Comments on: I Think I Might Just be Addicted to Giveaways

By: marci

marci — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:53:56 +0000

@One Frugal Girl, thanks for clarifying. I bet companies go after blogs that have the best or most traffic for their target audience. That makes sense.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:38:51 +0000

@marci — I think many companies seek out blogs and provide bloggers with the items to 'give away.' I've been approached this way a couple of times, but I must admit every once in awhile I come across a strange product that doesn't seem to fit the blog and I've wondered if the blogger might have received the item as an unwanted gift.

By: marci

marci — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:37:57 +0000

I enter those giveaways but then I never win. So at this point for me, it's a waste of my time. Plus you have to go to their blog to check the next day who the winner is.

I've always wondered...Do they purchase these items to giveaway themselves or does the company give them these items for publicity? Any ideas?

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:28:29 +0000

I never thought about keeping track of my wins, but maybe I should do that just for kicks.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:21:48 +0000

I rarely find/enter them – though I can see where it would be fun to win! 🙂

By: Rose Red

Rose Red — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:40:28 +0000

OMG, I'm so glad you made this blog entry, I accidentally discovered giveaways the first week in March during Bloggy Carnival. I went nuts entering and now have the bug. I used to search freebies online and don't even have time for that anymore as Giveaways have taken most of my time. Just this afternoon I happened on a giveaway for 1 pint of gourmet ice cram and there were 185 entries. This is stuff you can buy for 3 bucks or $2.50 if you hit a sale. I had to laugh and I had my "aha moment" realizing others had the bug too. I always seem to follow the same names in giveaways and they have become so familiar to me even though I don't really know them. Do you keep track of your win? Just curious.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:42:56 +0000

I have a giveaway on my blog right now. I think there are about 25 entrants so far. The drawing is Friday.

http://outofthecrayonbox.blogspot.com/2009/06/revisit-refrigerator.html

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:08:34 +0000

You never know with these things. I always fill out those surveys, the ones with the link at the bottom of store receipts. I actually won a $100 gift card from Office Depot. At first I couldn't believe it and thought it was fake. But I called the number and it was a real card with a real balance. I sold it on eBay for almost its full value and kept the cash. That was almost 2 years ago. I'm due for another win! :p