Winning a lifetime supply of something is a rather bizarre stroke of luck to stumble upon; be it soap, pizza, or anything else, for that matter, knowing that you’re set on it for the rest of your days can be a weird idea to get used to.But, do such winnings really last someone until the end of their lifetimes? That’s one of the things a member of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community wanted to learn from those who’ve won a lifetime supply of something. They asked fellow netizens what that something was and how long it actually lasted, and received quite varying responses. Scroll down to find them on the list below, and see for yourselfhow such winnings end up workingin real life.Bored Pandahas reached out to the OP and they were kind enough to answer a few of our questions; you will find their thoughts below.This post may includeaffiliate links.
Winning a lifetime supply of something is a rather bizarre stroke of luck to stumble upon; be it soap, pizza, or anything else, for that matter, knowing that you’re set on it for the rest of your days can be a weird idea to get used to.
But, do such winnings really last someone until the end of their lifetimes? That’s one of the things a member of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community wanted to learn from those who’ve won a lifetime supply of something. They asked fellow netizens what that something was and how long it actually lasted, and received quite varying responses. Scroll down to find them on the list below, and see for yourselfhow such winnings end up workingin real life.
Bored Pandahas reached out to the OP and they were kind enough to answer a few of our questions; you will find their thoughts below.
This post may includeaffiliate links.
Not me but my roommate won a lifetime supply of dilly bars from a Dairy Queen. Got a box a week and eventually got to know the owners well. After my roommates family got into a hard time, they stopped giving them dilly bars and started giving them food even after the establishment had changed hands. Very wholesome
The OP told Bored Panda that there wasn’t a specific reason, other than being curious, for posing the question to the Reddit community. They simply wanted to see what it actually means to win a lifetime supply of something, how it works, and how long it lasts, which, based on the redditors’ answers, seemingly differs with each individual case and depends on the prize itself as well as the conditions of the game.
I won a lifetime supply of calendars from Calendaria about five years ago. Since then, each December, they send me the worst calendar ever. It has become something quite funny.The most recent was a calendar focused on brooms/mops. Why such a thing would even exist is beyond me, but hell if it isn’t funny.
Won a lifetime supply of ground coffee, they gave me a ton of coupons. Oddly I don’t drink coffee usually so I donated 95% of it to the local shelter.
I won Starbucks for Life. It is 1 item/day for 30 years. I get a breakfast sandwich perday and my morning is happy ever since.
While the OP haven’t had the luck to win an endless supply of something themselves just yet, they said they have familiarized themselves with plenty of stories of people who have, the most surprising of which involved a person creating a… color.“The most surprising was definitely the crayons response, where someone created a version of green and sent it to the ‘create a new color’ contest,” the redditor recalled. The person’s shade of green won them an endless supply of, you guessed it, crayons.When it comes to unexpected endless-supply stories, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a contest to result in such a prize; an internet meme can, too. At least that’s what happened to Daniel Lara, better known as the “Damn, Daniel” guy, known to be “back at it again with the white vans,” which is exactly what hegot a lifetime supply ofafter going viral.
While the OP haven’t had the luck to win an endless supply of something themselves just yet, they said they have familiarized themselves with plenty of stories of people who have, the most surprising of which involved a person creating a… color.
“The most surprising was definitely the crayons response, where someone created a version of green and sent it to the ‘create a new color’ contest,” the redditor recalled. The person’s shade of green won them an endless supply of, you guessed it, crayons.
When it comes to unexpected endless-supply stories, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a contest to result in such a prize; an internet meme can, too. At least that’s what happened to Daniel Lara, better known as the “Damn, Daniel” guy, known to be “back at it again with the white vans,” which is exactly what hegot a lifetime supply ofafter going viral.
I won a lifetime supply of Malibu from winning a promotion they were doing at my local pub over a decade ago. I got precisely one shot of Malibu and they blew me off after collecting my information.To this day, I will use anything but Malibu for my coconut rum needs, and I never miss an opportunity to diss them.
My Uncle Ray properly guessed the number of ping pong balls in a fish bowl at a 7-11 back before Y2K winning a lifetime supply of free coffee. They gave him a card that he swipes each time for the free coffees he gets every day ever since. It’s now a card he can also tap. Sometimes, if the store is busy the cashier just waves at him to go.
Friend won a year supply of wine from a wine farm. It amounted to 1 bottle every 2 days, which was truly a lot of wine!
When I was 10ish there was a quizform in the local grocery store where you could win 1 year worth of macaroni, spaghetti and pasta in different shapes. I filled it out, put it in the box and forgot about the thing. 1-2 months later dad said I have gotten a notice about a package at the postoffice. My dad came home with this HUGE a*s package which filled the whole trunk and that was just 1 out of 3 boxes. He made 2 more trips. We had spaghetti for years. I am guessing it must have been between 100 and 200 packs of spaghetti and pasta.
My mum won a lifetime supply of knickers on a gameshow in the 90’s. They just gave her the monetary value, with which she bought a trampoline and a holiday
My mom won a s**t load of pizza from little Caesars. It was a stack of gift cards. After awhile my parents just started gifting them to people bc they was sick of pizza.
I won a year’s worth of coupons for Kraft products. The grocery store gave me s**t about it every, single, damn, time.
My wife won a contest for free Brooks running shoes every year for 20 years. After a year or two they decided to just pay her out in cash which ended up being $2-3k.
Chik Fil A used to give the first 100 customers at a new location a ‘years worth of meals’. It was a card preloaded with 52 coupons for a free #1 meal.I did it twice. Brought a tent and camped out in the parking lot. Once I cashed in all the free meals and brought in lunch for everyone who volunteers at the Niles Township Food Pantry. The second time, I did the same thing but brought in lunch for every teacher the school I taught at.
A turkish kebab place opened near me, they ran a promotion for free doner box once a week for a year for the first 20 people in line on opening day. I woke up early and stood in line for a hour.Used it as my cheat meal for the week for a year and got around 50 free meals. I still think about it to this day.
Back in 2005ish when XM Radio and Sirius were competing for subscribers I signed up for a lifetime subscription to Sirius for $200.I was told later that it was supposed to be only transferable 3 times and the company estimated a transfer every 3 years to upgrade the radio/car. I never upgraded my radio until purchasing a new car in 2018. I’m now in year 19 of my subscription that only cost me $200
I won a “Year’s Supply” of free burritos from Moe’s which was actually 52 coupons each of which were only valid for a specific 7 day window.
My mom told me that she once won a «lifetime supply» of pringles at a school lottery. Turns out it was only a basket that contained 10 cans of the original pringles flavor. She was thoroughly disappointed
My greatest silent generation dad told me that all Coca Cola bottlers in the US would give you a case of Coke if you brought in a report card that had all A’s. My dad got A’s from kindergarten through college, and while it wasn’t a lifetime supply, it was a lot.
Won lifetime pizza from a local pizza place. I get one free small, 1 topping pizza each week as long as they’re in business. Edit to answer common questions. I don’t know if I can add extra toppings for an additional cost. Though I never tried to, they’d probably allow it. It wouldn’t be my weirdest request. It’s been going on 3 years since I won, and I have never missed getting my pizza. They don’t hate to see me, as I do buy other things when I’m in since I have to pick up the free pizza. (They have killer beer battered breadsticks). I do not know if it carries over if I miss a week.
My friend scored a “lifetime supply” of energy drinks. It lasted precisely until the first caffeine-induced heart palpitation so I guess his “lifetime supply” could have quickly turned into a 3 month and you’re dead supply lol
A year supply of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese when I tried to get my face on the box. I won honorable mention and was sent maybe 50 boxes. As a kid, this was a HUGE supply of Mac and cheese- I was set! As an adult, I realize that cost them less than $40 to send me, haha.
I won free pizza and beer for a year when I was in college. Pizza was 1 large pizza per month from a chain. Beer was 12 cases of beer that we had to set up a pickup from a distributor and get all at once. We had a party so the beer definitely didn’t last a year.
When I was in college I won a lifetime supply of soft pretzels. It was a giant stack of coupons that I could use at any grocery store that carried them and a hat. I still have some almost 20 years later.
I won a year’s supply of White Castle. It was 500 burgers. I didn’t have a restaurant near me, so I sold the coupon on eBay.Edit: I sold it for about $300 I think. It was a promotional contest for The Great Debaters movie back in 2007. I submitted a video and won the competition. It was a bizarre variety of awards – Allegiant Air tickets, college test prep books, a signed movie poster, and 500 White Castle burgers.
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I won free coffee for a year at a Dunkin Donuts grand opening in my city. I was one of the first 100 customers. I got a coupon booklet that has one free medium coffee or ice coffee a week. It’s not much but was cool to me bc I usually don’t win stuff like that!
I won a lifetime supply of Dr. Pepper. The prize amounts to 1 case and a 12 pack (36 total Dr. Peppers a month). I have been recieving this since 1986.
I won a free movie pass from Lowes Theaters that was good for one year. It came via a bonded messenger, and it was a little black credit card looking thing. It was unlimited, so I could go every day or multiple times a day. I could even bring a guest. Once in a while, they would say, “Oh, this is a new release/special engagement” and deny me, but most employees didn’t give an F.
My kid won free Smoothies for a year from a franchise smoothie shop. Each week a free smoothie. By month 6 she had OD’d on smoothies and never wanted to have one of their smoothies ever again.
My husband got a tattoo referencing a local pizza place and they gave him a lifetime of free pizza. That was 13 years ago. They still honor it.
Friend won a lifetime supply of Penn Station subs in college. It was just multiple free sub coupon books. Each book had 52 free sub coupons for one sub a week and he got 50 books. Penn Station put a countdown on my friend’s life.
Not necessarily a “lifetime supply”, but one time Subway left a knife in my sisters sandwich. When my dad took it up there to complain, they tried to say it wasn’t theirs and that we put it there (except it literally had “Subway” engraved on the handle). The manager offered my dad 20 free footlongs as long as he didn’t sue.
Anybody remember the find the grey M&M promotion they did. Well, my mom got a bag of all white M&Ms. Turns out she won a year’s supply which ended up being 365 coupons for a free pack of M&Ms.
A buddy of mine won a lifetime supply of country time lemonade. It was a pallet of the stuff, no idea how many cans total, but it was hundreds and hundreds…it lasted a few years with a bunch of drunken donkeys mixing it with all sorts of alcohol and or drinking it to help with inevitable hangovers that would result from using it as a mixer.At the end, nobody wanted it, and it became a sign of desperation to drink any.
Not me but a friend won a years supply of Snickers bars. It was 365 individual bars.
Buddy won a lifetime membership at a really fancy gym 15 years ago. The place is normally $100 a month for membership. He still goes there even though he moved 45 min away from it.
My mom won free Noodles and Company for a year. After her second order they suddenly decided she had to use a punch card and only got one free meal a month.
We won a years supply of Sour Patch Kids. 52 manufacturers coupons, nobody at the grocery store knew how to type them in, it was always a hassle. Ate my weight in watermelon candies.
I waited in line for 3 hours at 4am in 15 degree weather to win a year supply of donuts from a local shop. I got a dozen donuts, Covid happened and the shop closed and never reopened.
Years supply of frozen pizza from a radio station. They were 2 packs of small pizzas, black box, can’t remember the brand. I think we got like 52 coupons.
I know a guy who was was runner up on Doubledare and won a lifetime supply of skittles. He said he just got a huge box of them and they were gone in a year. Maybe it was a years supply idk. I do know he hated being called Doubledare.
I received a lifetime supply of pizza from a local pizza place after their delivery driver hit me while I was on my bike. Being a dumb broke teenager this seemed like a good option at the time. It lasted about one summer and then the place changed owners.
I won a year supply of Doritos. It ended up being one lunch sized bag per day. So four times a year I received a box with about 90 bags of chips. I hated Doritos within the first month, and can never eat them ever again.EDIT to give more info.This was about 30 years ago. My local mall had a secret shopper contest with Doritos. I found the secret shopper, and I remember the person being super annoyed that a kid had won (I was probably a super annoying 12 year old). I went home with a giant box of Doritos that day (only regular/original flavor), and it barely fit in my parents car.At first I was a hero at my elementary school because I gave a bunch of bags to people I liked. I would trade them for Hostess cakes, but after about a month, the other kids got sick of them too. At one point my teacher told me that I wasn’t allowed to bring Doritos to school lunch anymore.By the end of the year I still don’t think I had even opened my 3rd shipment, and my mom was always telling me that I need to get rid of them, or throw them away. I’m pretty sure we threw most of the last box away.
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