Timon 'ARS Time' Receives 156 Calls Per Second During Nintendo Discount Sale

Weekly Wednesday 1-Hour TMON App Exclusive Phone Event 'ARS Time' Held

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] TMON (CEO Lee Jin-won) announced on the 10th that during the 'ARS Time,' held every Wednesday at 2 PM for one hour, it recorded a call volume of 560,000 calls, equivalent to 156 calls per second.

During the ARS Time event held on the 20th of last month, attention was focused on the opportunity to purchase the 'Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Edition' at a 17% discount off the regular price through a lottery. In one hour, a total of 562,088 calls were received, marking the highest number of call attempts since the launch of ARS Time in December last year. This means approximately 156 calls were made per second.

TMON held a lottery among 12,261 customers who successfully connected by phone and sold the Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Edition to 10 winners at 299,000 KRW. Customers who succeeded in applying were also given 200 KRW in reward points.

Following this, in the event where 'Apple AirPods Pro' were sold at a 20% discount through a lottery, more than 23,000 customers participated, and ARS Time continues to gain popularity as a benefit that allows customers to purchase new popular products at discounted prices every week. Lee Jin-won, CEO of TMON, stated, "TMON has always made various and innovative attempts to introduce customer participation events," adding, "We plan to expand the time-commerce store so that customers can enjoy the fun of shopping and exceptional benefits every moment they access TMON."

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