Monday, May 30, 2011

Giveaway Winner! UPDATE

UPDATE: Okay, here I am posting this again.  This giveaway thing has turned into a big headache!  I went into offering the giveaway with the best of intentions and probably have come off seeming like a jerk, and I'll tell you why.  In my excitement to pick a winner, I emailed them before I checked to see if they followed me via GFC or on Twitter (because they retweeted and that was one of the stipulations).  And it turned out they did not follow me either place.  So I asked them about the GFC thing because I noticed that first, but they told me they probably accidentally unfollowed me when they reached the 300 max following limit.  I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, but I discovered they weren't following me on Twitter either.  I meant for this giveaway as a thank you to the people who read my blog, and while of course I can't be sure that everyone who enters actually does, it was proven twice to me that the original winner didn't bother to follow the rules and even wait to unfollow me until the giveaway was over (which is still a mean thing to do, I think).

I hate drama and didn't want to create any, but I really feel like I need to pick a new winner.  I don't think it would be fair to the people who actually did play by the rules.

With all that yucky stuff out of the way, here is the winner of my giveaway- Shimmer from http://obsessivecosmetichoardersunite.blogspot.com/


I've said this before, but I'm so grateful to all of you who read my ramblings.  When I first started blogging I was afraid my only follower would my mom because she felt sorry for me!  I have more stuff in my giveaway stash so I'll host another giveaway soon.  Be on the look out!

9 comments:

  1. Giveaways are complicated, so I totally understand this. Congrats to the winner! :)

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  2. @ Steph- Thanks so much. I know it's just a small giveaway, but I really wanted to do the right thing.

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  3. Good on you for picking a new winner - you've done the right thing. I have a lot more I'd like to say but I'll keep it to myself so drama doesn't continue :) Congrats to the winner!

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  4. Oh, that's so disheartening :/ please know that most of us genuinely do enjoy your blog for itself!! <3

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  5. don't worry about it. rules are rules!

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  6. Thank you so much to everyone for understanding and your kind words! I can't wait to do another giveaway and maybe this time I'll get it right!

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  7. You did the right thing by choosing a new winner :) Congrats to Shimmer!! x

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