On 4-17-04 I received a letter from Jenkins Chrysler South that included a scratch-off numbers game card. The letter said that if you scratched off the two sets of numbers and they matched you won either 1.) an X-Box or Playstation II system 2.) 54" Riding lawn mower 3.)$1000.00 shopping spree or 4.) a 60 inch widescreen color TV. The letter further stated all you had to do was go to the dealership on one of four specified days and you could claim your prize. I took my scratch-off card with the set of matching winning numbers to the dealership on Thursday, May 20th. At 9am and when I arrivied there were approx. Five other people waiting who had the same winning ticket number that I had. We were then approached by a salesman who said that we were all to go home that the printing company made a mistake and printed winning numbers on all of the tickets. He even went as far as to say that even he received a winning ticket in the mail (should he even be eligable to play?). My self and several others then mentioned the word fraud and he walked away from us, as we all stood there in dis-belief a female salesperson approached us and asked us if we were there to claim our prizes and we then told her what the other gentleman said and she stated that he was wrong and that we could claim our prizes. She then took us to the prize area which did not have prizes numbered 1,2, or 4 anywhere to be found but there was a stack of the shopping spree prizes, and she then passed them out to us. As we all stood there reading the prize information we learned that it was an internet site that charges a $5.00 order processing fee and shipping and handling on every item you buy (if you buy 20 items at one time you have to pay shipping for each item). The saleswomwen then told us too be careful if we order anything from the site because it could be a scam. This is a company that Jenkins Chrysler South chose to use to fulfill a prize obligation of a Jenkins sponsered contest and they did not know if this company was legit. A quick check on the net and I found that my $1000.00 shopping spree was worth squat and it would cost me and every other winner out the wazoo just to order something. Jenkins Chrysler South of Cumberland Maryland should be ashamed of themselves for wasting good honest peoples valuable time and gas money in an effort to get people to come to their lot.
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