Competition Discussion

Having a really bad experience trying to get a prize from a company. Won a years gym membership for a selected chain of gyms back on October 19th. Have been trying to follow up with them since then every 2 weeks but they are ghosting me now. This is a large multinational company that are providing the prize and they are just ignoring my emails. Last email I received was on Jan 10th where they said they would be in touch in the coming days as they were sorting the gym and fees etc. No response from my 2 emails following up since then. Not sure what to do. Sounds like I might have lost this one.

They even posted my second name on their website as a winner and no prize. Is this possibly a breach of GDPR or something along those lines?

No breach since its not your full name or any further detail. Do they have a phone number? I would contact that way next. If you have a name on the email, or a central address that's what I'd look for. After a little time (max 1 week), I'd look at their socials, especially if that's where it was won. Just a simple "hi, I was a winner in October, still not received, with no updates since xx, not a great advert for the company"

Hi. Did anyone receive their Schweppes cocktail hamper? My husband one a kit and was told it would be delivered by the end of January.

Thanks for that. My husband left out the 'middle of February' bit. I will post when it has been delivered.

Anyone got a workaround to entering the Irish Times pet comp if you aren't a subscriber?

I would suggest that it's technically not a breach of consumer protection (as no product or service was purchased), however it may be simple breach of contract as it could be argued that the contract was entered into when they declared you a winner, the terms and conditions are the key here, check what they are exactly as the T&C's may have a consent to publish your name (by entering you consent to......etc.) if you are declared a winner, and also have a clause 'due to circumstances' etc. for being unable to provide the prize in a timely fashion.

If it comes to it, turn up , go to sign up for whatever you won, say nothing until payment is requested, then produce the print out of the competition and a screenshot of you named as a winner (bring ID), I would be confident that a manager will suddenly appear, be firm, but extra polite, if you are being fobbed off, become a little louder, but not angry, and always remain extra polite.

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Has anyone ever won a womansway or rteguide competition. Never heard anyone mention winning one of these.

I won with rteguide twice, years ago. Think you sent a postcard in those days:-)

Yeah I won a make up set with Womansway a few years back and I won a hotel overnight with the RTE Guide.

Pretty sure I've been lucky with the RTE Guide preview cinema screenings and the like.

Nice little prize, that I'll probably never use!

I've won twice with Womans Way and once with RTE guide over the years, so all I can say is keep trying :)

Its obviously to prove u are over 18 since its an alcohol one. But its a bit much just for a bottle opener

If anyone is in specifically TESCO WILTON CORK CITY over the weekend there is a competition at food tasting stand to scan a qr code to win a €50 voucher. If any sees the link. It is only in that shop this weekend.

Yes please, I would love to win one !

This was the terms for it but no link on it

https://www.odlums.ie/competition-terms-conditions/