Up, Up and Away!

[the_siobhan]

Something that you may not know about me is that I enter a lot of those on-line draws and contests. I've never won anything big, but I do get the odd small prize. A knapsack here, a $20 gift certificate there. I keep at it because it's a minimum of effort and I do hold out hope of ending up with a free trip for three to Australia or something one day.

The thing of it is that once you start entering these damn things they start multiplying. Companies start falling all over themselves at the chance to send you targeted - and often not-so-targeted - advertising in the form of contest entries. I get a lot of spam for golf weekends and back-stage-with-the-band competitions that kind of leave me scratching my head.

So it just so happens that today I got an email for a contest where the first prize is a long weekend in Ottawa. That made me chuckle a bit because Ottawa isn't exactly an exotic locale when you live in Toronto. I've driven there for concerts.

Then I read the second prize.

A Sir John A MacDonald action figure.

!

!!

!!!

I could not sign my name fast enough. I also could spell my name properly because I was laughing so hard. If I do win the damn thing it will come in the mail addressed to Siohaban Nilioflin.

If it's pose-able it's entirely likely I may wet myself.

Comments

[greylock.livejournal.com]

Does he come with Freemason Action outfit?

[mr-sharkey.livejournal.com]

Life size?

Anatomically correct?


M.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Too! Funny!

If you win, you need to stop laughing long enough to post pictures.

For what it's worth, Ottawa may not be exotic, but I kinda like it and wouldn't say no to a free weekend there.

Because I'm bored

[inulro.livejournal.com]

You can find them here:

http://www.canadianlegends.ca/Home.asp (http://www.canadianlegends.ca/Home.asp)

AND if you check out the store locator, you can buy them at Honest Ed's. Who knew you could buy anything educational at Honest Ed's?

[redcountess]

Cool :)

I enter comps too, as well as online surveys and pay to click stuff. I've earnt a modest amount but haven't won any prizes.

[excess-and-oohs.livejournal.com]

too often first prize is a trip to NYC, so i don't usually bother with any contests. when i was little, i won a giant purple crayola teddy bear in purple from the hallmark store.

i used to fill out surveys for money and do focus groups when i was unemployed after 9/11. you can make a couple hundred a week that way and it takes maybe an hour a day. i had nothing better to do :)

good luck!

Re: Because I'm bored

[the_axel]

That's fantastic.
I may have to go on a shopping spree on Monday.

[velochicdunord.livejournal.com]

I. Must. Have. Canadian. Hero. Action. Figures.