Brad Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 GottaDeal.com Winter Giveaway!POST DEALS & WIN GIFT CARDS!Introducing the GottaDeal.com Winter Giveaway! We're giving away hundreds of dollars in gift cards and all you have to do to be eligible to win is to post deals here on the forum - it's that easy!Over the next couple of months, we are going to award giveaway entries to forum members who post qualifying* deals in the Online Hot Deals forum. You can earn a maximum of 5 entries per day - one for each qualifying* deal you post. See below for details about what makes a qualifying deal.At the end of the contest period, we will randomly select 5 winners who will each receive a $100 gift card to the store or web site of your choice.We will also be randomly giving away GottaDeal.com merchandise including t-shirts, reusable grocery bags, pens and more to those of you who post deals during the contest.OFFICIAL RULESPromotion period begins on December 14, 2009 at 12:00am Eastern Time and ends on February 28, 2010 at 11:59pm Eastern Time. All registered GottaDeal.com forum members are eligible to participate in this promotion, including temporary and permanent moderators. Members found to have created multiple forum accounts for the purposes of accumulating additional entries will be disqualified. You will receive one drawing entry for each qualifying* deal thread posted in the Online Hot Deals forum during the contest period. List of partner stores may change during the contest. Deals will count if the store is on the list when the deal is posted.Only your first five qualifying* deal threads will earn you entries each day. Each daily period starts at 12:00am and ends at 11:59pm Eastern Time. Additional entries earned during previous contests will also count for this holiday giveaway drawing.Prize winners will be randomly selected no later than March 2, 2010 from all entries earned during the promotion period. Limit one prize per forum member. Once someone has been chosen as a winner, their remaining entries will be removed from the drawing.Winners will be contacted via private message and/or e-mail to claim their prize. If a prize is not claimed within 14 days, it will be forfeited.QUALIFYING DEALSIn order for a deal thread to qualify for an entry for this promotion, it must satisfy ALL of the following criteria:1. The thread's title must include the name of the retailer the deal is for.2. The post must contain a link, even if it's just a link to the retailer's home page.3. The deal must be from one of our partner retailers (see complete list here).4. The deal must must be unique and not be a repost of a recently posted deal.We reserve the right to disqualify any deal for any reason. Besides these mandatory criteria, we also ask that you be as descriptive as possible in your thread title. Where possible, include an image in your post. If there is a specific method to get the deal, provide step-by-step instructions. If a coupon code is needed, be sure to include the code in your post. Please do not directly copy and paste deals from other sites - you may "borrow" the deal, but type the title and post in your own words. Directly copied posts may be disqualified.HELPFUL HINTSPlease search before posting a deal. Re-posted deals will be deleted.Make sure your deal is a legit deal and not just "filler" to earn an entry.Check the list of partner retailers - some "big" stores are not eligible.List of qualifying retailers may change at any time - keep checking back.Please take the time to read this entire post - it will save you time.Combine deals if possible. Similar deals from same store may be merged.Avoid using ALL CAPS in your posts and include the $ when posting prices.*** CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE QUALIFYING PARTNER RETAILERS ***
DramaQueenLucy Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 woo hoo I love love love these contests!
Fishboysmom Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 What would be considered a "filler deal"?
Rockfordmom Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 What would be considered a "filler deal"?something that's not a legit deal, some people just post things that aren't even a good or sale price just to get the contest entry, those would be considered filler deals
Brad Posted March 1, 2010 Author Posted March 1, 2010 Contest is closed. Winners will be announced tomorrow :)
Brad Posted March 1, 2010 Author Posted March 1, 2010 The 5 winners are: DramaQueenLucyelite2058aprncess Fishboysmommagickallight Congrats! You'll be receiving a PM from me shortly. The next contest will also be posted soon.
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