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Win a Parlee – PLEASE HELP!!

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  • March 13, 2015 at 1:42 pm #23487
    phax71

    ALL

    Can you do me a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE favour please?

    I’ve been shortlisted (WITH JUST 4 OTHERS) to win one of these BADBOYS –

    http://www.parleecycles.com/altumr-overview/

    from Parlee, one of my favourite high end Bike brands… (crazy high end kit).. Seriously, the kind of kit you could NEVER afford to buy.

    Anyway, I’ve submitted a quick design and peeps are voting on them here:

    https://www.facebook.com/CyclistMag/photos/pcb.605579892907907/605579772907919/?type=1&permPage=1

    Could you all please vote for mine (you just have to “ Like” it – hell get everyone in the house (with an individual FB account) to vote, get your friends and family to vote, I wanna win this sucka!!!! If you could also share it, that would be great, really need to get the votes motoring.

    I appreciate its pretty cheeky, but heh .. whatever it takes eh ..

    Cheers Guys, really appreciate any help you can give.

    I would give my right arm for one of these, make it happen kids … who knows I might finally have a ride that fits me … 🙂

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  • March 25, 2015 at 2:10 pm #836821
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    stealfwayne

    SO i just received my prize
    SO i just received my prize for 3rd place. Thanks Cyclist. ( i like the bottle, nice branding) I will be putting that to good use.

    On the point of most of the above comments – I do feel like phax71 has been robbed. ~X( But now that the chappie has announced he has won means there is no hope of a rightfully placed winner.

    Happy to have come third but disappointed that the general consensus is that somehow the winner was decided upon prior to it being announced and some fixing was in place to ensure this.

    I will tonight let Cyclist and Parlee know of my despondency to them currently. Both produce the best products out there and in my mind seemed to be honorable – I thought Cyclists make better people – not in this case.

    March 24, 2015 at 7:49 pm #836819
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    timb27

    phax71 wrote:Trust me, I work

    phax71 wrote:
    Trust me, I work in Marketing

    Love this line 😉

    All jokes aside, I get how pissed off you must be that you thought you were in with a chance of getting a free Parlee frame, but as someone works in marketing, you must understand how these things so often work. Someone gets an inside track, or an unfair advantage. And it’s in nobody’s interests to turn a fun competition into an indepth investigation.

    March 24, 2015 at 10:34 am #836817
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    backflipbedlem

    done
    done

    March 24, 2015 at 10:29 am #836815
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    edvelo

    The link farrell posted takes
    The link farrell posted takes you to the ‘winners’ page, where if you scroll down you’ll see a picture of his design with a number of comments, one of which is from the aforementioned ‘Evasive Manoeuvre’ where he states ‘ i feel that i am really a part owner of this new kit seeing as my contribution to your winning was quite significant.’

    I’ve screen grabbed it if you need a copy.

    I feel sorry for you, and it just makes my suspicions even stronger that these Facebook ‘like and you’ll win’ comps are just marketing tat and no prizes are ever awarded anyway.

    March 24, 2015 at 9:20 am #836813
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    phax71

    Ok, gonna put this to bed now
    Ok, gonna put this to bed now before everyone’s bile starts flying..

    I’m angry because I believe it was rigged, the more contact I have had with Marketing at Cyclist, the more I believe it to be a total stitch-up, very shady altogether.. They still have not told me who won and have avoided any tricky questions altogether.

    The FB page does state, “he number of likes will be used to help them” .. But the initial Competition email stated, “Your designs will then be subject to a public vote via our Instagram and Facebook accounts, quite simply the design with the most likes will be put in to production and presented to you”.

    I think that link has been removed Farrell, I can’t see anything on it.

    Trust me, I work in Marketing, this was a Stitch up from the off. All sour grapes aside, what’ll be will be and all that . Rigged though, I’m convinced of it.

    March 24, 2015 at 12:45 am #836811
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    farrell

    Well this fella is fairly
    Well this fella is fairly confident he has won:
    https://www.facebook.com/OneMomentPlease

    My spidey-senses are also tingling at this comment:
    “i feel that i am really a part owner of this new kit seeing as my contribution to your winning was quite significant.”

    March 23, 2015 at 11:09 pm #836809
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    RR

    I’d also let it go.
    The
    I’d also let it go.

    The Cyclist facebook post only states that Parlee will make the decision, and only that the number of likes will be used to help them. It doesn’t say the design with the most likes will actually win. This means it is hard to prove that any bulk voting influenced the decision, especially if they were aware of it at the time.

    Cyclist do have to publish or make available the winners name though.

    March 23, 2015 at 11:02 pm #836807
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    Chasseur Patate

    I thought the grey one was by
    I thought the grey one was by far and away the nicest. Just saying…..

    Joking aside, it does look dodgy though, Farrel’s bob on with those suspect likes. I don’t think you should let it go, they have a duty to make sure it’s a fair competition.

    March 23, 2015 at 10:10 pm #836805
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    timb27

    Life’s too short to get angry
    Life’s too short to get angry because you wanted something really expensive for nothing and didn’t get it.

    March 23, 2015 at 2:04 pm #836803
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    phax71

    Hi Wayne
    I doubt they’ll
    Hi Wayne

    I doubt they’ll announce the winner at all (unless they read this thread) .. I’ve had to chase James a couple of times and each time I got a response my faith in the whole Competition lessened ..

    Easy to see this as sour grapes .. I don’t feel it is, I think I’ve been screwed over royally so will be talking with both Ofcom and ASA who oversee gaming and competitions and suchlike .

    I have backed up all data, screen grabs, communication, etc and will be looking to prove a point.

    My background is marketing so I have a good idea of how these things work.

    I too have subscribed since Issue 1 and TBF it is the best on the shelf but this has left a sour taste in my mouth.

    All the best ..

    March 23, 2015 at 1:57 pm #836801
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    stealfwayne

    damn, just seen your
    damn, just seen your post..
    Hell that stinks, I have been a loyal subscriber since the first edition and I may have to cancel that on principle. If it was the Grey one that won, then that is appalling and they have been caught out thanks to farrell’s investigation work. [THanks Farrell]

    Until they announce the winner I guess we’ll never know

    March 23, 2015 at 1:47 pm #836799
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    stealfwayne

    HI phax71,
    i just received a
    HI phax71,

    i just received a mail from James, Twas not me that won #o – so good luck – I feel nervous for you…

    happy riding.

    March 23, 2015 at 12:54 pm #836797
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    phax71

    To update
    Chased up promoter
    To update

    Chased up promoter again and was told I didn’t win … wasn’t told who did though ..

    My guess is that the Cream/Grey one did and it was pre-determined .. hence the phantom votes.

    A shame really as I really rate CYCLIST magazine, but this really smells very bad to me ..

    March 23, 2015 at 12:54 pm #836795
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    phax71

    To update
    Chased up promoter
    To update

    Chased up promoter again and was told I didn’t win … wasn’t told who did though ..

    My guess is that the Cream/Grey one did and it was pre-determined .. hence the phantom votes.

    A shame really as I really rate CYCLIST magazine, but this really smells very bad to me ..

    March 23, 2015 at 12:31 pm #836793
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    phax71

    Heh Farrell
    Mate, you are a
    Heh Farrell

    Mate, you are a gentleman!!

    I don’t have a FB account so whereas some of those links are openly viewable, others require a Log In…. TBH though I think I can see enough within those that are visible to back up my case COMPLETELY and UNCATEGORICALLY.

    I have emailed the promoter and included your info as I’m absolutely gutted with the way it panned out … It seems that just my design started getting some REAL attention BOOM, 500 likes appear from nowhere .. I spotted it immediately and as you also suggested, my immediate suspicion was that these “likes” had somehow been “purchased”.. I did notify the promoter immediately too.

    Lets see what they come back with.

    Thanks again, really appreciate your efforts!!

    P

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