A blogging friend of mine recently was telling us about an email she received from a winner on her site. She had notified (either on her blog or via email) the prize winners and one of them emailed her claiming her prize. The blogger wrote back and asked her what prize since it was not stated in the email.
I think that’s a fair question. I get about 50 emails a day and if someone emailed me with “i am claiming my prize” my instinct would be to email back and say “which prize did you win?”. Emails and names don’t always match up to online entries, etc so you cant just assume.
Well, this is the email she got back from the claimer:
(Blogger, name removed)
You have not sent me the prize or a prize?I can’t believe it.You don’t know what i won?I can’t believe it.How should i know what i won when you never told me in any of the e-mails.Looking back at old e-mails all you said( i was a winner_.If you can’t remember what the prize was please send me something else of equal value.I’v never run into complications like this with other contests i won.I can’t believe it.Do you not keep records of who won what,outgong and incoming?Good thing i keep my e-mails as recorded info.Would dates of January 16 not joggle your memory of what i won.I generally respond instantly when i win something so i would look at your e-mails sent at that timeline or contest prizes.You have my mailing address please send me a nice prize to compensate for this aggrevation.
Thank you
(Pissed off Winner, name removed)
The best part of this is that the winner didn’t even fulfill the correct requirements of the contest TO win after Blogger looked into it.
Oh, and the prize she won?
A toothbrush.
I think I would clean my toilet with it before I sent it to her.
~Trisha
Ann wrote:
It’s the anonymity…it really is…I am sure that half of the mena people I encounter are probably decent ppl in real life…
Wow, it takes a special kind of person to be that rude!
@ VictoriaArya:
OMG! See, now this is exactly why you get delivery confirmations on stuff.
I think I would have responded to that with “Did you know that spelled aggravation incorrectly?”
AN UPDATE:
After I forwarded her the screen shot of the delivery notification and the sig saying R (insert her last name) I get this response
I’M SORRY THERE IS ONLY ME AND MY HUSBAND HERE AND NEITHER ONE OF US SIGNED FOR ANYTHING ON, BEFORE OR AFTER JANUARY 23, 2009 THEREFORE IT MUST HAVE GONE TO THE WRONG ADDRESS OR SOMETHING BUT THERE DEFINATELY WASN’T ANYTHING BROUGHT HERE FOR ME TO SIGN AND FURTHER MORE IF I HAVE TO SIGN FOR SOOMETHING I ALWAYS SIGN (L. insert her last name).
L
Nope, as you can see from the screen shot L it went to YOUR address and was signed for by someone with YOUR last name. Nice try…better luck screwing someone over next time
Wow, really? People are that rude?
Wow!!! That person must have been having a REALLY bad day.
Holy CRAP! That is insanely rude! Wow. Just wow.
Sorry, but she sounds like a crazy bee-otch..I would not only clean my toilet with it before I sent it, but I’d also brush all of my dogs teeth with it really good just for that extra something..don’t you think?
Maybe then, she’d be satisfied, but I highly doubt it…crazy nut!
Wow! What a nut.
I swear, people are so UNGRATEFUL it isn’t even funny. UGH.
WHAT?!?
I just can’t believe how ridiculous people can be! I wonder if they would say these words to the person’s face? Or the anonymity of e-mail just brings out the bitch in most people.
How horrible.
how rude! I have been running contests every week for a while and have not had a response like that- I would have to pick a new winner. Anyone heard of being grateful? LOL
Oh good lord, a toothbrush. I guess some people just sit around and enter so many contests in a day that they forget? seriously!
CanCan (Mom Most Traveled) wrote:
lol! I think she has “joggled” her memory to much and that’s why she doesn’t remember receiving her prize.
I think I would write her an email that said. I can’t believe you don’t remember getting your toothbrush, it was delivered and signed for!
Also I like that she invented a new word and used it to insult you.
I do not give her permission to “joggle” my memory, whatever that might involve.
Haha yeah I think you should write her back and tell her that she didn’t really win and please send it back or you will be sending her a bill!
Seriously, what world does she live in.
I might box up my old tooth brush and send it to her.
VictoriaArya wrote:
Tell her she didnt really win the prize and to send it back. I think amanda said that and i busted out laughing