Teleflora discriminating against Canadian members

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Peter1

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Nov 1, 2002
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Teleflora has a Teleflora Advertising Trivia Contest


You would win a limited edition Thomas Kinkade print and bestselling Kinkade products. Total prize package is valued at over $1200!

However in reading the rules of the contest, it appears no Canadian shops are NOT able to enter the contest.

I guess Teleflora doesn't care much about Canadian Florists.



Official Rules.

No Purchase Necessary to Enter or Win.

Eligibility: Contest open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are Teleflora member florists and who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of Teleflora.com (“Sponsorâ€), and its respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies (collectively, “Released Partiesâ€) and their immediate family members (mother, father, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters and spouse) and/or those living in the same household of any such employee are not eligible to enter or win. Void where prohibited.

How To Participate: Between 12:00 PM Pacific Time (“PTâ€) on 10/24/03 and 12:00 PM PT on 11/24/03 (“Promotion Periodâ€), log on to MyTeleflora.com, click on the “Trivia Contest†link and answer the five (5) trivia questions, then click the “submit†button. Upon submitting your answers, you will be shown the correct answers and receive confirmation of your entry. Only entrants that have answered all five (5) questions correctly will be entered into random drawing. If you do not already have a member ID and password, you will be asked to create one in order to log on and enter. Limit one entry per person/member ID. Multiple entries will be void. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, incomplete, late or misdirected entries; failures or malfunctions of phones, phone lines or telephone systems; interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections including those through and/or by www.teleflora.com; miscommunications, failed computer hardware or software or other technical failures; garbled, lost, misrouted or scrambled transmissions; printing errors appearing within these Official Rules or in any Contest-related advertisements or other materials; or other errors or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human, electronic or otherwise. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void any and all entries of an entrant whom Sponsor believes has attempted to tamper with or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Contest. The use of automated devices (or any other devices intended to automate any aspect of entry) to enter this Contest is prohibited.

Winner Selection: Potential winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period on or about December 14, 2003 by an independent judging organization whose decisions will be final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest. Potential winners will be notified by email. Odds of winning will depend on the number of eligible entries received. Limit one prize per person/member ID.

Prizes: (1) Grand Prize package includes: (1) Thomas Kinkade Framed Limited Edition Paper Print “Lilac Bouquet†(1087/2002), (1) 24-pack Thomas Kinkade teapots and (1) 24-pack Thomas Kinkade teacups (Approximate Retail Value "ARV"=$630 ). (1) First Prize: (1) Thomas Kinkade Framed Limited Edition Paper Print “Lilac Bouquet†(1043/2002) (ARV=$250). (1) Second Prize: (1) 24-pack Thomas Kinkade Teapot (ARV=$240). (1) Third Prize: (1) 24-pack Thomas Kinkade teacups (ARV=$140). Total ARV of all prizes=$1260 . Federal, state and local taxes and all other expenses not specified herein are winners’ sole responsibility.

Miscellaneous: No transfer, assignment, cash redemption or substitution of prizes except by Sponsor due to prize unavailability, and then for a prize of comparable or greater value. Prizes are awarded “as is†with no warranty or guarantee by Sponsor. All prize details not specified herein are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Winners may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and (where legal) Publicity Release (the "Affidavit/Release") within 5 days of issuance of notification. Non-compliance with the foregoing may result in disqualification and awarding of prize to an alternate winner. If any prize notification or prize is returned as non-deliverable, winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any entrant based on the e-mail address submitted, entrant will be deemed the individual named on applicable entry form. Designation of the winners is subject to verification of the Affidavit/Release. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and agree that: 1.) Released Parties and their designees and assigns may use (unless prohibited by law) their name, voice, city/state of residence, photograph and/or likeness for advertising and/or trade and/or for any other purpose in any media or format now or hereafter known without further compensation, permission or notification; and 2.) Released Parties and their designees and assigns shall have no liability and will be held harmless for any liability, loss, injury or damage, including, without limitation, personal injury, death or damage to personal or real property, to entrant or any other person or entity due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize or participation in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, terminate or suspend this Contest should virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Contest and, in the event of termination or suspension at its discretion, select potential winners from those eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to event requiring such termination or suspension.

Winners List: For the winners' names, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Trivia Contest Winners, Teleflora, LLC , 11444 W. Olympic Blvd. 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Requests must be received by December 1, 2003.

Sponsor:
Teleflora, LLC
11444 W. Olympic Blvd.
4th Floor
Los Angeles , CA 90064
 
Yes and No, you could run one in each country, one set of rules for each country. It's not the fault of the people at Teleflora Canada, they work hard for members, but it's the lack of respect for Canadian Florists in L.A. where the blame lays. The people at Teleflora Canada take their orders from the L.A. office.

That in a nut shell (pardon the pun) is where ALL OF THE PROBLEMS EXIST for every Teleflora member right at TF HQ, downtown L.A.
 
Whatever

I am sorry but I didn't know that you had a pipline into Teleflora so that you know why they do everything they do.

I guess that all of the other companies that do these contests have no respect for Canada either.

Sorry but when someone from a competing company goes out of their way to find EVERY little thing about their competitors that they can to disparage them it looks a bit tacky.
 
Peter.... just the facts please!!

Canadian members don't NEED a contest...THEY have a great Canadian Headquarters, and don't require the enticement!!
Mike
 
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