Originally Posted by ckcowl
i have probably won at least a $10 gift certificate 30 or more times and found some great new shops to shop with.
Yes, I've participated in three, and won $10 twice. Maybe I'm cynical, but I always think the $10 does more for the merchants than it does for the recipient. For one thing, $10 won't go far and so if I were to actually use it, I would end up spending more than I wanted to. Plus, $10 about covers the shipping and nothing else.
Now, I know $10 is $10, and if I found a $10 bill on the sidewalk, I would certainly stop to pick it up. But when I go to the shop where I'm told to use it, I never see anything I'd want to use it on without feeling as if I'd shot myself in the foot by spending my "winnings."