{"id":1008,"date":"2011-08-16T20:53:23","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T20:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweepsadvantage.com\/sweepstakes-contests-blog\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2022-04-20T16:10:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T20:10:49","slug":"gripes-about-contests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweepsadvantage.com\/sweepstakes-contests-blog\/gripes-about-contests\/","title":{"rendered":"Gripes About Contests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some things just get under my skin.\u00a0 The main one being the email notification that you get when you don't win contests.\u00a0 Why would a sponsor bother to send you this type of email?\u00a0 Honestly it makes me NOT like them.\u00a0 I do not want to be reminded that I didn't <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweepsadvantage.com\/sweepstakes-contests-blog\/enter-to-win-beach-themed-sweepstakes\/\">win any of the contests that I have entered<\/a> day after day.\u00a0 It's sad enough to open my email account and not get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweepsadvantage.com\/sweepstakes-contests-blog\/weekenders-bliss-winning-from-contests\/\">winning notifications about contests,<\/a> but a losing notification?\u00a0 Makes no sense to me. There is enough junk to sift through without getting that type of depressing notification.<\/p>\n<p>I would rather not get notifications that I have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweepsadvantage.com\/sweepstakes-contests-blog\/tips-on-entering-contests-part-7\/\">entered contests<\/a> either.\u00a0 Those don't bother me quite as bad, but as an avid sweeper, I make sure I get a confirmation screen when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweepsadvantage.com\/sweepstakes-contests-blog\/tips-on-entering-contests-part-6\/\">entering contests<\/a> so I don't need an email stating that I entered it you know?\u00a0 It's just more junk that I have to delete.\u00a0 Since I look at my emails closely to make sure I don't miss a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweepsadvantage.com\/sweepstakes-contests-blog\/on-getting-notifications-and-winning-giveaways\/\">winning notification,<\/a> I would rather not have to sift through confirmation emails.\u00a0 This is just a waste of my time.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are those emails that 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