Oprah studio guests scream for free iPads, her "favorite thing ever"

Do I now have to buy an iPad to give to all my Oprah Winfrey-watching relatives for Christmas? Oprah just helped Apple boost their 2010 iPad sales figures even higher by featuring it on her "Favorite Things" episode on Monday. Oprah has aired this segment each year since 2002 and in the past has given her readers cars, trips, electronics, jewelry and clothing. While Oprah has picked the iPod 5G for inclusion on her favorite things list in the past, this year the iPad was chosen as her most favorite thing, and all 275 studio guests received one. Calling the iPad her "number one favorite thing ever," Oprah said that from "our very first moment together I knew it had stolen my heart."

The audience was pretty excited about the freebie but seemed to be a little more excited (and rightly so) about the 2012 VW Beetle they also received. ~~I wonder if they know they have to pay the taxes on that "free" car?~~ Update: Seems VW is paying the taxes on the cars. (Thanks @Doug)

Studio guests this year also received a five-year subscription to Netflix, a 52-inch Sony Bravia 3D television, and a Nikon D3100 digital camera. Click Read More to watch video of the audience screaming when they find out about the iPads.

[via CNNMoney]

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Ixmntr

Aaaaaaagggggghhhhhhhhhh giiiiimmmmeeeeeee!!!! Said the old lady to the right of her suspiciously gay friend.

November 25 2010 at 6:45 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Justin

I am really not a big Oprah fan, but I think I'd be more than happy to sit through a taping of her show for some of the free stuff she gives away. It's usually pretty good, but this is pretty ridiculous. Any one of those prizes would have me super-excited, but to receive all of them? I can honestly say that it would actually change my life a bit.

November 24 2010 at 2:12 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

josephbowman

A woman who attended an April taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show has sued Winfrey's Harpo Studios, alleging that she was shoved down a flight of stairs after audience members were told they could seat themselves,
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November 24 2010 at 1:59 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ivan berroa

I love the one lady in the crowd that was saying, "what is it?". Priceless.

November 23 2010 at 8:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Flyboybob

Why is Oprah any different from all the millions of people who have bought them this year? I have never met anyone who was using an iPad that didn't love it. I think it's as revolutionary as the 128k Mac was in 1984. This time around Steve Jobs has learned a few things about marketing.

November 23 2010 at 6:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Victor Agreda, Jr.

Because she's Oprah and they aren't.
"an American television host, actress, producer, and philanthropist, best known for her self-titled, multi-award winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey

November 23 2010 at 8:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Matthew

The only thing we'd get in the UK on shows like Jeremy Kyle would be a punch in the face each.

November 23 2010 at 6:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David Quilty

Ah, thanks for the heads-up about the taxes issue. Makes sense!

November 23 2010 at 5:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Doug

She learned her lesson when she gave away Pontiac G6s in 2004. This time, VW agreed to pay the taxes and fees for the cars.

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/spy-photo-of-2012-vw-beetle-one-of-oprahs-favorite-things/

November 23 2010 at 5:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Martin

Oprah's endorsement is enough to catapult nearly any product into the sales stratosphere. Since the iPad was already there, I'm guessing a few shortages here and there are in order.

November 23 2010 at 5:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Scott

This is why the terrorists hate us.

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