Copied and pasted from my website for both convenience, speed and through laziness. ALSO GO-GO-GO because this just got posted on Joystiq (ergo 5000 won't last long):

"Being the devious devils we are, we applied for our free Sackboy (that's err, LittleBigPlanet's cutesy character if you didn't know) before writing this article. Given the 5000 limit, we were worried that information conveyed through our own website would mean we missed out on a woolly critter. So hah, screw you if we got the 5000th because we don't care. "Nah-nah," and all that.

However, chances are there are still plenty to go around and we know you want one. So here's what you have to do: 1) visit the LBP Youtube channel; 2) Subscribe to the LBP Youtube channel; 3) E-Mail your name and address to littlebigplanet@scee.net; 4) wait tirelessly by the letterbox awaiting the lovely postman to pop your packaged woolly Sackboy through the hole.

Can you tell we're excited?"

GO-GO-GO!

EDIT: Remember this is UK and Ireland only I'm 'fraid.

Ha so you don't even need to own the game.

Whoa, I'm gunna do this but I bet I won't get one, thanks!

Edit: Just done all that stuff listed, I don't know if you needed to format the email in a specific way so I just slapped my name and address down and some ass kissery. I'll write here again if I ever do get one.

"Ha so you don't even need to own the game. "

Thanks for the heads up. I've entered, but who knows if i'll actually get one. It'll look pretty good next to my link and mario plushies.

"Thanks for the heads up. I've entered, but who knows if i'll actually get one. It'll look pretty good next to my link and mario plushies."

Did you guys email or send message to YouTube? I emailed, but I'm getting an urge to YouTube message "just in case" -- but then I don't want to overload them, appear greedy and miss out entirely.

No, I will just stick with my email. Can't expect something for nothing in this world. If I DOOOOOOOOO get one -- well, that'll make it even sweeter!

I wonder if people would pay anthing for these on Ebay...

HOLY HELL, I'm doing this!

The youtube page has 6000 subscribers, I wonder how many of those are there for the sackboy

That's awesome. I've sent the email. Hope I'm not too late.

I just came back home from school pleasantly surprised to find mine. It's a little smaller than i expected, but it's pretty awesome.

Yup. I got mine this morning. They're sooooooo cute.

He's sitting on my bed.

Yep, Mine came today too. I'm going to take pictures and put them into a blog later. I'm surprised they came so quicly. Being free I expected them to take a couple of decades for them to be sent.

It's really well made. Has a zip and everything.

I love him. Just wish I could dress him up as Kratos. :(

Woooooooooooot! Thanks, Sammyb!

It's a lot bigger and well-made then I thought it would be. I checked Ebay and the highest bid so far is around £65. I'm not going to sell mine though he's too cute :-D