Another Sweet Win

Sometimes it's the simple things... the small, forgotten, unexpected package in the mail that makes me remember why I love entering contests, sweeps etc as much as I do.

Life has been pretty good recently, while I've not been terribly busy with much I have slacked on my entries just a bit... a poor move on my part as this is a time of year when so many people find themselves swamped for one reason or another that many forget their daily entries, forget their chances to win... leaving more to be won by the avid sweep-a-holic.

In the mail just the other day I received a sweet (and tangy) little reminder that I need to go try my hand at a few new sweeps:

Mike and Ike candies are always tasty and, to tell the truth, I had forgotten entirely that I had won these... at the very beginning of every month for a number of months now it has been possible to play a game on their site until you win a free pack of candy from them. The game is hosted on the parent company's site Just Born (http://www.justborn.com/mike-and-ike/power-up/arcade) from their just choose the third "arcade game" - the one that looks like a slot machine - and just keep spinning until you win. The lions share of the free monthly candy seems to be given out at the beginning of each calendar month so check it out then for your best chance.

Fujitsu Uncover the Possibilities

Now here's a convenience I wish more sweeps would let me have, a widget I can post on here that allows me to play without going to their site.. it also allows anyone coming here to play. How nice... oh yeah and it's a great prize, sweet.

Team Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola strikes again, this time with their Twist Txt Get promotion. This is one of those instances where persistence is key, I've entered this one twice a day for what feels like ages now. There was tale going around that they paid on on the 5 minute marks exactly... well, it seems like it was true.

While not exactly the 2010 Ford Fusion or the $10,000 scholarship they offer as their grand prizes I'm still happy to take a pair of free movie passes (up to $12 a ticket). This is my second win from Coca-Cola in less than a months time which almost makes me feel bad for only drinking Dr. Pepper, almost.

Wins that may help lower your cholesterol

Even those of us who follow sweeps on regular occasion miss some from time to time, this morning I found one that I've been missing out on for months now. As luck would have it though this instant win game Sweet Rewards Giveaway run by Honey Nut Cheerios allows for 10 entries a day.

I played for the first time today and won my first prize:

I say my first prize because Honey Nut Cheerios is being generous enough to allow up to 10 instant wins per person (1 win per day for a total of $50 possible). Not only that but it has an easy free entry method as well.

Word has it that the payments are done in batches, many people got multiple checks in the mail on the same day that pay out a couple weeks worth of wins. I look forward to seeing if I can get more than just this one win from this one.

I also look forward to some cereal for breakfast... I haven't had Honey Nut Cheerios in quite some time.

Update: Looks like I won't see the checks from this for quite some time - got my confirmation e-mail which included this little tid-bit:

Once we have verified your eligibility, you
will receive your prize on or about July 7, 2009 (for prizes won during the
month of June), on or about August 7, 2009 (for prizes won during the month of
July), on or about September 8, 2009 (for prizes won during the month of
August), and at the conclusion of the Promotion Period (for prizes won between
September and the conclusion of the Promotion Period). It will be sent to the
address you provided.  The promotion ends on March 16, 2010.

And now, a word from our sponsors

As you can see I've opted in for Google AdSense, I wasn't sure I wanted to let ads on my blog here but I read up about AdSense and decided that it's quite worthwhile for a number of reasons. Sure, I might make a buck or two from it in the long run but honestly the real reason I chose to use it is even more appropriate: It makes finding/linking to sweepstakes easier.

Most of the sweeps I post about are relatively well advertised promotions for big name companies. AdSense scans through what my articles are about and posts ads that are relevant to the topic, for instance I've posted about the Coca-Cola MyCokeRewards program before and sure enough google places an ad for that very same program. So yes Virginia, ads worth clicking do exist.

Speaking of the Coca-Cola MyCokeRewards; today in the mail there was an envelope from Best Buy waiting for me, sure enough it was my Best Buy Pitch-In card I had won from the MyCokeRewards instant win game. Way to go Best Buy with your quick turn around on sending those out... I've yet to check and see if the company running the promotion has loaded it yet though.

With Thanksgiving came the end to a number of the more worthwhile sweeps, no real wins to report I'm sad to say... then again there's always that (fairly large) chance I've won something without being notified so I'll just have to keep checking that old mailbox.

The month of December already looks promising for some potentially excellent (and some potentially great in an awful way) sweeps and promos so we shall see what the future may hole.