Number 2: ANSWER EVERY QUESTION.
It might not seem important at the time, but after you write your name, if the question asks for your address and phone number, take a few seconds to pop that down. It makes it a simple process to contact you, should you be the lucky winner. Again, imagine how we would laugh at the sad loser that was too busy to provide some small personal detail.
Number 3: Answer questions intelligently.
If the form asks you What is your member number? The correct answer is not YES.
Sure, we MAY be able to locate you by your name in our extensive database, but we may also have 12 Thi Lam Bui Tran's. No really we might.
Number 4: If you have an unusual name, please take care to ensure it is clearly written. This can't be the first time someone has told you your name is hard to spell?
Number 5: Only 1 entry will be required.
You might think it gives you more chances of winning, but even if I wasn't clever enough to notice your name twice in a row, the sophisticated software into which all the data is being entered is.
Number 6: Again with the basics, BUT, your phone number will have 8 digits. I am not a mathematician, so I can't tell you the probability of my being able to guess the missing digit, but I CAN assure the chance I'll bother trying isn't large. Also, a mobile number has 10. Tricky I know. Perhaps jot it down somewhere to make it easier to remember...
Number 7: Your address consists of a street number, a street name, and a suburb, possibly also a unit number. A varied combination of the above will not do. Its all or nothing here, but I believe you can DO IT!
Number 8: your email address gives definition to your personality. Think about that when you are creating it, and who might get to see it. Do you really want to be immortalised in a competition typists memory as Iluvdimsum@hotmail.com? Sure, maybe you do love a bit of meat and pastry combo deep fried, but I don't insist on calling myself fudgefetish.com for a reason.
Number 9: If there really are 17 people all living in the same house in a *multicultural* suburb, you might not want to advertise that, in case immigration thinks that might not just be the same person changing their name slightly to keep reentering.
And finally:
Number 10: After typing and cross checking 300 or so entries in a day, the poor schmuck with the awesome job will probably be seriously over attempting to guess what your preferred holiday location might be. Make it obvious. Clearly circle. No vagueness will win you a holiday here. In fact, because that same schmuck is probably OCD about this kind of thing, she may well just demand that the prize go to someone who DID fill their form in correctly.
And so my friends, follow these simple rules and you may have a shot at a free holiday. Good luck to you all, and don't forget who helped you when you win :-)
Sal xoxo
