Ohh, really unsolicited scratch off sweepstakes card we are the grand prize winner of the RV??

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June 30, 2018, 09:46 PM

Black92LX

Ohh, really unsolicited scratch off sweepstakes card we are the grand prize winner of the RV??

You know how you get those silly scratch off sweepstakes thingies in the mail.
I always scratch them off just for fun. Never had a match or even really cared. Got one in the mail today for the local bazzzillion acre RV place that likely has 2500 plus RVs on the lot. The cost of the inventory on that place has always boggled my mind.
But anyway scratched it off for fun tonight and sure enough matched the grand price numbers.
1:150,000,000 odd of doing that!!

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July 01, 2018, 06:32 AM

Black92LX

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Originally posted by bionic218:
They all match. It's a scam. (I don't know that for a fact, but that's my guess.)

My guess too. Though I have scratched these in the past from car dealerships and never had a match

July 01, 2018, 06:41 AM

Yellow Jacket

I like the ones from car dealers where they send you a chrome plated plastic key. If you bring it in and it starts the car, you win it.

Of course, the car has a keyless ignition.

That said, you have to take it in at least. You may have actually won!

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July 01, 2018, 09:23 AM

patw

I have gotten a few of these as well. I have won a few things,(on their paper/scratch offs), but I never went to the dealers and they never called me to confirm. Like the others have said, I too believe it is more of a scam to get you to come down and buy one.

July 01, 2018, 01:42 PM

bubbatime

quote:
Originally posted by TXJIM:
So, you take it and $95,000 to the dealer to redeem your prize?

Yup. Aint winning grand?

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July 01, 2018, 01:44 PM

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Yooper Chevy dealer sent me a card that offered a free Yeti tumbler if I test drove a new Traverse.
Went in and told them I had no interest in a Traverse and would not buy one. They wanted me to test drive it anyway. I did. Nice vehicle.
Left with a Yeti tumbler.

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July 01, 2018, 03:24 PM

Skins2881

quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Isn't and RV just a giant van with ugly rims?

Don't worry he'll get some rims and a sound system.

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July 01, 2018, 05:18 PM

Cycler

Assume, for the sake of argument, that the ticket is legitimate and you did indeed win that RV. So, now you have won a $100,000 prize that the IRS is going to consider as income and asses you the taxes on that $100,000.

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July 01, 2018, 07:35 PM

Snake207

Read the fine print.

I ran into something similar recently. Car dealership. Scratch off card, match 3, win prize.
Looked like we won $1000.00

When you read the fine print, it basically said the pics mean nothing, you’ve just the chance to win 1 of the 7 available prizes. The smallest prize was a cheap Bluetooth speaker with odds of winning being 1:1
The old bait and switch...

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July 01, 2018, 11:27 PM

craglawnmanor

quote:
Originally posted by Skins2881:
quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Isn't and RV just a giant van with ugly rims?

Don't worry he'll get some rims and a sound system.

Yeah, but did he ever get the rims for the Sienna???

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