Rabs Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 We're giving away a brand new Gibson guitar each week as we start our countdown to the grand opening of the Gibson Garage. Head to http://www.gibson.com/giveaway for all the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Thank you for posting that. I never win anything so congratulations in advance to the lucky winner from me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, SteveFord said: Thank you for posting that. I never win anything so congratulations in advance to the lucky winner from me! I would if I could but I cant so I wont... I never win anything either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) I followed the link. Yes its confined USA and Canada. But did you see this under ENTRY INFORMATION: ? In addition to all the other requirements stated in these Official Rules, if the Winner is a Canadian resident, (s)he must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question to be eligible to be confirmed the Winner. Is this a joke? Is it some gentle ribbing going on? If its serious, its insulting, xenophobic & bizarre. Innit? Edited May 9, 2021 by merciful-evans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 They may have excluded US residents as they figured we'd fail it and then they'd never be able to give the guitar away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01GT eibach Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 hours ago, merciful-evans said: If it's serious, it's insulting, xenophobic & bizarre. Innit? Bizarre, yes. Mistake? Likely. The xenophobe thing gets thrown around so much, I think it is better to stay away from that unless that is what it really is ... which I personally doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerad12 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 hours ago, merciful-evans said: I followed the link. Yes its confined USA and Canada. But did you see this under ENTRY INFORMATION: ? In addition to all the other requirements stated in these Official Rules, if the Winner is a Canadian resident, (s)he must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question to be eligible to be confirmed the Winner. Is this a joke? Is it some gentle ribbing going on? If its serious, its insulting, xenophobic & bizarre. Innit? It looks like it's none of the above. Certainly not Xenephobia. A requirement put in place by Canada to allow canadians to participate in giveaways as apparently random luck contests are illegal in Canada. Ive seen this on trading card boxes before too. Maybe this will come up on Jeopardy one day and we'll all be ready for it!😆 Info below. "The reason we must answer a skill-testing question in order to win in Canada is; sweepstakes are illegal. Yes, I said illegal. Sweepstakes were made illegal to protect Canadians from scams. Companies wanted to use giveaways in their promotions and advertising as they are a fantastic marketing tool, but couldn’t. A brilliant lawyer found a loophole in the law. Contests were not illegal so if the entrant exhibited a form of skill, the promotion would be legal. Therefore, we answer a skill-testing question making the giveaway a contest and not a sweepstakes." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) I guess he finally could afford a new t-shirt. My favorite line is "You can order all sorts of fun stuff from the Murphy Lab". What regular Joe walking around in Nashville is gonna come in off the street and pony up for a 10k guitar just to have a little fun that day? Edited May 9, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvi Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 a lot of our skill testing questions are like - 12 plus 3 - 5 equals ? luckily we have calculators and internut to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Beerad12 said: It looks like it's none of the above. Certainly not Xenephobia. A requirement put in place by Canada to allow canadians to participate in giveaways as apparently random luck contests are illegal in Canada. Ive seen this on trading card boxes before too. Maybe this will come up on Jeopardy one day and we'll all be ready for it!😆 Info below. "The reason we must answer a skill-testing question in order to win in Canada is; sweepstakes are illegal. Yes, I said illegal. Sweepstakes were made illegal to protect Canadians from scams. Companies wanted to use giveaways in their promotions and advertising as they are a fantastic marketing tool, but couldn’t. A brilliant lawyer found a loophole in the law. Contests were not illegal so if the entrant exhibited a form of skill, the promotion would be legal. Therefore, we answer a skill-testing question making the giveaway a contest and not a sweepstakes." A sensible explanation. Thank you. Since the text I quoted made me laugh, my post was likewise not very serious. Should've used a wink thingy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 20 hours ago, merciful-evans said: Should've used a wink thingy. Say no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Xenophobia is xylophonic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I got a mail telling me to sign up, I deleted it. No way would I win. Dietze was also giving a guitar away per week but at a discounted price the month of April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/10/2021 at 10:42 PM, Retired said: I got a mail telling me to sign up, I deleted it. No way would I win. Dietze was also giving a guitar away per week but at a discounted price the month of April. If there's ANY price connected, discounted or not, you can't call it a "giveaway"! Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, Whitefang said: If there's ANY price connected, discounted or not, you can't call it a "giveaway"! Whitefang What price are you talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 So is today the day I don't win it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 28 minutes ago, SteveFord said: So is today the day I don't win it? Not sure what day the big give away is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Not sure what day the big give away is? Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 22 hours ago, Rabs said: What price are you talking about? Well, Butch was mentioning that some music dealer in Nebraska was giving a guitar away per week but at a discounted price. (Check his post on Monday) I merely replied that if ANY price was involved, discount or not, that it really isn't a "giveaway". I'm not sure what Dietze is trying to pull. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Did I win yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 5 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Did I win yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 It's rigged. What happened to his leather jacket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 On 5/10/2021 at 4:16 PM, Pinch said: Xenophobia is xylophonic. What if I don't like people from my own country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 On 5/8/2021 at 7:44 PM, Rabs said: We're giving away a brand new Gibson guitar each week as we start our countdown to the grand opening of the Gibson Garage. Head to http://www.gibson.com/giveaway for all the details. First guitar giveaway, the Gold Top looks just like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Ok, I broke down and signed up for a Gibson. I must have got 5 mails to sign up and the saying goes, "If you don't sign up, you can't win is true." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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