Entering Contests
October 7th, 2005 at 12:34 pm (Unschooling Life)
Kenzie has been entering contests. National contests he will most likely never win. Today, it’s 24 Bionicles and a life size Visorak - what fun he’d have with those! He can hardly wait to watch for the 800 number this afternoon (I think it’s on Cartoon Network?). Other than telling him there’s very little chance of winning, I can’t say much. Several years ago, I entered an online giveaway for an acoustic Martin signed by Bob Dylan (a promotion for a new album, I think). The Internet was saturated with banner ads for the giveaway for weeks, and I can’t imagine how many millions of people signed up. Weeks later, with no notice, a huge Fed Ex package arrived. It plays beautifully, but I’m almost afraid to touch it too much.
So, when Kenzie gets excited about entering contests, I mostly keep my mouth shut. You never know. Somebody has to win.