Why does it take some companies so long to send prizes?

crispydragonfly

I received a WEM on 7th March and am still waiting for part of the prize. It was a meet & greet, which was cancelled the day before the event and signed merchandise I would have received on the night.
I have been promised the signed pieces will be sent, but who knows?

tinktinktinkerbell

i won something in the december advents, it was quite early on i won it too (3rd) they said they would send it ASAP

apparently it got lost and they had to send another, only got it last week lol, good job i wasnt using it as a christmas present :eek:

its awful when you're excited for a prize and the wait 28 working day thing is killing lol, i won a curl up kit from now magazine and every day im like WHERES MY PRIZE!!! :rotfl:

compsalex

If there's more than one winner they sometimes wait until they have everyone's delivery details before starting to send the prizes out.

hamsterfan1

I'm waiting for some perfume I won - notified 4th Jan - chased & was told it had been sent - then had another email saying it would be this week - still not here

It arrived this morning & it's gorgeous

starrybee

I'm still waiting for my biggest win yet to arrive - won at the very start of February so nothing to worry about yet but I am impatient because I want to see it!

I also had to wait over a month for a George Foreman I won in the advents - chased it up at the end of January, the person in charge of the comp had no idea it hadn't been sent out - it had gone out of stock and they'd forgotten about me! I ended up with a nicer grill than the one I originally won so I was doubly pleased in the end! :rotfl:

hamsterfan1

Oh yes & my Stella win from mid December finally turned up this week

renegadia

Chance to use my new for this year's spreadsheet! :nerd:

Average time between comp end and notification (18 comps) = 5.78 days
Average time between notification and arrival (16 comps) = 9.81 days
Average time between comp end and unexpected arrival (6 comps) = 16.33 days

Madrabbitgirl

I've had prizes turn up the next day from being told about it (this doesn't happen often!) and others that seem to take a few months Most are somewhere in between. I'm still waiting for a Dec win but the person I won from has been keeping in touch so I'm hopeful it will arrive eventually! I like to send a polite e-mail after a few weeks when waiting for a prize & then every week or so, just to make sure I haven't been forgotten about!

RatGirl

Woooooo half the prize has just arrived, was told in letter in will probably come in 2 parts, am over the moon

thegirlintheattic

That's a really quick turn around - it can take months and months.