
Alright, so give us a break on this one - we're almost a year late to this story, but we've only just found it and we're keen to share it! It's all about a custom Barbie Xbox Series S that was being given away back in June of 2023.
As usual, this was part of a sweepstakes that anyone could enter, and Redditor spitfyrez was picked as one of the winners on October 19th. The prize was laid out, including the special console itself, a custom controller, a bunch of faceplates, a Hot Wheels toy, various Barbie Dolls - all kinds of stuff related to the release of the movie.
They were notified via Twitter's direct messaging service that they'd won... but spitfyrez didn't check it in time.
Later on in the message, it was mentioned that the winner had 48 hours to respond, otherwise the prize would be "forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner". Ultimately, that appears to be what happened in this instance.
Obviously this is a deflating situation for the OP to have found themselves in, but we can definitely all learn from it! Many of us like to enter these competitions when they arise, so it's important to keep an eye on those DMs just in case.
Also, if spitfyrez is reading this, you're not alone - we've seen something like this before with a $4,000 bundle (!):
Have you ever won anything through these Xbox sweepstakes? Let us know down in the comments below.
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We used to run competitions and this happens FAR more frequently than you might expect. I think most prizes went to the second or third "winner". I suspect a lot of people thought the message was a scam.
Many years ago I won two tickets to a De La Soul concert in London and only saw the email the day after the gig! It was back when email wasn't quite as central to our lives and I would go days without checking my personal email. Well, I didn't go days without checking it after that!
To be fair 48hrs isn’t long notice for checking a twitter message.
Not everyone is glued to social media. Especially 4months after the competition opened.
Phew lucky miss! Seriously, that console offends my eyes, I'd have passed anyway
How much are the taxes on this thing?
"You have 48 hours to respond"
But I guarantee if the person did respond within the time limit it would of took 6 months or more before the person got the prize
That's messed up he must feel like ***** 🙁 even if he wasn't going to keep it he could have gotten a good chunk of money for it, specifically more if he held it for a couple of years.
Sometimes twitter push notifications don't work even when you have notifications turned on. Have to open twitter and then you will see notifications.
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