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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Football JerseyI live and work in Switzerland and went on a company sponsored event to see France Vs Switzerland in Portugal (Euro 2004). The trip was being organised by a big and wealthy bank. While on the coach from the hotel (same as the Danish national team stayed in so all very nice) we were asked to fill in a form with our guess at the final score and the time of the first goal.
Game finished and, waahey, I won the competition. I was told my 'siginificant' prize would be posted. So excited I even called the girlfriend saying it could be a weekend away for the two of us!
3 weeks later and a package arrives, I rip it open to find I am now the owner of a Swiss national shirt signed by whole of the Swiss team. oh joy.
Told the g/f the bad news. She was fine about it.
As I'm not Swiss I decided to give the shirt to a girl in work for her nephew.
Never thought to mention this to the g/f. Few days later the g/f rings me to tell me that all is not lost, she's phoned a sports memorabilia shop and checked on-line at sports memorabilia websites and the shirt is worth about £100.....
Why me?
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sneep used to date Freddie Starr's hamster, Thu 4 Aug 2005, 15:52,
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