Would you go as far as phone somebody to tell them they need to claim their prize?

reddevildanni

God that's awful Lesley! I really hope somebody reports them & gets it all investigated.

Apple123

Agreed! They should have made an effort! Makes me angry. Hope they get reported.

mjm3346

lastkiss wrote: »

Looks like everyone might be right and they've made up a fake profile during to ensure they didn't have to give away the non-existent iPads

Not sure why they would bother to do that as now if there is an unclaimed prize it does not roll and the money will go to charity instead as it did with the last unclaimed prize (on top of the £9,000 they have already donated).

mjm3346

....then remembers they were talking of a £10,000 donation, so if the Ipads remain unclaimed and they give their value to charity will that be used to top up the £9,000 to £10,000 or be extra?

lastkiss

mjm3346 wrote: »

Not sure why they would bother to do that as now if there is an unclaimed prize it does not roll and the money will go to charity instead as it did with the last unclaimed prize (on top of the £9,000 they have already donated).

I asked myself that too, and all I came up with is this....

They are a brand new company. On opening their fb page they said they would get things started off with a 10k donation to charity. They now state they have given 9k, with the rest coming from (correct me if I'm wrong its been a while since I looked at it) a £10 donation for every new customer they get. Therefore it would make perfect sense for them to get a lot of publicity in the least amount of time by running questionable comps? Not to mention the amount of business they would get right away to get them up and running.

Just my opinion but I can't see any other reason, apart from the fact that the admin of the page seems to relish arguing and being rude to posters...takes all sorts

Lesley x

lastkiss

mjm3346 wrote: »

....then remembers they were talking of a £10,000 donation, so if the Ipads remain unclaimed and they give their value to charity will that be used to top up the £9,000 to £10,000 or be extra?

Great minds think alike :T:rotfl:

Lesley x

tgroom57

Marg2k8 wrote: »

I have tweeted to my followers to ask them if anyone knows her and have asked them to retweet. Anyone else on twitter might like to do the same.

A few accounts on Twitter might relate, going by name and location.. One looks like a student going back to London. I've tweeted this person but the tweets haven't been acknowledged.

Twitter is less useful though because they don't see the tweet unless they already follow you, which is unlikely, or they check their incoming connects from ppl they don't follow.

Bearing in mind the other potential issues with this comp, I'd say its a lost cause.

Marg2k8

tgroom57 wrote: »

A few accounts on Twitter might relate, going by name and location.. One looks like a student going back to London. I've tweeted this person but the tweets haven't been acknowledged.

Twitter is less useful though because they don't see the tweet unless they already follow you, which is unlikely, or they check their incoming connects from ppl they don't follow.

Bearing in mind the other potential issues with this comp, I'd say its a lost cause.

I reckon you are right in saying it is a lost cause.

However, you are incorrect in saying that if you mention someone in a tweet, they don't see it. Mentions always appear in your mentions. Follower or not.