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Congratulations! You're the one millionth customer of [[Honest JohnsJohn's Dealership]]! Or maybe you're the ten thousandth customer of the [[Malt Shop]]! Or maybe it's just an ordinary shop in an ordinary mall. Well, either way. YOU are the lucky person that's a milestone of their history--you are their hundredth/thousandth/millionth/billionth customer, and what better way to show their appreciation than to give you this random item?
 
Expect a shower of confetti and balloons when this occurs, almost as if it was a birthday party. Which it technically is, just for the company.
 
In reality, for the very very very VERY few places that actually do this, it'll simply be something small like a commemorative pen or badge. In media, however, this item (or series of items) will be something either extravagant or extremely desired--so, the conflict of the episode will sometimes either be resolved by or revolve around this item.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In one episode of ''[[Arthur (Animation)|Arthur]]'', Arthur picks up a [[Sci Fi]] [[Shoot 'Em Up]] video game from a store simply for being an umpteenth customer. His life promptly goes down the drain as he struggles with addiction to the game.
* Happens time to time to [[Donald Duck]]'s extremely lucky cousin Gladstone.
* In ''[[Doug]]'', the eponymous character enters what looks like a video game store and looks around, only to discover that he's the one millionth customer and has won a [[Writing Around Trademarks|Pretendo]]. Of course, this was the setup for the episode's [[Aesop]].
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