Have i won???

keedie_2

Hi i have been browsing this site for a while now. Had a lot of good informations and freebies so thanks to everyone.
But now i have a question and thought i ask for help because i dunno if i really won
thats the email i got:


You recently entered our online Prize Draw at https://www.img1st.com and I am very pleased to inform you that you are our Prize Draw Winner!

This entitles you to a FREE fashion photo shoot which includes the following:

1. COMPLIMENTARY REFRESHMENTS
2. CREATIVE CONSULTATION
3. ARTISTIC HAIR & MAKE-UP
4. PROFESSIONAL image 1st® PHOTOSHOOT
5. PRIVATE VIEWING
6. ONE FREE ICONIC PORTRAIT ON CD WORTH £60

Please call me on 0870 803 1213 to arrange a time and date best convenient for you.

Has anyone else entered this or received the e-mail?

thanks

josie301

Well done!

The site does look familiar, but the search I did only found one recent comp

I am pretty sure there was a comp for there, but can't find it - check out the T&C's in the new comp there is something about a 'fully refundable booking fee'



I'm sure someone else will remember!

Strepsy

It's more of a marketing ploy that a win tbh. You will get what they say but they will want to hard sell you to buy copies of the photos and it says they include one on CD - they'll probably put your worst one on so you want to buy the others. lol

This is from what I've heard of those sort of prizes in the past, I don't know the particular company and haven't been on one myself.

hjb123

Well done, you could always ring them and see what they say but it does sound like a win to me

black-saturn

Sorry but that sounds like the photoshoot scam to me. Theres quite a few threads on it but I can't find one right now.

welshcakes

Hi keedie, I hope that it's genuine however would urge you to read through all the T&C small print that will come though after you call. On that note, I notice it's a 0870 number which is costly to ring froma mobile.

Also I see on their website, they state:

"image 1st® Photoshoot Packages
A fully refundable booking deposit of £25 is required at the time of booking for all invitation vouchers. This is to secure your appointment at image 1st®

All dates and times are subject to availability.
72 hours notice is required to alter a booking and you may reschedule once only, otherwise you will forfeit your booking deposit and you will have to pay a re-booking fee of £25.
Please note that you will forfeit your booking deposit if you are over 15 minutes late on the day of your appointment."

There will inevitably be a hard sale as Strepsy says, and is does work in sufficient cases to be a useful marketing ploy.

btw, a quick companies house search confirms they are an active registered limited company which was incorporated (set up) 9 months ago - May 2006 so fairly new.

mpython

Sorry to disapoint you but this is a scam. No reasonable company would make you pay £25 to get a prize. As others have said, once you've had your photos, you will face a hard sell by them. Soz.

rosielx

One of my friends one something similar to this. She travelled to London at her own expense with her one year old son and received a makeover and had loads of photographs taken. They offered her the free one but then left her in a dark room with a projector to show the remaining photos on a large screen. She came out £300 poorer for a photo CD and when her familiy wanted reprints she had to contact the company for a copyright form/agreement. I have to say its dodgy

keedie_2

thanks for all your replies. looks like i can't go anyway as i can't afford a trip to london at the minute.

would have been to good to be true :rolleyes: