Real Simple - Ultimate Playroom Sweepstakes

August 22, 2008 by fred  
Filed under Home & Garden

Eligibility :
The Ultimate Playroom Sweepstakes (.Sweepstakes.) is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, age 18 or older at time of entry. Employees of Pottery Barn Kids and Real Simple Magazine (the .Sponsors.), and their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and any individual or company involved in the development or execution of the Sweepstakes, and members of their immediate families (parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and/or those living in the same households of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited by law.

Timing :
The Contest begins on August 6, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (”PT”) and ends August 27, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. PT.

How to enter:
To enter online, visit www.realsimple.com/ultimateplayroom and follow all entry instructions to complete and submit the online entry form. Online entries must be received between 12:01 AM Eastern Time (”ET”) on August 21, 2008 and 11:59 PM (ET) on October 13, 2008. Online entrants subject to all notices posted online including but not limited to privacy policy.

Limit:
Limit one online entry per person per day.

Prize (s):
$5,000 worth of merchandise from Pottery Barn Kids. Approximate retail value of Grand Prize: $5,000.00. Prize will be awarded as Pottery Barn Kids Gift Card(s). Usage of gift card(s) is subject to Pottery Barn Kids gift card terms and conditions. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received, estimated at 1:100,000.

Total ARV of all prizes:
$5,000

Taco Entourage Promotion

August 14, 2008 by fred  
Filed under Consumer Electronics, Gift Certificates

Eligibility :
The
Taco Entourage Promotion (the “Promotion”)  is open to all registered members of the Taco Entourage Panel and other individuals directly contacted by VCCI and invited to participate in the Profiling Study (“Entrants”). All Entrants must have reached the age of majority in the state in which he or she resides at the time of entry into the Promotion, and be a legal resident of one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia with a valid email account. Employees, agents and representatives of the Sponsor and its subsidiaries and affiliates, VCCI and its subsidiaries or affiliates and each of their respective advertising and promotion agencies are not eligible to win, nor are the parents, siblings and children of any such employee, agent or representative or any person with whom such employee, agent or representative is domiciled.

Timing :
The Taco Entourage Promotion (“Promotion”) starts on August 6th, 2008 8:00 AM Pacific Time and closes on December 31st, 2008 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

How to enter:
The Promotion is offered electronically via the Internet. All Entrants who are members of the Taco Entourage are automatically entered into the Promotion. All other Entrants may enter the Promotion by following the link in the Entrant’s invitation to the Taco Entourage website and completing the initial questionnaire online. Entrants will receive one (1) entry for completion of the Taco Entourage Profiling Survey and one (1) entry for completion of subsequent surveys during the Promotion period. Completion of Taco Entourage Surveys is not required to enter the Promotion. Entrants may enter the Promotion by using the alternate means of Promotion entry set out in item 5. Entrants may receive one (1) entry by legibly printing the Entrant’s name, street address, city, province, postal code, telephone number, complete email address, on a 3 x 5 inch (or 7.5 x 12.5 cm) piece of paper and mailing it to Vision Critical Communications Inc. Taco Entourage Panel Promotion, Vision Critical Communications Inc., Suite 700, 858 Beatty Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1C1. Each entry must be in a separate, postmarked envelope.  All entries become the exclusive property of VCCI and will not be acknowledged or returned.

Limit:
Only two entries per person/per email account, regardless of method of entry.

Prize (s):
Five (5) winners will receive a Taco Bell® Gift Pack including Taco Bell® merchandise, one hundred ($100) Taco Bell® Bucks, redeemable at participating Taco Bell® restaurants, a one hundred dollar ($100) Target gift card, and one iPod® Nano four (4) GB MP3 Player.  Average Retail Value (ARV) of Taco Bell Gift Pack is $100; total ARV of all prizes is $850.
Total ARV of all prizes:
$850

25th Anniversary Bon Jovi National Sweepstakes

July 21, 2008 by fred  
Filed under Cars, Parts & Vehicles, Everything Else

Eligibility :
A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Employees (and their immediate families (parent, child, spouse or sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related, of General Motors Corporation, Saturn Motor Division (“Sponsor”), The Event Group (“Administrator”), Bon Jovi or anyone professionally associated with Bon Jovi, and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, dealerships, advertising and promotion agencies and website providers/web masters are not eligible to enter or win. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges and/or Administrator, which are binding and final on matters relating to this sweepstakes. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws

Timing :
Between 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on June 11, 2008 and 11:59 p.m. ET on September 15, 2008 (the “Entry Period”).

How to enter:
Visit www.imsaturn.com/bonjovi and complete and submit the official entry form. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 15, 2008 to be eligible. Limit one (1) entry per person per email address and per household. Multiple entries received from any one person, e-mail address or household after the first entry received from that person, email address or household will be void. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. All entries become the property of Administrator and will not be acknowledged or returned.

Limit :
Limit one (1) entry per person per email address and per household.

Prize (s):
Grand Prize (1):  2008 Saturn “Bon Jovi Special Edition” Outlook (MSRP: $54,945) and Bon Jovi merchandise, including autographed Floyd Rose Guitar, past Concert Posters and Gold Plated LP’s, and a selection of Bon Jovi Memorabilia and Merchandise (to be selected by Sponsor). Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of merchandise: $2,959.

Total ARV of all prizes:
$57,904.

Make the World More Fun Giveaway

June 16, 2008 by fred  
Filed under Money

Eligibility :
Giveaway is open to lawful permanent U.S. residents of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia who are of the age of majority in their home state as of the start date of the Giveaway (“Entrants” and/or “Contestants”). The Giveaway is void in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Military installations in foreign countries, all other U.S. territories and possessions, and wherever else restricted or prohibited by law. Giveaway is sponsored by Oriental Trading Company, Inc., 5455 South 90th Street, Omaha, NE 68127 (“Sponsor”). Giveaway is administered by e-Centives, Inc. (“Administrator”) (collectively “Giveaway Entities”) Employees of Giveaway Entities, their parents and subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and all other entities participating in the design, promotion, marketing, advertising, administration or fulfillment of this Giveaway and their immediate families are ineligible to participate in this Giveaway.

Timing :
The “Make the World More Fun” Contest that begins at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on May 22, 2008 and ends at 5:00 p.m. (ET) on July 10, 2008 (the “Contest Period”).

The “Find the Flamingo” Instant-Win Sweepstakes begins at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time ["ET"]) on May 22, 2008 and ends at 5:00 p.m. (ET) on August 4, 2008 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). The Sweepstakes consists of a series of consecutive daily instant-win sweepstakes (“Daily Sweepstakes”). The first Daily Sweepstakes begins at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on May 22, 2008 and ends at 5:00 p.m. (ET) on May 23, 2008; the next Daily Sweepstakes begins at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on May 23, 2008 and ends at 5:00 p.m. (ET) on May 24, 2008 and so on until the last Daily Sweepstakes that begins at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on August 3, 2008 and ends at 5:00 p.m. (ET) on August 4, 2008.

How to Enter :

THE SWEEPSTAKES. Online entries only. ONLY ONE ENTRY PER NATURAL PERSON PER DAY WILL BE ACCEPTED. During the Sweepstakes Period, log on to Sponsor’s Giveaway page located at www.maketheworldmorefun.com and register as a user. You must complete the registration process in order to be eligible to win. To enter a Daily Sweepstakes, log in to your account at www.maketheworldmorefun.com and follow the link to the Find-The-Flamingo game (the “Game”). Play the Game by selecting one of the three houses where you think the flamingo is hiding.

HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST (“Contest”). Online Entries Only. ONLY ONE ENTRY PER NATURAL PERSON PER DAILY SWEEPSTAKES WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING THE CONTEST PERIOD. During the Contest Period, log on to Sponsor’s Giveaway page located at www.maketheworldmorefun.com and register as a user. You must complete the registration process in order to be eligible to win. To enter the Contest, first, think of one (1) organization, individual or group who inspires you and that deserves a special moment of fun (“Your Special Recipient”). Next, look through the product line at Sponsor’s web site located at www.orientaltrading.com to get some ideas on how to put together a package of fun for this organization or person. Log in to your account at www.maketheworldmorefun.com and play the Game. At the end of the game, you will be prompted to enter the Contest. In the space provided, tell us why Your Special Recipient deserves a special moment of fun and how you would create that special moment using products available on Sponsor’s website (http://www.orientaltrading.com). If you need more help, check out our sample ideas. You will have 1500 characters (about 250 words) to get your idea across. Entries larger than 1000 characters will be shortened to 1000 characters (don’t worry, you will have a chance to correct your entry if it’s too large). Your submission (“Submission”) must comply with the Submission Guidelines outlined below. Submissions must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on July 10, 2008 according to the computer time on Administrator’s server.

Limit:
You may play the Game, which constitutes one entry, once each day.

Prize (s):

Ten (10) prizes in the form of OTC merchandise certificate numbers will be awarded each day (“Daily Prizes”), for a total of seven hundred and fifty (750) Sweepstakes prizes (“Sweepstakes Prizes”).

Daily Prizes: Ten (10) $75 Oriental Trading merchandise certificate numbers. Approximate Total Retail Value of Daily Prizes (”ARV”): $750.

One (1) Contest Prize: $10,000 cash to Selected Contestant, plus $5,000 cash and a $5,000 Oriental Trading merchandise certificate to the person or organization mentioned in the winning Submission (“Third Party”) to make the idea happen. Total ARV of Contest Prizes: $20,000.

Total ARV of all prizes :
$56,250.