Crappy PrizesCompetitions, raffles, give-aways... sure the prizes look great, but don't they always turn out a bit crap should you happen to win them?
The last raffle I bought tickets for, they'd just given away the all-expenses paid weekend in New York when my number came up. Rushing up to find out what I'd won, I was a little disappointed to be handed a box of "Biscuits for Cheese". Especially as they were busy serving the cheese course (complete with biscuits) as they drew the raffle.
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chthonic, Thu 4 Aug 2005, 11:16)
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Just started a new job......at Northampton General Hospital. First week, the monthly newsletter, "Insight" comes round, and there's a short (3 question) competition at the back. A bit short of things to do, I answer them (all the answers are in the newsletter) and email the editor.
Few weeks later, a phone call informs me that I've won, what voucher would I like - HMV, I say... er, how much is the voucher? £5 they tell me - after all, this is the NHS. Woo.
Just to rub it in, next issue of Insight has a big red ad on the back page saying "Competition WINNER is kmlabs from IT who wins a £5 Gift Voucher from HMV"
So now all my new colleagues are asking me what I'd done to win.
Meh.
Still, it got me the first Rage Against the Machine album. Again. 3rd time now, keep losing it for some reason.
It's long enough already, without me putting an unfunny apology on the end.
(, Thu 4 Aug 2005, 13:18, Reply)
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