Vinn ett hus på Islay eller £250000

[ardbeg67]

Någon som vet hur detta gick? Sista dag att delta var ju 31:e mars 2008.

Edit: såg nu detta på hemsidan: Closing Date 12th August 2008 Alltså förlängt!? Någon som anmält sig eller som tänker göra det?

[Lasse Vallin]

Edit: såg nu detta på hemsidan: Closing Date 12th August 2008 Alltså förlängt!? Någon som anmält sig eller som tänker göra det?

Hur kul som helst och väl värt en chans tycker jag. Har inte lagt in än med det ska jag absolut göra.

[AndreasBorg]

Imorgon avgörs det!

[Roger]

Jag har nyss lagt min gissning. Med tanke på vilken tur jag har haft i alla whiskylotterier i Växjö de senaste sju åren så är jag helt övertygad om att jag kommer att vinna!

[AndreasBorg]

Ingen som fått ett mail?

[Tomada]

Ingen som fått ett mail?

Tävlingen är inte avgjord ännu. fatet är inte kastat!

Ska ske på lämplig dag står det bara på deras hemsida.

[Bunkermania]

Tävlingen är avblåst tyvärr.

Dear Entrant

I would like to thank you for taking part in the Spot the Whisky Barrel competition. However, despite our very best efforts we did not sell as many tickets as I would have liked.

As a result the prize fund is considerably short of the anticipated level, with the majority of the prizes being awarded equating to less than the entry fee. I have given the situation some serious thought and consideration (and lots and lots of discussion!) and on reflection I have decided that the competition should be cancelled. I realise that this will come as a disappointment to many of you. However, in the circumstances it seems unfair to proceed with the barrel drop when I know we are unable to meet people’s expectations. I hope that you agree that the fairest route is to refund everybody their entry fee.

Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who participated and supported the competition. The support is very much appreciated and we hope your support and goodwill continues as we venture ahead with the new hotel.

If you have paid your entry fee using PayPal, please expect a full refund within the next 5 to 30 working days (depending on your card provider). Alternatively, if you have paid by cash or cheque we will send you a cheque to refund your entry fee. For the avoidance of doubt, the £25 hotel vouchers are no longer valid.

Further, nobody guessed the correct name of the hotel. We will however, reveal the name on Friday 29 August. If you are free, please come along and join us for a wee drink in the site office from 4.30 onwards. For those of you unable to come along, the hotel name will be posted on the spot the whisky barrel web-site after the 29th.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Kind regards

ROLAND WORTHINGTON-EYRE

P.S A hard copy of this e-mail will be sent to you shortly. A cheque will be enclosed if applicable.

[trerob]

Är det någon som har fått brevet eller fått tillbaka sina pengar ännu?

Robert

[Bunkermania]

Är det någon som har fått brevet eller fått tillbaka sina pengar ännu?

Robert

Nej.

Det har bara gått 6 dagar sen mailet skickades ut så det lär nog dröja ett tag till innan några pengar dyker upp.

[whiskynight]

Hej,

Fick det här mailet,

Spot The Barrel Competition Cancelled

I usually don't use the newsletter for these kinds of mailings, but I feel there is a good reason to do so now. For those of you who joined the Spot The Barrel Competition this could be of interest. Those of you who didn't participate can ignore this mailing.

Yesterday I received the news about the Spot The Barrel Competition being cancelled. This means that there won't be a barrel dropped from a plane, no competition, no prizes up to £250,000, no supporting of charities and no refund of your night's stay at the new hotel. According to the Laddieblog there were only 1000 tickets sold of the projected 40,000. This must be a very sad day for Roland and his team and most likely a financial set back. Also many participants in the competition will be very disappointed and might wonder "and now what"?

From what I read, all the monies will be refunded which will be a huge and expensive operation. I'm sure this is not what Roland, the organizer, had in mind and perhaps there is something "we" can do. With "we" I mean all the participants in the competition. If we all unite and support Roland with the new hotel and let him keep our money, he could give half of it to the charities on Islay and keep the other half to cover all the expenses he has made. And he could still give all the participants a refund for £25 when they stay in the new Islay Hotel, which would certainly be a worthwile marketing initiative.

I'm not sure what you all think about this idea, you probably think I am very naive and you are probably right. I also don't have a clue how to "organize" this. Perhaps you can send me an email and let me know how you feel about this. I can then collect all the emails and send them to Roland. Of course I can't say anything at this stage about the outcome but I can keep everyone up to date through the blog if news comes available.

Thanks for your time and attention.

Kind Regards, Ron