Thursday, January 13, 2011

Bissell MVP Contest Details

The 2011 photo contest started January 12.  The winning cat or dog will get their picture on Bissell products and better still the winning pets win money for their favorite pet charity - Rikki’s Refuge, of course!

This contest runs for 12 weeks.  The 5 animals whose photo received the highest number of valid votes each week (Wed-Tues) will be weekly winners and a get $25 Visa gift card (for me to buy Fancy Feast).  The animal who gets the most votes each week also gets a BISSELL pet vacuum or deep cleaner (yikes I don’t want to be deep cleaned with no vacuum!).

They only allow residents of the US and Canada to participate, submitting photos or voting (if your registration indicates you live elsewhere, they won’t let you vote). 

You must register the first time you’re voting this year.  Even if you were registered last year, you have to do it again now.  They did not retain any information about you.  You have the option of getting their monthly product news email.  As far as I know, I received no junk mail from or because of them last year.  Must be 18 or older.

Last year you could vote for any number of animals each day, but any one animal only once during the day.  The rules this year are saying only one vote per email address per day.  But somebody wrote and they said it’s the same as last year.  So we’re gonna just have to see how that works when it starts.  So more details on that later.

This repeats for each of the 12 weeks with a total of 60 animals going into the Final Judging.  That is all done by the judges at Bissell.  But the more animals representing Rikki’s Refuge, the better our chance of winning are. 

When the judges decide on April 13th, this is what could happen!

Contest Grand Prize:
    * $10,000 to favorite pet charity  (Rikki’s Refuge!!!!)
    * $500 pet shopping spree
    * BISSELL pet vacuum or deep cleaner
    * Pet's photo on BISSELL box

2nd Place:
    * $5,000 to favorite pet charity  (Rikki’s Refuge!!!!)
    * $250 pet shopping spree
    * BISSELL pet vacuum or deep cleaner
    * Pet's photo on BISSELL box

3rd-5th Places:
    * $1,000 to favorite pet charity  (Rikki’s Refuge!!!!)
    * $50 pet shopping spree
    * BISSELL pet vacuum or deep cleaner
    * Pet's photo on BISSELL box

My facebook friends and I are working out a schedule so we don’t compete against each other this year.  I’ll be running in week 5 - the week of Valentines!  Some of my friends will be running for Rikki’s Refuge.  Though it’d be nice if everyone did, some of my friends work at other shelters and they’ll be running for their shelter, though we’re all voting for them too!!!  We’re all very important in this world and we gotta work together!

Stating today, and running Week 1 on behalf of Rikki’s Refuge is my beloved friend

Zoe Marie Cuppiecake Peanut Spumoni, who I introduced to you on Monday.

Please give her a hand, and your vote today and daily thru next Tuesday!  Thank you.  It could mean $10,000 for Rikki’s Refuge.

Zoe



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