• fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
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    2 months ago

    It sounds like a bit of an award scam actually - there’s a disappointed recipient taking about it here.

    I don’t think there’s a lot of legal stuff around awards - you can pretty much just make one up and give it to things.

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      2 months ago

      Winners who pay $500 may use the Mom’s Choice Awards seal “for marketing and promotional purposes” BUT must pay the $1500 fee to actually put the seal on the books. Unless you purchase the stick on seals, 100 for $50.00.

      Yeah, that’s definitely a scam.

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        2 months ago

        Hooray! - It’s a great honour to receive this award :)

        Incidentally, I’d like to present you with the MOMU* Award Gold Trophy for Comment Excellence🏆


        *MOMU = My Own Made Up Award