Posted on 21. Nov, 2008 | Posted in contests | Posted by Angie | 83 Comments

Pre-contest contest

You may not have heard, but starting December 1st, there’s going to be a rockin’ big giveaway going on here, complete with 2 Kindles, massive amounts of books, a Vera Bradley purse, Australia gift packs, stuff for your sweet tooth, swag and much, much more. Seriously a ton of prizes. I can’t wait to send them all out so I can reclaim the space they’re taking up!

But since the contest is going to be so huge, I decided to use a form for the entries to keep it easier for me (so my inbox would be more manageable), and because some people have had difficulty commenting here, but I really wanted to test out its functionality before its big debut. So I’m holding a pre-contest contest.

Fill out the form below, with your information and your choice of Samhain ebooks you’d like to read and that’s it, you’re entered! After you’ve filled out the form, you should get an email autoresponder. Come back and COMMENT ON THIS POST whether or not you received the autoresponse email, and you’ll be entered to win a second ebook. Also, if you encounter any difficulties with the form, please let me know. Two contests in one post! Just a hint of the great things to come :)

*ETA: Only one entry per person. Filling out the form twice won’t get you more than one entry. Two get two entries, you must fill out the form once and comment once.

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED. PLEASE COME BACK ON DECEMBER 1st FOR THE 12 DAYS OF HOLIDAY HELL KINDLE GIVEAWAYS!

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83 Responses to “Pre-contest contest”

  1. Lori 21. Nov, 2008 at 6:09 pm #

    Nope, didn’t get the entry email, which makes me wonder if I mistyped my email address. Everyone else got their confirmation. I have a tendency to forget part of my email address sometimes. Senior moments are becoming senior hours *eye roll*. Harumph.

    I think I’ll test it again, knowing only one entry counts.

  2. Lori 21. Nov, 2008 at 6:11 pm #

    OK, well it recognized that I already filled out the form, so I did use the correct email address. Your form just didn’t like me :(

    I’ll just wait and see if maybe the server is slow sending the email out. I feel so unloved.

  3. Angie 21. Nov, 2008 at 6:17 pm #

    Lori, I got your entry and it looks like your email is correct. The form is set up not to allow an exact duplicate entry, but if you change any detail in any part of the form, it will let you enter it again if you want to try again, just to see.

  4. Fedora 21. Nov, 2008 at 7:16 pm #

    Sweet, that works very speedily–I got your autoresponder within seconds!

  5. Ann 21. Nov, 2008 at 7:20 pm #

    It worked like a charm for me. :)

  6. april s 21. Nov, 2008 at 7:42 pm #

    awesome!it works super fast ;) i hope i win Dana Marie Bell’s book :D

  7. KB 21. Nov, 2008 at 9:02 pm #

    Worked perfectly :)

  8. Zara 21. Nov, 2008 at 9:21 pm #

    It worked! I received the email really quickly. :)

  9. Mad 21. Nov, 2008 at 9:23 pm #

    Got it! :)

  10. Kelly 21. Nov, 2008 at 9:29 pm #

    Worked for me…I got a speedy reply.

  11. Susan Bussey 21. Nov, 2008 at 10:03 pm #

    Hey Angela,

    I received the e-mail promptly!!! Plus, after entering on the blog the message came up that I had entered. Wonderful contest coming up! I am so looking forward to it!!!

    Have a great Thanksgiving!!!!!!

    Thank you,
    Susan

  12. Lori 21. Nov, 2008 at 10:14 pm #

    K, it *just* showed up in my inbox. You *do* love me! Wow, wonder what was up with the email server… Have a great Thanksgiving!

  13. Chuck Bussey 21. Nov, 2008 at 11:04 pm #

    Worked like a Charm!!!

  14. Pamk 22. Nov, 2008 at 12:08 am #

    got it and 2nd book for me would be sweet dreams by Dana Bell

  15. Michelle B 22. Nov, 2008 at 12:48 am #

    I got the auto responder email!

    Enjoy your weekend :-)

  16. Stacie Mc 22. Nov, 2008 at 2:03 am #

    I got the email immediately!

  17. Lori T 22. Nov, 2008 at 2:30 am #

    I received the email very quickly, by the time I went to my email it was already there.

  18. Mary 22. Nov, 2008 at 12:19 pm #

    I got my email!

  19. Jenn 22. Nov, 2008 at 1:08 pm #

    I got it, and it was fast, very nice.

  20. Lauren 22. Nov, 2008 at 1:10 pm #

    Yey! I got the reply, so it worked for me. Thanks for the contests!

  21. Kirsten 22. Nov, 2008 at 3:47 pm #

    I got the reply email right way. Thank you for the great contest!

  22. Marcia 22. Nov, 2008 at 4:59 pm #

    I got the auto responder e-mail. Thank you for having the contests!

  23. Sue T. 22. Nov, 2008 at 5:42 pm #

    Thank you, I got the reply too. :)

  24. Angeleque Ford 22. Nov, 2008 at 7:11 pm #

    It worked. I got the auto-responder.

  25. Lisa Freeman 22. Nov, 2008 at 8:34 pm #

    I got the email! Thanks for the precontest.

  26. Janet Hollis 22. Nov, 2008 at 9:46 pm #

    Received a comment immediately at the bottom of the post stating my entery was received. Checked my email and the auto reply was already in my inbox. FAST!! Thanks for the pre-contest contest.

  27. carolyn jean 23. Nov, 2008 at 11:10 am #

    i got the email!

  28. Nonny 23. Nov, 2008 at 1:16 pm #

    I got the e-mail! :)

  29. Stephanie S. 23. Nov, 2008 at 1:35 pm #

    Yep, I got the email.

  30. Sayuri 23. Nov, 2008 at 3:43 pm #

    Email recieved.

  31. Jan 23. Nov, 2008 at 7:22 pm #

    Yes score!!! Got the auto-responder email :-)

  32. Rosemary Nash 24. Nov, 2008 at 12:44 am #

    I received the auto e-mail. Thanks for the opportunity! Hope everyone has a great thanksgiving!

  33. John Ruschmeyer 24. Nov, 2008 at 11:37 am #

    Got the reply… fast, too…

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