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Foofighters thread for disney

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  • kez_s
    kez_s Posts: 802 Forumite
    I am totally confused, I take it that link you posted Foofighter is not you that posted it, so why did so many people PM that person?? I think it's a really wonderful thing that you have done and I hope this can be resolved. Perhaps it's to stop a person who has only joined to get this from entering I don't know.

    I do know that yesterday through the kindness of Bellaluna I was given two tickets to see Dirty Dancing and had a fantastic time, it was an opportunity to experience to see something I couldn't have afforded otherwise - surely that's very MSE??

    Does this mean we can no longer offer our prizes/tickets if we can't use them? That would be so sad if that was the case as I know if I win anything that I can't use I would like to pass it on if T&C's of the comp allow.
    ~ What's for you, won't go past you! ~
  • polaroid
    polaroid Posts: 264 Forumite
    post of the month - here here!
    :eek: :D
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  • ceebeeby
    ceebeeby Posts: 4,357 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Absolutely agree for P of the M! Generosity and kindness in todays world deserve recognition!
  • BREX
    BREX Posts: 4,283 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    foo fighter....I think its awful that this has happened ...can I make a suggestion that the prize goes to someone that has contributed to a posting a great number of comps on here... I know its bad on some that have just joined but think it might help
    (I am not saying this for myself as I am unable to go on holiday at the moment......before I get shouted down)
    Thanks to all comp posters:A
    Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive
  • kez_s wrote: »
    I am totally confused, I take it that link you posted Foofighter is not you that posted it, so why did so many people PM that person?? I think it's a really wonderful thing that you have done and I hope this can be resolved. Perhaps it's to stop a person who has only joined to get this from entering I don't know.

    I do know that yesterday through the kindness of Bellaluna I was given two tickets to see Dirty Dancing and had a fantastic time, it was an opportunity to experience to see something I couldn't have afforded otherwise - surely that's very MSE??

    Does this mean we can no longer offer our prizes/tickets if we can't use them? That would be so sad if that was the case as I know if I win anything that I can't use I would like to pass it on if T&C's of the comp allow.

    No it wasn't me, i guess whoever it was just thought he/she should let everyone on that board know about my giveaway.. can't blame him/her really because everyone loves a freebie! :rolleyes: Maybe I should have stated in the first place 'must have minumum of ... posts/thanks' something like that? I just didn't think and wanted to spread some joy and give someone a great prize.

    I know on the quack quack site they have a special section for User2User comps/giveaways, i have been a member there for years but rarely post so posting here was my first instinct.

    Looks like I am going to have to make some sort of decision either way pretty soon, no word from abuse I'm guessing they are pretty busy.
  • Foofighter wrote: »
    i couldnt see the cache on google. did find this though..!

    Yes its true there were a lot of newly registered people who sent pms and some even offering me money (which i would never in a million years accepted, and im afraid these people did not go into my hat) These things do bring out the lurkers and I knew that, but there were also lots and lots of msers.

    Hoping to here back from abuse quite quickly, if only to jot down the names from the thread as i think thats where so many people posted as my inbox was overflowing


    :eek: :eek:

    People offered you money ? Thats bang out of order :mad:

    and omg at that link you posted.. how disgusting.

    I must be naive as I didnt realise there were people out there reading our posts on here and replicating them on other forums. Why the hell do they do that? Why not just join this forum?

    Hope this prize eventually does go to a genuine mser (I didnt ask to go into the hat either by the way)
    Thanks to all posters and contributers :beer:
  • raggamuffin
    raggamuffin Posts: 1,685 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    good luck with this its such a shame :mad:
    Z2009 wins 14k :)2010 wins 26k:)

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  • whitty999
    whitty999 Posts: 4,024 Forumite
    can i still try for them?
    or am i wrong in asking
    Lucky No27
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  • Lynsey76
    Lynsey76 Posts: 3,079 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    If abuse don't get back to you maybe you could just use the names you have already been pm'd? I know that some of us would miss out, but I think we would all understand. A least an MSE'r would still benefit. Hopefully the thread will be restored though.
    2008 wins £4405 2009 wins £7194 2010 wins £9615

    Best wins ever: Laptop, £1000 John Lewis vouchers, PS3, Xbox 360 iPad Mini :beer:
  • what about if you look through the names you have already and use those and also any others you have found out about today perhaps and just include those who you can see from the thanks originally entered the competition in the first place. That way it should go to someone who really wanted the prize in the first place and was just not lucky enough to win it in the first instance?
    Thanks to all posters and contributers :beer:
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