Thanksgiving Sweepstakes

[DaojinWildfire]

http://i.imgur.com/YcRfqXs.png

RULES:
Starts: Friday, November 29th 12:00am PST
Ends: Friday, November 29th 11:59pm PST

- Every dollar purchased adds a chance to win 250 Gems!

10 players will win 250 Gems each! The more entries, the more chances you have to win!

Must be 18 years of age or older to be eligible to win.
For details, see Official Rules at: http://www.storm8.com/rules/bakerystory

[LalaSmooth]

Please explain how this works. How would you know if someone is over 18?

[chewytwix]

Please explain how this works. How would you know if someone is over 18?

I really wish I could like your comment, lmao

[chewytwix]

Also, TL, you should make it 2500 gems. 250 gems is kind of low after the previous contests.

[Rainstorms45]

I'm slow today... every dollar...as in real money... only gets u 250 gems?

[igames4me]

If you live in Florida or New York you can't win
Plus u have to be US residents

[CuteTali]

Every purchase is another chance to win or is every specific dollar you spend is another chance to win? I really rather spend all my money at once and not make a bunch of little transactions. I think my bank will call me asking if my cc got stolen if I did that haha.

[nky1111]

they say every $.. as theres no $1 option i suppose it's the total amount that counts and it's ok to spend at once

[cherryberry9]

Guess who can't enter...

⇨⇨This Gal ⇦⇦

[nky1111]

anyway they're kidding 10 winners 250 gems.. even the worst street lottery throws at least 10000 times more for the prizes

[sls0991]

If you live in Florida or New York you can't win
Plus u have to be US residents

What?! Why?

[igames4me]

What?! Why?

Don't know why but that's what the rules state in the link in the first post

[sls0991]

Don't know why but that's what the rules state in the link in the first post

I spent $100. OF COURSE no New Yorkers can win.

[SinCityBakery]

Did anyone notice in the rules that they are going to issue a 1099? So we are going to pay taxes on the full value of the gems that we turn around and use for intangible goodies in a game! I'm glad that I never win anything.

[igames4me]

Did anyone notice in the rules that they are going to issue a 1099? So we are going to pay taxes on the full value of the gems that we turn around and use for intangible goodies in a game! I'm glad that I never win anything.
Lol
Omg pay taxes if your the winner lol too funny

[Cosmae]

"EXCLUDING NEW YORK, FLORIDA, RHODE ISLAND"

Ughh. Why? This is unfair.

[twospoons]

What?! Why?

sweepstakes and lotteries are subject to the law of whatever state/country they're being run in. i don't know what any of those laws are, but that will be why TL had to exclude those residents. given the huge swath of players that got excluded, i think it would have been better to not have a sweepstakes to be more fair. of course, i'm a new yorker, so bitterness may be a factor in my thinking.

[MsBrookeNicole]

I skimmed the rules and it just says 'every dollar spent'...do gift cards count? I used a couple of iTunes gift cards I've been saving to buy some gems today, but not actual money.

[qtmomma]

http://i.imgur.com/YcRfqXs.png

RULES:
Starts: Friday, November 29th 12:00am PST
Ends: Friday, November 29th 11:59pm PST

- Every dollar purchased adds a chance to win 250 Gems!

10 players will win 250 Gems each! The more entries, the more chances you have to win!

Must be 18 years of age or older to be eligible to win.
For details, see Official Rules at: http://www.storm8.com/rules/bakerystory


OK...so game coins or us dollars used to buy gems???? Pls respond..as the contest is very limited..

[nky1111]

well you can't buy gems with game coins so it's US$

[CuteTali]

I wonder when they'll announce the winners for this sweepstakes, felt pretty bad spending all that money thinking all I could buy with it in real life, especially with the pricing mix up.

[DarkPhe]

5. Drawing. On or about December 5, 2013, ten (10) Grand Prize winners will be determined by a random drawing from all eligible entries, to be held at Storm8, Inc., 1000 Bridge Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065 (the "Grand Prize Drawing"). Each Grand Prize winner will be notified within twenty-one (21) days after his or her entry is selected, via in-app notification. To claim a prize, each potential Grand Prize winner should follow the instructions contained in his or her notification. If the potential winner’s in-app notification is undeliverable or if the potential winner does not respond within five (5) days of the first in-app notification, he/she will be disqualified, such prize will be forfeited to Provider and an alternate winner will be selected. If Provider cannot locate any prize winner pursuant to the foregoing procedure within thirty (30) days, the prize will not be awarded.

[gabbysmom87]

So.. No results yet?

[bobbyrae]

Hmmm...perhaps everyone was excluded by the rules!

[CuteTali]

But even if so, then it should've moved to the next person in line, I for instance bought gems for bakery+fashion+petshop that day and am totally eligible for winning. Wish I won that or fashion.

[OnCloudDivine]

The fine print said that each winner would be notified in-game whether they won, it never made any mention of publicizing it here on the forums.

Any way this could be unstickied? Thanksgiving is long gone.