Thursday, April 2, 2015

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Enter to Win Cash Prizes!


Today brings us back around to that wonderful prize of money... Good old fashioned Cash... Moola... Greenbacks...

Whatever way you want to put it, it is one useful prize! Whether you use it for necessities, or for fun, or even for investing in some collectibles, it is a universal tool that anyone can use!

It just makes you want to sing!

(Do we really need a reason to sneak in a little Pink Floyd?)


Now, on to the giveaways...


Spring Into Cash $250 Giveaway

* Grand prize is $250 Paypal Cash.

Rafflecopter entry. Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use money sent via Paypal. Ends April 15, 2015.


Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Treat Creation Voter Sweepstakes

If you are a member of Kellogg's Family Rewards, you may use your rewards points to enter this sweeps. Otherwise, you will need to post your voting choice to your Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram account, with the hashtag #RKTreatSweeps, and you must then also email the link to RKTreatSweeps@kellogg.com for your entry to be verified.

* 20 Grand prizes, each including the following:
A $250 Bank-issued, pre-loaded Gift Card
One Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats squares
One Beats Pills Portable Stereo Speaker by Dr. Dre
Assorted Kraft products
Assorted MARS products

Total ARV $487, each.

One entry per week, with a maximum of six total entries. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends May 3, 2015.


Hillshire Sausage Supper Showdown

* Grand prize is a check for $10,000. ARV $10,000.

* 4 first prizes (these are awarded per voting round, with two remaining as of this date) of a check for $500, each. ARV $500, each.

One entry per day for logging in, with bonus entries available. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends April 26, 2015.

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Good Luck!

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Win Concert Trips, and a Year's Worth of Mortgage Payments!


Today brings more sweepstakes offering travel prizes to attend some fabulous events. Concerts and Rock Festivals can be so dang much fun to go to, how could a person pass these sweepstakes by? Of course, winning the year's worth of mortgage payments could certainly give a person a big thrill, too!


The Riunite This is R Moment to Rock Sweepstakes

* 3 Grand prizes, each consisting of a three day/two night Live Nation Rock Flight. Includes two tickets to a Live Nation concert, air fare, accommodations, and more. Total ARV $2450, each.

* 88 First prizes of one $100 Live Nation Concert Cash Code, each. ARV $100, each.

One entry per person/email address per day. Open to legal U.S. residents (excluding Utah), 21 or older. Ends April 30, 2015.


Lady Antebellum and Quicken Loans 7FOR7 Sweepstakes

This is actually a sweepstakes and a contest, as entries are being judged to determine grand prize winners. You must write a brief essay to enter, of no more than 50 words. The essay must address the question "What would meeting Lady Antebellum and getting one year's worth of mortgage payments on behalf of Quicken Loans mean to you?"

25 finalists will be chosen for review by the judges, who will then judge these entries based upon the following criteria:

33% - Most Deserving
33% - Creativity/Originality
33% - Clarity

You can only win a first or second prize through the sweepstakes portion.


* 7 Grand prizes, each of which includes a two day/one night trip for two to attend a Sponsor specified concert during the Lady Antebellum Wheels Up Tour; winner's choice of Lady Antebellum's Heartland Bedding; an autographed copy of the 747 album; and a year's worth of mortgage payments. Total ARV up to $26,272.92.

* 2 First prizes, each of which includes a two day/one night trip for two to attend a Sponsor specified concert during the Lady Antebellum Wheels Up Tour; winner's choice of Lady Antebellum's Heartland Bedding; and an autographed copy of the 747 album. Total ARV up to $2,272.92, each.

* 20 Second prizes, each an autographed copy of the 747 album. ARV $13.99, each.

One entry per person/email address. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends August 20, 2015.


SiriusXM M3 Rock Festival 2015 Trip Sweepstakes

* Grand prize is a two night trip for two to attend the M3 Rock Festival in Baltimore, MD, on May 1-3, 2015. Includes VIP perks and other extras. Total ARV $2,500.

Open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States, D.C., and Puerto Rico. One entry per person/email address/household. Ends April 13, 2015.





Good Luck!

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Win a Trip to See Kenny Chesney, or the Kentucky Derby, or Tickets to the Event of Your Choice!


Today's sweepstakes offer some exciting prizes. First, you could be the lucky winner of a trip to see Kenny Chesney in concert in Detroit, with a pre-concert trip to Nashville, if you so choose. Then, there is a trip to one of my favorite events of the year, The Kentucky Derby. This is followed by the chance to win a $1,000 gift card to Ticket Master, to buy the tickets of your choice!

There certainly is no lack of thrilling things to do! If only a person could do them all...

Kenny Chesney “The Big Revival” Tour 2015 Sweepstakes

This sweepstakes has a number of different entry periods, as well as options for winners, so I have just offered the gist of it here. See rules for full details.

* Grand prize includes two suite tickets to see the Kenny Chesney “The Big Revival” Tour 2015 in Detroit, MI on August 22, 2015; the opportunity for winner and guest to meet Kenny Chesney in Detroit, MI; plus the option to enjoy a trip to Nashville before the concert, or to go directly to Detroit. Total ARV $3,000 to $5,400.

* 52 First Prizes, each consisting of either one pair of tickets to see Kenny Chesney live, OR a minimum of 10 tickets in one suite. Total ARV $110 to $1800, each.

One entry per person/email address/household. to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States, D.C., and Puerto Rico, 21 or older. Ends August 3, 2015.


Derby Day Giveaway

* Grand prize includes the following:

2 Grandstand tickets to the Kentucky Derby
2 passes to the Fillies and Stallions Derby Eve Party
$1000 travel stipend (provided via VISA Gift Card)
2 nights’ accommodations in Louisville, KY
Old Forester Distillery Tour
Old Forester Barrel Head autographed by Master Distiller Chris Morris

Total ARV $4,000.

One entry per person/email address, with bonus entries available. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 21 or older. Ends April 5, 2015.


Victoria's Secret Pink Pinkapalooza Ticket Grab Sweepstakes

* Grand prize is a $1,000 Ticket Master gift card.

* 2,500 First Prizes of a One month Spotify subscription code, each. ARV $9.99, each.

This sweeps also offers various "instant" offers for various discounts, as well as wallpapers for your computer, and a few other things.

One play per person per day, with bonus plays available. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, D.C., and Puerto Rico, at least 18 and the age of majority in their place of residence. Ends April 30, 2015.

The Greatest Concert Tickets in the Nation at VenueKings.com!
Good Luck!

Monday, March 30, 2015

Good Giveaway Gone Bad?



Today I wanted to touch on some of the reasons that sweepstakes rules are an important part of the game, based upon a particular giveaway that has some potential winners in an uproar. Some of you may have entered this giveaway, as well, as I had posted it on Twitter.

As potential winners, based upon my own experience and research, a number of us were sent emails stating that too many people did not read the rules, therefore we had to verify that we were eligible to win by sending a copy of our CDL license, or a photo of us in a semi-truck with a company logo on it, or a screen shot of the company's app on our phone.

The verification process is no problem to me, generally speaking. Except for, in this case, the fact that I am generally a stickler about the rules, and I found their explanation hard to believe.

Hence, the research commenced. I looked for the rules in an online search, and could not find them posted anywhere. Next, I went to the "Trucker Path" Facebook page, to see what I could find there, as it was their giveaway.

I found several complaints from others who had received the same email, and this post in particular, in which someone had posted the link to this set of rules.

The entire set of rules, as posted, consists of three points. These points were basically "Like", "Post," and "Share." That's it. So, since the rules link did not state the name of the giveaway, I gave them the benefit of the doubt, and responded to the potentially winning email, and asking for a link to the official rules. They instead sent me the screenshot you see below.


This is obviously not the link I requested. This is from an editing tool. So, of course, this brought on a number of questions. Was there some type of electronic malfunction that made the rules show up incomplete? Did the sponsors go back to try to change something after the fact (as someone suspected in another post, on a different site)? How could they just blame the potential winners, without some type of apology or acknowledgement that they may have made some type of mistake, too? Do they have any responsibility at all, to make things right? Why not just award the prizes to the people who won them? Yet, these questions could go on and on.

I understand that things can go wrong, whether they be by human err or by electronic malfunction, and that either party could make mistakes. In my opinion, it isn't worth it to blame anybody, when you can't know what went on to make the situation what it is. Yet, it does have some effect.

Generally speaking, many sweepstakes rules will clearly say that they are not responsible for electronic malfunctions (or something similar). These particular rules said nothing of the sort. In fact, they basically said nothing at all. In the end, it does leave a sour taste in your mouth, and it obviously has made some people very mad.

Still, I always feel bad about a company taking a big blow when these things happen. It really isn't good for either side. Yet, there is a reason why sweepstakes rules are governed and regulated, and for those who don't take the time to put the proper points into their set of rules, there really are some consequences. This may only go to the point of the company getting some bad press, though it could go further. I saw more than one comment asking if the giveaway was a scam.

Of course, it is worth mentioning that a good giveaway gone bad does not necessarily denote that the company itself is bad. It could just mean mismanagement of the giveaway itself, or any number of other things, or it really could be that the company is just that bad. You never really know.

Honestly, I think the thing about this whole ordeal that is so irksome to me, is that their approach gave the feeling that we were too stupid to read the rules, when at least some of us really did read them. Of course, second to this is the chance that we are likely losing out on the new iPad or t-shirt that rightfully belongs to us, according to the requirements of the rules as posted. That hurts, too.

As a P.S., I grew up with a best friend and "second family" in the trucking business. Also, after spending a good number of my adult years traveling on the road, I found truck drivers to be some of the most helpful and friendly drivers on the road. So, though I may not be a trucker myself, I do have an affinity and an appreciation for those who are.

Stay tuned for further updates, if anything comes up...

Now, on to today's sweepstakes!


The FREE Butter and Cream Cheese GIVEAWAY from Challenge

* 1,000 winners will each receive either a voucher for a free Challenge Butter, or for a Challenge Cream Cheese product. Butter ARV $4.99, cream cheese ARV $2.60.

Due to certain legalities in some states, winners who are residents of AR, CA, CT, ID, KS, LA, MA, MN, MO, MS, ND, NJ, NV, PA, TN, UT, VA or WI will receive an alternate prize of a See’s Candies $5 gift card.

One entry per person/email address per 24 hours. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 13 or older. Ends April 5, 2015.


Make It Tonight Sweepstakes With Colavita & Fine Cooking” Sweepstakes

* Grand Prize is the Colavita Pizza Essentials Basket, one year’s supply of Colavita Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (redeemable in the form of 12 free item coupons), and Fine Cooking cookbooks: Fresh from the Farm; Pizza on the Grill; Panini Express. Total ARV $367.

One entry per person/email address. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older as of March 1, 2015. Ends April 13, 2015.


THE HOBBIT: The Battle of the Five Armies Blu-ray Sweepstakes

* Grand prize is a Panasonic SC-BTT 465 Blu-ray Home Theater System (ARV $599.99), and a copy of "THE HOBBIT: The Battle of the Five Armies" on Blu-ray DVD combo (ARV $30).

* 30 Runner up prizes of a copy of "THE HOBBIT: The Battle of the Five Armies" on Blu-ray DVD combo. ARV $30.

One entry per email address. Open to legal U.S. residents, 18 or older. Ends April 22, 2015.





Good Luck!

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