Which words in a competition scare you away?

Marg2k8

compwatcher wrote: »

......We'll be keeping a very careful eye on this company in the future and alerting hobbyists when a competition looks extremely difficult to win. We'll also be contacting Tesco to ask why they're adding credibility to these competitions that are almost impossible to win.......

Compwatcher - that was a very informative and interesting post. When you say "We'll be....", who exactly is compwatcher?

adrisco

Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter, upload video - Would'nt know where to start!

jeddentad

Re: To Be Won

What I got from that is there's a possibility that the way the comp works is:
They pull 400 names. Those are not winners, they are potential winners.

Then, in my head, what could happen is for each name an algorithm is run which determines if the name is an actual winner. Like each name gets a pull on a slot machine.

I've no idea if any of that is true, but that's what the post made me think of.

Slade12

Rafflecopter, effort, on air, FB

LadyMorticia

"Personal shopping". It usually means someone telling you what to wear for your body shape etc and coming out with the most hideous clothes. I like my style already so it really puts me off from entering!

OneYorkshireLass

"designer"

Usually something no one would ever be seen dead in outside of Milan or Paris.

LadyMorticia

OneYorkshireLass wrote: »

"designer"

Usually something no one would ever be seen dead in outside of Milan or Paris.

Yes! This. Definitely this!

robertjmca

andrew71 wrote: »

When you see the details of a competition which words mostly in the title scare you away from entering?
Mine is seeing the word EFFORT especially if it's one ending soon.

Is yours twitter, facebook or another word.

"Win a holiday for two"...never thought about it before we had the girls, but how many 'Family' magazines & websites only ever offer holidays for two........& don't get me started about the 'Family' holidays that can't be taken during school holidays..or easter...or Whitsuntide...or December...or........:mad:
OK rant over, I've had a nice day out today on my motorbike in the sunshine.
Happy comping.

alsproject

Another example of prizes that can go unwon is:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4589257

hamsterfan1

robertjmca wrote: »

"Win a holiday for two"...never thought about it before we had the girls, but how many 'Family' magazines & websites only ever offer holidays for two........& don't get me started about the 'Family' holidays that can't be taken during school holidays..or easter...or Whitsuntide...or December...or........:mad:
OK rant over, I've had a nice day out today on my motorbike in the sunshine.
Happy comping.

the ASA has ruled that a holiday cannot be called a family holiday if you can't take it during school holidays - if they are reported they will be told off & hopefully won't do it in future