shortlist comps / Mr Hyde spam

JessicAhh

I don't consider it spam: I've opted in because I want to enter the competition. I only get one daily email, max, and their terms do state that it's a daily newsletter. I subscribe because I know that the site / comps are genuine, and that they don't pass my details on to third parties. All emails I get from them are solicited, although not always relevant.

I'd have to pay a couple of quid to enter the Lotto, or 8p or so a comp for a weekly magazine, so I consider my ticking the box as my 'payment' for this one. :rotfl:

It takes me one second each day to hit the delete button - and I prefer that, knowing I've entered some pretty damned fabulous comps (with good chances of winning, judging by the number of Mr Hyde, Shortlist and Stylist wins in IWIWIW).

JessicAhh

Roger_Rampant wrote: »

It is sometimes mentioned in Ts&Cs that if you unsubscribe before the closing date your entry will not be counted. The trick is to unsubscribe from mailings lists after their competition has ended, but obviously if you enter a lot of competitions it's not really practical for the major competition providers.

If I receive an email from somebody and think "who are they?" or "don't remember them" I go and do a quick forum search here, if I can only find matches with green ticks that have already been moved to the Game Over section then I unsubscribe. Hasn't happened many times so far :rotfl: but then I haven't been comping for long.

Personally, I think it's better to unsubscribe after the winners have been announced and contacted. I am sure a lot of companies will pick winners, then check their current subscription record, and that may be 24, 48, 72 hours and more after the end date.

If I intend to use this method, I unsub after 14-28 days (dependent on how keen I was on the prize :rotfl: ) to try to ensure that the winners have been chosen etc.

tallandlong

I've won about 4 of these in about 2 years. Some good prizes too.

So I cant really complain about the Mr Hyde emails

hazyjo

It's not like it joins you up 20 times if you enter 20 comps with them - you still only get the one email.

No point in even opening the obvious newsletters, etc (obv unless you want to!) so I just go 'tick, tick, tick, tick, tick' etc down the side of my gmail account and hit delete. Simple. As above, it's part of comping.

Jx