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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Mountain Bike?Back when I was in Beavers I entered one of their beavers raffles, which noone ever expects to win. Well I won a proper sized Mountain Bike. Bear in mind, I was in Beavers, so it would be quiet a few years before I was tall enough to actually ride the thing. So off to the attic it went. But, aha, my older brother was big enough to ride it a lot sooner than me. So I kindly let him use it, and his first use of it would be a Scount bike ride over some hilly terrain (I live in Wales). Going downhill, my brother had to use the brakes...which it turned out didnt work on my brand new never before used bike and he crashed into his scout leader. Damn bike.
(, Thu 4 Aug 2005, 21:53, Reply)
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