WinningI once won a gas boiler from The Guardian. Tell us about times you've won, and the excellent and/or crappy prizes you've lifted.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 28 Apr 2011, 14:08)
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The reason for the SMS trend is down to moneyWhy shell out for prizes as per the old days if the quiz itself will generate enough income to pay for them and make a nice little profit at the same time?
You just have to make sure there's an element of "skill" to stop it being a lottery and keep it *just* this side of legal. The law, aftr all, doesn't say how hard the questions have to be.
(, Sat 30 Apr 2011, 19:33, 1 reply)
Well quiteDay time TV is filled with brain dead phone quizes where people are asked is New York nicknamed A) The hairy arsehole, B) I will kill you all or C) The Big Apple. No skill at all but the question exists to justify charging idiots £2 per message, 8 messages minimum to enter a "competition" which is basically a random draw.
That said most household brands run competitions / draws in good faith. You pay the network rate for an SMS competition or the price of a postage stamp. I guess they run the competitions as a promotion not as an excuse to profit from idiots.
Anyway, I realize things have changed a lot which is a shame given the amount of stuff I won in the old model.
(, Sat 30 Apr 2011, 21:19, closed)
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