To spend the time to enter a giveaway…actually win…then never receive the item. Once and even twice wouldn’t bother me, it happens but now after four times I’m slightly frustrated. I don’t enter many giveaways…I don’t enter anything I don’t really want to win for either my daughter or my family and sometimes I just don’t have the time. I don’t sit here and enter every single giveaway I see posted…why take a chance away from someone that really wants the prize if I could care less about it and really don’t want it? But when I do enter its because I would really like the item and I hope I win…and when I find out I have won I’m excited! Four times now I’ve been disappointed because the items won have never arrived… 🙁 Three were to be mailed by the actual blogger and one by a company… since it has been so long I figure none will show up and its disappointing. I know that when it comes to a company there is no control…companies will do as they wish whether its right or wrong…but when the blogger is the one hosting the giveaway and has the item to mail out then it should be mailed out… Okay, so maybe money got tight and covering shipping costs were impossible…it would be better to contact the winner and explain that there will be a delay instead of never sending the item. Let alone letting months pass and dropping all communication. I enjoy hosting giveaways and know the joy someone out there has when I announce they have won…but I’m wondering if actually entering giveaways is a waste of my precious time that could be spent with my family …instead of trying to win something for them. Oh well…just my little rant for today. It just kinda takes the fun out of it…at least for me anyways…but maybe some don’t see it as fun… *shrug*
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Oh I am so sorry you feel like that…From my experience I know that all the giveaways I hosted arrived to the winners… I will be hosting a kids-shop giveaway this Wednesday and I know for sure that this is something you will love…
Dont worry,sweetie…Kisses and hugs
I completely agree! I haave had the same thing happen 🙁
I am so sorry for you! That is stinky. I am doing my first official giveaway with someone else hosting (Lindsie Gives Away), my gift WILL go out! Maybe you will win…… Debra
That is frustrating! Hope you have better luck in the future!!
That stinks! I’m sorry momma! that would be very frustrating, because I do exactly the same thing. I only enter the ones I really want to win. because I agree, why take away from someone who really wants to win! I haven’t had any negative experiences though, except I never win! lol. I did win 1 giveaway and i received that item. It wasn’t exactly what i was expecting and it wasn’t something I think I’ll use as often as i thought I would, but I did receive it. i would have been heartbroken if it was not received though. can you maybe contact the bloggers to see whats up?