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KOBO contest
Just a heads up. I saw a contest on KOBO that if you read 3 books ( by August I believe) you have a chance to win a KOBO Sage Pack of some sort.
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Only for Canadian residents
From the email I received: Finish*at least three eBooks or audiobooks*this summer to qualify for the prize draw. Plus, every book you finish after the first three before August 31st gains you another entry, and increases your odds of winning. The prize package includes: Sage, cover, stylus & $500 dollar (presumably $CA) eGift card. Stupid Kobo, it seems they sent it to all account holders (U.S. here) but from the T& C's: The Promotion is open only to legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 years of age or older.... Last edited by Skydog; 05-20-2023 at 09:56 AM. |
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And for those who are wondering why Quebec residents were excluded? If you run a contest that is open to Quebec residents, under Quebec's provincial laws, Quebec residents must win the prizes. For this contest, Kobo would basically need to run 2 contests, one for the rest of Canada and one for Quebec residents with equal prizes. For most contests, the simple answer is excluding Quebec residents.
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Wait, what? Who in Quebec had the bright idea to pass a law requiring contests to be rigged?
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Why would Quebec has sweepstakes rules that cause Canada wide sweepstakes to exclude them? That (IMHO) is really stupid.
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The contest is US also, from the email I received.
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I vaguely remember that that one of the original reasons was that Quebec residents would not be sending money outside of Quebec and the Quebec economy would benefit from that money staying home. Last edited by DNSB; 05-20-2023 at 10:04 PM. |
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But sweepstakes/lotteries are a tax on the poor, so Quebecois are better off.
Still, they do seem to have some odd local laws. Ironic that the French authorities don't regard Canadian French Movies / TV as French, though I forget the details. |
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Over-warning desensitises people. A version of "crying wolf", so serious threats get ignored. |
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