LONG BEACH, Calif. March 24, 2010 – Epson America today launched a Web site sweepstakes – “Experience the Excellence $50,000 Scavenger Hunt” – designed to infuse fun and familiarity with Epson printers, inks and specialty papers through an interactive experience on the new Designed for Excellence Web site. On the new site, visitors can immediately enter to win prizes and have a chance to win a grand prize of $50,000 in cash.

“Because Epson understands that different customers have different printing needs, Epson offers the largest selection of ink and paper to meet a variety of user requirements,” said Gail Bradley, group product manager, Epson America, Inc. “The Designed for Excellence Web site was created to help users select the best combination of printing supplies in order to achieve the superior results they expect like reliable, long-lasting quality prints that are smudge resistant and dry instantly.”

Visitors to the Experience the Excellence Web site can enter to win instant prizes and gain entries to win the $50,000 grand prize by participating in the scavenger hunt. To participate, visitors can click on the Scavenger Hunt game board to see each game piece, then click on the clue to collect one of twelve tokens on the Designed for Excellence Web site. Visitors receive one grand prize drawing entry for each token collected, and an additional twelve Grand Prize drawing entries for collecting all the tokens.

A wide range of instant win prizes are available for all entrants, including gas cards ($25 value), Starbucks™ gift cards ($25 and $10 value), Apple iTunes™ gift cards ($10 value) and more. An Epson prize pack, which includes the Epson Artisan® 810 premium all-in-one printer with Epson inks and specialty paper (over a $400 value), will be awarded monthly for the duration of the sweepstakes.

While playing the game, visitors learn all the Epson printing advantages including superior true-to-life print quality, reliability and hassle-free, smudge resistant instant-dry prints that last up to 200 years. The Epson Experience the Excellence $50,000 Scavenger Hunt ends May 31, 2010, so visit the new Web site and enter today.

About Epson America, Inc.
Epson America, Inc. is a leading provider of an extensive range of printers, 3LCD projectors, scanners and point-of-service printers that are renowned for their high quality, functionality, innovation and energy efficiency. Epson America is a U.S. affiliate of Seiko Epson Corporation, which employs more than 70,000 people in 106 companies around the world. Seiko Epson is committed to its ongoing contributions to the global environment and for the second year in a row has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria.

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