Contests & Sweepstakes Tips, Advice, and Questions

Has anyone here won these ongoing contests or know if they are legitimate?

http://contest.pazsaz.com/
http://winit.intouchweekly.com/itw/all/1
http://www.gastroweekly.com/win_sweepstakes.php
http://www.zoomxs.info/win_sweeps...prizes.php
http://steamykitchen.com/category/giveaways
http://simplygluten-free.com/giveaways/
http://www.winasweep.com/sweeps.htm
http://thecelebritycafe.com/conte...ntest.html
http://www.decogalore.com/win_pri...stakes.php
http://winit.womansworldmag.com/ww
http://www.urbansherp.com/sweepstakes
http://www.pasturesofopportunity.com/sweepstakes
http://www.starpulse.com/Contests/
http://leitesculinaria.com/category/giveaways

Quote from ellory : Has anyone here won these ongoing contests or know if they are legitimate? http://contest.pazsaz.com/ http://winit.intouchweekly.com/itw/all/1 http://www.gastroweekly.com/win_sweepstakes.php http://www.zoomxs.info/win_sweeps...prizes.php http://steamykitchen.com/category/giveaways http://simplygluten-free.com/giveaways/ http://www.winasweep.com/sweeps.htm http://thecelebritycafe.com/conte...ntest.html http://www.decogalore.com/win_pri...stakes.php http://winit.womansworldmag.com/ww http://www.urbansherp.com/sweepstakes http://www.pasturesofopportunity.com/sweepstakes http://www.starpulse.com/Contests/ http://leitesculinaria.com/category/giveaways

Of those sites I have won 2:
leites culinaria (in 2010)
celebrity cafe (in 2009)

I think the following are outright scams:
Pastures
DecoGalore
Gastro
GluttenFee
WinaSweep
SteamyKitchen
UrbanSherp
ZoomX

I think Starpulse and Pazsaz may or may not be legit based on the wins of other people. Intouch and Womansworld also fall into this category.

Quote from ellory : Has anyone here won these ongoing contests or know if they are legitimate? http://contest.pazsaz.com/ http://winit.intouchweekly.com/itw/all/1 http://www.gastroweekly.com/win_sweepstakes.php http://www.zoomxs.info/win_sweeps...prizes.php http://steamykitchen.com/category/giveaways http://simplygluten-free.com/giveaways/ http://www.winasweep.com/sweeps.htm http://thecelebritycafe.com/conte...ntest.html http://www.decogalore.com/win_pri...stakes.php http://winit.womansworldmag.com/ww http://www.urbansherp.com/sweepstakes http://www.pasturesofopportunity.com/sweepstakes http://www.starpulse.com/Contests/ http://leitesculinaria.com/category/giveaways

I have won from starpulse and celebritycafe!

Just got a UPS My Choice notification of a shipment coming from: GSI COMMERCE INC Can anyone shed any light on whether this is a sweeps company?

Won screening passes for the dark knight rises...then today got an email to hurry up and claim more passes from another website (not a sweepstakes, just first come first serve). So now I have 2 passes for tomorrow and 2 for thursday.

Do you guys know if some companies give you a tax form for wins under $500 (or was it $600?).

Quote from karachay40 : Do you guys know if some companies give you a tax form for wins under $500 (or was it $600?).

They won't send you forms from my experience, because they have to have your social sec #...so if you provide that they are then able to do so regardless of being required to do so. Then again all wins are taxable income, so it shouldn't matter. You should be reporting everything.

I have gotten tax forms for $100 wins, hell I even got one for a $20 win.Also I have won from Starpulse before

Quote from karachay40 : Do you guys know if some companies give you a tax form for wins under $500 (or was it $600?).

Had a good laugh about this when it popped up.

It's a captcha from the Hershey's Cash for Gas instant win game. It's real. I didn't photoshop it. I just snapped a screenshot to show my Wife but thought I'd share it here too.

Anyone ever get a weird or funny captcha before? I assume someone actually creates these. I'm thinking Hershey wouldn't appreciate this being associated with their chocolate lol.

Quote from implode : Of those sites I have won 2: leites culinaria (in 2010) celebrity cafe (in 2009) I think the following are outright scams: Pastures DecoGalore Gastro GluttenFee WinaSweep SteamyKitchen UrbanSherp ZoomX I think Starpulse and Pazsaz may or may not be legit based on the wins of other people. Intouch and Womansworld also fall into this category.

Thanks

Quote from DavefromIndiana : Had a good laugh about this when it popped up. It's a captcha from the Hershey's Cash for Gas instant win game. It's real. I didn't photoshop it. I just snapped a screenshot to show my Wife but thought I'd share it here too. Anyone ever get a weird or funny captcha before? I assume someone actually creates these. I'm thinking Hershey wouldn't appreciate this being associated with their chocolate lol. Attachment 1375638

I dont really pay atention to them all i know is they seem to get harder to read by the day LOL
i guess im getting old

Quote from spooerman : I dont really pay atention to them all i know is they seem to get harder to read by the day LOL i guess im getting old

I did a screen capture of a odd one, but probably shouldn't post it...considering it was a derogatory word for African Americans slaves. Totally inappropriate.

I won a Hangover prize package from Starpulse a few years ago when he first movie was out....

Got this email. Hopefully legitimate. I remember the sweepstakes.

We're happy to let you know that you're a winner in Macy's Scan for a Grand! Due to a technical issue, not all of the prizes were awarded so we conducted a second chance drawing. As a result, you have won a $100 Macy's E-Gift Card.

Before we send you your E-Gift Card, we need to collect you home address in order to comply with promotional laws which require a physical address for any prizes greater than $25. Please visit the web site below and respond within 10 days with an updated physical address. If you do not respond within 10 days, you will forfeit your prize.


Anyone else get this message?