Has anyone received their Daily Express £5 Garden Voucher yet?

Ryan

fostergloucester wrote: »

I also applied and despatched straight away. Got the rejection letter yesterday.

Same here unfortunately - this has to be a con!

hnscott

Busylizzie wrote: »

What's the email? We shoud all complain.

I just googled Watchdog and it brought up the site where you can register a story.

Let's all do it - then they might investigate.

bowmanera

I've sent this to watchdog

Chips15

I have complained to Watchdog too - can't believe they can get away with it!

Floozie

Rejection letter for me as well so have emailed them this weekend with strong words, see if I get any response!

palea

Hi. Further to An1179's post about the response from the Express indicating 'many people' had received vouchers, I've sent them an e-mail asking for details of how many vouchers were sent out and the distribution by town or county. I've asked for this information under the Freedom of Information Act and they have 40 days to respond. I'll post any response here. If nothing else, it will cause them a bit of inconvenience. I used to have to deal with these requests in a previous job and it can be a nightmare getting the information together and out by the deadline. Judging by the way they've handled this though, I'm not holding my breath that they'll comply ...

Chips15

If all else fails it looks like we can complain to the Advertising Standards Authority:

http://www.asa.org.uk/Regulation-Explained/What-we-cover.aspx

hnscott

Strictly speaking it wasn't really an Ad - it was more an Advertorial (ie somewhere between Editorial and Advertising. We might all be better of complaining to the:

http://www.pcc.org.uk/

Press Complaints Commission.

Chips15

I'm sure it's the Advertising Standards Authority as they say "We regulate sales promotions, such as special offers, prize draws and competitions wherever they appear" (see bottom of list):

http://www.asa.org.uk/Regulation-Explained/What-we-cover.aspx

There are a couple of interesting articles below over a previous offer that the ASA upheld complaints (relating to the Daily Express):

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/jan/27/express-banned-advertising-desmond

http://www.bitterwallet.com/fireworks-at-the-daily-express-over-misleading-offer/24820

nutty1

i've had no letter or voucher, so do you think i'll get a voucher