http://contests.about.
Consider talking to your tax preparer and researching about your tax responsibility.
This sweeps law firm site may be helpful in understanding sweeps law:
http://www.sweepstakes
What does "age of majority (sometimes abbreviated as AoM+) in your state or province" mean?
The age of majority is the threshold of adulthood as it is conceptualized in law. It is the chronological moment when children legally assume majority control over their persons and their actions and decisions, thereby terminating the legal control and legal responsibilities of their parents over and for them.
http://en.wikipedia.or
In most U.S. states, the age of majority is 18, except for Nebraska and Alabama (19), and Mississippi (21). The age of majority in American Samoa and Puerto Rico is 14.
Track incoming packages:
UPS http://www.ups.com/mychoice/
FedEx https://www.fedex.com/login/web/j...n.jsp?TYPE
USPS https://www.usps.com/manage/manage-your-mail.htm
Missing prizes
If you were expecting a prize you've never received, you can complain first to the sweepstakes administrator, then to the sweepstakes sponsor, and finally to USPS Postal Inspectors
https://postalinspector
ePrize Contacts:
[email protected] - Bob Marsh, Senior Vice President, Midwest Region, Phone: 248.543.7522
[email protected] - Darlene Morris, Business Manager, Phone: 248.543.7403
[email protected] - Alesya Opelt, Vice President, Marketing, Phone: 248.543.7440
Occasionally, a less than ethical sweep will get posted. You might end up finding unauthorized charges on your phone bill. This is called "cramming". Once you contact the company that's charging you, and you have requested your phone company remove the charge, you can file a complaint with the FCC.
FCC Online complaint form: esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm
Email: [email protected]
Call: 1-888-225-5322
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
Fax: 1-866-418-0232
Snail mail:
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Division
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20554
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1. When held on sites, like blogs or Facebook posts, with low-exposure, so fewer entrants with which to compete. For instance, today I won from a blog that was single-entry. One requirement was to like her on FB - she has less than 200 likes.
2. When the entry period is short - that goes without saying: the longer the entry period, the more likely it will have a large number of entrants.
3. When held on less popular (for sweeping) social networks like Pinterest and Instagram and even Twitter. It's only been since November that I've been entering daily and for several hours each day (with the exception of my current hiatus) and of my wins last year (within a 2 month period) I won once from Pinterest and twice from Twitter with single-entries.
Looking at my wins from this year (1/1 through today), of the 45+ I've won (I've recorded only 45, because I skip wins like wallpaper), at least 15 were from single-entries. Here's the breakdown:
Single entry from blogs/Facebook posts that lasted 24 hours or less - 5
Single entry from blogs/Facebook posts that lasted greater than 24 hours - 8
Single entry from one posted here that lasted less than 24 hours - 1
Single entry from one posted here that lasted a week - 1
1. When held on sites, like blogs or Facebook posts, with low-exposure, so fewer entrants with which to compete. For instance, today I won from a blog that was single-entry. One requirement was to like her on FB - she has less than 200 likes.
2. When the entry period is short - that goes without saying: the longer the entry period, the more likely it will have a large number of entrants.
3. When held on less popular (for sweeping) social networks like Pinterest and Instagram and even Twitter. It's only been since November that I've been entering daily and for several hours each day (with the exception of my current hiatus) and of my wins last year (within a 2 month period) I won once from Pinterest and twice from Twitter with single-entries.
Looking at my wins from this year (1/1 through today), of the 45+ I've won (I've recorded only 45, because I skip wins like wallpaper), at least 15 were from single-entries. Here's the breakdown:
Single entry from blogs/Facebook posts that lasted 24 hours or less - 5
Single entry from blogs/Facebook posts that lasted greater than 24 hours - 8
Single entry from one posted here that lasted less than 24 hours - 1
Single entry from one posted here that lasted a week - 1
A good way to find blogs is to follow your favorite companies on FB and/or Twitter. When they partner with a blogger to do a giveaway, they often post about it. I now follow some pretty interesting bloggers who offer posts that appeal to me. One of my recent wins came from a blog I'd followed as a result of such a giveaway. While I didn't win that initial giveaway, I was interested enough to keep the blog in my feed and I ended up winning another giveaway from there.
You can also do searches of items you'd like to win. For example, I came across a line of skincare that I wanted to try; it was being given away on a blog. I went to Twitter and did a keyword search of that line and found other bloggers doing giveaways of this same line. I ended up winning one of those giveaways - it had a lower number of entries than the one that I'd first encountered (the one that led me to seek out other such giveaways). The value of that was $530.
ETA: beware of blogs that are review-based. Those are in the business reviewing products and then giving away those products; they're highly advertised, have lots of entrants, require a lot of actions (liking/following, etc.), and often partner with other such bloggers. You don't have a snowball's chance in hell for those. The best blogs are ones that have the occasional giveaway, but giveaways aren't their main reason for blogging; those have fewer entrants and less "professional sweepers" following them.
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A good way to find blogs is to follow your favorite companies on FB and/or Twitter. When they partner with a blogger to do a giveaway, they often post about it. I now follow some pretty interesting bloggers who offer posts that appeal to me. One of my recent wins came from a blog I'd followed as a result of such a giveaway. While I didn't win that initial giveaway, I was interested enough to keep the blog in my feed and I ended up winning another giveaway from there.
You can also do searches of items you'd like to win. For example, I came across a line of skincare that I wanted to try; it was being given away on a blog. I went to Twitter and did a keyword search of that line and found other bloggers doing giveaways of this same line. I ended up winning of those those - it had a lower number of entries than the one that I'd first encountered (the one that led me to seek out other such giveaways). The value of that was $530.
Happy sweeping!
How does everyone enter single entries? I just enter them the day before they expire, so I'm entering the 28th today and I just search for them in this forum. Most days is 25-50 and holidays are higher as are the first and last of the month, but I've NEVER seen as many as tomorrow, there are 286 contests ending tomorrow.
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I took off several days, to try to regain some sanity (sorry, it was unsuccessful - I think sanity will forever elude me
The reason I don't do as you do (wait until the day before expiration), is because sometimes people don't post the dates and/or post the incorrect dates. I prefer to go in the order posted, so I don't miss any. In other words, I don't go by category, but rather by date posted. Sometimes people post in HD and there's no sweeps category icon next to it; instead, there's usually another kind of category, so those could get missed if you're sorting by "other," "instant," etc. It just makes me feel a little chaotic when I'm going by category and not by date posted.
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