What do you do?

dc64

What do you do when the company you have won from ceases trading?

YauFlower

There is nothing you can do. You have to forget it. I think companies often hold comps as part of their death throes.

dc64

Mine was with a big name.

One-Eye

Liquidation almost certainly means you will not get a prize, but administration shouldn't automatically mean no prize. A company in administration is a going concern - the administrator will be hoping to sell it so they don't want to upset people and give the company a bad name. Don't forget that many prizes come from a third party anyway, so if they have your details they may still send it. It could also be the third party supplier that goes into administration and the company running the comp may try and supply an alternative prize.

I had a WEM from Blockbuster for a box set on the day before they went into administration. Three and a half months later the prize turned up in the post! I regularly post comps for a site where the company has been in administration twice in the last five years with no known effect on the supply of prizes.

mansey

If you need help from the compers, I think you will need to give more information.

A link to the competition and company you won with will be needed so folks can help

mjm3346

dc64 wrote: »

Mine was with a big name.

Doesn't make any difference - if they are wound up you might have a claim as an unsecured creditor - they sometimes get a penny or two in the pound

Marg2k8

Have BHS run any competitions lately?


ETA

There was this one. If I had won that, I wouldn't be holding my breath on getting the prize.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5424289

mjm3346

Marg2k8 wrote: »

Have BHS run any competitions lately?


ETA

There was this one. If I had won that, I wouldn't be holding my breath on getting the prize.

They have/had an ongoing weekly

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5445503

hannonle

They do say that if you win vouchers then you should spend them ASAP just in case.

I wonder what the OP's situation was/is.

towser44

I would put it down as the luck of the draw. You were lucky to win, you haven't lost anything by not receiving the prize (albeit I admit it would be disappointing) and life goes on. Those working for the company who may have lost jobs are in a much worse position.

dc64

Luckily my win was honoured:j