some people are stupid!

[eFestivals]

eFestivals has been running a competition for someone to win a pair of Glastonbury tickets.

The winner has been drawn. The winner has had emails sent to him/her.

But this user seems to have used what is essentially a false email address for their registration, meaning that they are not responding to the emails being sent to them, meaning that it's looking like they're going to miss out on their prize.

What's the point of registering for a competition and giving false details? Does it get any dafter?

[Curtains1]

HA Gutted, my mates looking for glasto tickets, ill buy em for face value

[Redcanadahat]

oh dear :-( are you going to re-draw?!

[sinhala]

HA Gutted, my mates looking for glasto tickets, ill buy em for face value

[Walden]

Can't you PM their profile?

[Felna]

If you're looking to offload them I know someone who's after tickets...

[Insomaniac]

Actually I think that was me who won. I can't believe it. This is so exciting!!!!!

I've got my Ebay listing all ready to go, but if anyone wants to make an offer on here then send me a PM

[karlpowell]

Draw it again , or give it to the person who comes up with best reason in this thread ..

[Monkismo]

I know someone who enters competitions but gives fake names so they can't use him for market research purposes. I don't think he realises what an idiot that makes him

[Craig_G]

is there not a contact number?

[emz2468]

How frickin silly of them! Are you going to redraw?

[Chazeboy]

oh dear, you will re do the competition, then they will come forwards *doh!*

Edit

sorry that meant to say if you re do.... i wasnt meaning to give orders

Edited June 4, 2009 by Chazeboy

[niceandfriendly]

Maybe they just mis-typed the email addy ?

[glastofreak]

I too have a mate who would love to buy them at face value/ donation to water aid

[eFestivals]

Can't you PM their profile?

there doesn't seem much point - they've not logged in for around two months.

[eFestivals]

Maybe they just mis-typed the email addy ?

nope, not possible - they'd have had to have it right to complete their registration to be able to enter the competition in the first place.

[marktea]

mate of mine thought he had tickets until about 10 days ago when he found out his Mum who was buying him a ticket hadn't paid the balance.

He saw those tickets on see tickets website and rang 5 times, each time saying as they were full price tickets surely he could buy them but was told he couldn't!!

He's just being diagnosed with MS so this could be his last chance to go to Glastonbury, he'll be gutted when he finds out they were for sale after all.

Edited June 4, 2009 by marktea

[HurrahBrother]

Now, I'm prone to fits of stupidity but that seems just plain bonkers!

Have they broken any terms/conditions that would cause a re-draw?

[ukdannyb]

Redraw! Or give them to the MS guy!

[JodiB]

Auction them on here...

proceeds to go to WATERAID.

I mean who on this forum needs them anyway (except maybe for mates) ?

[coolethan]

Redraw! Or give them to the MS guy!

[eFestivals]

the tickets are the prize of the person who won them fair and square.

If that winner doesn't collect them, they go into Glasto's "for sale" pile.

[JodiB]

poor result for WATERAID then.

[coolethan]

well hey at least we all learn a lesson from someone else's naivety! Fools...

[FunkyDenz]

When did you email them?

They might not check their email regularly, or might be on holiday for a week or two, so away from their computer.

I would recommend setting a deadline of up to 14 days from when you sent the first email, and if there is no response then the tickets are returned to Glastonbury for resale.