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gotcreativity
To Boldly Go Where No Pea Has Gone Before
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April 2004
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Read about it here gypsy fiasco
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camanddanismom
Manic Mom of 2
PeaNut 274,243
August 2006
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Totally unfair and very bad business. If you screw up, you make it right. Is your business so bad you can't buy another Gypsy? | |
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Jen_Adkins
StuckOnPeas
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January 2008
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 | Posted: 10/19/2009 8:01:36 AM
Oh My!
If you look at the Cache Oct 16th it clearly says that "blue6366" won.
Then the next day... google cache Oct 17th ...they took down her name and had "NOTHING". Then later that day added Anita's.
It certainly couldn't have been because blue6366 didn't respond in a timely fashion (she had 7 days to respond) because her time isn't even up yet! It seems that they sent the email to the wrong individual and then claim that blue6366 couldn't have won because the contest ules said "the winner would get an email" and she didn't therefore she was not the winner (even though they announced on the blog that she was!)
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katyscrap
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 344,026
October 2007
Posts: 2,877
Layouts: 1
Loc: RI
| Posted: 10/19/2009 8:04:50 AM
I have a feeling "Anita from GA" isn't even real but they screwed up by posting a real person's name instead. Bad business. | |
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*HuskerFaninIL*
Mommy of TWO LMM-O-Peas
PeaNut 51,325
October 2002
Posts: 14,587
Layouts: 310
Loc: Husker fan in the Illini State
 | Posted: 10/19/2009 8:07:39 AM
I saw that at Cricut MB and what a crappy thing to do. They have lost any respect that they had from anoyne over there. They will go down quickly I am sure because no one with patronize them. |
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sugarcoated
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 140,176
April 2004
Posts: 2,095
Layouts: 0
Loc: At Work
| Posted: 10/19/2009 9:31:10 AM
She needs to contact her state's Attorney General's office. There are laws regarding contests, bait & switch, etc. I hope she does. | |
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gus-gus
AncestralPea
PeaNut 289,443
January 2007
Posts: 4,128
Layouts: 66
Loc: at the ballpark
| Posted: 10/19/2009 10:32:32 AM
That stinks! Never heard of the website and now I won't be buying anything from them either. BAD business! |
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Kirsten71
1 Pea, 2 Pea, Red Pea, Blue Pea
PeaNut 411,173
February 2009
Posts: 750
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Loc: Washington State
 | Posted: 10/19/2009 11:30:47 AM
Sounds like they need to make it right. Otherwise the consequences could be devastating now that it has leaked out. It was their mistake, not hers. I won't buy from that company if this is the way they handle their business | |
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terri k
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February 2009
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| Posted: 10/19/2009 11:38:58 AM
I read the thread over there. Anita in GA posted. She is offering to give the Gypsy to Barbara. That is so nice of her. But, she is a victim too! I think this company needs to send BOTH of them a Gypsy! | |
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gg loves Matthew
PeaAddict
PeaNut 181,218
December 2004
Posts: 2,205
Layouts: 39
Loc: WISH IT WERE WITH MATTHEW!
 | Posted: 10/19/2009 12:15:33 PM
I agree...I do not think ANITA needs to be the one to right the wrong (sweet of her to offer).....I won't be surprised that the site offering the prize falls off the face of the internet world. |
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camanddanismom
Manic Mom of 2
PeaNut 274,243
August 2006
Posts: 9,816
Layouts: 424
Loc: Northeast
| Posted: 10/19/2009 1:12:49 PM
That is so nice that Anita in Ga offered the Gypsy. They both deserve one and if that company wants to stay in business, they should do the right thing and make sure both women get one. Like I said above, is their business so bad that they can't afford to spend the $$$? Crazy!!! Anita, if you read here, you are a class act! | |
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Amb7412
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 160,610
August 2004
Posts: 5,841
Layouts: 82
| Posted: 10/19/2009 1:19:36 PM
This is so sad. I agree both ladies deserve the G. | |
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journey fan
"Rome! By all means, Rome."
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April 2007
Posts: 11,527
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Loc: California Coast
| Posted: 10/19/2009 1:25:32 PM
I may be blind, but does this site even sell anything? It seems like it's just free tutorials. I don't even see ad space they're making money from. |
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journey fan
"Rome! By all means, Rome."
PeaNut 308,186
April 2007
Posts: 11,527
Layouts: 0
Loc: California Coast
| Posted: 10/19/2009 1:30:24 PM
Okay, I see now, it's Ebay! I clicked on several links where this site helpfully sends you to the place "with the best price" and it appears they all go Ebay listings for Cricut products. Nice.
Bleck. Is this run by the same people who post annoying and plentiful ads on Craiglist around the country....clearly against Craigslist's TOU? Wouldn't surprise me... |
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peamac
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 340,335
October 2007
Posts: 5,558
Layouts: 1
Loc: Colorado
| Posted: 10/19/2009 1:32:27 PM
The link in the OP is to the Cricut mb, where the lady who won is posting about the problem. The contest was on another site she mentions in her thread--
Yesterday morning I fiound out that the contest I had entered over at cartridgehelper.com had posted me the winner of their Gyspy giveaway and that I had 7 days to claim my prize.
I looked on that site but didn't see anything for sale there, either, just info on Cricut, Pazzles, etc. |
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