Posted by Fred C. Dobbs on 02/03/07 16:13

On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:00:18 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid>
wrote:

>On some DVDs there's this little cardboard strip with four tabs to it saying
>"Proof Of Purchase nnnnnX... where nnnnn is a five-digit number and X is a
>letter.
>
>Seems pretty obvious that they aren't proof of squat... but what are they? And
>why are they?

A few years ago Warner and MGM (Before SONY Bought MGM) had a
promotion I think it was buy five and get one free. Most of the
Cardboard DVD Cases had these tabs. They just keep the Proof so they
did not have to redesign the case. Besides they may run a future
promotion.

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