Portsmouth treasure hunters won themselves thousands of pounds worth of tech – including TVs and laptops – after finding two prize boxes hidden in the city.
Tech giant Box hid two boxes packed with a state-of-the-art 75” QLED TV, audio equipment, laptops, computer equipment, gaming equipment, monitors and smart home goodies in the city yesterday (Thursday) as part of the company’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
The location of the boxes was revealed throughout the day on social media, with the first people to find them winning the contents.
Hundreds of people raced to the locations after following the postcode clues on social media. The first box was hidden in St Thomas’s Street, while the second was found on Admiralty Road.
Jay Dawson, a 22-year-old who works in customer service, won a high-performance ASUS laptop, a gaming monitor and other ASUS gaming goodies in a bundle worth around £1,500.
“I was at one end of the street and my brother at the other,” said Jay. “When I saw the box I just pegged it and was thrilled to be the first one there. It was such an exciting competition and I’m thrilled with my prizes.”
Earlier in the day Clare Darlow, 38, Emma Gaydon, 31, Martyn Ferguson, 36 and Daniel Mitchell, 36, shared the spoils.
Emma Gaydon was the lucky recipient of two Hisense televisions, including a QLED 75" Smart TV worth £1,200.
“This is just amazing,” said self employed Emma. “Thank you Box for putting on such an exciting competition.”
Clare won a top-of-the-range Acer laptop, Martyn was over the moon with his Phillips Audio headphones, soundbars and speakers and Daniel won Logitech gaming peripherals.
There was also a separate competition to take a photo of Box’s digital van as it toured Portsmouth, posting it on social media to be in with a chance to win a £500 Sony voucher.
Portsmouth was the third of four towns or cities Box is visiting throughout September with prize boxes.
Mark Jordan, Box CEO, said: “We’re very proud to be celebrating our 25th anniversary this year – and we couldn’t let the milestone pass without shouting about it. The Portsmouth Box Hunt was a huge success and caused a real stir in the city. Well done to those who got there first and won some amazing prizes.
“Having been in business for a quarter of a century, we have amazing relationships with the manufacturers we work alongside and they’ve stepped forward by donating some of the most sought-after items in the tech world.”
All four Box Hunts are taking place on a Thursday in September, with two boxes hidden in each chosen town or city. On September 30 there will be a separate competition on Box’s website with more top prizes up for grabs. The total prize fund is in the region of £35,000.
The clues will be revealed on Box’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagra
Box, which has its offices in Birmingham, sells an extensive range of technology and computing products, including laptops, desktop PCs, phones and tablets, components, monitors and printers.
The business was founded by Mark Jordan in 1996 and today is the UK’s leading technology e-commerce business, employing over 100 people.
For more information, visit www.box.co.uk
