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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #80 on: November 08, 2015, 10:28:06 PM »
I don't think these guys have any idea what's coming their way...

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #81 on: November 08, 2015, 10:38:04 PM »
Thanks for holding off publishing this till the 15th

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #82 on: November 08, 2015, 10:38:59 PM »
Thanks for holding off publishing this till the 15th
Why?
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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #83 on: November 08, 2015, 10:42:07 PM »
Why?
Won't it die the next day or two ?

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #84 on: November 08, 2015, 10:43:05 PM »
Won't it die the next day or two ?
It doesn't start until then.
And why should it die?
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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #85 on: November 08, 2015, 10:52:47 PM »
Do we wait to mail them in till the 15th ?

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #86 on: November 08, 2015, 11:13:25 PM »
It doesn't start until then.
And why should it die?

Because if they start getting thousands of postcards then they might cancel this whole thing... I'm sure it says in their t&c "we reserve the right to cancel this promotion at any time".

Or even if they won't cancel,  by posting it on DD main site it will greatly reduce the chances of winning the prizes bigger than 500 pts.

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #87 on: November 09, 2015, 07:56:42 AM »

I think EJ's point should be mentioned as well - the top prizes are going to be given out on random days, so sending in all the envelopes on day 1 will kill your chances of getting a top prize (not that the chances were too high anyway).

My point wasn't to avoid sending envelopes at once. It was to avoid playing all at once. Spread that out.

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #88 on: November 09, 2015, 07:59:06 AM »
My point wasn't to avoid sending envelopes at once. It was to avoid playing all at once. Spread that out.
What's the difference? You "play" as soon as they receive an envelope.

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #89 on: November 09, 2015, 07:59:29 AM »

Because if they start getting thousands of postcards then they might cancel this whole thing... I'm sure it says in their t&c "we reserve the right to cancel this promotion at any time".

Or even if they won't cancel,  by posting it on DD main site it will greatly reduce the chances of winning the prizes bigger than 500 pts.

Wouldn't be surprised if they change the rules for "no purchase necessary" mid promotion. That's what scares me about spending an hour or so on this. They have 6-7 days to change the promotion on me. And 100s of people abusing the promotion doesn't help my case. I'm leaning toward sitting out on this one.

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #90 on: November 09, 2015, 07:59:43 AM »

What's the difference? You "play" as soon as they receive an envelope.
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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #91 on: November 09, 2015, 09:50:26 AM »
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Thanks for pointing that out, I reread the rules and you are correct. So if I decide to go for this, I'll mail all out on day one and then space out playing the game
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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #93 on: November 09, 2015, 10:01:36 AM »
Lol, yes. Yes you will.

Anyone want to check my math?
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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #94 on: November 09, 2015, 10:07:13 AM »
Wouldn't be surprised if they change the rules for "no purchase necessary" mid promotion.
Not so simple. They didn't make no purchase necessary just for fun. It's a legality, otherwise it's an illegal lottery. And the 94 isn't a random number, it's the maximum number of entries that can be achieved through the regular means. And there can't be any advantage to this entering through mail vs. those entering normally
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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #95 on: November 09, 2015, 10:08:38 AM »
Thanks for pointing that out, I reread the rules and you are correct. So if I decide to go for this, I'll mail all out on day one and then space out playing the game
How do you space out playing?

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #96 on: November 09, 2015, 10:09:31 AM »
Thanks for pointing that out, I reread the rules and you are correct. So if I decide to go for this, I'll mail all out on day one and then space out playing the game
Thanks, now I understand what EJ was saying.

How do you space out playing?
Once they received your letter, they email you a link to click to see if you won. Just don't open those emails all in 1 shot.

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #97 on: November 09, 2015, 10:09:46 AM »
I think EJ's point should be mentioned as well - the top prizes are going to be given out on random days, so sending in all the envelopes on day 1 will kill your chances of getting a top prize (not that the chances were too high anyway).
Don't think that's true statistically

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #98 on: November 09, 2015, 10:13:10 AM »
Not so simple. They didn't make no purchase necessary just for fun. It's a legality, otherwise it's an illegal lottery. And the 94 isn't a random number, it's the maximum number of entries that can be achieved through the regular means. And there can't be any advantage to this entering through mail vs. those entering normally

Of course they did it for legal reasons, but I think they can limit their exposure in a way that makes it difficult for us to profit off of this. For example, they could require more handwritten information. They could limit the entries for everyone. They could limit it to one postcard per day.

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Re: IHG Promotion - Minimum 47k points for $46.06
« Reply #99 on: November 09, 2015, 10:15:03 AM »
Don't think that's true statistically

It can be true statistically (in terms of "playing"), depending on how many people enter.