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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When I was about 10Went to the local
I had a go on one of those sideshow things. On this one, you had to hit a plank with a mallet, which shot a frog into the air, and you had to get the frog to land on one of the lillypads floating in the middle.
Not only did I do it, I did it twice!
Wooo! 2 prizes!
"Sorry mate, 1 prize per person".
Didnt even get to chose the prize :(
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Oh, and dont forget the endless streams of "You are already a winner" envelopes I get.
Handy tip: If one of the prizes listed is a trip to [insert country here], you are garuanteed to win that one. And it will be at the end of the listed whe nyou phone them up. And it costs between £1 and £1.50 a minute. And trhey talk slowly. And if you even go so far as to "win" the holiday, its usually only ferry-fare over there for 1 night (ie £1 cost per person to them).
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OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Fri 5 Aug 2005, 13:35,
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