Ridiculous But Funny Prizes

cap828 said:
The Topo Chico bolo straw tie was pretty ridiculous. Most ridiculous of all was the ARV of like $43! You could make it for 25 cents with items from a craft store. And I won TWO.
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That is hilarious. How do they come up with these ARVs?? hahaha
 
I won a pair of Avia sneakers many years ago. I could only tell them my shoe size. I got a pair of white aerobic sneakers which looked fine but the arches were not in the right places so I had to take out & replace the insoles to wear them. I think they probably had a big batch of these that were not sellable so they had a contest and used it as a tax write-off.
 
Another prize I won from Sunkist about 20 yrs ago. It was a "finish the story" contest about a surfing orange. There was one surprise grand prize and I won. I kept wonder what the grand prize would be, hoping for something magical like a trip or cash. It was taking a long time to receive the prize. I even had to email them to ask when it would come. Soon I got a really huge box of oranges at my door. I dropped them off at the homeless shelter.:)
 
carolyn37 said:
I watched a VHS tape years ago of sweepstakes winners that were interviewed on this taping and a little old lady on the tape said she was awarded lots of Horse manure in a giveaway. She came home to find the bags of it loaded on her front porch.. ha ha ha
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LOL:)
 
a 10" copper kettle still from ABC store a replica

real copper just to look at and set on a shelf
 
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Oh, good grief. Back in the "old days" when I was on a now-defunct sweeps site, we literally had the infamous "Crappy prize shelf" in my living room. My young son at the time thought that was the funniest thing ever. Remember the "Gold fish cracker" wallets? I think everyone in America won one of those. I won a "Blue bunny" ice cream lunch box. That was a scream. I won a pair of ski goggles that was painted bright pink with the company's logo ALL over it. I always wondered if anyone actually used them for skiing. One day a GIANT heavy box showed up on my deck with an extremely agitated Fedex guy. It was a huge assortment of the world's worst collection of cooking pots and pans. The best part- I had NO IDEA what sweepstakes it was from! A ripped piece of paper inside simply stated "You won 7th prize." Tried to look up the return address on the box. Dead end.
I could go on and on but every win is a win and I'm happy I received everything I've been lucky enough to win over the years. Except the pots. What a pain THOSE were!
 
I use to be on another closed down sweep site and I have won some off the wall things. I won a lifetime supply of straws. Straws. Every month I get a box of dang straws. It wasn‘t the prize I was hoping for, I’m sure. I don’t remember the sweep but I had NO IDEA lifetime meant actual lifetime. We moved and my first thought was the straw deliveries will end. They found me! I was shocked when 2 months later I got TWO boxes of the dreaded straws. I now give straws away and sometimes I just toss them. Trust me, no one, even someone that uses straws all the time, needs a box of 500 straws a month FOR LIFE!

Next, just yesterday I got a “thaw claw” in the mail. I have no idea what sweep it came from and I have no idea if it’ll even work. I can’t figure out how plastic will thaw meat. I will test it though.
 
fablelistic said:
I use to be on another closed down sweep site and I have won some off the wall things. I won a lifetime supply of straws. Straws. Every month I get a box of dang straws. It wasn‘t the prize I was hoping for, I’m sure. I don’t remember the sweep but I had NO IDEA lifetime meant actual lifetime. We moved and my first thought was the straw deliveries will end. They found me! I was shocked when 2 months later I got TWO boxes of the dreaded straws. I now give straws away and sometimes I just toss them. Trust me, no one, even someone that uses straws all the time, needs a box of 500 straws a month FOR LIFE!

Next, just yesterday I got a “thaw claw” in the mail. I have no idea what sweep it came from and I have no idea if it’ll even work. I can’t figure out how plastic will thaw meat. I will test it though.
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OMG so many straws! That's hilarious
 
lfainma said:
Oh, good grief. Back in the "old days" when I was on a now-defunct sweeps site, we literally had the infamous "Crappy prize shelf" in my living room. My young son at the time thought that was the funniest thing ever. Remember the "Gold fish cracker" wallets? I think everyone in America won one of those. I won a "Blue bunny" ice cream lunch box. That was a scream. I won a pair of ski goggles that was painted bright pink with the company's logo ALL over it. I always wondered if anyone actually used them for skiing. One day a GIANT heavy box showed up on my deck with an extremely agitated Fedex guy. It was a huge assortment of the world's worst collection of cooking pots and pans. The best part- I had NO IDEA what sweepstakes it was from! A ripped piece of paper inside simply stated "You won 7th prize." Tried to look up the return address on the box. Dead end.
I could go on and on but every win is a win and I'm happy I received everything I've been lucky enough to win over the years. Except the pots. What a pain THOSE were!
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Post a pic of that shelf if you took one! Very funny!
 
gabe2000 said:
Years ago I won a last prize in a sweepstakes... a 'refrigerator coupon organizer.'
When I received it, it was a Glad sandwich bag with a magnet attached.

Went straight to the garbage. I should have kept the magnet. 😁
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Oh my goodness, I laughed out loud. :ROFLMAO: I'm sure the ARV was like $45 too
 
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