The prize is so....

hdh74

Ever noticed how when someone promotes a prize as 'worth £999.00' it looks like you'd have trouble justifying the price at the poundshop? Or how when the description contains the words, 'gorgeous, fantastic, or amazing' it usually isn't. Whereas the really good prizes are often promoted really matter of factly.

Just makes me smile sometimes.

BlueBella

Watches2U used to say their prize watches were worth £100s yet if you checked out the same watches on Amazon, they were selling them off in their sale at a fraction of the 'original' price (so in the £10s rather than £100s!) So their giveaways were quite misleading!

Saying that, many companies giveaway clothes stating their full price but fail to mention they are old stock that they have been trying to get rid of at knock off sale prices!

sleepyjones

It's the same with the Click2Wins, a lot of times they have a value which is probably more representative of the RRP when it originally released, you can always find the same item cheaper online.

There's actually 2 competitions on there at the moment (C2W's) for Intempo headphones, looks like 2 comps for exactly the same headphones one with a value of £50 and one with a value of £20 ... they might actually be different but look the same to me.

Ie : £50 : http://winit.absoluteradio.co.uk/sweepstakes/win-a-pair-of-intempo-hubbub-headphones-19387

£20 : http://winit.absoluteradio.co.uk/sweepstakes/win-intempo-hubbub-headphones-19771

Blueyez

Or the prize is promo merch for that company "Win a XXX company goodie bag"=pen, mug and badge which are left over from our last recruitment drive. Also prizes that cost less than it is to post them...

mjm3346

sleepyjones wrote: »

It's the same with the Click2Wins, a lot of times they have a value which is probably more representative of the RRP when it originally released, you can always find the same item cheaper online.

There's actually 2 competitions on there at the moment (C2W's) for Intempo headphones, looks like 2 comps for exactly the same headphones one with a value of £50 and one with a value of £20 ... they might actually be different but look the same to me.

Ie : £50 : http://winit.absoluteradio.co.uk/sweepstakes/win-a-pair-of-intempo-hubbub-headphones-19387

£20 : http://winit.absoluteradio.co.uk/sweepstakes/win-intempo-hubbub-headphones-19771

and they are £39.99 on the Intempo site.


I haven't looked at them for some while but quite often they would chuck something small in with a larger prize that just took the value to their £500 multiple wins limit.


Just found one and they still do it, without the dvd this would be below £500

http://clickswin.thatslife.co.uk/sweepstakes/win-a-40in-led-tv-the-halcyon-dvd-19432

grannybiker

And then compers conspire in deluding the promoter their giveaway is so AMAZING... (Sorry, no emojjis!)
"OMG, I can't believe you're being so generous with this incredible prize- EEEEEEKKKK! Happily liking and sharing with my chum..."



ETA Thanks for the chance!

Sunny_Saver

no not just any chum, the 'best chum'

zeezee33

The Click to Wins which state a dvd player bundle and a blu ray player as the same price? And £140? Where are they selling for that much

Marg2k8

Some of the click to wins, such as this one give a prize value of £0

http://winit.yours.co.uk/sweepstakes/win-a-num-noms-move-n-groove-scooter-19995

sleepyjones

I've seen that before but usually for "Money can't buy" type stuff like signed stuff or stuff like that, dunno why that particular one has no value though.