Scratchcards in magazines - worth doing?

grastgirl

Hi I'm a newbie to comping. I posted this question in one of the general threads but it seems it might have been more appropriate here.

I have "won" a cash prize on a scratch card that came in "Wedding" magazine. THe phone and text options to get the Collection number are expensive, but would still be covered by the minimum prize. The post option is cheaper, but I wasn't sure if it was worth bothering to do it in case it just gets ignored. Any other advice on these sorts of competitions would also be welcome.

P.S. The promoter is Jackpot UK

Matryoshka

I always bin them :cool:

Myzdamena

Well it depends what company they are run by. The ones in the Sky Mags (Golden tickets or something) .. my mum won a TV

....after I'd already binned my scratchcard..... not that I'd have won owt lol

...most will cost you £9 to phone and you'll receive a prize you can buy from a pound shop... but then again I guess if you win.....

poodledoodledoo

What does it say about the prize EXACTLY? Usually they are all winners and everything looks good until you read the smallprint.

Myzdamena

grastgirl wrote: »

but would still be covered by the minimum prize.

What is the minimum prize? Anything to do with weekends away they usually want you to pay for this and that and you end up paying for it anyway iyswim?

Short-n-Sweet

I tend not to bother as they always say WINNER.

In hope you call them or text for stupid amount of money to be told you have won a keyring. lol!! Then again, im pretty negative with most things due to scams so dont look at things in a positive light anymore if i ever see WINNER i have to check it threw to make sure there isnt a catch lol

poodledoodledoo

Is it definitely a CASH prize?

philgee

Almost always a swizz. They make money on you calling to find out which "prize" you have won.

grastgirl

OK the easiest way is to write down everything they have.

T&CS:
THe promotion is called PB5. Overall there is a 1 in 4 chance of winning a cash prize and a 1 in 4 chance of winning a non cash prize. Winning games represent 50% of the total printed, prizes are allocated in the following quantities; 1 x £10k, 100 x £1k, 300 x £500, 600 X £100, 4000 x £50, 495000 x £20, 1 x mini cooper, 100 x 46" LCD TV, 300 x Apple iPhone, 600 x Nintendo Wii, 4000 x Sony Cybershot Digital Camera, 495000 x Phillips MP3 player. All cash prizes will be paid by cheque. Mini supplied at base spec, winner responsible for road fund licence and insurance. Delivery subject to manufacturers lead time. All non-cash items subject to a delivery charge of £5.50. No purchase necessary. In the unlikely event of any item becoming unavailable, an alternative prize of equal or higher value will be offered. All cards are inserted at random by an independent third party. By claiming your prize by text you are subscribing to our weekly competition information service. Along with our latest news and winners you will receive information on exclusive competitions where you could win £1000 every week. The service costs £5 per week until you send STOP to 82123.

Rules:
Colsing date 11.59pm 31/12/2009. Promotion unconnected with publication. Open to UK residents aged 16 or over only. To claim your prize you must have a valid Collection Number. To receive your Collection Number immediately call or text as overleaf. For a Collection Number by post write to 'Jacpot UK Collection Numbers, PO Box 100, Blackburn, BB0 1GR', enclosing a first class stamp. Allow 45 days for delivery. A new Collection Number is required for each claim. Claims are limited to 3 per household. Entries lost, stolen, tampered with, insufficiently stamped or without a valid Collection Number will be declared void. Jackpot UK reserves the right to use the name and images of major prize claimants for future promotional purposes, failure to comply may result in forfeiture of your prize. All prizes will be dispatched within 60 days of claiming. All data given may be used to send info/offers from us or other reputable third parties. If you do not wish to receive this info please write to us at the address above. Entry means acceptance of the game rules. Customer service 08713103121 (calls cost standard national rate) or by post. Promoter: Jackpot UK, PGTE Manchester, M307HX. Please keep a copy of these rules for you reference.

Calls to get collection number cost £1.50 per minute and last 7 minutes. Texts to get collection number will result in 7 texts billed at £1.50 each. Network charges apply.

The win specifically states I have won up to £10000 in cash (I did also win on the item prizes, but dismissed that as a waste of money and effort to claim for). The way I read it this means I will have won at least £20, which I can claim for the price of 5 first class stamps (2 for the collection number and 3 to send the scratchcard with 2 stamps), and the number of larger prizes is not totally derisory. Obviously I need to request that they don't send me junk mail.

grastgirl

Bumping so evening crowd can see the information.

Nodarius

So, have you managed to learn something on the subject? I've got the same question about the same promotion, so I also would like to know the answer.
Oh, as for number of stamps -- two for Collection Number and another one for scratch itself. Where are other two?