Comments on: Some Thoughts on Entering Drawings http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/03/13/some-thoughts-on-entering-drawings/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Stephanie http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/03/13/some-thoughts-on-entering-drawings/#comment-941974 Stephanie Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:11:58 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6781#comment-941974 I tend to enter contests when I see a good one. Usually it’s through a blog I read. Though sometimes I go to new blogs (there are blogs that list blogs that are giving things away…)
I’ve only won once, but they were nice earrings. I try not to get hooked on them, but sometimes I’ll just go through and see what contests I can sign up for.
I’ve noticed that lots of times “mommy blogs” have LOTS of giveaways for other parents. So, I just skip by those, since I have no need for those items.

]]> By: Telephus44 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/03/13/some-thoughts-on-entering-drawings/#comment-941648 Telephus44 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:57:42 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6781#comment-941648 I enter contest/sweepstakes on and off. Funny, because the ones I usually enter are for cosmetics. I like makeup and skin care products, but don’t have enough money to indulge as much as I’d like, and having a source of “free” products is pretty awesome. It’s also kind of a thrill to see a package when I get the mail. However, I’m also not spending hours on this – maybe 20 minutes a week or so.

]]> By: Romeo http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/03/13/some-thoughts-on-entering-drawings/#comment-941632 Romeo Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:06:49 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6781#comment-941632 Trent,

Twitter is great for finding giveaways. I don’t think that the time spent is what you make it out to be if people understand how to quickly look for giveaways using Twitter’s search feature. It only takes a few seconds to enter the #giveaway hashtag and off you are to finding great stuff.

I’m not saying that I participate in these giveaways, but just know that they are fairly easy to find and enter.

]]> By: Romeo http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/03/13/some-thoughts-on-entering-drawings/#comment-941631 Romeo Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:06:31 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6781#comment-941631 Trent,

Twitter is great for finding giveaways. I don’t think that the time spent is what you make it out to be if people understand how to quickly look for giveaways using Twitter’s search feature. It only takes a few seconds to enter the #giveaway hashtag and off you are to finding great stuff.

I’m not saying that I participate in these giveaways, but just know that they are faily easy to find and enter.

]]> By: Carrie http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/03/13/some-thoughts-on-entering-drawings/#comment-941608 Carrie Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:12:46 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6781#comment-941608 I got into entering giveaways on blogs in the past year, and I’ve won close to $300 worth of stuff, all of it something that I value – concert tickets as a gift for my husband, new cloth diapers for my kids, Laundry detergent, gifts for birthdays/holidays for my kids, and some other fun things for myself.

That was during my winning streak. I posted on my own blog that at the time, I was averaging around $16 an hour, based on the time I’d spent entering the giveaways. Not bad for a stay at home mom.

I’ve kind of fallen out of giveaways, though, because they really do take real time. I haven’t won anything in few months, but I still enter occasional giveaways.

I did exactly as Trent suggested – separate email address just for giveaways, and I don’t do the entries that require me to give my real name or address, and I even created a separate twitter account so I wouldn’t be spamming my friends with giveaway stuff (unless they choose to follow that account).

I haven’t received any unsolicited mailings from the companies from which I have won prizes.

It’s a fun hobby for me, but definitely it requires some time moderation. Can’t enter all the giveaways, and most of the time, you don’t win anything.

]]> By: Pat S. http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/03/13/some-thoughts-on-entering-drawings/#comment-941607 Pat S. Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:15:16 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6781#comment-941607 Why not? It beats playing the lottery, and normally the money goes to charity, or if not, you generally have a decent chance of winning.

]]> By: jackie.n http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/03/13/some-thoughts-on-entering-drawings/#comment-941606 jackie.n Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:07:46 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6781#comment-941606 trent, you post your blog under (i am assuming) your real name. you post photos of your wife and children on the internet via your blog. you post your location in the USA by your state. you have way more information out there in cyberspace that i would ever feel comfortable in sharing. so i don’t understand your comment about you being concerned about companies having access to your personal information.

]]> By: Marc http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/03/13/some-thoughts-on-entering-drawings/#comment-941602 Marc Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:16:23 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6781#comment-941602 Contests can be a way of getting your personal info. Not just your email for spam, but also your phone number for telemarketing and your address for old fashioned junk mail. That info can then be sold and re-sold. Pretty good return for the cost of a trinket or gift certificate.

]]> By: valleycat1 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/03/13/some-thoughts-on-entering-drawings/#comment-941592 valleycat1 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:23:22 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6781#comment-941592 …huh… to each his own. I’d rather read a book or talk with family/friends.

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