Holiday Giveaway Rules
NO PURCHASE, PAYMENT OR ONLINE SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN
PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE AN ENTRY'S CHANCE OF WINNING
THE $20,000 Holiday Giveaway (#455) sweepstakes is sponsored by The Reiman Media Group ("Sponsor"). Sweepstakes begins December 1, 2008 and ends December 18, 2008
- ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes open to legal residents age 18 and older of the United States, its territories and possessions. Employees and members of the immediate families of employees of sponsor, affiliated or subsidiary companies, judging agents and promotion partners are not eligible. Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the U.S.A. Sweepstakes is void where prohibited by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
- HOW TO ENTER: You can enter this Sweepstakes via the Internet. Please go to www.birdsandblooms.com or www.backyardlivingmagazine.com and follow the online entry instructions. Each day from December 1 through December 18, we will have new daily prizes. To be eligible for the daily prizes, all entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) each day of the contest. Only one entry per person, per day is permitted. The grand prize of a $5,000 gift certificate to Amish Country Gazebos will be awarded to one (1) individual, chosen from all the entries from the daily giveaway. Multiple entries are allowed for the grand-prize drawing.
All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. If multiple entries are received on any particular day, only the first entry will be included and later entries will be disqualified. Each entry has an equal chance to win. Any dispute regarding submission of online entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an internet access provider, online service provider, or other organizations (e.g. business, educational institute) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the operation of the website or the entry process.
- SELECTION OF WINNERS: Winners will be selected by random drawing from all eligible entries on or about the draw date of January 2, 2009 by an independent judging agency whose decisions are final in all respects. Daily prize winners will be selected from among only those entries received on that day. The Grand Prize will be selected from among all entries received throughout the promotional period. Entrants may win more than one prize. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. The prizes for the sweepstakes and the approximate odds of winning are:
Day 1:
Nine (9) dragonfly bird feeders and hangers from Outside Pride (Approximate retail value is $85/each. Approximate odds of winning 1:62)
Day 2:
Two (2) $500 gift certificates for plants from Novalis Plants that Work (Approximate retail value is $500 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:556)
Day 3:
Ten (10) garden hose reels from No-Crank (Approximate retail value is $125 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:111)
Day 4:
Twelve (12) SquirrelStop feeder baffles from Contech, Inc. (Approximate retail value is $50 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:93)
Day 5:
Two (2) garden work stations from GarageWorks (Approximate retail value is $578 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:556)
Day 6:
Thirty (30) "Small-Space Gardening" books from Cool Springs Press (Approximate retail value is $19 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:37)
Day 7:
Fifteen (15) fairy birdbaths from Steel Heart (Approximate retail value is $60 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:74)
Day 8:
Fifteen (15) natural skin and body care packages from Nature Zone Gardens (Approximate retail value is $50 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:74)
Day 9:
Two (2) $500 gift certificates for plants from Terra Nova Nurseries (Approximate retail value is $500 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:556)
Day 10:
Twenty-five (25) sunlight calculators from SunCalc (Approximate retail value is $30 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:44)
Day 11:
Twenty-five (25) wren houses from Barn in the Sticks (Approximate retail value is $32 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:44)
Day 12:
Five (5) garden benches from Lifetime (Approximate retail value is $128 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:222)
Day 13:
Two (2) $500 gift certificates for plants from Stepables plants (Approximate retail value is $500 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:556)
Day 14:
Four (4) mosquito vacuums from Stinger (Approximate retail value is $300 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:278)
Day 15:
Ten (10) bird song CD sets from Neville Recording (Approximate retail value is $82 per set. Approximate odds of winning 1:111)
Day 16:
Ten (10) garden hose reels from Rapid Reel (Approximate retail value is $100 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:111)
Day 17:
Two (2) rain barrels, two (2) composters and twenty (20) seed starting kits from Terracycle (Approximate retail value is $100 for each rain barrel, $150 for each composter and $5 for each seed starting kit. Approximate odds of winning 1:556)
Day 18:
Two (2) $500 gift certificates for plants from Ball Horticultural Company (Approximate retail value is $500 each. Approximate odds of winning 1:556)
GRAND PRIZE:
One (1) $5,000 gift certificate to Amish Country Gazebos (Approximate retail value=$5,000. Approximate odds of winning 1:20,000)
The Total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of the prizes is $20,801. The prizes are not transferable and cannot be assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a similar prize of equal or greater value in the event that the stated prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of the Sponsor. All taxes, if any are the sole responsibility of the winners. Neither the sponsor nor its affiliates or subsidiaries will be responsible for any loss, liability or damage arising out of the winner's acceptance or use of the prize.
Winners will be notified by mail (and those with known email addresses may be notified by email as well) within 30 days of the drawing and may be required to execute a Statement of Eligibility and Release and Payment Authorization within 30 days of prize notification attempt or Winner will be disqualified and prize may be awarded to an alternate winner. Return of prize or prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. Entry and/or acceptance of prize(s) constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its agencies to use the winner's name, address (city and state) and/or likeness for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation or authorization, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, unless prohibited by law.
- CONDITIONS: By entering, participants agree to be bound by these complete Official Rules. Sponsor is not liable for, late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, garbled or jumbled, stolen, postage due mail or illegible entries or for printing, distribution or production errors. Sponsor is not liable for any technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer internet system, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this sweepstakes, or other technical difficulties or failures or other errors of any kind. Sponsor is not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to an entrant's or third person's computer and/or its contents, related to or resulting from Sweepstakes. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Sweepstakes will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or modify the sweepstakes at any time for any reason. In such circumstances prizes will be awarded based on entries received to date of termination. All prizes will be awarded.
- CONSUMER INFORMATION: We may share customer information about you with reputable companies in order for them to offer you products and services of interest to you. If you would rather we not share information, wish to receive a list of winners, a copy of the Official Rules, have any questions about the Sweepstakes, or you do not want to receive future sweepstakes or skill contest mailings specify your request and send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Birds & Blooms, THE $20,000 Holiday Giveaway (#455), 5400 S. 60th Street, Greendale, WI 53129.