September 5, 2016 - The Timpson B&B Food was the location of a truck giveaway on September 2, 2016 where Brandi Hinton was awarded her new truck and Shelby County Today was on scene to participate in the excitement.
Hinton related the story of receiving the phone call announcing she was the winner, and how she didn't believe the phone call was real. She started to believe her husband was playing a practical joke on her.
"I called him like 50 times to tell him, 'you're not gonna believe this, they just called me on this truck!' And he wouldn't answer," said Hinton.
William Hinton, her husband, said when he got to his truck where his phone was he had 15 missed calls and he thought something was wrong. When Brandi Hinton told her husband she won the truck he didn't believe her either.
"I just knew he was playing a joke on me, and then I went two weeks and haven't heard a word from them and I'm thinking, 'he's playing a joke now,' I really thought it was a scam," said Brandi.
Sally Alvis, Director of Public Relations - Brookshire Brothers, congratulated Hinton on winning her new truck and introduced Brookshire Brothers representatives who were there to celebrate her win. Those introduced were Jarod Bentley, B&B Food Store Manager, who presented Hinton with the keys to her new truck; David Hailey, Brookshire Brothers Store Manager - Center; Mike Williams, Brookshire Brothers Store Manager - Joaquin; Michael Hooks, Brookshire Brothers Store Manager - Carthage; Russ Reader, Brookshire Brothers District Director.
Representing Tipton Ford-Lincoln was James Daily, New Car Sales Manager.
Brookshire Brothers released the following statement in recognition of Hinton's win.
Good times are in store for a Timpson, Texas shopper! Brandi Hinton has driven off the Brookshire Brothers B&B Foods parking lot with a lot more than groceries. Hinton and thousands of other Brookshire Brothers shoppers and Celebrate members have been taking part in the Good Times Summer Giveaway promotion.
Every time they shop, customers collect game tickets that can be entered on-line for more than $4 million in cash, product and prizes.
Hinton recently found out that shopping with her hometown Brookshire Brothers pays! She's won a 2016 Ford F150 which she was presented with on Friday, September 2 at the B&B in Timpson!
Hinton's one of three truck winners this summer. A Wimberley man won the first and the drawing for the final truck is next week. Two ladies have driven off in brand new Polaris Ranger Crews – Susan Starr from Crandall and Amy Jezek from Tioga and customers from Lufkin and Newton have won %5,000.00 in shopping sprees!
The Good Times Summer Giveaway adds a little fun to the grocery shopping experience. Customers collect the tickets then enter the Pins and Good Points on-line.
Hinton's name was pulled from the random drawing of all of the Pin numbers entered for the Ford F-150. Before the summer promotion ends on September 6, the Lufkin-based grocer will give away one more Ford F-150, another Polaris Ranger and one more $5,000 shopping spree.
In addition to the big prizes, shoppers earn free product and collect Good Points that can be redeemed for certificates to receive dollars off their groceries. Big winners this summer include shoppers from Trinity, Crandall, Lufkin and Newton, Texas. There are many more to come.
Brookshire Brothers is employee-owned and community driven. Its assets include 110 retail outlets incorporating grocery stores, convenience stores, as well as free standing tobacco, pharmacy and petro locations. Its footprint stretches east to Lake Charles, La., west to Dublin, Tx., north to Whitesboro, Tx. and south to Ganado, Tx.
It will open four new Express format stores this year including locations in Grapeland, Wells and Hudson. For more information about Brookshire Brothers and its family of brands please visit www.brookshirebrothers.com.
