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Aug 9th, 2012

Design & List Sweepstakes

You could win $100 to spend at CafePress!  Winners will be selected daily.  Both new and current users are eligible; simply use our new Design & List service to enter.

Here’s how:

1) Upload an your artwork to the CafePress Design & List service and tag it with some keywords.
2) We’ll automatically apply your design to our great products like t-shirts, drinkware, caps, bags and more.

Daily winners will be picked at random.  Read below for complete rules and information.

ENTER NOW >>

 

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DESIGN & LIST SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.

1.            HOW TO ENTER:  The CafePress Design & List Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00AM PST on August 9, 2012 and ends at 11:59PM PST on August 16, 2012 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

To enter, you must:

  • Upload an image to CafePress through the Design and List service (http://members2.cafepress.com/CnL/GetStarted).
  • Tag the image with relevant keywords. AND
  • Complete the account registration process.

There is no limit to entries; each entrant may enter an unlimited number of images during the Sweepstakes Period. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of CafePress and receipt of entries may not be acknowledged or returned. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by CafePress. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these Official Rules, the CafePress’ Terms of Service, Content Owner Agreement, Content Usage Policy, Privacy Policy and the decisions of CafePress, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes.

2.            DRAWING:  During the Sweepstakes Period, for every 2000th image uploaded to the Design & List service a potential winner will be randomly selected from the pool of entrants. A maximum of fifteen (15) winners will be selected during the Sweepstakes Period.  Limit one win, per person. Odds of winning in each drawing are estimated at 1/2000. The potential winners will be notified by email. The potential winner may be required to execute and return a notarized Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability and (except where prohibited) a Publicity Release within three (3) days of issuance of notification.  If a potential winner does not contact CafePress within three (3) calendar days of the first notification attempt, return prize documentation within the required time frame, or in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules, such prize will be forfeited. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given, and an alternate winner may be chosen by CafePress, in its sole discretion.

3.            ELIGIBILITY:  Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are eighteen (18) years or older at time of entry. Void where prohibited by law.  Employees of CafePress, its respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers, and the members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to enter.

4.            PRIZE:  Fifteen (15) winners will each receive a $100 CafePress Gift Certificate (approximate value $100 USD).

5.            CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:  No transfer, assignment or substitution of a prize permitted, except that CafePress reserves the right to substitute a prize for an item of equal or greater value if the offered prize is unavailable, in CafePress’ sole and absolute discretion.  Prizes may not be redeemed for cash.  No portion of any prize may be sold, bartered or exchanged by winners.  All prizes are awarded without warranty of any kind from CafePress, express or implied, without limitation.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.  All taxes are the sole responsibility of the prize winners.  All prize details are at CafePress’ sole discretion.  By accepting a prize, winner agrees to hold CafePress, its respective directors, members, officers, employees and assigns (collectively, “Released Parties”) harmless for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Sweepstakes and/or acceptance of any prize.  CafePress is not responsible for any typographical, printing, technical, human or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of the prize. The Released Parties are not responsible if a prize cannot be awarded due to delays, technical problems or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of terrorism.

6.            INTERNET:  The Released Parties are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, website, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one’s ability to enter the Sweepstakes, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading any materials in this Sweepstakes. If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, CafePress reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes.  In such event, CafePress reserves the right to select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date.

7.            USE OF DATA: CafePress will be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with its Privacy Policy, unless otherwise set forth in these Official Rules. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants hereby agree to CafePress’ collection and use of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted CafePress’ Privacy Policy.

9.            ADDITIONAL TERMS:  Any potential winner may be requested to provide CafePress with proof that such winner is a United States resident and was at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry.  All winners will be required to sign a release for the use of their name in marketing and advertising materials distributed by CafePress, including the announcement of the winner.  Any automatic, programmed, robotic or similar means of entry are prohibited. CafePress reserves the right at its sole and absolute discretion (i) to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes; and/or (ii) to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole and absolute discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or website. CafePress may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole and absolute discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants, CafePress or users of the CafePress Service.  Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, CafePress reserves the right to seek damages from any such entrant to the fullest extent of the law.   In the event of a dispute as to any online entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the entrant.  The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Entrant may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.  Trademarks of companies other than CafePress are intellectual property of the trademark owners and are used for identification purposes only.

12.          WINNERS LIST: For a list of winners, mail a self-addressed envelope to: CafePress Inc., Attn: Public Relations, 1850 Gateway Drive, Suite 300, San Mateo, CA 94404.  Mail must be received by August 30, 2012. List will be sent once all prizes have been awarded.

13.          SPONSOR:   CafePress Inc., 1850 Gateway Drive, Suite 300, San Mateo, CA 94404.

Mar 19th, 2012

Amy Gets Her Wish

So, many of you took the ol’ Luck o’ the Irish Pin It Challenge. And many more of you voted. Yesterday the finalist boards ended, the votes were tallied, and we’re pleased to announce that creativity ran as far as the green in Ireland. But there was one Irish-lucky winner—Amy O’Brown (okay, there’s not really an O’ in her name)—who definitely stood out as being very Irish in spirit.  Amy was kind enough to include just about everything from leprechauns to rainbows on her ultra-fun board. Did she get her wish and win the pot of gold? Close enough. She won the Grand Prize of a $100 AMEX Gift Card and a $100 CafePress Gift Certificate to spend any way she wants! Not bad, Amy O’Brown.

However, we have to say it was a very tough contest, as ALL the Luck o’ the Irish boards were simply amazing. Each of the Challenge finalists will win a $50 CafePress Gift Certificate (delivered directly by an official Irish leprechaun). Okay, again, just a bit of Irish fun. But they will get a $50 CafePress Gift Certificate.

A huge thanks to all who participated and voted! If you happened to miss this challenge, no tears—we’re big on granting wishes around here. There will be more challenges and contests in the near future. And for all you Pinterest lads and lassies, be sure to follow us on the CafePress Pinterest page – we’re always adding new pins and boards!

Until then, Slainte!

 

Congratulations Amy Brown with her winning board:

Mar 9th, 2012

Top finalists selected – let the voting begin, lads and lassies!

Top 5 finalists selected for the CafePress Luck o’ the Irish Pin It Challenge!  Now it’s time to VOTE.

Thanks to everyone that participated in the CafePress Luck o’ the Irish Pin It Challenge.  We saw a lot of amazing entries that would make the Emerald Isle proud and we hope you had fun creating your boards.  Like trying to find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, it was a difficult decision to choose just five boards but we think you’ll be pleased with the finalists boards.  Now it’s your turn to decide which board you think should win by voting.

To vote, you can like a board, like and/or repin your favorite “pins” from a finalist’s board.  Each “like” or “repin” will count as one vote.  The Grand Prize Winner will be determined by a majority vote.

Congratulations to the finalists! The finalist boards are listed below.  Click on the finalist board or name to access the board and start repinning and/or liking.   The voting starts NOW.  You have until March 15, 2012 to VOTE.

Nina Miles                                                                                       Amy Browns

     

Sandra Chun                                                                                  Tracey Hebert

     

Lee Libro

Mar 1st, 2012

Feeling green? Pin it to win it.

 

It’s that time of year again…Chicago rivers run green, people don kelly-hued apparel, and little leprechauns seemingly forget to flush. Every mid-March this seems to happen—all in the spirit of being Irish.

So how will you celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day? Chasing rainbows to their very end, hunting four-leaf clovers, or searching high and low (especially low) for real, live leprechauns? Nahhhhhh. We have a better, easier idea for tipping your hat to this Irish holiday. Instead you can kick up your heels and take the CafePress Luck o’ the Irish Pin It Challenge. It’s fun, it’s (P)interest-ing, and even involves a pot of gold. Or…something along those lines.

One lucky lad or lass will win the Grand Prize. And four will win great prizes as runners up. All you have to do is enter on Pinterest to possibly (hopefully, luckily?) win!

Here’s how:

  • Follow CafePress on Pinterest (Don’t have a Pinterest account? You can request one by emailing pinterest@cafepress.com and we’ll send you an invite to join!)
  • Create a Pinterest board that represents the spirit of being Irish. Then title it “CafePress Luck o’ the Irish Pin It Challenge.”
  • Your board should include at least 10 pins that relate to the theme, but the more pins the merrier (or luckier)! At least 5 pins must be CafePress products (check out these awesome examples of St. Patrick’s Day T-shirts, buttons, bags, and more).
  • Under each pin, include the hashtag #CPirishluck.
  • Once your board is complete, email a link to your board to pinterest@cafepress.com Then you’re O’ficially entered!

What you could win:

  • GRAND PRIZE: $100 AMEX Gift Card plus a $100 CafePress Gift Certificate
  • Runner-Up Prizes (4 in all): $50 CafePress Gift Certificate

Need a little magical, outside-the-box inspiration? Check out the CafePress St. Patrick’s Day Pin It Challenge boards below:

         

 

RULES:

• Must follow CafePress on Pinterest to enter (Don’t have a Pinterest account? You can request one by emailing pinterest@cafepress.com and we’ll send you an invite to join!)

• Challenge dates are March 1 through March 8, 2012

• CafePress chooses the top 5 boards that best represent the theme, then:

            •CafePress repins the finalists on the CafePress board

• Pinners vote by liking and repinning items from each board (each repin counts as one vote).

• Person with the most votes (repins) is deemed the Grand Prize Winner

• Remaining 4 entrants each receive a Runner-Up Prize

• There’s no purchase necessary to win!

Official Contest Rules here

Feb 9th, 2012

Go Loco For Coco! $10* Conan T-Shirt Flash Sale

Team Coco t-shirtOnce upon a time, there was an extremely tall, slightly awkward, ginger-haired comedian who loved to make people laugh on his late night talk show.

Yes, you probably guessed I was talking about Conan O’Brien. Tall, red-haired men are few and far between.

But what you may not know is that Conan has a CafePress shop – and yes, the Team Coco shop is just as great as you’d expect – designs featuring the Ginja Ninja, Dancing Taco and Mr. O’Brien’s pretty mug plastered all over the place. If you have a design in mind, create one yourself at the Team Coco Fan Portal (and remember to take a gander at the design rules, too).

Plus for today and tomorrow only, we’re having a Conan Flash Sale! Snag two styles from the Team Coco collection for only $10*. Make sure to get yours before the time runs out – literally. We’re timing you with a countdown clock. (Just think of it as Conan yelling absurdities at you while holding a stopwatch as you’re trying to run your fastest lap around the track.) He may give you extra points if you’re wearing his Team Coco t-shirt while crossing the finish line.

So snatch up your $10* Team Coco t-shirt before this sale ends tomorrow! And we’re positive he’ll keep those belly laughs a’coming. Are YOU on Team Coco?

*Offer only applies to featured t-shirts, while supplies last. Excludes bulk orders. Discounted price is set forth on the website, no coupon code required. Promotion starts on February 8, 2012, at 12:00 a.m. (PST) and ends on February 10, 2012, at 11:59 p.m. (PST). Discount cannot be combined with other coupon code offers.  All orders must be from the CafePress Marketplace.  Offer valid online at CafePress only, and may change, be modified or cancelled at anytime without notice. This promotion cannot be applied to past orders.

Jan 4th, 2012

Phone on the fritz? We got you covered in our phone giveaway.

When it comes to phones, the smarter the better.

It’s amazing how even five years ago, the capabilities of your phone were mainly to call or text message people – and now you can make reservations and check in at restaurants, find new songs and make playlists, get step-by-step GPS directions and use a plethora of apps for games and the like. Ultimate organization of your life, in the palm of your hand.

And speaking of smart phones, we have an exciting giveaway running right now. Get a free Android smart phone from CafePress.

Choose from 18 different sharp-looking models that work with Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile, add in a simple two-year contract and data feature, and you’re done. Compare at $99 for most on other carrier sites, and you’re saving a nice chunk of change from that piggy bank for a brand new smart phone. Here are some comparative prices on other sites:

 

Phone model

Retail Price

CafePress Price

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Verizon $359.99

FREE

HTC EVO 4G

Sprint $99.99

FREE

Pantech Breakout 4G LTC

Verizon $99.99

FREE

Motorola Droid X2

Verizon $99.99

FREE

Motorola Droid 3

Verizon $199.99

FREE

To snatch yours up before our offer ends, just visit our free smart phone page and choose your favorite phone model before it sells out.

Then the gloating to your friends and family on how you got a free Android smart phone can commence.

 

Nov 25th, 2011

Fly a Loved One Home for the Holidays, On Us.

CafePress Holiday SweepstakesWe understand that the holidays are a stressful time in a lot of ways – working long hours, crazy in-laws to entertain, too many cookies. We don’t want you to eat your feelings this holiday season. But the wonderful thing about the season – in our opinion – is being able to spend quality time with your loved ones. They can live across the country, around the world – but holidays give us all a reason to come together in one (or many) places to just…be.

Maybe this isn’t always possible – especially if finances are tight.

That’s why we’re pleased to launch our CafePress Holiday Sweepstakes – which features a grand prize of $2,000 in FREE airfare (in the form of gift cards), as well as a $250 gift certificate to use on CafePress.com. This basically means a free flight for you or a loved one…and you can come bearing custom gifts from CafePress (Score. Winning.).

All you have to do to enter for a chance to win is visit our Facebook page, like our page, submit an entry form, and you’re entered. Another great tip to remember: the more people you refer who also enter, the more additional entries you get in the sweepstakes!

In the meantime, we hope you’re taking it easy on this Black Friday. Maybe laying around on the couch, or making Thanksgiving leftovers sandwiches. Jingle bells is already stuck in my head.

 

Oct 5th, 2011

Flip MinoHD Camera Sweepstakes Results!

We ran a fun Sweepstakes for two weeks on our Facebook page that ended on Monday.  We were giving away FREE Flip Mino HD Cameras – 6 to be exact – to each winner. One Flip Mino to keep, and 5 to give away to friends and family. We have our winners! And after thousands of entries, the drumroll…

Congratulations to Susan Macdonald and Ashley Alward who were our lucky winners of 6 Flip Mino HD cameras each.

If you weren’t one of our winners, don’t fret just yet – because you should stay on the lookout for more exciting sweepstakes and contests like these on our Facebook page very soon – not to mention very special, exclusive offers we’ll be posting as well. To stay up to date on all the fun and games to come, Like us on Facebook and stay tuned for more!

Sep 23rd, 2011

You Could Win a Flip™ Mino. Flips For Your Friends, Too.

CafePress Flip SweepstakesLife is about capturing memories. The good times and experiences you make with family and friends. And photos and videos definitely come to the rescue in the capturing memories department.

With that in mind, CafePress is hosting a fun sweepstakes on our Facebook page – Like us on Facebook and submit an entry form, and you’re automatically in the running to win 6 Flip Mino HD cameras.* Yes, you read that right – SIX.

While that number may seem a bit excessive, we like to think of it as paying it forward – you’re helping spread the love far and wide to your friends and family, prompting them to snap those pictures and videos so you can all look back on them in 20 years and laugh at how ridiculous everyone looked from their hairstyles to their fashion. Just kidding.

But really, check out the CafePress Facebook fan page for all of the details and information on how to enter. It’s super easy, and you could be one of two lucky winners to get 6 Flip cameras. So enter, share with your friends (making sure they’ll give you one of the Flips if they win), and keep watch for more sweepstakes on our Facebook page in the future. We hope it’ll make you flip. Bad joke, but good sweepstakes. :D

* NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open only to persons, who as of Entry, have “Liked” CafePress’ page and filled and submitted the entry form, and who are 18 years of age or older, and legal residents of, and physically located within, the 50 U.S. or DC. Sweepstakes starts at 12:00AM PST on September 19, 2011 and ends at 12:59PM PST on October 3, 2011. Click here for Official Rules.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

Sep 16th, 2011

Dancing with the Stars Design Contest – Win a Trip to the Finale!

DWTS t-shirtsThis season’s celebs and dance partners take to the ballroom floor for the 13th Season premiere of Dancing with the Stars this Monday, September 19th. And while we eagerly await the premiere to see who can shake their stuff all the way to the finale and attain that mirror ball trophy we all know and love, CafePress and ABC are giving YOU a chance to foxtrot your way to LA to attend the finale on November 22nd with the Dancing with the Stars Design Contest!

You could be one of two grand-prize winners – and each prize includes roundtrip airfare to LA, hotel accommodations, and tickets to the DWTS finale for you and a guest!

First, choose from two different category themes – Dancing with the Stars Season 13 (think mirror ball, the entire cast, voting and types of dances) or Season 13 Teams (team names, celebrities, and dancers) and simply design a DWTS t-shirt based on that theme that’ll run circles around the competition. Once you’ve channeled your inner Bruno, Kym Johnson or Rob Kardashian for inspiration, add the following tags to your design to be considered for the contest:
Dancing with the Stars Season 13: DWTS13
Season 13 Teams: DWTSTEAM
Don’t forget to add DANCINGWITHTHESTARSTV to be included on the fan page!

Design away from now until October 18th, when five finalists in each category will be selected for a fan vote on abc.com to determine the grand-prize winner!

Don’t forget to read the rules here to ensure you’re entered, with no missteps in the meantime.

So use some fancy footwork as inspiration, and design away and don’t forget to watch the Dancing with the Stars Season 13 premiere on September 19th at 8:00pm!

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