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Prize for UK Only

Soladx · 2010-10-17 17:37:54

Hi all, I've bought the Irish Sunday Times and found a flier from Purelycreative.com with three scratch cards. It is stated in there that the competition is open to UK only. I wonder whether this is legal, since the newspaper is distributed in the ROI (and of course whether there's any chance to claim my prize!). Many…

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17-10-2010 6:37pm

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Soladx

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Hi all,
I've bought the Irish Sunday Times and found a flier from Purelycreative.com with three scratch cards. It is stated in there that the competition is open to UK only. I wonder whether this is legal, since the newspaper is distributed in the ROI (and of course whether there's any chance to claim my prize!).
Many thanks,
Sal

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#2 17-10-2010 9:43pm
dudara

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Nothing wrong with it as far as I'm aware.

TBH - any scratch card found in a tabloid belongs in the bin - there are no real prizes with those things.

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#3 17-10-2010 11:11pm
jor el

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In order to claim your "prize" you always have to ring a premium rate line, and invariably you find that the prize is not quite what it says. Belongs in the bin is right.

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