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Post by goldenblind221 on Sept 3, 2015 17:17:20 GMT
I just can't even. They're crazy over there. Legit crazy. Why would they do that?
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Post by abr79 on Sept 3, 2015 17:18:50 GMT
"Now boys and girls I'm going to give you an assignment. I want you to write...a theme.
How Studio Calico Inspires You."
OMG...seriously...why don't I blog anymore? This is THE BEST blogging fodder, EVER! I already have half the essay written in my head.
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Post by mdith4him on Sept 3, 2015 17:20:14 GMT
The heck??? An ESSAY?? Who would do that? 1750 words...ain't nobody got time for that.
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Post by abr79 on Sept 3, 2015 17:21:16 GMT
The heck??? An ESSAY?? Who would do that? 1750 words...ain't nobody got time for that. I think that's the point.  |
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Post by goldenblind221 on Sept 3, 2015 17:21:36 GMT
"Now boys and girls I'm going to give you an assignment. I want you to write... a theme. How Studio Calico Inspires You." OMG...seriously...why don't I blog anymore? This is THE BEST blogging fodder, EVER! I already have half the essay written in my head. that would make the best thread, not gonna lie. If only everyone would turn in snarky essays. |
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Post by kaybree on Sept 3, 2015 17:22:33 GMT
"Now boys and girls I'm going to give you an assignment. I want you to write... a theme. How Studio Calico Inspires You." OMG...seriously...why don't I blog anymore? This is THE BEST blogging fodder, EVER! I already have half the essay written in my head. Haha please write it! I'd love to hear what you have to say!  ? |
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Post by mdith4him on Sept 3, 2015 17:27:39 GMT
The heck??? An ESSAY?? Who would do that? 1750 words...ain't nobody got time for that. I think that's the point.
How does that make it legal then? If a company says you don't technically have to buy something (even though realistically you do) since the no purchase necessary option is ridiculous, when does the no purchase necessary option go over a line? What if the no purchase necessary option was to walk 3000 miles and film yourself doing it??
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Post by abr79 on Sept 3, 2015 17:30:35 GMT
I think that's the point.
How does that make it legal then? If a company says you don't technically have to buy something (even though realistically you do) since the no purchase necessary option is ridiculous, when does the no purchase necessary option go over a line? What if the no purchase necessary option was to walk 3000 miles and film yourself doing it??
Good point. And, considering that they want original copies mailed to them. Most giveaways require a postmark by a certain date, not a received by a certain date. Does this company not have a lawyer on retainer to help with this sort of stuff? I mean, they are a MULTI-MILLION dollar company. |
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Post by goldenblind221 on Sept 3, 2015 17:30:25 GMT
Creativity is often fueled by inspiration, and over at Studio Calico, I find that I can routinely, almost daily, find inspiration... to quit. From their mercurial business model right down to the practices of treating customers unfairly and like children (as exampled by committing them to write an essay) and all of the wackiness in between, I can draw inspiration to get as far removed from this company as I possibly can.
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Post by kaybree on Sept 3, 2015 17:31:44 GMT
I'm pretty sure they realized it was illegal or something because they thread has been altered from the original to include a new "Official Contest Rules" form that you can download that wasn't there before. The OP locked the thread and then about 20 minutes or so later there was a form you could download on dropbox. In that form there is a section that states this: Maximum one (1) entry per person per item for a maximum of ten (10) entries – if it is discovered in the ordinary course of the contest that you entered more than once, you will be disqualified.NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: To enter, you must purchase one of the items above or have the option to write a minimum 1,750 word essay on how Studio Calico inspires you. To be entered, mail your essay to: Studio Calico Bundling Contest, Studio Calico, 114 Corporate Court Bowling Green, KY 42103, USA (the “Contest Address”). If submitting an essay you must include your name, address and phone number on top of your essay, and include your signature at the bottom of your essay. All essays must be originals and not mechanically reproduced. If mailing in an essay entry, to be eligible for the contest, such entry must be received prior to 11:59 p.m. (EST time) on the Contest Closing Date. Entrants who are under the age of majority in their province or territory of residence must have their essays signed by a parent or legal guardian.Of course, the essay part is still not mentioned in the thread, only what products you could buy to be entered. How convenient that the essays must be received in the mail prior to midnight on the contest closing date, and they closed the contest early... |
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Post by goldenblind221 on Sept 3, 2015 17:32:45 GMT
How does that make it legal then? If a company says you don't technically have to buy something (even though realistically you do) since the no purchase necessary option is ridiculous, when does the no purchase necessary option go over a line? What if the no purchase necessary option was to walk 3000 miles and film yourself doing it??
Good point. And, considering that they want original copies mailed to them. Most giveaways require a postmark by a certain date, not a received by a certain date. Does this company not have a lawyer on retainer to help with this sort of stuff? I mean, they are a MULTI-MILLION dollar company. one would think. I guess they're hopeful no one will kick up a fuss over it to require them to call said lawyer. |
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Post by maryboys on Sept 3, 2015 17:32:51 GMT
There's no doubt in my mind that this thread is being monitored continuously by SC, and many other industry people. That is why the potentially illegal contest was halted.
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Post by lcp88 on Sept 3, 2015 17:33:57 GMT
An essay? Just when you think you've heard it all |
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Post by goldenblind221 on Sept 3, 2015 17:34:51 GMT
There's no doubt in my mind that this thread is being monitored continuously by SC, and many other industry people. That is why the potentially illegal contest was halted. someone commented on their instagram alerting them of the illegality of their contest. |
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Post by mdith4him on Sept 3, 2015 17:36:32 GMT
We should all contribute a couple sentences about how SC inspires us. This is an entry to a randomly-chosen-winner contest. It's not being judged on whether it's a good essay or not.
"Studio Calico inspires me to check out other kit companies. Studio Calico inspires me to seek out businesses that are upfront and transparent and honest about their practices."
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Post by lisacharlotte on Sept 3, 2015 17:37:15 GMT
Someone posted a comment on IG under one of the pictures with a link to the law about the illegal lottery they were running.
"You suck" repeated 875x...
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Post by katemac on Sept 3, 2015 17:38:26 GMT
"Now boys and girls I'm going to give you an assignment. I want you to write... a theme. How Studio Calico Inspires You." OMG...seriously...why don't I blog anymore? This is THE BEST blogging fodder, EVER! I already have half the essay written in my head. I want to read an essay written by you! You'd nail it, I know! |
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Post by gigi333 on Sept 3, 2015 17:38:19 GMT
Omg that is just the funniest thing ever
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Post by abr79 on Sept 3, 2015 17:40:49 GMT
Creativity is often fueled by inspiration, and over at Studio Calico, I find that I can routinely, almost daily, find inspiration... to quit. From their mercurial business model right down to the practices of treating customers unfairly and like children (as exampled by committing them to write an essay) and all of the wackiness in between, I can draw inspiration to get as far removed from this company as I possibly can. A little short on word count but  |
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Post by aggiebonfire00 on Sept 3, 2015 17:42:44 GMT
Is this something the marketing girl came up with? Omg. They all need to be fired. Dumbest thing I have ever heard! But these are the idiots that say card making is a waste of time!
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Post by mdith4him on Sept 3, 2015 17:43:01 GMT
I asked why they were closed on the last instagram photo. Had to. Couldn't stand it, haha
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Post by goldenblind221 on Sept 3, 2015 17:44:05 GMT
Omg that is just the funniest thing ever It's sad, actually. It is truly a train wreck. This company used to be so awesome, and now it's super shady, but still influential. I really hope they don't turn people off to this hobby. |
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Post by goldenblind221 on Sept 3, 2015 17:45:09 GMT
Is this something the marketing girl came up with? Omg. They all need to be fired. Dumbest thing I have ever heard! But these are the idiots that say card making is a waste of time! but she has a class! And a blog! |
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Post by goldenblind221 on Sept 3, 2015 17:46:26 GMT
Creativity is often fueled by inspiration, and over at Studio Calico, I find that I can routinely, almost daily, find inspiration... to quit. From their mercurial business model right down to the practices of treating customers unfairly and like children (as exampled by committing them to write an essay) and all of the wackiness in between, I can draw inspiration to get as far removed from this company as I possibly can. A little short on word count but eh, it's just a topic sentence |
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Post by cath4k on Sept 3, 2015 17:53:58 GMT
Seriously??? I try so hard not to be really negative about the things they do, because I will not let someone else (especially a company) control my emotions. So when they made me angry more often than not, I quit caring/purchasing. But this is SO hard not to comment about! Seriously? A 1,750 word essay after the fact?? I never said a word about this in the past (except to one other subscriber who was in the same situation as me and we had polite, private discussions), but they ran a Facebook contest quite a while back for a $500 gift card. You had to make a video and post it on Facebook and get people to like it (they had to "like" SC on FB to be able to vote.) I NEVER do stuff like that, but I filmed my son and it was fun and it was only supposed to last a week or something like that, so why not? The rules were SO convoluted and LONG. There were all sorts of issues with posting the video, etc., etc. It was such a pain. I helped a bunch of people on the boards to problem resolve and get their videos loaded. At the end of the contest period, one other gal and I were in the lead (the one who was messaging with me later.) THEN SC obviously decided they didn't get enough Facebook likes and extended the contest for another week or two. This gal and I had already done the whole "hound your friends to vote for you" thing for a week and neither one of us wanted to keep doing that to our Facebook friends, so of course, neither of us won even though we had followed all the rules explicitly, helped others, and were winning by the contest deadline. I honestly don't care that I didn't win. What I did care about was how flippantly they treated the rules of the contest and kept changing things to suit themselves. I felt stupid having encouraged my friends to vote for me to then feel like it was a bait and switch contest. They sent me a "prize" out of the "Calico Closet" afterward, thanking me for being so helpful to other members on the board. Gee, thanks for the couple of pieces of old paper.  This was at the same time when they would delete and edit things on their website when members would point out misinformation. When everyone was upset about the one PL kit that had basically no embellishments and were quoting the blog post that described what to expect in the PL kits, they just went and deleted the blog post so there was no evidence of what they had promised. Don't ask me why I didn't stop purchasing from them right then and there. Sigh. I'm so glad I am not purchasing from them anymore and I am not even tempted by their products. Just want to state the obvious. When companies run contests and state "no purchase necessary", all you have to do is send in an envelope with your name and address. They are also given more than two days to do that. Just sayin'. |
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Post by goldenblind221 on Sept 3, 2015 18:10:30 GMT
dude!! They did something recently like that. Right before NSD, they were super cool and sent me a box of stuff and in the box was written something like, "get someone you trust to video record you opening this up." So my boyfriend did, and there was a note along with some items that said something like "looking forward to NSD. Upload this video by xx date/time to be entered into a contest to win a subscription for a year". It didn't have any other instructions, really. So I did, and emailed the folks I had to email, and to this day have no friggen clue whatever happened to that video, that contest, who won it if anyone, nothing. I thought it was really weird! They never mentioned it at all on NSD, and it was very cool that they randomly sent me stuff, so it's not like I mind, but it's totally fitting with changing their minds about the contests and promos they have. |
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Post by STBC on Sept 3, 2015 18:30:00 GMT
Why would they close the giveaway already? It even says on the thread that it would be open until Sat at midnight. Of course now the thread is locked so you can't even ask that question. Perhaps they realized they were holding an illegal lottery versus a legal giveaway. They probably "figured it out" from reading this thread ...
EDIT: If they were going to allow for "essays" they would need to allow time for someone to actually mail the essay to their office, per their rules and regulations. They can't even create a good scam if they try ...
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Post by abr79 on Sept 3, 2015 18:48:28 GMT
gigi333 you cheeky monkey, you started a thread. And they're still beating around the bush.
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Post by abr79 on Sept 3, 2015 18:49:26 GMT
Wow cath4k....just wow. And yeah, self-addressed, stamped envelope is about all is required for *most* no purchase necessary entries. |
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Post by gigi333 on Sept 3, 2015 18:59:17 GMT
gigi333 you cheeky monkey, you started a thread. And they're still beating around the bush. Course I started a thread im well sick of the blatant prejudice against international susubbers i sub to ali's stamp and kit, 2 messy boxes and the sc pl and sb and they constantly treat me like I sub to nothing, it's so annoying shipping is $3 so really that's only $36 why should all the international subbers be left out of a comp for such a tiny amount |
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This was at the same time when they would delete and edit things on their website when members would point out misinformation. When everyone was upset about the one PL kit that had basically no embellishments and were quoting the blog post that described what to expect in the PL kits, they just went and deleted the blog post so there was no evidence of what they had promised. Don't ask me why I didn't stop purchasing from them right then and there. Sigh.