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ChrisLamp
Joined: 27 Jul 2010
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 Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:44 am Post subject: Groove Magazine finally sent me my prize! |
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EDIT: In the end, Groove stuck to their word. I got my prize.
So I sent in a pretty hilarious Konglish entry ("Let's Patry Time" "My name is Ass" June 2011) and I was never contacted by them but my submission was chosen and published as the winner. The magazine promises $50 in food and entertainment vouchers.
So, I learned that I won by picking up the magazine, and I was pretty happy. I then emailed them my address and thanked them for picking me (this was mid may early june.) I got a reply message that was empty, but it was CC'd to [email protected] OK, I email this guy directly, nothing, a month goes by. Then at the start of July I send another message, finally he says he got my message and tells me my prize is in the mail that week. Well that was a month ago. I just emailed him telling him that I assumed he was blowing me off.
I thought I'd share this story here because maybe some groove people read this. I just want my prize. This site gets lots of traffic so do the right thing and everybody here will see that you guys are not, in fact, blowing me off, but are just busy people and I got lost in the shuffle. Thanks!
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marsavalanche
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
Location: where pretty lies perish
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:23 am Post subject: Re: Groove Magazine wont send me my prize! |
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| ChrisLamp wrote: |
So I sent in a pretty hilarious Konglish entry ("Let's Patry Time" "My name is Ass" June 2011) and I was never contacted by them but my submission was chosen and published as the winner. The magazine promises $50 in food and entertainment vouchers.
So, I learned that I won by picking up the magazine, and I was pretty happy. I then emailed them my address and thanked them for picking me (this was mid may early june.) I got a reply message that was empty, but it was CC'd to [email protected] OK, I email this guy directly, nothing, a month goes by. Then at the start of July I send another message, finally he says he got my message and tells me my prize is in the mail that week. Well that was a month ago. I just emailed him telling him that I assumed he was blowing me off.
I thought I'd share this story here because maybe some groove people read this. I just want my prize. This site gets lots of traffic so do the right thing and everybody here will see that you guys are not, in fact, blowing me off, but are just busy people and I got lost in the shuffle. Thanks! |
lol @ you getting so bent out of shape over $50. the guy isn't paying up. either show up to his office and demand the money or move on with your life. whining about it here won't magically deliver that free box of twotwo's chicken to your doorstep. and using a post on dave's as some sort of imaginary bargaining chip on your part is petty and borderline pathetic. |
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jondepoer
Joined: 02 May 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:47 am Post subject: |
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Now come on. Obviously this is a dick move - the OP took the time to respond to the offer, and the honorable thing to do would be to reward his efforts, as promised.
I mean, I hardly think you're going to sue them over $50, or even put up a big fight, but really - man up, Groove. |
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ChrisLamp
Joined: 27 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:52 am Post subject: Re: Groove Magazine wont send me my prize! |
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| marsavalanche wrote: |
| . either show up to his office and demand the money or move on with your life. |
I'm pretty sure they don't have an actual office. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: Groove Magazine wont send me my prize! |
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| ChrisLamp wrote: |
So I sent in a pretty hilarious Konglish entry ("Let's Patry Time" "My name is Ass" June 2011) and I was never contacted by them but my submission was chosen and published as the winner. The magazine promises $50 in food and entertainment vouchers.
So, I learned that I won by picking up the magazine, and I was pretty happy. I then emailed them my address and thanked them for picking me (this was mid may early june.) I got a reply message that was empty, but it was CC'd to [email protected] OK, I email this guy directly, nothing, a month goes by. Then at the start of July I send another message, finally he says he got my message and tells me my prize is in the mail that week. Well that was a month ago. I just emailed him telling him that I assumed he was blowing me off.
I thought I'd share this story here because maybe some groove people read this. I just want my prize. This site gets lots of traffic so do the right thing and everybody here will see that you guys are not, in fact, blowing me off, but are just busy people and I got lost in the shuffle. Thanks! |
Give the man his prize!
BTW, Matt Lamers? That name sounds familiar. |
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nathanrutledge
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Marakesh
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Groove Magazine wont send me my prize! |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
| ChrisLamp wrote: |
So I sent in a pretty hilarious Konglish entry ("Let's Patry Time" "My name is Ass" June 2011) and I was never contacted by them but my submission was chosen and published as the winner. The magazine promises $50 in food and entertainment vouchers.
So, I learned that I won by picking up the magazine, and I was pretty happy. I then emailed them my address and thanked them for picking me (this was mid may early june.) I got a reply message that was empty, but it was CC'd to [email protected] OK, I email this guy directly, nothing, a month goes by. Then at the start of July I send another message, finally he says he got my message and tells me my prize is in the mail that week. Well that was a month ago. I just emailed him telling him that I assumed he was blowing me off.
I thought I'd share this story here because maybe some groove people read this. I just want my prize. This site gets lots of traffic so do the right thing and everybody here will see that you guys are not, in fact, blowing me off, but are just busy people and I got lost in the shuffle. Thanks! |
Give the man his prize!
BTW, Matt Lamers? That name sounds familiar. |
It's YOU, SOCK!!!
He's the guy who is/was the foreign editor for the Times or Herald I believe.
EDIT - Herald. Just found this old post.
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=125880&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
He got stabbed in the park
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L&MaC's
Joined: 01 Jan 2011
Location: Ittoqqortoormiit
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Matthew Lamers is an expat who writes stories for the Korean Herald. ([email protected])
I doubt he will give you anything, because he came across as a creep to me. |
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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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| that magazine sucks ... |
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everything-is-everything
Joined: 06 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Koreadays wrote: |
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Because? |
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hojuhanguk
Joined: 30 May 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| boo to groove... |
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isisaredead
Joined: 18 May 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| everything-is-everything wrote: |
| Koreadays wrote: |
| that magazine sucks ... |
Because? |
because they don't give the winners of their competitions their prizes? that's not enough for you? |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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| If true, I'm glad he's calling them out. They need to fulfill their commitments. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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groove is good for one thing...
...something to read while on the can
otherwise its crap |
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korea252
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul, Haebangchon
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| Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:12 am Post subject: |
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| My Konglish of the Month was was printed back in Feb. Not received the voucher either...... |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:30 am Post subject: Re: Groove Magazine wont send me my prize! |
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| nathanrutledge wrote: |
| sojusucks wrote: |
| ChrisLamp wrote: |
So I sent in a pretty hilarious Konglish entry ("Let's Patry Time" "My name is Ass" June 2011) and I was never contacted by them but my submission was chosen and published as the winner. The magazine promises $50 in food and entertainment vouchers.
So, I learned that I won by picking up the magazine, and I was pretty happy. I then emailed them my address and thanked them for picking me (this was mid may early june.) I got a reply message that was empty, but it was CC'd to [email protected] OK, I email this guy directly, nothing, a month goes by. Then at the start of July I send another message, finally he says he got my message and tells me my prize is in the mail that week. Well that was a month ago. I just emailed him telling him that I assumed he was blowing me off.
I thought I'd share this story here because maybe some groove people read this. I just want my prize. This site gets lots of traffic so do the right thing and everybody here will see that you guys are not, in fact, blowing me off, but are just busy people and I got lost in the shuffle. Thanks! |
Give the man his prize!
BTW, Matt Lamers? That name sounds familiar. |
It's YOU, SOCK!!!
He's the guy who is/was the foreign editor for the Times or Herald I believe.
EDIT - Herald. Just found this old post.
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=125880&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
He got stabbed in the park |
I'm NOT Matt Lamers.  He wishes he could write good like me. |
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