Email from Veer. And sure enough, my account has 25 credits now. Might have to look at their merch and see if anything catches my eye. 

There are some big changes at Veer today.
And a gift of 25 credits waiting for you when you get there.

Caterpillars change into butterflies, seedlings grow into trees, and � according to
Hollywood � sometimes cars turn into robots. Change is good.
Today, Veer has changed for the better, with new ways to search, new ways to
pay, and exciting new ways to save. An uncomplicated shopping experience that
lets you stay focused on what�s really important: your creative work.
To help you test-drive the new features, we loaded your account with
25 Veer Credits. That�s enough to buy 25 extra-small images, or your own
combination of images, fonts, and merch, until August 31, 2010. To spend them,
choose the pay-with-credits option on any product page.

New features

Affordable new fonts
There are now over 12,000 fonts to choose from at Veer, with individual fonts starting at just $10. Exciting new releases from some of the most talented designers in the world are added every month.

Two ways to pay, new ways to save
Use a credit card every time you check out, or save time and money by loading your account with Veer Credits � a prepaid option that helps you save up to 56% on all images, fonts, and merch.

A simplified shopping experience
All Veer images are now royalty-free, available in six standard sizes, and accompanied by worry-free licenses. Plus, you can search every image and font collection at Veer from a single search box.


LIMITED TIME OFFER � 25 Free Veer Credits! Beginning July 10, 2010 you will receive twenty-five (25) free credits from Veer. Simply sign in to your current account at www.veer.com and use your free 25 credits good toward a purchase of images, vectors, fonts, or merch (shipping charges apply). Credits must be used by August 31, 2010. Promotion is only valid in the United States and Canada, excluding Quebec (�Territories�).

I'm a seller and just got the email.  I'm font shopping right now. Life is good.

No credits for me, either.

I didn't get them either. Probably because of this:

Promotion is only valid in the United States and Canada, excluding Quebec (�Territories�).

Quote from: Klauts on July 24, 2010, 08:39

I didn't get them either. Probably because of this:

Quote

Promotion is only valid in the United States and Canada, excluding Quebec (�Territories�).

Whaaaat??? Excluding Quebec... Mr Oshea, you are better to have a good reason for this.

I'm no legal expert, but I believe this kind of thing has to do with provincial rules in Quebec regarding promotions that involve sweepstakes or giveaways. Those rules are apparently more restrictive than in other jurisdictions, and can cause extra legal fees and challenges that make running such promotions in Quebec much more expensive.

As such it's unfortunately quite common to see Quebec excluded from giveaways and sweepstakes of all sorts, big or small. If you do a search for "promotions excluding quebec" you'll see lots of examples.

I live in the United States and don't see 25 free credits. What's my exclusion?

Brian,
Can you explain why some people in the US did not get free credits and some did?
Thanks.

Also, does Veer have a contributors forum? If so, I couldn't find it.

Hi Cathy -

I chatted with a colleague in our Marketing department on why this particular customer promotion went to some users and not others:

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Yes, different people were targeted to receive different promotions.
That being said, not all the emails have gone out yet, you might still hear from us.

We have plenty of offers for everyone and we sometimes target specific groups of our customers with specific promotions and other groups with other promotions.
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We do have a group on Veer Ideas where you can post questions or comments:
http://ideas.veer.com/group/marketplace


- Brian

Quote from: Brian O'Shea on July 29, 2010, 11:26

Quote from: cclapper on July 28, 2010, 05:58

Brian,
Can you explain why some people in the US did not get free credits and some did?
Thanks.

Also, does Veer have a contributors forum? If so, I couldn't find it.

Hi Cathy -

I chatted with a colleague in our Marketing department on why this particular customer promotion went to some users and not others:

---
Yes, different people were targeted to receive different promotions.
That being said, not all the emails have gone out yet, you might still hear from us.

We have plenty of offers for everyone and we sometimes target specific groups of our customers with specific promotions and other groups with other promotions.
---

We do have a group on Veer Ideas where you can post questions or comments:
http://ideas.veer.com/group/marketplace


- Brian

Thanks Brian. I have not bought from veer before, but earlier posts from contributors say they are not buyers but received the credits. I am only registered as a contributor. Not sure if buying requires a separate registration anyway?

Thanks for the link to the forum. I know I have been there before, but could not find when I went hunting this time.

Cathy

Are you sure you didn't get the credits?  Its shown at the very top of your Dashboard page, easy to overlook.  Anyway, I have received the credits and I am in Germany (but with a Billing Address in Maryland), and only a contributor.

I'm a contributor in the US and as far as I can tell have not received them either.

credits?? how about a few sales? and reviews? got around 500 for review, more than one month

last sale was on June 8th

Are you sure you didn't get the credits?  Its shown at the very top of your Dashboard page, easy to overlook.  Anyway, I have received the credits and I am in Germany (but with a Billing Address in Maryland), and only a contributor.

It says "You have 0 credits". I think that's a no. 

credits?? how about a few sales? and reviews? got around 500 for review, more than one month

I'm with you. I will gladly exchange the 25 free credits for 25 extra large sales!

Quote from: donding on July 29, 2010, 13:58

I'm a contributor in the US and as far as I can tell have not received them either.

credits?? how about a few sales? and reviews? got around 500 for review, more than one month

last sale was on June 8th

Oh I forgot to mention I did have ONE sale...