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I was thinking about this today. I am very aggressively entering for a DVD my son wants for Christmas - every day on the dailies and on every one entry - even IMing them to my hubby so he enters too (if the rules say one entry per person). And I thought "what if I won it twice - that would be...

I'm sure many of you enter contest using your nickname, as I do. The one time I had a 1099, I told the company what my given name is (which is the one the IRS knows), but they didn't change it. The IRS hasn't complained, so I guess it's ok. Still, I wonder what others do? Do you bother to try to...

I won the instant win on Saturday - 2 $500 Home Depot giftcards. Still have not heard from them (rules say 5 business days), but I know I won because, if I try to play the instant, it tells me I've already won! Was going to wait to post until I had clarification on the keep one / gift one...

To all my SA friends! Have a great day and eat lots of candy. Make sure you have your index card ready for the Hostess Hulk tonight (if you signed up for the contest).

I was one of the folks who won on the Orbitz Bond instant without a specified prize listed on the Congrats screen. I contacted them via email and got a call today saying I had won the Quantum of Solace PC game! Only four of those were given out last week, so I have to say my instant win slump...

Have these started arriving? I won three, but all towards the end of the contest. I could use some bliss in my life right now!

Remember - NOT CASH - everyone wants to win that! List the THREE top prizes you want to win right now and WHY. Maybe you want one of those M&M candy coupons because you haven't won one yet. Or maybe you are really hoping for new bras! Be honest; be funny; be outrageous! Whatever strikes you...

I wasn't sure where to put this message, but I noticed that the week in rewind contests are now dailies. You can send an email everyday (at least it says that) and then enter a comment for one extra entry. Their contests are so confusing that this rule as they describe it may not even be...

I have an instant from Jul 13, but I'm not worried about that much since they send prizes after the game ends, and perhaps it is still ongoing or ended recently (too lazy to check). I also have a book win from Sept 1 that hasn't come. That one is puzzling because usually books come fairly...

Guess I'm out of my mini-slump. Had an email this morning saying I'd won. This particular contest didn't say it was the set of all 3 movies (and they remove contest pages immediately), but my memory of entering for these DVDs was that every contest showed the same box that contained all 3, so...

Netflix decides to start charging $1 more per month to be allowed to select blu-ray movies. (sigh)

You know, the ones that are $5000 or more - What did you do with your winnings? Pay off debt? Splurge it on something you always wanted? Put it away for a rainy day? Nothing special, just stuck it in the bank and it got used up for regular expenses? Just curious, as I try to ride out my...

On the first of every month, I tally the money in our accounts (regular, investment, credit cards, etc.) to get a complete view of our money. Today was so brutal! All of the investments are down at least 20% for the year, my husbands stock options are now worth a whopping $0, and our total...

Without naming any names ... those emails that say "Congratulations, you've entered ..." ... they get me all the time!

M&Ms Halloween Visa & Coupon Yesterday, I received my first coupon and today the first $25 Visa card. I won the Visa card early (2nd or 3rd day of contest). Won the coupon about a week later. Haven't received my Kraft $50 AmEx yet though - sigh.

This month has just been wonderful for me! Today, I found the second season of Dexter in my mailbox. I love that show and really wanted to win the DVD. Won from "Nights with Alice Cooper" radio show. Thanks SA.

Samsung Blu-Ray Player & Toy Story 2 (Grand Prize)! I'm not sure if this contest was featured here, I just entered it straight from the site, because we visit "Rotten Tomatoes" several times a week. I'm so excited - a win that's from my "most wanted wins" (purely mental) list! Now if I can...

I've been entering these email only contests for a couple of years now and have never won a thing - not even when they are giving away something like 1000 coupons for a free bottle. Anyone here ever win one? Anne

Does Anyone Understand the New "efilmcritic" rules? I try very hard to follow rules, but these new ones (include 5 comments in email) have me confused! I wrote to the guy who has the contests (Erik) and asked for clarification when they added this rule, and I thought I got it. But I got an...

My husband got on the computer and asked "what's this email about you winning a guitar?" Well, that was a big surprise since I hadn't looked at my email since this morning. I was feeling bummed today that I was having such a slow June and July, and wow, a guitar! Just goes to show that luck is...