Anybody else win a "free trip" from Vacation Getaways at the Ice Show

[ScottL]

I got a call from Vacation Getaways saying my name was drawn at the Ice Show and I won a free Florida vacation.

They were setup in a booth in the Roy Wilkins auditorium. It was just a plain booth with a couple of attractive ladies asking you to sign up for a chance to win a vacation.

Did anybody else take the same bait and get hooked or am I really that lucky.

[jjjohnson]

ya. And then the guy who called got really mad at me for asking him "whats the catch" before he could finish his shpeel. "you won a free trip! It will only cost you $499!"

Shoulda known better. Everyone in my group signed up and I succomed to peer pressure.

[jwmiller33]

this same thing was going on last year...i remember one of my buddies got the same call/pitch

[harvey lee]

Then you will pay the gift tax on what they gave you.

Have fun.

[DTro]

More than likely the only one that "won" is the company that collected your personal data and can now try to get some $ out of you by offering a "great" vacation package.

Not knowing the details, I would say be careful about giving them any money

[castmaster]

My buddy got the same call. Me I know better than to sign up for stuff like that.

[Nordern]

I kept the guy on the phone for about 10 minutes and he finally hung up when I told him I had to ask my cat if he thought this sounded legitimate. I know he is only doing his job but when it's pretty much in the form of a scam I like to have some fun.

[Rymann]

Buddy got the call...he told him he didnt believe him and I guess he got all huffy!! Said all he had to do was give him his checking info, and $700 bucks. Good looking ladies can induce all kinds of stupidity!!

[muddpuppy]

I talked to the same females for some time got my fill and walked away! They were nice looking too. Good thing they were giving out free 5hour energy around the corner! Thats a win win in my book.

No phone calls yet....I guess I am not as lucky........Oh wait I didn't give them my info.... Oh whelll my loss.

[harvey lee]

I have a friend and when he gets calls like this he tells his kid to say this.

Mom and Dad are at the liquor store again getting drunk and they may not be home until tomorrow. All they do is drink all the time. He said they hang up and never call again.

[Surface Tension]

When I take the wife to the Sports Shows, or should I say when she comes with she stops at every booth and registers for what ever their giving away.

As sure as the day is long the phone will be ringing the following week. She does win a lot of legitimate things though.

[PlagueWielder]

I didn't make it to the show this year, but my father and I both got that last year. We only registered for the atv drawing but got that same scam call. They actually tried calling 4 or 5 times. I listened the first time, laughed at him and said "Nice scam. I'll be telling everyone I know about your B.S." On subsequent calls I was a little less than polite.

[servocam]

I'm sure everyone that registered got a free trip. I saw it and said "no way" to my buddy. I siad you'll win the trip alright....since when does a "free" trip cost money? Like the call my wife got for Vegas the other day. We won a free stay, just going to cost you a few K for the ret of the trip....

[fish with teeth]

yep i got 1 of those calls also. i was lucky enough to realize that something just wasnt right and told him to go ahead and pass it on to the next guy.

[LMITOUT]

I have a friend and when he gets calls like this he tells his kid to say this.

Mom and Dad are at the liquor store again getting drunk and they may not be home until tomorrow. All they do is drink all the time. He said they hang up and never call again.

HA HA HA HA!!!!

[bgmny]

Buddy and I both won the trip with phone calls less than a minute apart, talk about luck!

[slurpie]

I was the last of five to get the call we all won. The guy says you won a trip to florida I ask why he says from the drawing you signed up for. I say Unless it's a trip to go somewhere cold i dont want it. Then said I only signed up to win a 4 wheeler and if not dont need it. The guy was nice asked about weather and ended the conversation. Didnt think it was so bad.

[muskE]

What did you cat think?

[stealth3350]

yeah same call.. the guy on other line said mike u were at the ice fishing expo,abd your name was drawn... i was seriously thinking that i one the new fish house. then he said florida vacation my heart dropped and i said ohhh.. he sais why arnt u happy or surprised .. dahh cause i wanted the fish house.. i told him to call back later cause i was busy watching tv.. made him mad

[Outfitter17]

They are at all the sport shows across the US, same scam just different destinations.

[nige]

just got the same phone call.

[cfpd403]

If they call you ask them who won the wheeler. If they don't know or can prove it let's tell them they will not get away with it again next year. They got my dad this year, hope they call me too!