These 30+ People Won a Lifetime Supply of a Product, Here’s How It's Going Now: 'They went out of business after 2 years'

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Isabella Penn
Aug 19, 2024 5:00 PM EDT

Who actually wins those contests for a lifetime supply of something? You know, you hear the commercials and get the emails that are probably all scams, all claiming to award you a lifetime supply of a product. What even is a lifetime supply, anyway? Is it a limited amount that renews every year? Do you receive the lifetime supply all at once? There are so many unanswered questions about a well-known prize. Well, apparently, it just depends. 

These 34 people actually won a lifetime supply of something or are close to someone who did. From the person who won a lifetime supply of toilet paper delivered all at once to the poor guy who won a lifetime supply of oil changes, only for them to go out of business shortly after, apparently, there are no standard rules to a lifetime of winnings. And there are also some really wholesome folks out there who chose to share their winnings with their communities. You can read about it all and more below from these people who share how their lifetime supply is going now.

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  • 01
    • r/AskReddit ⚫ 1 day ago isitterrifying people who won a lifetime supply of a product, what did you win, how did you win it and are you still receiving said product?
    via u/isitterrifying
  • 02
    tavariusbukshank • 2d ago • Edited 2d ago Donuts. I get 365 donuts a year from a local donut shop in my home town. I give them to a children's home who in turn gives them to kids on their birthday. It was a smart move by the donut shop because to make sure everyone gets their fill I pay to double the order plus I get them juice and milk. I won this 16 years ago and they have always honored the prize.
    via u/tavariusbukshank
  • 03
    Research Disastrous38 2d ago Got lifetime oil changes from a car dealership promotion. They went out of business after 2 years.
    via u/ResearchDisastrous38
  • 04
    Dark_Energy_13 • 2d ago Pentel pens in a writing contest. I won 30 years ago. I got an engraved executive when I won, but I also get a 12 pack of energels a year, two alloy barrels, and one libretto. They usually send me a 3 pack of any new pens or colors coming out, too. I've been to their headquarters and factory in Japan. I explained who I was and what I had won, which they verified with order and shipping history. I got to take an in-depth tour with a SrEVP and got sets of drafting pencils (
    via u/Dark_Energy_13
  • 05
    I had won when I was younger, several years later I was there training judo. I literally walked into their building to the receptionist and explained. A man came out, took my info and story, then left. He came back with some papers, which turned out to be a copy of every shipment they'd sent. He was surprised i was telling the truth! He went and got the SrEVP, and with my friend translating, we had a great time. They were still making some of their best fountain and executive pens by hand and th
    via u/Dark_Energy_13
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    SweettLily • 2d ago My friend won a lifetime supply of toilet paper.)) It started as a joke, he entered the contest just for fun, never expecting to win. But then the company called him up, and next thing we know, he's got a garage full of toilet paper. The funny part is, my friend is the last person who'd ever think about needing that much toilet paper.
    via u/SweettLily
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    He's super organized, and he lives alone, so he's always been the type to buy in bulk and have a stockpile of essentials. Winning this contest was like hitting the jackpot for him. He got so much toilet paper that he ended up giving it away to friends and family. For months, everyone knew that if they were running low, they could just call him up. He even donated a bunch to local shelters, which was really cool.
    via u/SweettLily
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    The supply lasted longer than he expected, but eventually, it ran out. It was a good run, though. He said it felt like a little bit of a burden had been lifted when he finally had to go out and buy toilet paper again.
    via u/SweettLily
  • 09
    Dry-Meeting-8763 2d ago I won a trivia thing from a radio station in 2015-the prize was a lifetime supply of passes/movie candy from AMC theaters. They gave me a gift card looking thing to show at AMC that allows up to $40 in snacks for free plus admission. It's been almost ten years and this card still works. It's so many times when I was struggling financially-l could go get dinner or sit in air saved my conditioning for a few hours. I'm honestly shocked that it's still valid but it's probably
    via u/Dry-Meeting-8763
  • 10
    notedrive . 2d ago Lifetime of free car washes with the purchase of my truck. They went out of business, but I also stopped using the service because the car washes consisted of running my truck through an old car wash that was doing more damage than good.
    via u/notedrive
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    Th3L0n3R4g3r • 2d ago I didn't win it, I accidentally bought it. Some years ago I wanted to make the garden a bit prettier. I checked on some auction site and someone offered a leftover batch of chalk to improve the soil. We agreed I would pay 30 euros shipping included. Three days later a delivery guy arrived completely off banging the door and shouting why the I would let this be delivered by a standard parcel delivery service. I didn't have a clue what he was talking about until he showed me
    via u/Th3L0n3R4g3r
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    I require about 5kg of chalk a year for my garden. With the 240kg of chalk I got, I can last almost 50 years. By the time I'm out of chalk, I would be over 100 years old, which is an age not that many people will become, let alone while still gardening. Bottom line, for 30 euros including shipping I now have a lifetime supply of chalk
    via u/Th3L0n3R4g3r
  • 13
    woyteck 2d ago During the Olympics closing ceremony, they mentioned that one country offered (among other prizes) a lifetime of free colonoscopies to the gold winner.
    via u/woyteck
  • 14
    Jedidax • 2d ago I won a lifetime pass to Smugglers Cove mini golf when I was young by winning a monthly birthday drawing. It was in the shape of an embossed credit card. Raised numbers and name. They sold the location to Pirates Cove mini golf which did not honor my lifetime pass. Years later, Smugglers Cove returned to the original location and when I tried to use the lifetime pass, they did not honor it.
    via u/Jedidax
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    It turns out it wasn't valid for MY lifetime, rather the length of ownership of original Smugglers Cove mini golf course.
    via u/Jedidax
  • 16
    rottenragu • 2d ago I won a "lifetime supply" of milk duds from a movie theatre contest in the 90s. But In fine print it said it was only for a year. I ate so much I am now disgusted by them,
    via u/rottenragu
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    AngelSava21 • 2d ago I won a lifetime supply of pasta! A supermarket in my town closed down its branch and gave away their products in a raffle. I bought a ticket for 2 bucks at a festival and ended up winning the entire pasta section.
    via u/AngelSava21
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    molarMechanic • 2d ago A coworker won a lifetime supply of quest bars because they were on the show the biggest loser
    via u/molarMechanic
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    Miserable-Win-6402 2d ago I didn't win as such, but I saved a pizzeria owner from a major problem with the tax authorities, due the failure of his computer, in 1999 or so, when I asked what I wanted for payment, I said "You can serve food and wine for my wife and daughter tomorrow". He did, and said he would do for as long as he is in business. He still honours this 25 years later.
    via u/Miserable-Win-6402
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    YeahSeemsOk 2d ago In college, my wife won a "lifetime" supply of Red Bull in one of those -tag things, the one where you build your own downhill snow sled. She got thrown clear from her team's sled, knocked the out, and had a wicked injury (fully recovered though), all on video. The "lifetime" supply was easily twelve years' worth if you had one a day, but college kids gonna college and it was half gone within 4 years of winning it lol.
    via u/YeahSeemsOk
  • 21
    BasicallyJustAnIdiot • 2d ago I won a lifetime supply of lawn fertilizer from some random magazine I filled out when I was stoned as and thought it said a lawn mower. I didn't have a lawn anyway because I lived in an apartment in downtown Seattle and didn't know what to do with it, so I just gave it to my dad for 500 bucks who had a huge property out in the rain forest where he didn't need it anyway.
    via u/BasicallyJustAnIdiot
  • 22
    zerotwoalpha 2d ago Lifetime supply of pizza, pasta or salad from a chain place in Sydney. They have about 5 locations. Have used it about 200 times in the past 5 years. Wasn't won, but they only sold 200 of them and it is likely the best purchase I have made in terms of value. Still go there a few times a month.
    via u/zerotwoalpha
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    angusshangus • 2d ago My grandma had an awesome sense of humor. We were all with her the days leading up to her dying at 93 in her own home. It wasn't particularly sad, we were celebrating her life. At one point she was lying in bed and held up a half full box of the candy "tic tacs" and said "lifetime supply".
    via u/angusshangus
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    XROOR • 2d ago Jerry's Pizza owner in Burke, Virginia, challenged me to eat a Large pepperoni pizza, and a foot long "Fat Daddy" sub(1900 calories)...within 30 mins. I did it in half the time by folding the pizza into quarters like a thick calzone. I got a free large pizza once a week. I stopped bragging about this feat bc I found out Mondays were $5 pizza night and I really didn't win a substantial prize
    via u/XROOR
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    AdAggravating6730 • 2d ago I went to school with someone who won a 'life-time supply' of chocolate milkshake. He was about 8 at the time and his mum asked for it all in one go, and donated it to the school and local foodbanks.
    via u/AdAggravating6730
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    LoocoAZ 2d ago I found a box with a ton of rubios promo coupons in a storage locker I bought at auction, they didn't have expiration dates.... I had hundreds if not thousands of "free entree" "free drink" "free chips and guacamole" cards. My friends and I ate rubios for a few years until we finally ran out, was a sad day when I had to pay for my fish tacos the first time. *I still find a coupon from time to time In my boxes of stuff in the garage every once in a while still.
    via u/LoocoAZ
  • 27
    Torin_Miasma • 2d ago I won a lifetime supply of Mountain Dew Live Wire while in college. Some random sponsored drawing on the drill field. What I received was 2 large pallets. During finals week. And it was nearly a lifetime supply. My kidneys nearly failed. I spent a few days in the hospital, I gave the the rest of the dew to my apartment complex, and to this day, I can not even look at Mountain Dew without my stomach turning.
    via u/Torin_Miasma
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    Mialovesgiraffes • 2d ago Someone I know was pregnant one time and her water broke in a superstore. So the superstore gave her free baby nappies for several years simply. because of it lol
    via u/Mialovesgiraffes
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    billyhtchcoc • 2d ago I had a (male) buddy in college whose legal name was a traditionally "female" name who got drunk one night and entered a contest to win a lifetime supply of feminine hygiene products. He won and it was really awkward.
    via u/billyhtchcoc
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    justferwonce • 2d ago A friend (back in the 70s) used to enter magazine contests all the time, one day he got a check in the mail for $25,000. No fanfare or anything, he just got a check in the mail. He bought a house in town, which would have never happened on his own. He died a long time ago but his kids still live there, so I guess he won a lifetime supply of housing.
    via u/justferwonce
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    Chris V88 • • 2d ago I won a lifetime "happy hour" pass at my local bar. Closed down the next day because the owner was caught dealing cocaine that night.
    via u/ChrisV88
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    litux 2d ago Victor Cibich, a railway inspector in Velke Brezno in today's Czech Republic, agreed to become the face of the Breznak brewery (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%99ez%C5%88% C3%A1k) in 1906 in exchange for a lifetime weekly ration of 30 litres of their beer. He died 10 years later, aged 59, a very popular man. The brewery continues to use his portrait on their products to this day.
    via u/litux
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    Ikb25 2d ago • I enter a lot of contests and have never won a "lifetime supply" of anything, but I did win a year supply of subway that came in the form of a massive gift card. I won the gift card while I was in college and pretty much had subway 2x a week for a year. I no longer eat subway
    via u/Ikb25
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    . 420greg 2d ago Back in the mid 90's early days of the Internet I won the Yahoo! March madness bracket challenge and it included a 'lifetime supply' of Gillette Razors. So every year right after the 1st of the year, I receive whatever the latest and greatest razor they are promoting and 24 refills. I have even moved twice since then and never provided a change of address, but they still show up like clock work. /I also won 5k cash, a Spalding basketball, 12 large Pizza Hut pizza's, and 4 Jiffy
    via u/420greg
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    shastabh . 2d ago Not a lifetime supply, but I did win a 53′ trailer full of ramen noodles. I found a cd that our college radio station was getting rid of and there was a contest on the sleeve to name the band and get free ramen. They picked my choice of life of agony" and soon a tractor trailer arrived with the goods. They literally dropped off a full tractor trailer and I was on my own for emptying it. Most of it went to vagrants and thieves that walked by it.
    via u/shastabh
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    lowcrawler • 2d ago I won 'free donuts for a year" from being the first customer at the grand opening of a krispy kreme donut shop. Spent 16 hours waiting (along with a bunch of other people, who all got t-shirts). What I got was a punch card for 52 dozen donuts, that expired one year from the date of opening.
    via u/lowcrawler
  • 37
    CreakinFunt • 2d ago I won a coupon for a lifetime supply of kisses from my kid and so far still a happy recipient
    via u/CreakinFunt
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    MUY 2d ago Not me, but, a relative of mine bought a closet full of extra large half gallon mugs from Dunkin Donuts in the mid 90s. The cups were sold at a premium with a contract stating that the user was entitled to a $0.99 fill-up of any beverage for life. His thinking was that he'd be able to save thousands over the next decades by getting iced coffee by the gallon and never paying more than a dollar. A few of the cups have worn out or been destroyed, but he still has many left.
    via u/MUY
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    He's pretty well known by all the local Dunks now. Anytime he goes to a new location, he has to explain the situation to a barista, the manager, and then escalate to corporate. Some stores won't honor it even with proof from corporate. Most of the baristas are younger than the cups themselves.
    via u/MUY
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    Zanian19 • 2d ago I won a lifetime'a supply of chocolate. But it was handed to me all at once. I ended up setting up in the middle of town and offered every resident as much chocolate as they could eat. It was probably the biggest congregation of people in that (admittedly small) town's history. All the chocolate was gone by the end of the day.
    via u/Zanian19
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    . tynorex 2d ago Didn't win a lifetime supply, but a while back I ordered some deodorant and the company sent me 3 cases of deodorant instead of 3 packs. I literally haven't bought deodorant in 6 years, even after giving some away. I am actually down to my last pack and I know I am going to have to buy more soon, which makes me pretty sad.
    via u/tynorex
  • 42
    Donuts. I get 365 donuts a year from a local donut shop in my home town. I give them to a children's home who in turn gives them to kids on their birthday. It was a smart move by the donut shop because to make sure everyone gets their fill I pay to double the order plus I get them juice and milk. I won this 16 years ago and they have always honored the prize.
    via Alexander Grey

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