After-the-show flyer says I won--should I go?....pic

[cbshoestring]

My wife must have signed up for something when I wasn't looking :S

I scratched the ticket on the flyer, and all my numbers match. I AM A WINNER. :B I am now supposed to call the dealer IMMEDIATELY, then go to the dealer to compare my WINNING numbers with the PRIZE BOARD.

That dealer is an hour away....what should I do :h

[dodge_guy]

SolidAxleDurango wrote:
3 hours for a $9 lantern is a bit much.

$9! you price it at that much?! I say it is probably a small AA battery lantern worth maybe $2!!!

[cbshoestring]

riven1950 wrote:
Look at the fine print where it tells you the odds of winning each prize. That will answer your question. I bet the lantern odds are 1to1

Odds14,997:15,000 value $25

pop up 1:15,000
cooler 1:15,000
t.v. 1:15,000

[cbshoestring]

is it friday yet? wrote:
I say drive there and get your lantern and eat as many hot dogs and popcorn as you can.

"Winnings to be paid within 30 days after verification by insurance company."

Long way to go for a hot dog and some popcorn...Then have to wait for my prize to be verified.

I think I will just pick up a few more free LED lights when Harbor Freight sends their next ad. There is always a free coupon for some form of LED in their ad.

[Walaby]

Im quite sure the OP was talking "tongue in cheek" about running out to collect his prize.

What the heck..I like the suggestion of going out, eat a bunch of hotdogs etc, then hang out in the town doing whatever other cool stuff might be around.

Mike

[riven1950]

Look at the fine print where it tells you the odds of winning each prize. That will answer your question. I bet the lantern odds are 1to1

[brirene]

gbopp wrote:
I can pretty much guarantee the OP won a lantern. It's just to sucker you into the dealership so they can corner you with a sales pitch. 🙂

This. They want you to walk through the doors, then the pressure is applied. There is no free lunch. Take the money you would spend driving there and back, go by your own lantern. Unless you're interested in what they're selling, of course.

[CavemanCharlie]

is it friday yet? wrote:
I say drive there and get your lantern and eat as many hot dogs and popcorn as you can.

Yup, pick up your free lantern, eat, and escape before the salesperson corners you.

Then as long as you are in that town check it out. Go to a movie, check out some museums, do a little shopping, or whatever. Sounds like a good excuse to go for a drive and do something different.

[toedtoes]

Well, let's see: They printed 15,000 tickets. 1 of those tickets wins the pop-up. 1 wins the cooler. 1 wins the TV. 14,997 win the lantern.

You need to be IN YOUR CAR NOW racing to get your prize!!!!!!!!!! Don't even take the time to respond to this post.

GO.....NOW!!!!!

[gbopp]

I can pretty much guarantee the OP won a lantern. It's just to sucker you into the dealership so they can corner you with a sales pitch. 🙂

[is_it_friday_ye]

I say drive there and get your lantern and eat as many hot dogs and popcorn as you can.

[wildtoad]

That lantern is a piece of junk, and most likely that is what you won.

[fj12ryder]

WOW!! It's got to be the pop-up! Oh wait a minute, what are those silly numbers posted under the pictures.

It's pretty unusual to see the odds so prominently posted, they're usually in very, very small print. I guess it just depends on how desperate you are for a "free" LED hurricane lantern. 🙂

[SolidAxleDurang]

3 hours for a $9 lantern is a bit much.

[73guna]

Rip up the flyer, throw it away and do something for the next three hours that you'd enjoy as opposed to what you'll go through for three hours chasing that prize. 😉