The Golden Opportunity Contest
Indulge in a chocolate holiday treat & you might unwrap some holiday magic!
Swansons Nursery and Seattle Chocolate Company are teaming up to make this holiday season extra sweet! When you buy a Seattle Chocolate Company chocolate bar at Swansons Café November 9th-December 24th, you might just unwrap a surprise—a Golden Ticket! Five lucky tickets will be hidden in chocolate bars and each ticket scores you a delicious prize of a $150 Swansons Nursery gift card plus a $50 Seattle Chocolate Company voucher! No purchase necessary to enter—see official rules for an alternate entry option.
Contest Rules and Regulations
1. Contest Overview
Swansons Nursery is excited to partner with Seattle Chocolate Company for a delicious promotion this holiday season. Purchase a Seattle Chocolate Company chocolate bar at Swansons Nursery at Swansons Café and you could win a Golden Ticket, redeemable for a prize of one $150 Swansons Nursery gift card and one $50 Seattle Chocolate Company voucher! Five tickets will be hidden randomly in chocolate bars between November 9 and December 24, 2024, so indulge in a chocolate holiday treat & you might unwrap some holiday magic.
2. Contest Period
The contest begins on November 9, 2024, at 9:00 AM Pacific Time and ends on December 24, 2024, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time or when all 5 Golden Tickets have been claimed, whichever occurs first.
3. How to Enter
To enter, purchase a Seattle Chocolate Company chocolate bar at Swansons Café located in Swansons Nursery, Seattle, WA, during the contest period. There will be a total of five Golden Tickets hidden inside randomly selected chocolate bars. No purchase is necessary to win. To enter without purchase, you may mail a handwritten request including your full name, mailing address, email address, and phone number to: Swansons Nursery, Attn: Golden Opportunity Contest, 9701 15th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117.
Limit one entry per person per day. All non-purchase entries must be postmarked by December 24, 2024, and received by December 31, 2024, to be eligible. A random drawing will be held to determine winners from alternate entries. Winners will be contacted via email by January 15, 2025.
4. Eligibility
This contest is open to persons 18 years of age or older at the time of entry, or those under 18 with parental consent. Employees of Swansons Nursery, Seattle Chocolate Company, and their immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) or household members are not eligible to participate or win.
5. Prize Details
Each Golden Ticket found in a Seattle Chocolate Company bar sold by Swansons Nursery is redeemable for one $150 Swansons Nursery gift card and one $50 Seattle Chocolate Company voucher. The approximate retail value (ARV) of each prize is $200.
Swansons Nursery gift cards are not redeemable for cash, services, or at Swansons Café, and are subject to Swansons Nursery’s standard terms and conditions. Seattle Chocolate Company vouchers are redeemable only for online purchases and are subject to Seattle Chocolate Company's standard terms and conditions.
6. Claiming a Prize
To claim a prize, the winner must present their winning Golden Ticket in person at Swansons Nursery, 9701 15th Ave NW, Seattle, WA, during regular business hours. Please bring your ticket to the counter at Swansons Café. The ticket must be presented no later than January 31, 2025. Mail-in entry winners will receive confirmation of their win via email and must pick up their prize at Swansons Nursery.
Winners are required to sign a liability/publicity release form as a condition of claiming their prize. Winners under the age of eighteen must have a parent or legal guardian sign the liability/publicity release form. Failure to comply will result in forfeiture of the prize.
7. Publicity Release
By accepting a prize, the winner agrees to allow Swansons Nursery and Seattle Chocolate Company to use their name, photo, and likeness for promotional and advertising purposes, without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.
8. Release of Liability
By participating in this contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Swansons Nursery, Seattle Chocolate Company, and their respective affiliates, employees, and agents from any liability, injury, or damage arising out of participation in the contest or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize.
9. Privacy Policy
Any personal information collected in connection with the contest will be used only for the purpose of administering the contest and will not be shared with third parties without the entrant's consent, except as required by law.
10. Odds of Winning
The odds of winning depend on the total number of Seattle Chocolate Company bars sold and distributed during the contest period. 5 winning tickets will be hidden inside randomly selected chocolate bars sold at Swansons Café November 9th (9am) to December 24th (3pm).
Alternate entry odds: The odds of winning depend on the total number of mail-in entries received during the contest period. 5 winning tickets will be awarded through a random drawing of mail-in entries postmarked no later than December 24th and received no later than December 31st.
11. General Conditions
Swansons Nursery and Seattle Chocolate Company are not responsible for any lost, stolen, damaged, or misdirected Golden Tickets. All decisions made by Swansons Nursery regarding the administration of this promotion, the selection of winners, and the interpretation of these official rules are final.
Swansons Nursery reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or modify the promotion at any time, for any reason, without prior notice, subject to applicable laws.
12. Governing Law
This contest is governed by the laws of the State of Washington. Any disputes arising in connection with this contest shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in King County, Washington.
This promotion is sponsored by:
Swansons Nursery, 9701 15th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117
By participating in this contest, entrants agree to these official rules and the decisions of Swansons Nursery, which are final and binding in all matters related to this contest.