Yesterday I received my priori
ty mail “Official Final Round
Entry Documents” for the Publish
ers Clearing House sweepstakes
offer. I rescued the product
coupons for future use and
promptly discarded the rest...so
when my number is picked, don’t
call me.
Consumers these days are bom
barded with offers “too good to
refuse” in the mail, on the phone,
on TV, in catalogs, at community
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HERNLEY'S FARM EQUIPMENT. INC.
2095 S. Market St. Elizabethtown, Pa.
717-367-8867
FARM p S P V , C o’ NC * UMBERGER'S OF FONTANA, INC.
Rts. 10&41 Cochranv lllo , Pa. RD 4. Box 545 Lebanon. Pa.
215-593-2407 717-867-2613 -
ZIMMERMAN'S FARM SERVICE
School Road, Rt. 1 Bethel, Pa.
717-933-4114
events, and even at the front door.
Some of the offers are legitimate
marketing techniques. Others are
true scams designed only to make
some fast money at a consumers
expense.
Sweepstakes are designed to get
people to open an envelope, browse
through some product advertise
ments and then send in an entry
form. In return, they may win a
prize or cash. Legitimate contests
allow participation with or without
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When we designed the 540, we knew you wanted
a higher capacity round baler with versatility and conve
nience. We also knew you liked your tractor.
Truth is, you can keep your present tractor. Because
with the 540 attached, all you need is a minimum 45 PTO
hp tractor. We built the 540 with all the features of a large
baler but in a compact, low-profile design. The direct-feed,
open-throat design makes for fast bale starts and easy
operation, and the variable chamber makes bales from 30"
to 51".
great maneuverability. All with your current tractor.
So stop in at your ACCO/Hesston dealer listed here
and ask about our flexible financing plans for the 540.
Or our wide selection of other equipment, all backed by
the AGCO Warranty Program. Hesston. It'll change the
way you look at hay fields forever.
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You'll be able to handle a wide variety of crops with
STANLEY S FARM SERVICE
RD 1, Box 46 Klingerstown, Pa.
717-648-2088
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a purchase. There should also be no
entry fee required. Corporations can
afford to give out substantial prizes
because the sweepstakes itself gen
erates lots of attention to and money
spent on the company’s products.
The question is, are you being
tempted to spend money on a prod
uct you don’t need because of the
lure of an extravagant cash prize?
In sweepstakes contests, win
ners are selected by either a ran
dom drawing or a preselected
number. In the preselected system,
each chosen number
to a specific prize. These numbers
are drawn by a third party before
the mailing occurs and is kept
secret from the sponsor until the
end of the promotion. That’s why
mailings can truthfully say, “You
may have already won.’’
So how can consumers tell the
difference between legitimate
sweepstakes mailings and look
alike scams? Check these points:
V Are the rules and entry
instructions easy to find and
understand?
V Does the advertising copy
state that no purchase is necessary
in order to win?
V Do you really know what the
prizes are and do you want them?
Some pictures can be deceiving.
V Is the grand prize awarded to
only one winner or is it shared.
Shared sweepstakes prizes can
sometimes be as little as a few
cents. But now the company has
your name and address to use for
future promotional mailings.
V What are your chances of win
ning one of the major prizes?
Remember in legitimate contests,
ordering a product WILL NOT>
increase your chances of winning.
Are you spending money unwisely?
V What is the postmark on the
mailing you received? If you
receive a note that says you defi
nitely won but the postmark is a
bulk mailing permit number, this
means a similar letter went to hun-
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dreds or thousands of others. It’s
not likely that you won one of the
grand prizes with a mailing notice
like this.
V Is this a sweepstakes that
requires no purchase or fees or is it
some other kind of product pro
motion that may include charges
to 900 numbers, shipping/redemp
tion fees, taxes, purchase of a
product in order to qualify, etc.
V Who is the sponsor of the
mailing? Disreputable companies
sometimes use a variation of a
nationally recognized name.
Sweepstakes offers are not the
only things that con artists can dis
tort to get consumers to spend
money unwisely. The credit card
industry and telemarketing associa
tions are also battling fraud. As a
consumer, it pays to be skeptical and
ask questions. Never spend money
that you are not willing to lose. And ■
remember, “If it sounds too good to
be true, it most likely is.”
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