Shoppers excited by Mercato draw
Shoppers excited by the draw at Mercato shopping mall
Dubai: Excited shoppers gathered at Mercato shopping mall to celebrate the eighth weekly raffle draw of Surprising Millions campaign which ends on August 14.
Ten shoppers were selected to receive Dh50,000 each in cash and gift vouchers.
The winners were: Noura Al Noumi from Qatar, A. Malhotra from India, Omar Saeed Adel from Jordan, Esmat Fahmy from Egypt, Sheila Mae Letigo from Philippines, Nelson Maan from Venezuela, Diano Mino from Italy, Leena Fawaz from the UAE, Abdullah Al Dakil from Saudi Arabia and Noura Al Hashemi from the UAE.
This is the first time that Surprising Millions campaign has had winners from Italy and Venezeula.
Diano Mino, the Italian winner said: "I am so excited at the news, this is absolutely fantastic! I received the raffle coupons when shopping for my daughter and son. My daughter just celebrated her birthday and my son completed his graduation. I bought gifts for both of them and now I can buy more presents for them, it is a true celebration!"
Malhotra received the raffle coupons while doing his holiday shopping.
"I am going to India this week with my family and this is a good opportunity to do more shopping before we leave. I can't believe I won! DSS with its shopping deals and winning opportunities is a fantastic event and the entertainment activities brings the city alive."
The raffle draws, which are part of Dubai Shopping Malls Group's campaign for Dubai Summer Surprises, started on June 11 and the last draw is scheduled for Thursday at Modhesh World, Airport Expo.
All shoppers spending a minimum of Dh200 at malls participating in the Surprising Millions campaign can enter the weekly raffle draws. They can also double their chances of winning by using MasterCard credit cards for their purchases.
Meanwhile, the DSS promotion Grand Prize campaign, which was launched by Emirates General Petroleum Corporation (Emarat) under the title "a richer life could be yours for Dh25" at the beginning of Dubai Summer Surprises 2009 has been a major hit.
The company claimed it is attracting hundreds of customers thanks to great prizes on offer which are worth more than half a million Dirhams. Emarat is a key sponsor of this year's DSS.
The Grand Prize includes a Chevrolet Corvette, Dh100,000 in cash, gift vouchers, travel tickets, free fuel and more, in addition to the daily draw for Dh3,000 pre-loaded on the Em-cash card.
Javed Nawab/Gulf News
All smiles
Dubai Summer Surprises mascot Modhesh displayed at Deira City Center.
