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IHOP Melt Away, Getaway Sweepstakes & IWG ~ 4/14/13 (Facebook)

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NOTE: The app is apparently working for some people, but not working for others - it just keeps looping.

Promotion begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on February 11, 2013 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on April 14, 2013.

Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age.

During the Promotion Period, there are two (2) ways to participate;

1) IHOP Check-in: while visiting an IHOP restaurant, check-in to IHOP on Facebook using your smartphone device. Then, visit the IHOP Facebook page and click "Let's Get Started" to confirm your check-in to receive one (1) Game play and one (1) Sweepstakes entry. If you are a Game winner, you will receive an email with a winning Game message within one (1) hour of participation.
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2) Share A Story: Visit the IHOP Facebook page at and click "Let's Get Started" - https://www.facebook.com/IHOP/app...7129825356

Then, follow the instructions provided to complete the online registration form and submit your own "Melt Away, Getaway" short story in one hundred and forty (140) characters or less to receive one (1) Game play and one (1) Sweepstakes entry. If you are a Game winner, you will receive an email with a winning Game message within one (1) hour of participation. If you do not receive a winning email message, you are not a Game winner.

To receive one (1) additional Game play and one (1) additional Sweepstakes entry: once you have played the Game and received a Sweepstakes entry via one of the methods above, you can follow the directions to share the Promotion with your friends on Facebook. You will receive one (1) additional Game play and one (1) additional Sweepstakes entry for sharing the Promotion with a friend. You may not refer a friend more than once.

Limit of two (2) Game plays and two (2) Sweepstakes entries per person using only one email address per day throughout the Promotion Period, regardless of method of participation.

Sweepstakes Grand Prizes (5): A 4-day/3-night vacation to winner's choice of either Grand Pineapple Beach Resort in Jamaica or Grand Pineapple Beach Resort in Antigua. Vacation includes 4-day/3-night hotel accommodations for winner and one (1) guest at winner's choice of any Grand Pineapple Beach Resort in Jamaica or Antigua, and all-inclusive meals, beverages, and activities/entertainment while at the resort and $1,000, awarded in the form of a check to winner which may be used to assist with air and ground transportation for winner and his/her guest to/from resort. Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts is an all-inclusive resort destination. Therefore the provided prizes will include deluxe accommodations, all meals, daily & nightly entertainment, all land and water sports, and gratuities. Telephone calls, internet, spa treatments and services, specialty dining, tours & excursions, inter-island transportation, transportation to and from the airport, island departure taxes and purchases made at the specialty shops are not included. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of each Sweepstakes Grand Prize is $2,800 each.

Game Prizes (8,000): A $5 digital IHOP gift card. ARV of each gift card is $5.00.

Limit of one (1) Game prize and one (1) Sweepstakes Grand Prize per person throughout the Promotion Period. The total ARV of all prizes is $54,000.

Official Rules [ihopmeltawaygetawaysweepstakes.com]
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allyn9
02-13-2013 at 07:53 PM.
02-13-2013 at 07:53 PM.
Worked for me and I lost.
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Sweepaholic
02-13-2013 at 08:13 PM.
02-13-2013 at 08:13 PM.
The check in didn't work but the share a story worked.
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princessducky
02-13-2013 at 08:23 PM.
02-13-2013 at 08:23 PM.
Thanks
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robonero954
02-14-2013 at 05:27 AM.
02-14-2013 at 05:27 AM.
Everybody please join me in writing on IHOP's facebook's page that this does not work. I tried all 3 major browsers and nothing.
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rachaelm | Staff
02-14-2013 at 09:21 AM.
02-14-2013 at 09:21 AM.
I sucessfully shared a story one minute ago.
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jbaby13
02-14-2013 at 09:23 AM.
02-14-2013 at 09:23 AM.
Not working for me. Frown
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robonero954
02-14-2013 at 10:08 AM.
02-14-2013 at 10:08 AM.
Quote from rachaelm :
I sucessfully shared a story one minute ago.
not workingMad
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rachaelm | Staff
02-14-2013 at 10:54 AM.
02-14-2013 at 10:54 AM.
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not workingMad
Huh. IDK what the problem is with this one. I'm usually the one who can't access random pages. I'm using IE. Hope they fix this problem for y'all. Good luck!
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robonero954
02-14-2013 at 11:04 AM.
02-14-2013 at 11:04 AM.
Quote from rachaelm :
Huh. IDK what the problem is with this one. I'm usually the one who can't access random pages. I'm using IE. Hope they fix this problem for y'all. Good luck!
Maybe you are using IE9? I still have IE 8

I used chrome and firefox and they all failed.Confused
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02-14-2013 at 11:06 AM.
02-14-2013 at 11:06 AM.
Quote from robonero954 :
Maybe you are using IE9? I still have IE 8

I used chrome and firefox and they all failed.Confused
Yes, it is IE9.
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robonero954
02-14-2013 at 11:09 AM.
02-14-2013 at 11:09 AM.
Quote from rachaelm :
Yes, it is IE9.
Thank you. technology is advancing too fast. can't keep up with Instagram, twitter, pinterest, textmessages.

What happened to the good old days when you entered sweeps via smoke signals?Big Grin
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robonero954
02-14-2013 at 11:23 AM.
02-14-2013 at 11:23 AM.
Ooops I was using IE9 all along. And it's still a no go
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robonero954
02-14-2013 at 02:10 PM.
02-14-2013 at 02:10 PM.
IHOP also commented on their photo.
IHOP wrote: "Sorry to hear this link is not working for some of you! We are looking into this and will give you an update as soon as we can. Thanks for your patience!"
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amszyh
02-14-2013 at 05:22 PM.
02-14-2013 at 05:22 PM.
Worked for me (share a story) in Chrome just now.
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