Tuesday, September 9, 2014

That Rabbl contest

So remember that Rabbl contest to win 3 Day VIP passes to Chicago Riot Fest, along with airfare & hotel accommodations, that I posted about? And how so many of you used my referral code to give me extra entries? Yeah, I was the 1st alternate winner. They couldn't contact the winner, and so they contacted me. It went to my spam folder and I didn't reply until 3 hours after they sent it. When I did reply, I find out they had just given the prize to the 2nd alternate 15 minutes ago. Ugh!!!!! Stupid spam filters! Stupid Craig for not checking it sooner! I would have had it! :(

Anyway,  thank you again to everyone who used my referral code to give me extra entries. The Rabbl guy said only 1 other person had more entries than I did.

Not going to get too down about this. Still going to Chicago, still seeing all of the bands I wanted to see, but, damn!!!
Posted by Craig at 5:36 PM

12 comments:

  1. andythecurefanSeptember 9, 2014 at 6:31 PM

    Dang it, Craig! I check my e-mail very very often. Possibly too much. And spam folder...yep, it pops up with a number in parentheses if I have anything.

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    1. CraigSeptember 10, 2014 at 5:09 AM

      Yep. Had I checked email earlier I would have noticed. I didn't, so I missed out. Moral of the story? Always check your spam folder! Especially when you've entered a bunch of contests.

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  2. EmaSeptember 9, 2014 at 8:51 PM

    If anyone deserved it, Craig, you did!

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  3. Mike CameronSeptember 9, 2014 at 8:55 PM

    Ughh.....don't these people have patience? I'm bummed for you, so you don't have to be!

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    1. CraigSeptember 10, 2014 at 5:06 AM

      Not their fault. They had been waiting to hear from the winner for awhile, had to move on and get everything booked. So they emailed their alternate winners. My email sat there for 3 hours, unnoticed. In that time, they were able to contact the 2nd alternate...only 15 minutes before I replied. So frustrating!

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  4. rivumSeptember 10, 2014 at 7:12 AM

    well, if it makes you feel any better, a lot of people were dissapointed with the VIP experience in Toronto, saying it was not worth the money.

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    1. CraigSeptember 10, 2014 at 11:25 AM

      Oh I didn't care about VIP. It was the free airfare and 3 night hotel stay I was excited about. I'm only going for 1 day and will be quite rushed to get there and see everything in time, and having that extra time would have been so nice.

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  5. ashtraygirlSeptember 10, 2014 at 6:48 PM

    I can totally relate, Craig.. I won double 2-day VIP passes for Riotfest TO and missed the email by like 2 hours... ARGH!

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    1. CraigSeptember 11, 2014 at 10:32 AM

      Oh man, two of us had this happen? That sucks! So sorry. :(

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  6. DetlefSeptember 11, 2014 at 4:26 AM

    Something similar happened to me with a Depeche Mode contest once. Sucks.

    If the organizers really could not wait three full hours for a response maybe they could have called or texted? They should have built that option in, if they needed immediate turnaround . . .

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    1. CraigSeptember 11, 2014 at 10:33 AM

      That was the big problem. The guy said it was a rookie mistake they made, only asking for email, not phone number, too. Email was their only way of contacting people.

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