People often ignore the constant bombardment of offers for sweepstakes, contests, raffles, and the like. These opportunities abound and most of us just ignore them. Now that I am trying to make ends meet I am taking advantage of all of these opportunities. I have even set up a separate email to use for this purpose so I don't accidentally end up with a ton of unsolicited emails to my main account.
I always check the bottom of my receipts to see if there is a weekly sweepstakes. Most grocery stores have these sweepstakes, free in exchange for a short survey. I haven't won one yet, but I figure most people don't participate so one day I will win. Another grocery store in my neighborhood runs a weekly $100 raffle. All you have to do it add your name and phone number to the bin after your store transaction. Keep your eyes open for receipts that people toss, you can use their code to enter the sweepstakes. My grocery store allows one entry per day.
If you belong to any Internet groups or blogs, especially if they are bargain-related, they often run contests. The Best Western Facebook site has a contest every Tuesday where you guess the location in the picture. I won it once and got a $25 Staples gift card!! Another blog I follow has contests all the time. One time recently all I had to do was post on the blog and I won $20 Target gift card.
It definitely pays to pay attention to signs and any boxes that are on the counter at stores. One thing you can do is make up some address labels with your name and contact information to stick to the ticket. That way you don't even have to write anything down.
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