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 5I won a competition run by my primary school to design a poster to advertise the upcoming school summer fete. When the day came, I had to give up my place in the bouncy castle queue to walk up and accept my prize from the Welsh First Minister (then Mayor of Cardiff), Rhodri Morgan. The winners of the 2nd and 3rd prizes has walked back with shiny new cameras in their hands, so I assumed the prize for 1st place would either be the same or something even better. It was keyring. A keyring advertising the Prudential. But it did come in a nice black velvety case.
(, Fri 5 Aug 2005, 18:03, Reply)
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