Motherboards.org 4,000 Subscriber/ Facebook Contest

Leon · Rated XXX Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 357

The prizes are
1st Prize - XFX 5570
2nd Prize - XFX 5540
5 3rd Prize Winners will receive t-shirts

Go here for more info

Good luck! Cool

anonemus · Posted: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:27:37 Post Subject:

Just out of curiousity, do they really hand out prizes?

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:45:42 Post Subject:

I listened to the first minute or so of that video... He is right - shipping out of the US is tough. If another company is springing for it - great - but when it is me, I don't even like to add Canada to the list. That CoolIT Domino that we just gave away went to Canada... Would have been $8 shipped anywhere in the US, but cost be $21 just to get it to Canada, and with my luck they'll tack on duties later. Bang Head

But - that is why the eligible countries are listed in the rules - so I don't have to renege, or whatever, later.

anonemus · Posted: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:16:55 Post Subject:

I understand that. It's just that in the past I read some complaints about prizes not being sent out. Even slugbug complained about it. I hope the problem has been solved.

Optix · Posted: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:17:23 Post Subject:

I thought I read somewhere that if you mark it as a gift they can't charge duties like they can on purchased goods. I'm not sure if they can on contest winnings but so far I have had two cases and a PSU show up at my door step without any fees owing.

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:59:57 Post Subject:

crowTrobot · Rated R Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Posts: 57

Yeah, Canadian government LOVES to tax things.

I have several packages that were re-assessed in value shipped from UK, they royal mail marked the value on the box, Canadian mail gets it, opens it reassesses value, charges me more in taxes.

This is the country btw that basically allows piracy as long as people pay duties and taxes for it via consumable media and storage.

I love living here as there are zero natural disasters and virtually zero crime but goddamn, the government will rape you in taxes.

x.clay · Posted: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:44:43 Post Subject:

Ron you are making me never want to move to Canada Laughing

slugbug · Rated XXX Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 772 Location: Canada

Krab · Rated PG Joined: 24 Feb 2010 Posts: 14