Jan 13 2009
The Winner Loses All
I don’t know about you but I am not a winner. I do not win competitions, the lottery, arguments…I will always lose out to someone else. Today I thought my luck had changed.
While on my lunch break I checked my voicemail. Mobile phones are strange sometimes when they decide not to let you know you have mail. To my surprise I had a message from a Skylite Studios saying I had won a competition on Get Me A Ticket.com. It was for a makeover/photoshoot at their London studios. Now you can believe my excitement. I won! I won! I actually won something!
I started to imagine what might happen. Being pampered in style, being treated like a celeb. Having my nails done, hair (I’m in dire need of a haircut), make-up and then a photoshoot! My step-mum and step-sister have already had this treatment before, recieving one of those day-out voucher things for their birthdays - from my dad - I on the other hand have never had one. My head was full of white walls and people fussing over me, what it would be like when it was all over with a gorgeous new expensive hairstyle etc.
After my last lesson of the day I decided to do a quick bit of research about the company. The first page that came up was this: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=597220. Basically its a scam. You have to pay a deposit of £30 to hold the appointment and then you have to pay for your photos which can be £150 and more. Somehow I don’t think thats winning…is it? 
My first big win and it turns out to be fake. Isn’t that just my luck.
