tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post6223675515954120587..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: I'm still waiting for the "Prize Patrol"Alan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-54888781022933453682015-02-12T16:18:38.839-08:002015-02-12T16:18:38.839-08:00So you're telling me there's a chance!?So you're telling me there's a chance!?Joseward1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09319112037981733440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-29391077923200403312015-02-02T04:54:07.793-08:002015-02-02T04:54:07.793-08:00Chris, I don't mind getting email from PCH onc...Chris, I don't mind getting email from PCH once in a while but it's getting to be excessive. I have been getting the same email asking me to confirmed my entry. I have already confirmed 5-7 times. How many more confirmation PCH needs from a person? I will not respond anymore to PCH for the same entry. If I win I win. By the way, I never buy anything from the PCH ad, because it is a requirement and will not increase my chance of winning. No more email please. Thanks. MarshaMarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940406289864774443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-14792318282351350772014-06-28T11:13:57.196-07:002014-06-28T11:13:57.196-07:00I've won something. People do win.I've won something. People do win.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345820722763892216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-8157340172566831212014-05-14T07:17:38.285-07:002014-05-14T07:17:38.285-07:00People DO win, that's a fact. The odds are ver...People DO win, that's a fact. The odds are very high, but to call it a scam is unfair. Going in you are told very clearly that you DO NOT HAVE TO PURCHASE a thing. Purchasing will not increase your odds of winning.<br />It's a lot better than playing the Lotto, which requires that you do pay.<br />It may not be your bag, but for some it is.<br />If I win, I'll post back her to let you know. The odds are against me, but I like to play.Rhonda Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067040695251345995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-24331616769831648772013-08-03T21:57:47.160-07:002013-08-03T21:57:47.160-07:00Pch is clearly a scam... in this day of social med...Pch is clearly a scam... in this day of social media I have never seen anyone blog/tweet/fb that they have won... even after a google and Bing search. .. when the old gullible folks die out I wonder how they will target the social media generation.. I'm sure they will have an app for that soon..smhAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16901415381607815160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-23542870473533672102013-02-27T19:17:16.275-08:002013-02-27T19:17:16.275-08:00They actually print that buying stuff will not giv...They actually print that buying stuff will not give you a greater chance at winning. I never buy but i enter daily. I didn't expect to win anything but what's it hurt to try? I just do it online. I don't think I could do the snail mail thoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930149507027731849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-54571770000514672402013-02-15T08:06:38.846-08:002013-02-15T08:06:38.846-08:00K9, I do not know the answer to your question, but...K9, I do not know the answer to your question, but the odds of winning the big cash prize is probably much the same as buying a lottery ticket.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-6046264449398766952013-02-15T07:40:56.965-08:002013-02-15T07:40:56.965-08:00Yes I have also wondered about the daily email for...Yes I have also wondered about the daily email for me to enter.so is each new search a added entry? Or do I only get one per contest?<br />k96192012https://www.blogger.com/profile/03374453934270284570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-9486327622790118352013-02-13T14:37:20.085-08:002013-02-13T14:37:20.085-08:00I got to this site by entering
"how many time...I got to this site by entering<br />"how many times do you have to confirm your entry, before pch stops threats of forfeiture ?" for their "serach to win" thing.<br /><br />I've been told my entry is confirmed roughly 12 times already,<br />but I keep getting more e-mails asking me to confirm my entry again and again and again. <br />It's their ploy to get you to look at the magazines and stuff for the fitieth time.....<br />Will I win ? I doubt it, like that one blogger said : It's an outright lie to say someone in your city will definitely win a price, and 5 years have gone by<br />without them ever having set foot in his state, much less his city<br /><br />How stupid do they think peaople are? I feel sorry for the 'little old people' that actually spend some of their small, fixed incomes<br />trying to show good faith....Inge in coloradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784688278501362339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-49800656391291509502013-02-06T07:26:22.928-08:002013-02-06T07:26:22.928-08:00I have been entering for years. Do I think I will ...I have been entering for years. Do I think I will win? No. But I enter anyway. I never buy anything so in a way it's cheaper than buying a lotto ticket that btw I haven't won anything from that either. Hopes and dreams are fun. People go to the casino, buy scratchoffs at the party store, and pull tabs as the bar. In the meantime, save your money for retirement. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382840618716046985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-51512389611845159342013-01-31T23:39:18.906-08:002013-01-31T23:39:18.906-08:00I really liked the comment from the pch guy. What ...I really liked the comment from the pch guy. What a crock! I've been doing this for years and so has my parents. My mother buys stupid stuff from them and gets to make the monthly payments. I tried to buy something and was told I had to pay for all of it up front. I live in Utah. We don't have a state powerball or anything here. The prize patrol has never even set foot inside the state. So the odds of someone winning anything here is 0 in a million. I always get the notice that says, "someone with your initals will win". Or this one, "someone in your city will win" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-24932294021630628852012-11-27T21:35:49.149-08:002012-11-27T21:35:49.149-08:00I've been doing this for 3 years, my mother ha...I've been doing this for 3 years, my mother has been doing this for over 20 years both by mail and email and hasn't won a single dime. Is it worth it? I don't think so but seems how I've nothing much to do somedays, I do it anyway hopeing against hope I guess. But I'm not going to keep doing it for over 20 years thats for sure.Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655047650917656990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-27118134902314622702011-09-12T12:04:41.971-07:002011-09-12T12:04:41.971-07:00I have been responding to PCH for the past 3 years...I have been responding to PCH for the past 3 years. I have recieved "Golden Ticket" along with many emails that I respond to on a daily basis. Four to Six entries daily, unless they offer multiple entries. If I ever win, I will repost on here to tell you all that you can win if you try. If I do not win in the next month or so, I will also post on here that too. Non stop for the past 3 years and never have I won a single Amazon card. I am aiming for the million to ten million dollar one so if I do win the next couple months, be looking for my repost. If I do not win with that many entries, than I do not think anyone has a chance. Thank you!<br />Email: dandg2828@yahoo.comMrsDavegenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16846225644507297427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-91212801960567043442010-03-11T04:53:44.055-08:002010-03-11T04:53:44.055-08:00Carolyn: No problem. I ask Him for His blessing al...Carolyn: No problem. I ask Him for His blessing all the time.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-39586235295165613952010-03-10T20:49:49.775-08:002010-03-10T20:49:49.775-08:00Sorry- Mr. Caruba, forgot to ask the Lord's Bl...Sorry- Mr. Caruba, forgot to ask the Lord's Blessings on you! God Bless! :-)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778221847847541523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-32044538523764893452010-03-10T20:49:49.774-08:002010-03-10T20:49:49.774-08:00LOL Mr Caruba! I could have saved you the trouble!...LOL Mr Caruba! I could have saved you the trouble!! Sorry I'm kind of late to this one- have been out of computer service all week! Anyway. I tried that years ago and it is just like you said! Put this sticker here, this one here etc. and on and on and mail immediately! No purchase necessary.<br />Needless to say, I never had the van come to my house. <br />I haven't done any sweepstakes or lotteries or any other racket for years. Didn't know the exact odds, but I told my son (who at 9 and sees the lottery commercials on TV, and asked why me and daddy don't do it) imagine I am on one side of I-75, and the whole population is on the other side. Now, imagine me waving a ticket and yelling, "IM gonna win!!!) thing is- they all are waving their tickets too.<br />What a racket.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778221847847541523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-86030064317546818272010-03-10T02:32:30.985-08:002010-03-10T02:32:30.985-08:00Wow! Chris you have a gift. Just like the One.Wow! Chris you have a gift. Just like the One.Rich Kozlovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745960671409518147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-1808910674867333932010-03-09T06:33:44.927-08:002010-03-09T06:33:44.927-08:00Alan,
While we never like to lose a friend from o...Alan,<br /><br />While we never like to lose a friend from our mailing list, the process for removal is simple and fast. You can contact us by phone at (800) 645 - 9242, online at pch.com or write to us care of 101 Winners Circle, Port Washington, NY 11050. Simply provide us the name and address under which the mailings are received and we process the removal at once. As promotional mail is often pre-printed it usually takes about 4-6 weeks before all mailings cease. That's all there is to it! All prior entries will remain valid until contest end. We wish you all the best!<br /><br />Chris Irving<br />Assistant Vice President, Consumer Affairs<br />Publishers Clearing HouseUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899261484220625405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-59510483762818771202010-03-08T19:03:47.562-08:002010-03-08T19:03:47.562-08:00Thanks, Chris.
If you can help me out by getting ...Thanks, Chris.<br /><br />If you can help me out by getting me off your mail list, I'd appreciate it.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-44721689687749320082010-03-08T18:50:44.570-08:002010-03-08T18:50:44.570-08:00Hello. This is Chris Irving from the Consumer Affa...Hello. This is Chris Irving from the Consumer Affairs group of Publishers Clearing House. Your post was directed to my attention and I wanted to respond at once. I believe that you and your readers may find some additional information to be of interest. <br /><br />Regarding our odds, PCH and our varied online sites award prizes that range from our famous million dollar SuperPrize giveaways all the way down to smaller cash prizes and even gift cards for online retailers such as Amazon. The odds for many of these giveaways are some of the lowest offered by any major sweepstakes promoter.<br /><br />Unlike state lotteries, a purchase is never necessary to enter and buying will not help you win. And speaking of winning, real people really do win at PCH - everyday through the mail or at our online sites featured at pch.com <br /><br />One thing is for sure. Without an entry consumers have no chance to win. The faces of our winners from coast to coast when our famous Prize Patrol shows up with balloons, flowers and that big check demonstrates what a single entry and a little luck can accomplish!<br /><br />Chris Irving<br />Assistant Vice President, Consumer Affairs<br />Publishers Clearing HouseUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933943773314630032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-82431547271127175412010-03-08T15:52:01.838-08:002010-03-08T15:52:01.838-08:00Mr Alan, this reads like one of Aesop's Fables...Mr Alan, this reads like one of Aesop's Fables. Remember the cartoons ??<br /> The Tale of the PCH....hmm<br />...oh well.<br /> morale of the story:<br />You're never to old to learn.<br /><br />..did the same thing myself in the 80's...Ol Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104714377087960892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-86877234366632977692010-03-08T12:21:39.261-08:002010-03-08T12:21:39.261-08:00You are right that many people don't read the ...You are right that many people don't read the fine print.<br /><br />Some years ago when my wife and I were on vacation, our 18 year old daughter, who had stayed at home because of her job, called to breathlessly inform us that my wife had probably won $10million. Shortly after returning home, she and I sat down for a little chat, and we read the entire package including all the fine print with the odds listed.<br /><br />It was an important lesson learned for my daughter, and I'm grateful to PCH ,for providing the course material. :-)Ron H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17778875977813470690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-64283644640987307542010-03-08T11:49:00.121-08:002010-03-08T11:49:00.121-08:00Hillarious!Hillarious!jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368446236963574119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-62499836280451209832010-03-08T11:05:41.924-08:002010-03-08T11:05:41.924-08:00Christopher: I am fully aware that PCH has been in...Christopher: I am fully aware that PCH has been in business for years, but that does not rule out commenting on it. Indeed, it almost cries out for comment...because there are lots of people who are unaware of the odds involved.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-1920717358784873652010-03-08T10:43:42.049-08:002010-03-08T10:43:42.049-08:00This has been going on for years and you just caug...This has been going on for years and you just caught wind of it?Christopher - Conservative Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102651466203156040noreply@blogger.com