Warning: TV TXT competitions

[GR81]

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/956270

did anyone see this on the news?

while i don't condone the way they are trying to make money... the people being stung by this obviously deserve it! its natural selection!!!
did they not read the print at the bottom of the screen? it's pretty clear if you ask me!

stupid people!

i bet they are the same people that txt'd into NZ Idol a thousand times thinking it wouldn't cost them anything as they had $10 texting!

stupid people rule this country... stupid people live in it... it's kind of fitting i guess!

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[LilSel]

I have seen those ad's a few times... $3 a text... 5 multi choice questions... (not just one!)... and then it says 5 times a month... unless you reply stop or something... I think it would prob be more likey that kids would grab mum or dads phone n rack up huge bills trying to win a $3000 LCD TV that no-one will prob ever win anyway!...

[GR81]

it's all adults on the news that were complaining.

[avgas]

that reminds me, any one EVER win a car from those timeshare companies in the malls all the time - is it all a hoax? cos i never hear of a winner.

[LilSel]

it's all adults on the news that were complaining.

Maybe they need stronger glasses then... I saw that ad a few times last night and you CAN read the costs at the bottom... but most people were prob too busy looking at their phones texting to enter...

[GR81]

re: natural selection!

[Sniper]

Should have a compulsary IQ test before being able to enter

[GR81]

Should have a compulsary IQ test before being able to enter
that should apply for a lot of things in life~! hahaah

[James Deuce]

Some dickhead at work did this on my phone and I'm struggling to explain that one.

[R6_kid]

like you said, read the small txt at the bottom. However when i saw it on the news this text was missing from the broadcasts...

that chick on the adds is alright, doesnt look half bad in her 'gym' uniform. Pity she sounds like such a fucking dorris.

[Skunk]

Some dickhead at work did this on my phone and I'm struggling to explain that one.

Which contest did you enter?

[Clockwork]

Should have a compulsary IQ test before being able to enter

How would they make any money doing that?

[James Deuce]

Looks like about 3 different contests.

[Laava]

I place my head here, on this virtual block, for dismemberment!:bye:

[SimJen]

like you said, read the small txt at the bottom. However when i saw it on the news this text was missing from the broadcasts...

that chick on the adds is alright, doesnt look half bad in her 'gym' uniform. Pity she sounds like such a fucking dorris.

The text was on their! I saw it.
People are just thick and think everythings for nothing.

[Phurrball]

I have seen those ad's a few times... $3 a text... 5 multi choice questions... (not just one!)... and then it says 5 times a month... (snippy)

I did that maths too. Like any promotion, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is...next step, read the fine print to confirm that it is too good to be true.

The real winners are those with the smarts to avoid entering into contracts like that. Most txt participation in any TV programme, ad, or poll carries a surcharge - you'd think people would have woken up to that by now - like you say GR81 - NZ Idol...

[LilSel]

Exactly Phurrball!!... Entering any competition by text and only expecting to pay .20c is daft...

[Flyingpony]

Did you also notice that those ads to not contain any information as to when the price draw will be held! ?

I also noticed a lack of internet or phone numbers of the business running them, unless of course, they were present but I couldn't read it - the writing is very small!

The board cast authority should force companies which advertise their terms and conditions to use a full screen without scrolling, big writing of say 30pt font, and have this displayed for at least 10 seconds. That way everybody will be able to read it.

[sunhuntin]

i can read it fine at 2 meters on a 14" tv.....however i forget where im up to with each add and have to start from the beginning.

id say they deserve to be sucked it...its so obvious its a scam. these same people likely took a $3000 money order from nigeria and sent $30,000 back. dipsticks.

[ManDownUnder]

I don't like the combination of devices used.

They put the fine print on the screen at the same time as the competition (in the case of the hidden word one). The warning is there, but they require you to look elsewhere while it's on... etc.

I agree with the complaint.

[Phurrball]

Did you also notice that those ads to not contain any information as to when the price draw will be held! ?

I also noticed a lack of internet or phone numbers of the business running them, unless of course, they were present but I couldn't read it - the writing is very small!

The board cast authority should force companies which advertise their terms and conditions to use a full screen without scrolling, big writing of say 30pt font, and have this displayed for at least 10 seconds. That way everybody will be able to read it.

Hmmm...quite right.

Even a large message stating where (eg: URL, 0800 number) full T&Cs could be found would be sufficient.

When you enter into such a competition, you are usually deemed to have read and understood the T&Cs - a bit difficult if those advertising obfuscate when it comes to those T&Cs. That said, you'd expect the 'average' person to know better when it comes to txt promotions - These ads prey on the less than average perhaps??

I remember an old judgment of Lord Denning, where he stated that any term in a contract that was unusually onerous needed to be explicitly drawn to the attention of the other party - he suggested a 'red hand' next to the term in question. Perhaps why complaints against such promotions stand a chance...

[GR81]

Even a large message stating where (eg: URL, 0800 number) full T&Cs could be found would be sufficient.
then no one would enter! haha

flyingpony... there is a 0800 number at the bottom.

[sunhuntin]

Hmmm...quite right.

Even a large message stating where (eg: URL, 0800 number) full T&Cs could be found would be sufficient.

When you enter into such a competition, you are usually deemed to have read and understood the T&Cs - a bit difficult if those advertising obfuscate when it comes to those T&Cs. That said, you'd expect the 'average' person to know better when it comes to txt promotions - These ads prey on the less than average perhaps??

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but how many people in nz are less than average? ive seen at least 6 threads on trademe about this in the last few days, and most of people in them had been sucked in....thats a large number of people!

fools and their money are soon parted.

[Phurrball]

but how many people in nz are less than average? (snippy)

fools and their money are soon parted.

That's about it I guess. caveat emptor etc...

[kiwifruit]

that chick on the adds is alright
hell yeah 10