tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15447453.post3764667146038917211..comments2017-07-14T10:12:41.687-04:00Comments on Mr. Gleck's Five Flavors: How many "sweepstakes" does it take to get to the center of a sucker?Talmadgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02398182312942014436noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15447453.post-45898105021421938312009-09-08T07:38:14.192-04:002009-09-08T07:38:14.192-04:00Thank you for your research in this sweepstakes sc...Thank you for your research in this sweepstakes scam. I was looking at the camcorder. Googled it but came up with zilch until I found your site.<br /><br />THANKS AGAIN!! You saved me some moneyoutfctrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18087795439701863015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15447453.post-2684953368364915402008-05-04T12:10:00.000-04:002008-05-04T12:10:00.000-04:00Chana: I wasn't able to find that camcorder anywhe...Chana: I wasn't able to find that camcorder anywhere else except on blogs or other comment sites pertaining to this 'sweepstakes' scam. <BR/><BR/>Going by what knowledge I have about this stuff, I'd say something like this would be worth, ohhhh, $75 or so. And certainly not the "after-voucher" price of $150.<BR/><BR/>You're right, 25 years ago, we didn't have the resources to validate stuff we got in the mail. The internet has made these hucksters have to work harder.Talmadgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398182312942014436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15447453.post-82887497380243001742008-05-04T01:39:00.000-04:002008-05-04T01:39:00.000-04:00Thank you for the info! Do you know how much the D...Thank you for the info! Do you know how much the DVC digital Camcorder is actually worth? I can't locate it online; did you?<BR/><BR/>About 2.5 decades ago I got a similar voucher offer for $200 for a 5 or 6-piece luggage set. My share was about $70. (In those days there was no googling for info, and I was much younger then...) I got the luggage: it was blue plastic! The truth is, however, I used the stuff for years, carting around 17 big-band music books; the plastic was actually fairly durable. I was not stuff that I'd ever go and purposely buy, but I did get some use of it. (On the other hand, my family was really embarrassed when I would use it to travel.)Chana Rochelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496836118485481585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15447453.post-45661586155603310532008-04-01T09:40:00.000-04:002008-04-01T09:40:00.000-04:00Ditto! I got mine in the mail yesterday. My husban...Ditto! I got mine in the mail yesterday. My husband knows enough about computers and he looked at the Dell options and simply went, "What the h*ll kind of bargain is that!?!" LOL. After looking at the rest we realized the rest was the same. <BR/><BR/>Much thanks for you explanations though. It certainly solidified our answer. We let our 2 year old play with the papers until they were scraps and then she enjoyed throwing them in the garbage can one at a time.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219590484821612713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15447453.post-71669378815255729222008-03-26T19:07:00.000-04:002008-03-26T19:07:00.000-04:00But, of course, they won't. Those bottom-feeders ...But, of course, they won't. Those bottom-feeders are small enough to hide behind small print and big enough to get away with it. <BR/><BR/>Fortunately, the internet has provided a tool for investigating the bullhockey. Trouble is, too many aren't smart enough to use it. They're the ones who buy Viagra from spam e-mails.Talmadgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398182312942014436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15447453.post-9896483669378769312008-03-26T16:08:00.000-04:002008-03-26T16:08:00.000-04:00THank you for saving me a bunch of work! I was goi...THank you for saving me a bunch of work! I was going to put together a statement of facts regarding this BOGUS sweepstakes similar to yours. Now I don't have to do the homework and the explaining, you've done all the hard work! I am appalled that this kind of crap is allowed to be sent out, because there are some people that, not because they are dumb, but simply cause they have no idea, would believe this malarchy. The people in charge of this sweepstakes should be thrown in jail for larceny and fraud.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840697414649071561noreply@blogger.com