted, this probably doesn't apply to every version of Opera Mini, but it certainly applies to the US version that I downloaded. In the preinstalled bookmarks, you might notice a link to Cellfire, which offers coupons to a number of stores and restaurants. All you have to do is enter your phone info and zip code, and you'll have access to coupons that work right on your cell phone (no printing necessary)!
One night, after doing some Christmas shopping in downtown San Diego with my wife, we decided to eat at TGI Fridays (which we figured would be kid-friendly enough for our toddler). I remembered seeing a coupon for a free appetizer (with entree purchase) on Cellfire (accessed through Opera Mini), so I pulled it up on my phone and showed the Friday's waiter, who said he just had to have his manager approve, and it would be fine.
Near the end of the meal, the waiter came back with another waiter (a friend, presumably) and the restaurant manager. The manager took one look at the coupon on my phone screen and said it was fine, much to the amazement of the second waiter who didn't believe at first that a coupon from a cell phone was legitimate and would be accepted. It was pretty cool.
I was tempted to go around telling the other diners about the appetizer coupon they could use if they'd only install Opera Mini on their phones. Anyhow, if you live in the US and have the Cellfire link in your Opera Mini preinstalled bookmarks, check it out. You really have nothing to lose, and plenty to gain!
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