myTobago COMPETITION 2006

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:28 pm

Hello Jenny

Welcome aboard!

The prize-draw takes place at 3am (UK) on the first day of each month and the results will be instantly available on the Competition Winners page at http://www.myTobago.info/competition07.php = sorry, but your name is not in the list.

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:43 am

Roll up, roll up, roll up!!!!

Time is marching on and you have but 7 days left in the October competition. We've issued just 35 tickets for October and there are tons of exciting and worthwhile prizes left to choose from.

David Watkins · Post by **David Watkins** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:48 am

Hi Steve how are November's sales going?
David(4 days t

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Post by **Steve Wooler** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:55 am

Hi David

Rather sad, I'm afraid - so keep your fingers crossed. Just 20 tickets issued so far this month. Come on folks. By my reckoning there are still some 42 worthwhile prizes available and just two more draws of three winners each month to go.

Gisela Grell · Post by **Gisela Grell** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:50 am

Hi Steve and lucky David,

I will buy some tickets but don't blame me if I win again good.

Well as I'm planning to go back in February it would be nice to use one of this fabulous prizes again.

Hope there will be more people supporting this site!

Cheers

Gisela

Erik W · Post by **Erik W** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:26 pm

Inspired by you I have to buy some tickets as well, and hope for better luck i the november competition.

/Erik

Alex Bindy · Post by **Alex Bindy** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:26 pm

not wanting to be too greedy - but would love to win again!!

Gisela Grell · Post by **Gisela Grell** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:38 pm

Sorry guys! It's me again who win!!!!

$\:D/$

Can't believe that I'm such a lucky girl.

Thank you very much, Steve! and sorry David, but you are already there and for a long term this time again. This is much more than a price.

I'm so happy because I just received my ticket for February 11th 2007 and will go there with some friends.

Steve, I will let you know as soon as possible, which price I will take.

Thank you !!!!

Cheers
Gisela

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:19 am

Roll up! Roll up! Roll up!

There are just seven days left to the close of the 2006 myTobago competition. There are still about 30 wonderful prizes to choose from and just 22 tickets have been issued so far this month. So, come on, show your support for myTobago and stand a REAL chance of winning a really worthwhile meal, excursion, diving trip or car rental for your next trip to Tobago.

Sales pitch over!

Gisela Grell · Post by **Gisela Grell** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:18 am

Dear Steve,

I will do but I'm a little bit afraid to win again

Because I would feel guilty to take all the prizes.

... on the other side.... when I go there with my friends in February it would be nice to have a nice (and cheap) dinner at Marguerite's....

Well, lets try again and I hope you will sell some more ticktes.

Cheers
Gisela

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:42 am

Hi Gisela

Don't feel guilty. You have probably been our most faithful and regular contributor to the prize draw so my fingers will be crossed for you.

Alex Bindy · Post by **Alex Bindy** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:20 pm

Gisela.Grell wrote:Dear Steve,

I will do but I'm a little bit afraid to win again Because I would feel guilty to take all the prizes.

... on the other side.... when I go there with my friends in February it would be nice to have a nice (and cheap) dinner at Marguerite's....

Well, lets try again and I hope you will sell some more ticktes.

Cheers
Gisela

Cant have you feeling guilty- so I will have to contribute to provide a little more 'competition'

best of luck...

Gisela Grell · Post by **Gisela Grell** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:45 pm

Thank you Steve and good luck for you also, Alex.

Steve, for me it is like beeing a bit in Tobago when I read and write in this forum. So it is much more worth than the few pounds I spend.

Go on with this like before and a very happy and healthy new year to you and Jill.

Maja M · Post by **Maja M** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:48 pm

Congrats to everyone that took home a prize this month. Sadly i didn't

But hey, better luck next time maybe?

I have a question though... Ok presume I buy another ticket for the draw next month and I win. How fast can I actually "cash in" on that prize? I'm staying on Tobago from jan 23rd - feb 7th.

Thanks in advance!

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:26 am

Hi Maja

Prizes can often be arranged virtually overnight. However, they are allocated in the order in which the prizes are drawn - so, we can't confirm the second or third place winner until the first-place winner has chosen, or the third place price until the second has chosen.

With this in mind, I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the December winners. Third-place winner, Johanna from Finland, is going to Tobago next week. The first and second place winners were not quite ready to make a final decision on which prizes they are going to choose, but were happy to forfeit any right to the prize that Johanna wanted and so allowed me to allocate the prize immediately. The prize was an excusion on Island Girl and Heidi of Island Girl confirmed by return of mail - so the prize was all arranged within 24 hours of the draw.

There's one big problem though, Maja - the competition has now ended. There will be no further draws. I am expecting to launch a new competition around May though. Sorry!

Alex Bindy · Post by **Alex Bindy** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:00 pm

:[/quote] There's one big problem though, Maja - the competition has now ended. There will be no further draws. I am expecting to launch a new competition around May though. Sorry!

[/quote]

The 2006 myTobago Competition has now closed. A new competition will be launched in April/May 2008.

Steve - did you mean 2007? - Alex
( http://www.mytobago.info/competition.php )

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:24 pm

Ah! I see you are referring to the banner message on the competition pages. Sorry about that. Yes, I do mean 2007 and have corrected the banners. Silly old fool!

Belqaid K · Post by **Belqaid K** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:56 pm

why has the competition closed?

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:15 pm

Hi Belqaid

Welcome to the forum!

Why has the competition closed? Well, the businesses that have donated all these wonderful prizes obviously don't want an open-ended arrangement. Secondly, I leave for two months in Tobago at the start of February and with the terrible Internet connections/speed over there, won't be available to liaise with prize winners and organise their prizes, etc.

So, what happens is that I now claim all the unclaimed prizes for my coming trip (I wish!!!!) and then after I return at the end of March, I will contact all the firms involved and invite them to participate in a new competition. There is an awful lot of organisation involved and it takes a few months to get everything sorted, so my best guess is that it will probably start mid-May - which is when I started the last competition.

As a matter of interest to everyone, we issued a total of 425 tickets across the entire competition run last year. 24 prizes worth of US$5,500 were issued. Good thing I didn't have to buy the prizes at face value or I would have lost a fortune!!!!!!

Anyway, my sincere thanks to all the suppliers who showed their support and donated prizes.

Maja M · Post by **Maja M** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:29 pm

Well since the money goes to this site, that has been immensly helpful, I don't mind not winning.

Thanks for the replies and cheer up Belqaid.