I was tipped off today that if you were invited to the watch giveaway at Rincon in San Diego you must "reserve" your watch.

I did by emailing my host and was confirmed.

You also might want to call Total Rewards or your host.

I was told that there might not be enough watches to meet demand and there is no free play option.

Frankly, I would be really angry if I didn't know about the "reservation requirement" for the giveaway and I got there and found there were no more watches available.

I've never had to reserve a giveaway item before -- and in the past when they did run out of merchandise a free play option was available.

Last year it was a Bulova watch which was worth about $210 retail. This year it's a Fossil watch which I think has a retail value of about $175. I'm not sure on the retail value this year because I am not sure if the photo in the mailer is the actual watch that will be given out.

Last year I did not have to reserve the watch -- I showed up, went to the distribution room -- and took it home.

My host sent me a confirmation number.

If anyone has more info or conflicting info, please post.