Showing posts with label prizes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prizes. Show all posts

Friday, January 28, 2011

Win a River Cruise in Europe for Two in a Suite on the SS Antoinette!

Click the banner below to enter.  Full rules are below.


European River Cruise for 2 Sweepstakes Official Rules

Terms and Conditions of the “Win a European river cruise for 2 in a suite on Uniworld’s new Super Ship, S.S. Antoinette.”
This sweepstakes is run by Uniworld River Cruises, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Uniworld”) 17323 Ventura Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 91316 USA.
1. The sweepstakes will run on the Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection Facebook page. Sweepstakes commences on January 24, 2011 and ends on March 31, 2011.
2. The winner will be notified within two (2) business days after the Sweepstakes Period ends.
3. The sweepstakes is open to all individuals 21 years of age and older at the time they enter the sweepstakes.
4. Employees of Uniworld, their affiliated companies, and advertising and promotion agencies, as well as members of their families, are not eligible to participate in the sweepstakes. All participants must be residents of the United States or Canada.
5. A total of one (1) winner will be selected and will be drawn at random from all eligible entries collected. One (1) entry per person.
6. The full name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and birth date listed on the entry are considered to be the participant number for this sweepstakes
7. Sweepstakes Prize: One (1) 2011 or 2012 Uniworld boutique river cruise on the S.S. Antoinette in a suite for two (2) on Uniworld’s Castles along the Rhine itinerary. For more information about this cruise, please visit: http://uniworld.com/Destinations/Europe/Castles_along_the_Rhine.
8. Uniworld will contact the winner via e-mail and is authorized to pick another winner at random if he/she does not respond within 48 hours. In such a case the rights of the previously picked winner expire. Winners may be asked to show legal picture identification prior to prize fulfillment. Uniworld reserves the right to request written proof of a possible winner’s residence and age before awarding a prize. Additional eligibility requirements, if any, will be determined by the sole discretion of Uniworld at a later date and applicable to the winner.
9. Prize is not transferable. No cash substitutions. Uniworld may, at their sole discretion, substitute a prize of equal or greater value and prize cannot be redeemed by other persons.
10. By accepting the prize, the winner will allow Uniworld use of their name and/or likeness at no cost. The winner’s full name and city of residence may be published in print materials and/or online (and not limited to Uniworld’s e-newsletter, uniworld.com, twitter.com, and facebook.com).
11. Cruise reservation must be made within 30 days of winning prize on a Castles along the Rhine cruise on the S.S. Antoinette in 2011 or 2012.
12. The prize winner is responsible for all taxes, costs and other expenses that are not explicitly included in or connected to the aforementioned sweepstakes prize, and agrees that upon accepting the prize he/she does so entirely at his/her own risk and responsibility.Prize winner is responsible for any and all applicable federal, state and local taxes on the prize. All federal state and local laws apply. Winner is responsible for airfare, gratuities, and other associated costs of the sweepstakes prize.
13. Uniworld, in their sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process. Entries that are misdirected, lost, incorrect, incomplete, illegible, or garbled upon actual receipt by Uniworld, for any reason, including without limitation by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, or incompatibility with Uniworld or other third party servers involved in the entry process, will not be eligible. Entries that have been generated by a script, macro, bot or any other automated means will be void and will not be eligible. Uniworld cannot be held responsible for problems with the network, computer hardware or software, or any breakdown or failure that results in the Participant’s entry form or any other information becoming incomplete, damaged or lost.
14. By participating in the sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to abide and be bound by all of the official sweepstakes rules and the decisions of Uniworld. All decisions regarding the sweepstakes including, but not limited to, selecting the winner shall be made by Uniworld whose decision shall be final, including but not limited to if the entrant fails to abide by these rules, or otherwise acts (a) in a non-professional or inappropriate manner, (b) it is perceived that contestant has an intent to harass, abuse, threaten or annoy any other entrant, Uniworld, their affiliated companies or their advertising and promotions agencies, or © in any other disruptive manner. Uniworld has the right to reject entries that do not meet these Terms and Conditions.
15. Uniworld will retain all data provided by participants. Uniworld’s privacy policy applies to all this information. Uniworld’s privacy policy conditions are available at http://uniworld.com/index/privacy-policy.
16. Uniworld reserves the right to cancel or amend the Terms and Conditions, prizes, definitions and any other information, or to cancel this sweepstakes at any time without any form of notice whatsoever.
17. No Purchase Necessary. Void where prohibited. Further restrictions may apply depending on region/country of residence. Some participants may not be eligible to enter the sweepstakes due restrictions in their country of residence.
18. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to Uniworld and not to Facebook. The information you provide will be used to alert the winner of the sweepstakes and to provide entrants with services and offers.
19. Any questions, comments or concerns regarding the sweepstakes should be directed to Uniworld.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

New Marlboro Sweepstakes (intended for smokers 21+)

The new Marlboro sweepstakes has some fabulous prizes!  It's intended for tobacco users only who are 21+ years old.

(200) Grand Prizes: A Trip to the Marlboro Ranch ARV $4,560 includes: 4 day/3 night trip for 2, round-trip coach air transportation, Ranch accommodations, meals and activities plus a check for $750

Week 1 - (325,000) Sentry Balls Premiere Ear Buds ARV $9 each
Week 2 - (5,000) Duluth Pack Classic Medium Safari Duffle Bag ARV $135 each
Week 3 - (15,000) Coleman 30 Can Soft Sided Coolet ARV $29.99 each
Week 4 - (5) Winner's choice of either a new Harley Davidson Touring Electa Glide Ultra Limited Motorcycle (estimated MSRP $30,042.80 and a check in the amount of $10,000 or a check in the amount of $40,042.80. total ARV $40,042.80 each
Week 5 - (5,000) $100 Cash awarded in the form of a check
Week 6 - (10) 5,000 Gift of Travel Certificate and a check in the amount of $1700. Winner may use Gift of Travel Certificate to create a custom trip. Total ARV 6,700 each
Week 7 - (15,000) 2 Movie Tickets Hollywood Movie Money Admission ARV $26 each
Week 8 - (5) Winners choice of either a new 2011 Ford F150 FX Luxury Package estimated ARV $42,910 and a check in the amount of $7,000 or a check in the amount of $49,910 Total ARV $49,910 each

Click the image below to go to the Marlboro website.  Once you've registered (or signed in), click on "My Marlboro" and then "The Marlboro SNUS Challenge" to enter.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

What is Sweeping?

Simply put - Sweeping is the hobby of entering sweepstakes and contests.  I used to have a license plate that said "WIN BIG" when I lived in Connecticut.  People would often stop and ask me if I won the lottery or something.  I would chuckle and then tell them I enter sweepstakes as a hobby.  They would often say "Aren't they scams?  Nobody ever wins those things do they?"

While there are some sweepstakes that are scams (think timeshare companies, unknown travel companies, etc), most sweepstakes that you see on TV, in magazines and on the internet are in fact, very real.  They are usually run by major corporations that are looking to gain market share or spread the word about their products and services.

Over the years I've met many other "sweepers" including one gentleman who has won 7 cars.  A very dear friend of mine has won really great prizes - like a car, $90K cash from Kimberly Clark/Cottonelle, several trips and tons of other prizes.  My own twin sister has won a Harley Davidson and too many prizes to mention. 

It can be a fun hobby with some really fantastic benefits.  My husband and I have won trips to places like Hawaii, Italy, Japan, China, Curacao, etc. - places we might not have been able to travel if we were footing the bill ourselves. 

The best part of this hobby is that you can do it anywhere you have an internet connection.  In the coming days I'll be sharing more information about this wonderful hobby.  Feel free to ask any questions you might have.