Loose Women Competition 19th - 30th May

mjm3346

JessicAhh wrote: »

Yes, that's a fair point... And then there's the argument of how to 'cost' the internet entries, e.g. if someone buys an internet package for £20 a month that they only use for comping entries, then does that mean each entry costs £20/X entries, etc.

Seems to be the Law in France free generally means free

An Air France comp

REIMBURSEMENT
Contestants entering the website using a modem or a telephone billed according to communication time or call may obtain reimbursement of their connection fees on the website http://expo.airfrance.com based on a flat fee per day corresponding to the connection cost for 6 minutes of local telephone communication (including VAT) from a landline. The cost of the postage (2nd class mail) incurred by the Contestant for this request by will be refunded. One request per Contestant (same name, same address and/or same e-mail and/or same bank/postal ID details, will be considered valid throughout the Contest.

Given that within the services and technology currently on offer, some Internet Service Providers offer free or flat rate internet connections, it is expressly agreed that any access to the Application carried out on a free or flat rate basis (such as connection by cable, ADSL or leased line) shall not give rise to any refund. In this case, subscription to the service provider is contracted by internet users for their general internet use and the Contestant does not face any extra fees or expenses to connect to the Application and participate in the Contest

and a Burberry one

In respect of France, the following additional provisions should apply:

• These terms and conditions shall be sent at no cost to any entrants who request them by email to [EMAIL="customerservice@burberry.com"]Customer Service[/EMAIL].
• Entrants have the opportunity to claim for the reimbursement of any connection costs incurred by their participation to the prize draw. Any refund request should be...

JessicAhh

Wow, good old France :eek:

robbies_gal

are they relaly going to remove all online entries for itv comps?

sydroo

It's because in France a free to enter competition has to be truely free otherwise it's considered a lotto in which case you either need a licence (which are virtually impossible to get hold of and it's not worth the time or expense to do so);or it has to be administered through either a tabac (who sell lottery tickets and scratchcards); or a bar (which plays Rapido) or a PMU (which is usually bar/bookies).

In all cases you would still need a licence if any sort of payment is required to enter which include expenses incurred to enter said competition.

If it's for charity you are allowed to run a small raffle or tombola without the need for a licence.

Daza

perc wrote: »

Yes Daza has won the Channel 4 one (Deal or No Deal I think)

Nope - my C4/Film4/McCains win was from here (it was via a FB entry)
I won WEEK 6 (just over £3000 in value --- which included £1320 in cash)

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/64215739#Comment_64215739

Competition 6: Premiere Screening for winner and guest

Return train travel from train station nearest to winner’s home to central London
2 nights’ accommodation at 5* St Martin’s Lane Hotel in a superior queen double room – only moments from Leicester Square including breakfast at Asia de Cuba
3 course dinner at Aqua Hutong on Level 33 of The Shard
Tickets to top London film premiere
Cut and Blow dry at top London Salon to get red carpet ready
£1,000 spending money for the winner only to get a red carpet outfit. Money will be paid in advance by cheque.
The winner and their guest are responsible for all other costs associated with claiming this prize.
The winner will be given a minimum of 1 weeks’ notice as to which film premiere they can attend.
The winner will need to be flexible with timings. If the winner is unable to attend the film premiere they will still be entitled to receive the other parts of the prize, but may not be offered an alternative premiere to attend.
The prize must be taken within one year from notification and can not be taken at Easter, Christmas, New Year or any public holidays.

tgroom57

I agree I'm not going to be entering by phone anytime soon, if paid premium calls or texts are £1.50. But I did enter for a comp recently that had 25p + standard network rate.

What if ITV reduced the cost of phone entries to comparable with a postage stamp? If it cost the same, which would you choose- text or postcard? And how do you feel about sending 3 postcards for the same cost as one text entry?

mjm3346

tgroom57 wrote: »

What if ITV reduced the cost of phone entries to comparable with a postage stamp? If it cost the same, which would you choose- text or postcard? And how do you feel about sending 3 postcards for the same cost as one text entry?

I wouldn't do either and as ITV would have to get over 3 times as many paid entries as they do now just to generate the same revenue I cannot see them cutting the cost,

JessicAhh

tgroom57 wrote: »

I agree I'm not going to be entering by phone anytime soon, if paid premium calls or texts are £1.50. But I did enter for a comp recently that had 25p + standard network rate.

I do like those ones that are only 10p or 25p more than SNR...!

What if ITV reduced the cost of phone entries to comparable with a postage stamp? If it cost the same, which would you choose- text or postcard?

i'd go for text over postcard - easier to do, more guaranteed to arrive and be entered.

I only send one postcard, so for me, I pay around a third of a text entry. The convenience of a text entry does not outweigh its cost.

If stamps stay at 62p, then I'd probably pay 70p for a text entry - to me the extra 8p would be worth the convenience of not having to write a postcard / find a stamp / post it.

tghe-retford

Less ad revenue from people visiting the website (the ones who don't have ad-blocking active of course) and you can't replicate getting revenue from people sending postcards and envelopes with stamps on. If they're going unlimited entries for paid for entry routes, this is simply a way to increase revenue, something ITV has been keen to do since going down the subscription route for several of their channels and the closure of ITV Play alongside reduction in advertising revenue. ITV would do well to take care if they are going down the unlimited route potentially causing people to consistently enter competitions and run up huge bills - bad publicity is something they would be wise to avoid considering they were central in the phone-in scandals which rocked the broadcasting industry in 2007.

cagsd wrote: »

I'm still baffled as to how buying a stamp equates to "free" entry.

You could argue the same with any Internet entry, nay, any entry considering how you have to pay line rental and a subscription to a ISP/telecom company/mobile phone provider before you can get to the website, call or SMS to enter.

France has the right idea.

cagsd

tghe-retford wrote: »

You could argue the same with any Internet entry, nay, any entry considering how you have to pay line rental and a subscription to a ISP/telecom company/mobile phone provider before you can get to the website, call or SMS to enter.

I see your point but nobody has to use their own internet to enter a comp online. If I wanted I could spend all day in the library using their internet to enter 300 competitions, I wouldn't pay a penny for it, but to enter 300 postal comps I'd spend £150 at least.


Also even though I don't use the library computer I use my own, I pay a fixed charge for unlimited internet each month, I don't pay my ISP for each comp I enter. So whether or not I'm entering comps, I pay a certain amount, I don't pay extra to enter a comp therefore it is free. Stamps however aren't included in my monthly package