shark@ihuxa.UUCP (Pete Inorio) (08/31/84)
On several occaissions I have received notices that I have won something
and that all I have to do is to listen to a pitch for an hour on vacation
spots or something! Now normally I just toss them, but lately, they've
been stressing the fact that I have won something in a specific catagory
in which there are some really nice prizes. Usually there are 4, and
3 are terrific BUT 1 is questionnable (in this case a barbeque grill).
The problem being that it could be expensive OR very cheap.
Has anyone had a similar experience or know of anyone who has ever
been awarded a decent prize??
I know it's probably a come-on. What do you think??
ihuxa!sharkstanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck) (09/04/84)
While our experience is that 98%+ of the "come get your prize" come-ons aren't worth it, we are occasionally surprised by the quality of a prize. My wife and I attend some of these as a form of entertainment. We find it amusing to play games (in an honest manner) with the salespeople. (When one vacation resort salesman asked where we would like to go on a vacation, we said Nepal. He asked if that was an island someplace. Neither he nor his supervisor had ever heard of it. We took pity and explained it was a country well known for its mountain scenary.) As far as worthwhile prizes go, our last outing collected us a very nice clock in a cabinet that looks like a grandfather clock. Of course, the pendolums don't swing, and the weights don't move, and the clock is powered by a single AA cell. But it looks very nice, and we have received many compliments on this beautiful piece of furniture. (We also got a 35mm instamatic camera - I say instamatic because it had no settings and no focus capability.) One of our friends visited a campground and returned with a men's Seiko digital watch that retails for >$150. It was also the "standard gift". -- ________ ( ) Don Stanwyck @( o o )@ 312-979-3062 ( || ) Cornet-367-3062 ( \__/ ) ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck (______) Bell Labs @ Naperville, IL