Store Contests...

[eighty20]

All,

I was wondering your thoughts on having an instore drawing. Every time, you complete a 10 wash loyalty card you get a raffle ticket. In 2 months, we hold a drawing...(Wii or a small flat screen TV, sub $300).

I am raising prices this month and want to instill some goodwill toward my customers.

Thoughts?

[BMWHD3060]

I have twelve winners per yr, I put a winning raffle ticket on a can of soda or box of soap from my vending machines at my unattended store, I offer them the choice of five different $25.00 gift cards to local stores, I only do this at my smallest mat surrounded by 11 other mats within a 1-1/2 mile radius, it has helped bring in new business after the first several winners started getting the word out that they won something.

[brian2264]

I am in the middle of my first raffle this month. I am unattended so I can't tie it to numbre of washes but I have restricted it to one entry per visit. It has created some positive feedback....hard to believe how excited people get over a laundry basket full of towels and soaps.

So far, glad I did it.

[Remo]

Brian,
How do you handle tickets (or entries) if you are unattended? I am also unattended and would like to start raffle.
thanks

[brian2264]

Remo,

I have posters throughout the mat explaining the raffle and I have the basket on display, also letting everyone know i can see it on camera. I have simple forms to fill out roughly 2" x 3". I am only asking for name, number, and date of visit.

I have limited one entry per visit, so the date of visit on the entry form will screen out the cheaters. I collect most everyday so I can make sure nobody is making up dates that do not fall outside my collection dates. If I see 5 of the same last name with the same number or something along that line I will toss all but one. I find on occassions someone signs up husband wife and all three kids under 3.

I have hung a lockable metal mailbox on the wall for the entries to be put in. Mailbox also great for customer satisfaction surveys and other misc notes.

Hope it works out for you

[AlanR]

All of that is great but people talk to each other and within no time at all everyone in the neighborhood will be entering. I wish for a way to verify that entrants are actually customers.