The mom of two was not reachable on telephone as she is on trip
Arulsekar Antonysamy receives the prize for his spouse in Abu Dhabi. — Provided photograph
An Indian expat primarily based in Abu Dhabi received Dh1 million in a digital draw held by retail large LuLu Group Worldwide as a part of its ‘Mall Millionaire’ marketing campaign.
Ranging from April this yr until the primary week of August, customers who make a minimal buy of Dh200 at any of the 9 collaborating LuLu malls in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain get a coupon quantity to enter the grand draw and different weekly prizes.
Selvarani Deniel Joseph, an Indian mom of two kids, received with one in all her 80 coupons this week. Nevertheless, she was away on a trip to her native place of Tamil Nadu when the mall administration tried to tell her concerning the windfall. And her telephone wasn’t reachable.
“It was very dramatic. The coupons had been registered with my spouse’s cell quantity,” Arulsekar Antonysamy, her husband, instructed Khaleej Occasions.
Arulsekar Antonysamy received Dh1 million in a digital draw held by retail large LuLu Group Worldwide. Provided photograph
“When the organisers tried to name my spouse, I feel on Wednesday, her telephone wasn’t reachable. In India, my spouse had eliminated her UAE SIM card from her telephone. Fortunately, her WhatsApp was working. After failed makes an attempt to achieve her over the telephone, the organisers tried to make a WhatsApp name after which despatched a voice word. Fortunately at the moment, she was checking her WhatsApp. My spouse reached out to me as I used to be in Abu Dhabi.”
The couple nonetheless suspected it to be fraudsters and had been cautious of sharing any private particulars. However the organisers gave particulars concerning the marketing campaign and broke the information about Selvarani profitable Dh1 million.
“We received satisfied and my spouse shared my telephone quantity, and right here I’m choosing the winners’ prize. My spouse continues to be in India. It is a God’s present,” Antonysamy mentioned.
The couple has been dwelling in Abu Dhabi for 14 years and at all times desire to buy at LuLu.
“We had been in Abu Dhabi Metropolis’s TCA for six years. Al Wahda Mall has been our favorite. We later moved to Mussafah and now we store at Mazyad Mall. We had almost 80 coupons on this draw.”
Arulsekar Antonysamy together with his household. Provided photograph
The couple has two kids with a son finding out engineering in Tamil Nadu and a daughter in Grade 12 of a college within the metropolis.
“I’ll use the profitable quantity for the research of my kids. I want my daughter to do MBBS. We additionally want to assist the needy,” Antonysamy added.
The season 2 of ‘Mall Millionaire’, held after a spot of two years, is an idea by Line Investments and Property — a shopping center growth and administration division of LuLu Group Worldwide.
Other than the mega prize, there have been a number of weekly attracts with a prize cash of Dh25,000.
The marketing campaign has been held in partnership with Retail Abu Dhabi, the retail platform of the Division of Tradition and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT – Abu Dhabi).
“The success of the Mall Millionaire marketing campaign is testimony to the post-pandemic restoration of the economic system,” mentioned V. Nandakumar, director of selling and communications, Lulu Group.