Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pucc-h Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:aeq From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: another sweepstakes Message-ID: <566@pucc-h> Date: Wed, 29-Feb-84 21:39:55 EST Article-I.D.: pucc-h.566 Posted: Wed Feb 29 21:39:55 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Mar-84 08:16:53 EST References: <558@pucc-h> Organization: Purdue University Computing Center Lines: 19 Lo and behold.... Carter & Van Peel went ahead and sent me the next stage of their "publicity sweepstakes" without my even returning the card. They now tell me that I have already won either some semi-precious stone (I forget what) or $25k (I know where my bet is). Of course, they enclosed their catalog of mail-order semi-precious and synthetic jewelry (I knew I'd heard of them before!). It seems reasonably fair and aboveboard; however, I don't remember if the materials contained the all-important magic phrase, "no purchase necessary". I vaguely think they do, but I won't swear to it. I have no idea what I'd do with a semi-precious stone. I don't use jewelry (unless you count a $30 LCD watch), so I'd be silly to make any purchase. I'm tempted to just bag it...if the only prize was the stone, I think I would probably go so far as to request that they remove me from their mailing list. But $25,000 would almost pay off the balance on my mortgage.... Any suggestions as to strategy? -- -- Jeff Sargent {allegra|ihnp4|decvax|harpo|seismo|teklabs|ucbvax}!pur-ee!pucc-h:aeq ...drifting along with the tumbling terminals....