Verizon is giving away free iPhone 8s in an AR Snapchat scavenger hunt

Do you want a free new iPhone 8? Verizon has rolled out an AR scavenger hunt on Snapchat

with a total of 256 iPhone 8s to be given out in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Dallas, and Atlanta, as spotted by FastCoDesign. It’s clearly a massive advertisement for the telecommunications giant, but the hunt does involve some neat features and experiences. To start off, users are asked to scan a Snapcode that will open a link with instructions, before giving you to your first clue. Accessing your location, the app will tell you how far away you are from the prize and when you need to get there. For example, one clue says, “The 8 is hiding near an elephant, that is your clue. But this one lives in a stadium, not in a zoo,” with an ambiguous photo that looks kind of like it’s part of a cute stuffed animal. Verizon says that some 8s will only appear at a certain time like in the rain, or at night.                                                                               https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/20/16338832/verizon-ar-scavenger-hunt-snapchat-iphone-8