RE: How Much Mental Anguish Can a Trip Win Cost?

I read the full complaint (pdf file), and agree with the breach of contract part but the mental anguish part seems a bit excessive. Its not like they put her out in Sierra Leon armed with a spork for her vacation, which is what it would take for me to feel that much anguish :laughing: But they did not give her the prize she was supposed to have, either...:scratch:
 
Boy that hits home.
I will let everyone know how my London trip pans out.
I hope I do not feel cheated - Bet I will have a super time.
 
what a joke...

How can one be "cheated"??? It's a free trip for God's sake!

People that excessively complain about winning free things need to seek therapy and get a real life! :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:


:crazytongue:
 
That's sad that someone had a bad time and didn't get what they think they should have. I was very happy with my 2 week trip to Hawaii from Time Warner Cable/Road Runner Via Don Jagoda. I guess not every one gets that lucky...
 
loren_brothers said:
what a joke...

How can one be "cheated"??? It's a free trip for God's sake!

People that excessively complain about winning free things need to seek therapy and get a real life! :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:


:crazytongue:
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Of course you can be cheated - how silly!!

If you are promised Prize A, worth $X, and - more importantly - are sent a 1099 for Prize A, worth $X, the company is indeed cheating you if they substitute it for something less. Please note - most companies have in their rules that they reserve the right to substitute a prize of <b>equal</b> value. That's fine. If you're given a prize of lesser value, there's a problem.

Speaking from experience, I've had a company wait until the last minute (as in, waiting until I signed a bunch of paperwork AND was flown out to get my prize) before springing a slew of additional regulations about how I could use and sell what was shortly to become my property. In the end, all is well, but the results of those additional regulations that I didn't agree to until they flew me out on a one-way flight (where I had to choose to sign the agreement or pay for two tickets home) was about 10 months of stress, fear, and anxiety.

I've chosen not to elaborate on my big win story here, even though I'd originally promised to. I truly believe that all parties that I communicated with acted in good faith, with the exception of the people who engineered the prize I picked up.
 
Winners shouldn't be "sore losers".  That's MY credo ...

... might be "silly" ... but I still stick by my opinion.  Do or die type thing.

No matter how much grief it gets me  :laughing: :laughing:

Smile  :)

Loren  :crazytongue:
 
loren_brothers said:
Winners shouldn't be "sore losers". That's MY credo ...

... might be "silly" ... but I still stick by my opinion. Do or die type thing.

No matter how much grief it gets me :laughing: :laughing:

Smile :)

Loren :crazytongue:
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Gotta agree with you on that, actually. I was just pointing out that it is entirely possible for a prize company to screw over the prize winner. From what little information was provided regarding the woman who's suing for "mental anguish," however, it certainly seems like an overblown complaint (as some on the site said, it would be nice to know the whole story). The proper response for that particular winner really should have been to ask the company to amend the 1099 to reflect the true value (they rarely do this), or to work with her tax preparer to submit the 1099 as amended, with evidence of the missing value of all of those items.

At least, that would have been my response to that, although I certainly would have shared in her disappointment.
 
blackleatherrain said:
loren_brothers said:
what a joke...

How can one be "cheated"??? It's a free trip for God's sake!

People that excessively complain about winning free things need to seek therapy and get a real life! :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:


:crazytongue:
Click to expand...

Of course you can be cheated - how silly!!

If you are promised Prize A, worth $X, and - more importantly - are sent a 1099 for Prize A, worth $X, the company is indeed cheating you if they substitute it for something less. Please note - most companies have in their rules that they reserve the right to substitute a prize of <b>equal</b> value. That's fine. If you're given a prize of lesser value, there's a problem.

Speaking from experience, I've had a company wait until the last minute (as in, waiting until I signed a bunch of paperwork AND was flown out to get my prize) before springing a slew of additional regulations about how I could use and sell what was shortly to become my property. In the end, all is well, but the results of those additional regulations that I didn't agree to until they flew me out on a one-way flight (where I had to choose to sign the agreement or pay for two tickets home) was about 10 months of stress, fear, and anxiety.

I've chosen not to elaborate on my big win story here, even though I'd originally promised to. I truly believe that all parties that I communicated with acted in good faith, with the exception of the people who engineered the prize I picked up.
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I think if it is the one that I am thinking about a lot of us remember the story and the headache that came with it...sometimes a win can cost you more than it might be worth in some aspects. While you certainly don't want to seem ungrateful, you don't want to come out taking nerve pills and taking therapy either :crazytongue:
 
I couldn't form an opinion on this unless I first saw the rules just to make sure it didn't have something in it such as "may include...."! :scratch:
 
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