‘Santa-nder Claus’ is coming to town! - Jenson Button launches prize draw

Santander is running a promotion in its UK-wide branch network between Thursday 5 and Thursday 12 December where customers can enter a prize draw to win a Christmas hamper. One winner in each of the bank’s 1,200 branches will be announced on Friday 13 December.

Like the award winning 1|2|3 Current Account, the promotion is designed to reward customers, without them having to change their normal behaviour. The 1|2|3 Current Account provides interest and cashback on everyday spending – and this promotion gives customers the chance to win by simply visiting their branch.

Coinciding with this, and to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, Santander is running a daily competition on the Santander UK Facebook page where 10 lucky customers will win Hamleys’ top toy of the day, every day from Sunday 1 December to Thursday 12 December.

And what’s more, despite its superstitious reputation as a day of bad luck, on Friday 13 December there will be an extra special grand prize draw in which one lucky winner will bag all 12, which include some of the most sought-after toys of the year.

Keith Moor, director of brand and communications at Santander, said: “The 1|2|3 Current Account from Santander rewards customers, without them having to change their behaviour. They simply go about their lives as normal, and receive a great rate of interest and cash-back on their spending. Our Santander Secret Santa promotion is another example of how we’re dedicated to offering value to our customers and followers on Facebook, and this is a great opportunity for people to win one, or all, of this year’s must-have toys. We also know Christmas is a time of giving so we’re delighted to support three fantastic children’s charities.”

The Santander’s ‘Secret Santa’ festive promotion is being launched today (29 November) by 2009 FIA Formula 1 World Champion and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Jenson Button as he heads to his home town of Frome in Somerset to switch on the town’s Christmas lights tonight.

‘Secret Santa’ competition hopefuls just need to visit any one of Santander’s 1,200 branches across the UK to enter the hamper competition. For extra chances to win, customers can also go online to Santander’s Facebook page to enter the toys competition.

While on Santander’s Facebook page, they can vote for one of three children’s charities – NSPCC, CLIC Sargent, or Together for Short Lives. The charity with the most votes will also get all 12 toys and a £1,000 donation from Santander. If there’s a tie, the charities will share the prizes.