Tips to Winning Contests & Sweepstakes

[McSkier]

thank you for this site and your assistance in entering contests..muchly appreciated

[squeezy]

I always use Roboform for entering contests too, and I hardly ever win.
Carolyn Wilman, the Contest Queen (www.contestqueen.com) advocates for the use of Roboform, and she claims to win several prizes every week from various contests.

As an experiment, I am going to not use Roboform for entering contests for the next little while and see if it makes a difference.

Looking forward to your report on this one ...

[Angela273]

Thanks for the tips. I just started consistently entering more promotions in the last month.

[Wenda1]

I recently started entering several contests. I understand, from reading here, that if you win something that comes from the U.S.(from sites like Leites Culinaria, Family Covers, Steamy Kitchen, etc) that you might have to pay delivery fees to UPS. Would you also have to pay U.S. taxes?

I often wondered about that when some rules and regulations state:

All federal, state, local or international taxes associated with the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.

or:

Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes and other fees associated with prize receipt and use.

[Almondx]

I recently started entering several contests. I understand, from reading here, that if you win something that comes from the U.S.(from sites like Leites Culinaria, Family Covers, Steamy Kitchen, etc) that you might have to pay delivery fees to UPS. Would you also have to pay U.S. taxes?

I often wondered about that when some rules and regulations state:

All federal, state, local or international taxes associated with the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.

or:

Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes and other fees associated with prize receipt and use.

You have to pay UPS the HST that is being charged at the border. If you win something from the US ask the contest company to ship it as a promotional item with zero value. HST and GST will then be nothing. Nothing to pay when it arrives.

[Wenda1]

Thanks so much for the info. Would this even apply to larger items........like a computer?

[Almondx]

If you won a computer I would call UPS and ask thier brokerage department how to get it to you with no cost before it gets shipped. If the contest company just fills in the shipping forms and says its a $2,000 computer you will get taxed on that value. Even if they cut the value by half you would pay half the taxes.

[Wenda1]

Sounds like it's best just to enter Canadian contests or American contests that offer things like gift cards that can just be mailed out.

[mwieler]

Thanks for all the info. I sure hope I win something yet!

[djdee]

Thanks for the advice. I never read the rules in the past... I will definitely be reading the rules more carefully from now on.

[WandaJean]

this may have been asked. sorry if I missed it, but just want opinions.
What time of the day do you think is best for entering contests? I always enter early mornings and last year I won alot, now this year still entering early mornings and I am nowhere near what I won last year.
Just curious Thanks

[BuggaBugga]

I got an email from [email protected] today. Is this a legit thing or should I junk it? I've never won anything before.

[vilmark]

I got an email from [email protected] today. Is this a legit thing or should I junk it? I've never won anything before.

thats legit it a contest hosting company i get lots from them. could be dell, coke, mobilicity and many others

[Goldy27]

guys check out a great new contesting platform called Royal Draw at www.royaldraw.com
Everyday there's a new prize

[bubbydo]

..super thread-cheers