Clue 1 - 3000 Upside Down - Microsoft IE8 Competition

News of the Microsoft treasure hunt competition is spreading fast. Starting today we will be posting each of the Ten Grand is Buried here clues, as they are posted online and try to offer some discussion as to what the answer might be….

Lets Get Started

Ten Grand is Buried Here - Microsoft Clue 1

The first clue is “3000 Upside Down”

Ideas: It could be a postcode - Melbourne?

If you turn 3000 upside down it still reads as 3000, I’m not really good at these trivia style things, so nothing more yet….

Any other ideas on what it may be? Post them here and let’s get hunting.

About the Microsoft 10 Grand Treasure Hunt

Winning a Holiday - The Real Costs.

Most people would love to win a holiday. Especially when money is tight, it seems like a great option for taking that much wanted break without having to spend a fortune. Unfortunately, there are some considerations that people fail to think about before they jump in and enter holiday competitions.

is not always as carefree as it may seem. There are several costs involved that may not always be included in holiday wins. These could include, car hire, taxes, accomodation, spending money, flights, transfers, passports… and the list goes on.

So what steps should you take before entering a holiday competition?

SIMPLE ——-> Read the terms and conditions before you enter!!!! and ONLY enter if you can fulfill all requirements for entry, allowable holiday dates, and extra expenses!!

Here is a quick reference check list of most things you need to consider before submitting your holiday competition entry:

• Date of travel - Are you available to travel on the dates specified within the terms and conditions? These dates are often not flexible so if you can’t, you will need to forfeit the prize, so it’s best to leave this one to someone who can use the prize if they win.
• Flights - Another major consideration, and believe it or not, many holiday prizes don’t include flights to the destination. This is fine of course as long as you live close, but if the destination is some way away, make sure you can afford flights before you enter. Again, this will mostly be non negotiable and the prize will need to be forfeited if you can’t get there!
• Taxes - Even if flights are included in a prize, there are often other fees and taxes which will not be. This especially comes into play if the holiday you win includes an overseas destination. If an entire family is travelling, fees and taxes could be over a thousand dollars, so it pays to consider this and do a bit of research before you enter.
• Hotel transfers - Ok, so flights are included, so is accommodation but how do you get to your hotel once you land? Some competitions include transfers as part of the prize, in fact I’m sure most international ones do, but it always pays to read the terms and conditions.

I know in one prize I won to Melbourne, although transfers were included, it was such short notice they couldn’t get the tickets to us in time, so we had to pay to get to the hotel. That was a $50 taxi fare!! They did offer to reimburse us, but we never bothered as we had such an amazing time it was worth it!

• Passports - Simple - Some terms and conditions will state that you must have a passport to ENTER a competition. If you’re entering a competition that includes international destinations be sure you have your passport ready to go or can get one in time. Make a note regarding any terms stating you need one to enter, because even if you could get your passport before the flights, if the promotions company realises you entered without a passport when they state you need one, you could lose your prize!
• Car Hire - SO you’ve arrived at your amazing holiday destination, but how will you get around while you are there? If you’ve flown in, then chances are the prize may not include car hire. It pays to know this up front and organise transport options well in advance. If there isn’t much public transport available car hire may be the only way to go, so be sure you can afford it!
• Accomodation - So most holiday competitions will include accomodation, but it may be limited in some way. As we have a family of 5 this always has to be a consideration before entering holiday competitons. Also you need to consider the cost if accommodation isn’t included or the cost of upgrading for extra people. Make sure you can afford this BEFORE you enter.
• General Spending Money - This one is self explanatory, but you want to be sure you can cover the general costs of food, entertainment and anything else that isn’t covered in your holiday win.

So there you have it, there are probably many more considerations that need to be made before entering holiday competitions, but the truth is, as restrictive as it may sound to take all these things into account, it is worth taking the time to do this before you receive a call you’ve won a holiday that you can’t take. Or worse you attempt to take it and the financial strain ruins the entire experience.

Once you’ve entered a few holiday competitions, you tend to skim the terms and conditions and check these things by second nature anyway, so dream away, have fun and enjoy your holiday wins

Australian Competition - Win Henry Josef Bridesmaids Gowns for Your Wedding

It’s that time again Polkadot bride, one of my favourite Aussie blogs is running another amazing competition for it’s readers! If you’re getting married then you MUST READ this post and head on over to have a go at entering, it’s a really fun competition!!

Win this Dress for Your Bridesmaids

If you love the styling and grace of the bridesmaids dress pictured left, then you just could be in luck. Polka Dot Bride are giving one lucky bride the chance to win up to $1500 of this dress for her bridal party!!! Amazingly gorgeous huh!!

So, if you’re getting married in the next 12 months, you’re from Australia and you’d love to win bridesmaids dresses for all, then this is the competition for you.

It’s so much fun to enter, you must head over to Polka Dot Bride to read the full entry requirements, but basically you need to create an inspiration board centred around the Hans Josef dress….. a picture collage made in photoshop, word or any other program

Polkadot Bride readers will then vote on their favourite, so if you think you’re up for the challenge, then head on over now to read the rest of the details.

You have until APRIL 23rd 11.55pm to enter…. GOOD LUCK

I’m a Top 100 Australian Women Blogger!!!

I am so very very excited to have Prizetastic debut in the Top 100 Australian Women Bloggers list this month. What a way to start the New Year!!!

It’s especially wonderful because even after being unable to blog in December and the blog rankings dropping pretty rapidly we still made it!!!

Rankings are on the way up again which is GREAT and should see Prizetastic continue to move up the ranks a little higher, but I am very very flattered to be in amongst some well established and newer bloggers who have amazing blogs to share…

Head on over to Top 100 Australian Women Bloggers to check it out

Worldwide Competition - Win Problogger the Book

Well my lucky reader’s – It’s that time again, Competition time at Prizetastic to be exact!

Win Your Own Copy of Problogger The Book

I’m really excited about this month’s competition because I know this prize will hopefully come in very useful to a fellow blogger.

I would think there isn’t a blogger out there who hasn’t heard of Darren Rowse and read Problogger the blog!!! Now, I’m giving a lucky blogger the chance to read their very own copy of Problogger the book courtesy of Prizetastic.

The competition is open to anyone in any country worldwide that can receive a book via amazon (or locally if from Australia of course!) so if that’s your country then feel free to enter

It’s taken me a while to decide what the entry requirements would be for this competition, and knowing that bloggers all have different styles and personalities I’ve decided to give a few options for entry again.

To Enter Just tell us - In 25 words or less why you want problogger’s book.

Once you have your answer ready, enter the competition via one of the following methods:

Entry Method One – If you are a blogger, write a blog post about this competition including your 25 word or less answer from the question above. Leave a comment here to verify your entry

Entry Method Two – If you don’t have a blog or a website, subscribe to our Newsletter (or just let me know if you’re already subscribed) and leave your 25wol answer from the question above here in the comments section.

Competition Commences from the time of this post and Closes on January 30^th 2009 at 11.59pm AEDST (Australian Time).

Congratulations to Our First Winner!

Well, it’s official!!! Our First Competition Winner has been drawn:

competition winner announced

Huge apologies once again for the delays in announcing the winner. It’s funny how just when you get on a roll (starting prizetastic in this case :)) life often manages to throw speed humps in your way… This has been very much the case with prizetastic. Not only has blogging been impossible but so has entering competitions I know this means some regular readers have missed out or probably become disheartened with prizetastic, but I guarantee 2009 is going to be a wonderful year here and I’ll make it up to readers and hope to meet lots more people who drop by for some winning tips

But never fear!!! With tonight being New Years Eve I sense lots of fun and winning in the New Year and Prizetastic will now be updated at least 3 times a week by either myself or a fellow comping friend AND will definitely include some great competitions in the New Year (Our next competition is for problogger’s book so don’t miss that one)

The problogger Book Competition will start tomorrow! Good Luck Everyone

New Blog Contest at Not Quite Nigella - Win Cupcake Wrappers

One of my favourite Aussie Blogs is Not Quite Nigella. Not only is it full of yummy food pics and advice, but there are regular competitions too!!!

This month, you have the chance to win absolutely gorgeous Cupcake Wrappers. And it’s a really fun creative entry process, which is even better

You need to head over to the competition post and reply there or email the address supplie with what design you would like as a cupcake wrapper.

Good Luck everyone, take a look around while you’re there, it’s absolutely yummy!!

Closes December 10th

Australian Competitions - Win a Toyota Hilux and Motorbikes!

This is my D-R-E-A-M car and dream prize believe it or not… the only things missing are the jetski, boat and caravan

Competition Closes November 16th so GET ENTERING

Well, some lucky Australian is going to win this amazing package and it could be YOU!!!

This competition is held by Channel 10 and you are allowed to enter EVERY DAY online and UNLIMITED entry via sms (as I’ve said before don’t spend a fortune on sms if it’s going to break the budget. There will be thousands of entries into this competition and it truly only takes one to win)!!

So enter for anyone in your family who is eligible, every day and keep fingers and toes crossed that a winning phone call comes your way (or mine :))

HOW TO ENTER:

ONLINE: (I’ve put the correct answers are in red)

Entry: http://ten.com.au/tv_trdhilux-competition.html

Note: You will need to join to become a channel 10 online member if you aren’t already.

It’s simple to enter – just answer three multiple choice questions correctly and you could win!

Question 1:
Supercharged, turbocharged or just straight 6? What engine is under the bonnet of the TRD HiLux?
(Hint: Click here to find the correct answer)
A. 175kw V6

B. 225kw Supercharged V6

C. 225kw Turbocharged V6

Question 2:
Providing incredible handling both on and off-road, what signature TRD feature has been specially developed for superior suspension?
(Hint: Click here to find the correct answer)
A. Twin-rotor Eaton™ M90 supercharger

B. TRD signature leather interior

C. Bilstein monotube dampers

Question 3:
Giving you confidence in all conditions, TRD HiLux’s performance brake package delivers…
(Hint: Click here to find the correct answer)
A. Electronic throttle shifting

B. Shorter stopping distances and greater resistance to fade

C. 453 Nm of torque at 2,800rpm

ENTER - Via SMS:

SMS # 1977 2222 WITH CODE WORD - TRD

unlimited sms entries allowed

Closes November 16th.

GOOD LUCK

Daniel Morcombe - Day for Daniel, Help find him…..

Every now and then, when there’s something important that means alot, expect that I might post about it here.

The abduction of Daniel Morcombe is one of those things…… 5 years on, this poor boy’s family are still left without answers to who abducted their son, brother, grandson, friend…….

It is such a high profile case in Australia I am sure there aren’t many people who haven’t heard of Daniel, but it doesn’t hurt to remind everyone.

If you have any information or clues for the police about what may have happened to Daniel Morcombe please come forward.

For further details go to http://www.dayfordaniel.com.au

Competition Spotlight - Aussie Comps Closing this 26/10 to 27/10

Welcome to my new blog area, the “Competition Spotlight”.

It really excites me that so many readers are getting involved in such a great hobby. To help everyone out I decided I will feature competitions that are currently running in Australia. For now, I will list the best competitions closing within the next couple of days to a week.

Because it’s the end of the month at the moment,there will be HEAPS of competitions closing soon….. I’ll list some closing on the 26/27th to get you started. I’m going camping for the next couple of days, but on my return I’ll be posting daily, any awesome competitions that are closing…. I’ll work 2 days in advance to give you time to enter

It might take a little time to get on a roll, but you can definately look forward to finding some really great competitions here and I am keeping my fingers and toes crossed that you guys win… Please let me know if you do

GOOD LUCK xx

Closing 26/10/08 -

Purchase Required - Woolworths Rexona Men’s deodorant - Win Homewares and Iphone Daily.

SHOP TILL YOU DROP - Win an Urban Originals Handbag - and Billabong Giveaway Words or Less Answer required

FAMOUS MAGAZINE - WIn a summer shoe pack worth $1000 - Words or Less Answer required

Closing 27/10

NINE MSN - Create your Quesedilla and win $10,000

EGG CORPORATION - Buy Eggs and Win Round the World Tickets and Minor Prizes of giftcards.

AUTOCHICK - Win Tickets to see Stereo Sonic in your capital city.

I hope these get you started

More coming soon…….. GOOD LUCK

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