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Most annoying winning emails...

dormy
dormy Posts: 254 Forumite
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edited 5 April 2014 at 9:59PM in Compers chat corner
...I'm sure you know the ones!!

"Congratulations! You entered our competition to win *an average prize worth about 25 quid*. You didn't win the one and only main prize but we're pleased to announce you've won a runner-up prize!!

You've won a voucher worth 10% off any item on our extortionately priced website which was obviously the main reason for running our competition in the first place.

Congratulations once again."


I've had a couple of these recently and (trying not to sound a greedy - text removed by MSE Forum Team) they drive me mental!! Get all excited then just want to throw something at the person who sent the email lol

*Moan over* :A
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  • hamsterfan1
    hamsterfan1 Posts: 8,281 Forumite
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    I know - the worst ones are the ones that headline congratulations you are a winner of a runners up prize - a miniscule discount
    proud gran to 4 lovely boys and one little girl
  • Blulu
    Blulu Posts: 7,735 Forumite
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    I had that just yesterday from "Ido" Email title: "Competition Winner". Then email:


    CONGRATULATIONS
    You won a runners up prize!


    Which is 10% off their gift experience.

    TBH, it just makes me laugh. I guess that's what they run the comp for, after all.

    The ones I really don't get are the Canadian Pharmacy and other Viagra ones. They say anything on the title to get you to look at the email. But even if I was desperate for Viagra, I would never buy from someone who has tricked me into reading their email. I suppose it must work for them, but I don't understand how.

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    I am who I'm meant to be
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    I make no apology
    THIS IS ME!


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  • tompain100
    tompain100 Posts: 216 Forumite
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    Or the ones with the subject 'Competition Winner' - then when you open it it names the person who won. Yeah, cheers, thanks for getting my hopes up.....
  • paulsad
    paulsad Posts: 1,315 Forumite
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    Whats more annoying is the loose brain that won 107 million and said he knew he was going to win !!!!in idjeet.
  • fire**fly
    fire**fly Posts: 147,969 Forumite
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    tompain100 wrote: »
    Or the ones with the subject 'Competition Winner' - then when you open it it names the person who won. Yeah, cheers, thanks for getting my hopes up.....

    that's the ones that annoy me :eek::rotfl::D
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  • vixsta7
    vixsta7 Posts: 163 Forumite
    Haha I had the I do one yesterday, seems they had an awful lot of runners up!
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 13,573 Forumite
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    The "Congratulations you are the prospective winner of our grand prize!" ones are vaguely amusing...
  • nelie
    nelie Posts: 1,568 Forumite
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    Person's name (so it doesn't look like a newsletter)
    title of email: MARCH WINNER

    …was not you!
    December Wins: £300 worth of board games, £500 Tesco Vouchers Best Win in 2023: £500 Tesco Vouchers
  • chrissie57
    chrissie57 Posts: 4,857 Forumite
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    The thing is - if I never know the result of the comp (unless I win, of course:D) then they can send me their emails forever more and I might even read them. The minute they send me one of the above, instant unsubscribe and/or unlike:cool:
    "If ever there is a tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you. "
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    As dreams are made on; and our little life
    Is rounded with a sleep.

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  • mclarkie
    mclarkie Posts: 12,124 Forumite
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    It's like a bad 'not' joke, like the kind in the Borat movie.

    Your a winner....NOT!!

    I find Vouchercloud are one of the worst offenders of this type of email.
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