I have entered some sweepstakes using AMOE where they want you to email them your information to get a free entry. I have an email open tracker (I had this for business reasons before I started sweeping) and I've noticed that all of the free entries I've sent in several sweepstakes have been unopened indefinitely and since I don't know how sweepstakes work behind the scenes, my knee jerk reaction is to be a little concerned about that.
Do you think this is a bad sign that the alternative method of entry isn't truly being considered if the emails aren't being opened? I don't want to waste my time sending a bunch of emails if they're really not taking AMOEs seriously.
Sidenote rant: AMOEs always make me a little paranoid that they'll punish you for not entering the way they'd most prefer and not even consider your entry or block you for entering. I've had several AMOEs with broken links where I couldn't enter at all, or forms with error codes where when I notified the sponsor repeatedly, they did nothing to fix it, and I missed out on potentially winning a six-figure prize. I want to believe that no matter how I enter, I will be given fair consideration and a chance, but sometimes it seems like you're truly on an honor system when it comes to AMOEs and there's not any real accountability, especially since they don't have to tell you if or when they received your entry.
Do you think this is a bad sign that the alternative method of entry isn't truly being considered if the emails aren't being opened? I don't want to waste my time sending a bunch of emails if they're really not taking AMOEs seriously.
Sidenote rant: AMOEs always make me a little paranoid that they'll punish you for not entering the way they'd most prefer and not even consider your entry or block you for entering. I've had several AMOEs with broken links where I couldn't enter at all, or forms with error codes where when I notified the sponsor repeatedly, they did nothing to fix it, and I missed out on potentially winning a six-figure prize. I want to believe that no matter how I enter, I will be given fair consideration and a chance, but sometimes it seems like you're truly on an honor system when it comes to AMOEs and there's not any real accountability, especially since they don't have to tell you if or when they received your entry.