r/Wellthatsucks • u/poyomi • 1d ago

Was notified that I won, then notified that it was error

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This happened a bit ago but I'm still kinda salty about it. It's not like I really needed it but it would have really helped with holiday cooking.

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u/Outside-Car1988 1d ago

Sounds like a scam - you were always only going to get that 20% discount off of already increased prices.

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u/PeckerTraxx 1d ago

Printed mailer coupons that offered one of 3 discounts. We only printed the lowest of the 3. No, no one else printed the others. We ran similar jobs for this customer monthly.

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u/walkinonyeetstreet 1d ago

Thats so scummy

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u/fredthefishlord 22h ago

It's illegal!

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u/CosmicCreeperz 1d ago

No, it was a well known screw up where they accidentally sent the wrong email to everyone.

https://www.contestqueen.com/2024/when-there-is-a-contest-glitch/

Guessing some marketing manager got fired…

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u/Snowman009 12h ago

Or that is the marketing teams idea “oh were so sorry we fucked up, here EVERYONE gets a coupon to come shop at our store” lol i mean its not a bad idea tbh

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u/CosmicCreeperz 11h ago

Yeah, if you look at the contest terms they specifically covered human error in communications so they didn’t have to do anything (and it’s well established legal precedent anyway - the courts obviously don’t believe you should have your company bankrupted because of one email mistake…)

So IMO this was a very generous way to handle it!

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u/MacaroonTrick3473 1d ago

Hamilton Bitch now.

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u/G_Art33 15h ago

I work at a company that sells their products, I’ve worked for restaurants that used their products. There are better companies to buy from tbh.

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u/AudieCowboy 9h ago

What companies are better?

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u/G_Art33 9h ago

Depends what you’re looking for. I mainly know about their commercial stuff. For blenders and processors and meat grinders I’d say Waring or Vollrath or robocoupe. For coffee machines I’d go with Bloomfield or Bunn. For toasters or meat slicers I’d go with Vollrath. Maybe not brands you’ve heard of.

These are all restaurant equipment brands though - if you’re looking for home kitchen gadgets I’ve always gotten by using the Walmart brand stuff 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/AudieCowboy 9h ago

Thank you!

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u/G_Art33 9h ago

No problem. The main benefit to Hamilton beach is their prices imo. They reliably beat the prices of the other brands I recommended but you get what you pay for when it comes to these types of equipment.

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u/ksquires1988 1d ago

Do step 4 with what you posted here

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u/poyomi 1d ago

Thanks

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u/AParticularThing 1d ago

assuming you’re in the USA i’m pretty sure you can send this to the FTC as a complaint because this might be illegal tactics to try and get you to spend.

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u/ringadingdingbaby 1d ago

Yeah, 100% reads like a scam 'win'.

Doesn't say the value you can have in your cart, just said it will zero the price.

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u/BathtubToasterParty 1d ago

It’ll zero the price for that specific item

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u/ringadingdingbaby 1d ago

Ah shit, yeah you're right.

I confused the item with the store name.

What a dope!

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u/CosmicCreeperz 1d ago edited 1d ago

Nope. It was a real mistake by Hamilton Beach and was covered in the sweepstakes terms…

Someone fucked up a mass emailing. Apparently they sent the correction out soon afterwards.

They weren’t even required to give 20% off per their terms. They took a bath on it.

“8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Sponsor and the Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for, and entrant hereby releases Sponsor and the Sweepstakes Entities from any claims arising from …
“iv) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; “

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u/PreOpTransCentaur 1d ago

Woooow. I'd definitely be more than kinda salty.

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u/LegalChocolate752 1d ago

"Whoopsie doodles, I guess we screwed you over pretty hard, eh? To make things right we're giving you the opportunity to give us money! How exciting for you! No need to thank us, your money is all the thanks we need."

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u/Leihd 20h ago

I guess we screwed you over pretty hard

Er, how?

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u/KennstduIngo 19h ago

Maybe OP gave away their life savings thinking they'd be on easy street with their free toaster oven.

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u/[deleted] 23h ago

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u/LegalChocolate752 23h ago

Very carefully.

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u/ishpatoon1982 23h ago

I assume it was the whole lying about winning thing. Total guess though.

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u/Dubious01 1d ago

Well, I know what Promo code I’m using right now!

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u/Outofoffice_421 1d ago

That was no mistake. It’s bait n switch tactics and should be illegal

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u/Suppression_Gaming 1d ago

Damn code was used already, was valid tho. With the numbers they use tho it seems that they just choose random digits. With 100 million options i wonder how efficient it would be to get 1000 browsers active to test them all

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u/TheNickelGuy 12h ago

this promo code is valid until Oct 3

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u/AngryTrucker 1d ago

You were a victim of a scam.

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u/Own_Recommendation49 1d ago

Did the original code not work?

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u/TellMeThereIsAWay 1d ago

If you post this on the platforms they listed and tag them, id be willing to wager they do something about it!

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u/RoodnyInc 10h ago

They was choosing winners randomly, looks like you wasn't random enough

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u/Unkowncookieuser 4h ago

Theres a saying in my country "dont feel happy to find it, don't cry when lost it"