I've won...or have i?

Dalkirst

Just seen thhis email on the addy i use just for comps.

Dear Mr ******

Congratulations, you are a runner-up

You recently entered a competition on the Ultralase website to win laser eye treatment. The draw was made on 1st December and was won by Steven Wright.

An exclusive opportunity to save £200 - for a limited time only

Although you didn't win the first prize, we are delighted to inform you that you are one of our runners-up, winning vouchers to the value of £200 worth of laser eye treatment. These vouchers can even be used with wavefront - proven by expert surgeons the world over to be the most effective laser eye treatment yet.

How to qualify for your exclusive £200 saving:

• To qualify for this exclusive saving, you will need to get in touch with us by Saturday 23rd December 2006 to reserve a consultation appointment.
• You must bring a copy of this e-mail with you to your consultation. This is very important, as it acts as your personal voucher.
• Treatment must be performed by 31st January 2007.

How to book a consultation:

To book a consultation, click on the link below, leave your contact details and one of our advisors will contact you at a time you specify. Alternatively, you can call us on freephone 0808 144 20 20, quoting *******

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Terms and conditions :

• The prize is not transferable.
• To qualify, you need to have contacted us to reserve your consultation by 23rd December 2006.
• You must present your voucher at consultation.
• Treatment is subject to satisfactory consultation.
• No cash alternative will be provided to anyone found to be unsuitable for treatment.
• Only 1 voucher per individual will be accepted.
• This prize may not be used in conjunction with any other offer or prize from Ultralase.
• Anyone booking their consultation appointment after 23rd December 2006, will not qualify for the offer.
• To qualify, treatment must be performed by 31st January 2007.

Now i assume it's legit as it's Ultralase and i remember entering it i think but the other half just said what that's for one eye is it
I don't wear glasses or anything and have no reason to need laser treatment(apart from having floaties that annoy me) so haven't got a clue how much these things cost.Is that just part of the total cost then?

Strepsy

They probably charge you for the consultation, then book you in for your 'free' treatment or something. Honestly, I've no idea but it does sound dodgy to me.

Prudent

Sorry, but also sounds dodgy to me.

ManAtHome

Well probably dodgy in the "sale must end this Sunday" sense - as you say £200 off what?

Not very well targeted if you don't wear specs though - probably just bought a cheap spammers list instead of paying for real one... (that alone makes it worth avoiding).

Dalkirst

Thanks.

To be fair to them though how would they know if i wore glasses or not if i just entered their comp?

AnnieH

You probably wouldn't enter the comp if you don't need glasses. It's a scam I think. I've "won" from them before - they give you a nominal amount of money off but you'd still have to pay out loads for the treatment.

poochel

It's not a scam. I received an email at the end of October as a result of entering the October 'competition' (in reality just giving them my details to get the info pack sent out) along the same terms. I had to book my consultation by so and so date and have treatment before the end of November to qualify. I had my treatment about 3 weeks ago now and have gone from being incredibly short sighted to having perfect vision.

The consultation is free and there is absolutely no sales pressure. I couldn't fault the professionalism of the clinical team, it's not 'dodgy' at all. It is a lot of money: £800- 1600 per eye depending on what you have done - but for me it was totally worth it. I was pretty sure I was going to have it done anyway but the money off was an extra bonus!

NB It's worth checking out if your employer has an agreement with ultralase - they do 20% off for employees of a lot of companies. Details (along with an absolutely excellent chat forum) are on their website - just google ultralase.

Also, kicking around on the forums here somewhere are details of getting reduced price treatment from Optimax via Ebay - something that sounds dodgy but is totally legit. For me though, Ultralase just came out tops and i didn't mind paying the extra - I only have one pair of eyes after all!