breadandjam
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I'd appreciate any suggestions what to do here--
I was notified on Jan 8th that I won a Dos Equis Cornhole toss game. Two weeks later UPS delivered a very large box that contained only styrofoam packing material and plastic wrap. My husband chased down the UPS guy (since he's been delivering to our house for years and was around the corner), and told him the box was empty. UPS guy said he thought the box felt oddly light, but assumed we had bought artwork or something.
Anyway, I contacted Dos Equis prize dept right then. They said they would investigate and start a claim with UPS. They also asked me to hang onto the box. I have checked back twice since Jan 8th and each time I was thanked for checking in and told they would get back to me. On Monday, I tripped over the giant box in my garage for the last time, and realized all this was not worth the $80 prize value; however, I do NOT want to have to claim a prize I did not receive on my taxes and possibly trigger any red flags with IRS. So on Monday after tripping over box, I contacted same young lady at Dos Equis I'd been responding with and asked that she send me a copy of the UPS report she generated and/or notification from Dos Equis that I didn't not receive the prize.
*Also, winning this prize makes me ineligible to enter any contest from Heineken brands for six months (or a year) can't remember.
I have received no response from Dos Equis and today is Friday...
I was notified on Jan 8th that I won a Dos Equis Cornhole toss game. Two weeks later UPS delivered a very large box that contained only styrofoam packing material and plastic wrap. My husband chased down the UPS guy (since he's been delivering to our house for years and was around the corner), and told him the box was empty. UPS guy said he thought the box felt oddly light, but assumed we had bought artwork or something.
Anyway, I contacted Dos Equis prize dept right then. They said they would investigate and start a claim with UPS. They also asked me to hang onto the box. I have checked back twice since Jan 8th and each time I was thanked for checking in and told they would get back to me. On Monday, I tripped over the giant box in my garage for the last time, and realized all this was not worth the $80 prize value; however, I do NOT want to have to claim a prize I did not receive on my taxes and possibly trigger any red flags with IRS. So on Monday after tripping over box, I contacted same young lady at Dos Equis I'd been responding with and asked that she send me a copy of the UPS report she generated and/or notification from Dos Equis that I didn't not receive the prize.
*Also, winning this prize makes me ineligible to enter any contest from Heineken brands for six months (or a year) can't remember.
I have received no response from Dos Equis and today is Friday...