Insight Technology & The Best Defense Giveaway

[PegLeg45]

The web sight is... It seems to be a bit of false advertisement to me... On TV saying you can win, sign up to the forums, forums wins and none of us do because there really isn't any prize to win. "just saying".  The more members the better the advertisement dollar.

MrSteve,

The folks running this place might be a lot...like swamped with work, distracted, running into red tape trying to get it cleared up....but, MrSteeve, there is not any way they would be deceptive with us.

+1, Solus.

No deception going on here....just a classic case of too many irons in the fire. IMHO.

A lot goes on behind the scenes with the production of several high-quality TV shows, much involved travel,  and technical upkeep with the websites. Just not enough hours in the day....... and some stuff gets put on the back burner. There may be contact issues between Insight and the folks at DRTV. Don't know, but whatever the issues, I don't feel anyone is trying to pull any wool.

Peg

[JdePietro]

+1 these are some standup people in my book and if I never received a damn thing I will still count myself lucky to benifit from the information the have presented and back up by personally replying to questions we have on the forum.

I have already gotten more for my membership than what its worth. 

[Teresa Heilevang]

Yes we are swamped with work ( that is good) and the irons are in the fire burning away.. .    but that is no excuse...

I am so sorry for how this looks and the way this is and has been being handled.. No one is pulling any wool anywhere.. That is not the way we do things in here.. you all know that by now.. We have been trying to get it cleared up...

Marshal has numerous calls in.. and is trying to set up a meeting to find out what the problem is...

As soon as we know.. you know we will let you know..

**I hope I don't get in hot water or trouble for posting ... but ... you all know me, I just say what I think.... **

[Solus]

I am always glad to see a post from you, M'ette, but I think I heard TT and TW complaining about your posts the other day 

[garand4life]

It took all kinds of heck for Marshall to get me my light when I won back beginning of the year. I received it sure enough so I know the guys here are more than likely at a complete loss as to why one of their biggest sponsors is DRAGGIN THEIR BUTT on the ground with this. It will all get taken care of and when it does I'm sure there will be a mass list of winners when this is figured out.

[Sponsor]

[thomas572]

Ok average joe is not going to spend 200 plus bucks on a flashlight. With that said I would asume there sales are primarly weapons lights, and law enforcement, and military. Now could they aford to give away 52 fancy flashlights? I think the deal was only for 3 or 4 flashlights and those are gone now. But due to reruns being aired, we get the idea this is an ongoing event. Now they have to work this out which i'd asume will settle in december. Then we will get information as to winners or some other consolation prize instead.


this is just my opinion and thoughts on this matter so don't flame me.

[jaybet]

No good deed goes unpunished.

[Pathfinder]

Ok average joe is not going to spend 200 plus bucks on a flashlight. With that said I would asume there sales are primarly weapons lights, and law enforcement, and military. Now could they aford to give away 52 fancy flashlights? I think the deal was only for 3 or 4 flashlights and those are gone now. But due to reruns being aired, we get the idea this is an ongoing event. Now they have to work this out which i'd asume will settle in december. Then we will get information as to winners or some other consolation prize instead.


this is just my opinion and thoughts on this matter so don't flame me.

The content of the show is a rerun. I would imagine - from my years in advertising many, many years ago - that the commercials are re-sold each airing, especially if some time has gone by since the original airing.

When this first started brewing up, I pinged Marshal through the "Report to mod" link and even then it took a long time to get a response. It may be understandable due to other commitments, but it is still improper for this situation to last as long as it did. Right or wrong, DRTV is backed by a huge business, and Insight IS a huge business, and you do not forsake your prior commitments while out making new commitments.

[bafsu92]

Ok average joe is not going to spend 200 plus bucks on a flashlight. With that said I would asume there sales are primarly weapons lights, and law enforcement, and military. Now could they aford to give away 52 fancy flashlights? I think the deal was only for 3 or 4 flashlights and those are gone now. But due to reruns being aired, we get the idea this is an ongoing event. Now they have to work this out which i'd asume will settle in december. Then we will get information as to winners or some other consolation prize instead.


this is just my opinion and thoughts on this matter so don't flame me.

Insight has a lot of products that retail for far less than $200 and the contest only stipulates they give away a product a week. Also with their government contracts etc. giving away one $200 retail product a week doesn't even make a dent in their marketing budget.

[MikeBjerum]

No good deed goes unpunished.

Yep!

This thread has turned into the typical "killing the messenger" story.  Down Range TV contracts with a promoter, and then you deal with the oddities of this.

I feel confident that the 3 M's will get this taken care of, but when good deals go other then planned it is always harder to figure out than to initially set up.

At least none of us are out any thing other than filling out a form on the internet!