The fine print says $1,000 awarded every weekday from the 10th to the 10th. That's $21,000 dollars, more than I think most companies would be willing to spend on a gimmick? To me, this suggest two things. 1) That the Zazzle Explore Feed is here to stay but they need to generate a lot of quality content for it hence approval for the contest expense because for every one winner there'll surely be dozens if not hundreds of other posts that didn't win the money but still can be used to populate the new Feed. . And 2) Despite all the fears expressed in numerous threads re Z price increases and going public with their stock, I don't think Z is hurting for dollars / in danger of going under; if a company was in dire financial straits, I doubt they'd greenlight such an odd expense?
That said, I really, really dislike this social media Feed, for most of the reasons already expressed by others in the feedback thread and then some, but since I think it's probably here to stay, the most I can hope for is that it will be a link from the home page and not stay as the main home/landing page itself. Ugh.
But for the contest itself, I do have a question. The details state:
7. Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes and other fees associated with prize receipt and use, as well as any costs or expenses associated with currency conversion. Winners will be required to provide applicable tax information to Zazzle prior to payment. No substitution (including for cash where applicable), assignment or transfer of prizes is permitted, except by Zazzle Inc. who reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of greater or equal value if the prize cannot be awarded as stated. Zazzle Inc. will withhold and/or report taxes as required by applicable law.
I was assuming the prize is paid out in real money, but that red part makes me wonder if it will instead be a credit to your Z account balance, or awarded in the form of a promo code you can apply to orders until the $1k is used up. I was lucky enough to win $50 a long while back for commenting on Zazzle Ideas posts, and that was awarded as a $50 promo code. I'm assuming (again) that since the contest seems to be open to everyone, both designers and the general public/customers, that it'll be an actual payout and not just a Z credit, but clearification would be good here.
** For anyone wondering what we're talking about, it's this:
https://www.zazzle.com/inspiration
https://community.zazzle.com/t5/general-zazzle-discussion/feedback-for-new-home-feed-beta/td-p/20549
it's apparently still an A/B test that not everyone can experience. It makes the main zazzle.com landing page look like an Instagram feed. 😞 I've been graced with it. I give it a solid thumbs-down.
It's being inconsistently referred to as Inspiration Gallery, Zazzle Explore, Home Feed ...
