Either..

Some people must think I am stupid.. or they are very ignorant on how to enter giveaways and use Rafflecopter. I think its the easiest thing ever.
There is an extra info box for a reason. For validation.
You cant just click follow and I did it.
No, you have to click follow I did it, and then.. say your twitter name in the extra info box.
Its not going to walk -that you claim to have my button for 5 extra entries, when in fact you didn't and the extra info box is empty. The extra info box is for you to prove &  validate. If you grabbed the button.. then why wouldn't you jusst type in the name/url of your blog where its at? Deleted.
If you want to redo them. be my guest.. but they will be checked. If you like me on Facebook, you are 'sposed to leave your facebook name.

The thing is .. this guy- said he did EVERYTHING - including emailing 10 of his friends and CC'ing me in the email.. which I never got "said email". Since I do not know which entries were valid since so many were NOT.. I chose to delete all of his. Please don't think that will skate with me. I'm not stupid I do check. Mess up like that again and I'll see to it that even if your entry is picked.. i will choose again until I get another winner. That's your one shot bud. I REALLY didn't appreciate that. Noone else does either.. especially those that are doing it right. Rafflecopter should change the words in the box from "Extra Info" to  "PROVE IT BIOTCH!"  LMAO!

Let me  show you what was wrong with his entries, and how I can in fact see your entirely unlegit entries..
Then show you a few columns of how it looks when done right.
OH! OH! And PS.. yes i can find out if you are following too... you see https://twitter.com/#!/michebagdotcom has 2486 followers, so you might think I might not waste my time to check, right?
WRONG!   I actually do and it only takes 5 seconds. Its called doesfollow.com  Im going to take a screen shot and show you how this works.

CLICK CHECK
NEXT SCREEN WILL SAY

I CAN ALSO CLICK _ WONDER IF I FOLLOW THEM?

Either way - I just want to show you, cheaters never prosper.. so even just leaving your username.. thinking it wont be checked.. your wrong. Stop wasting my time and yours.. if your not here to do it properly.. then don't do them.
If you uneducated or confused as to how to enter them.. then read this http://1caseycolette.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-to-win-my-blog-giveaways.html
and
http://1caseycolette.blogspot.com/2011/08/rafflecopter-how-tos.html

YOU MUST BE A PUBLIC GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT FOLLOWER TO WIN. If I click your name and go to your blogger profile and its private.. I have to pick another entrant. If I go to it, and you are following all these bogs, but mine when I scroll down the alphabetized list- is not there.. so I hit CTRL F and type loco and it says zero.. then you are not publicly following me GFC and I have  to pick another winner. This happens a lot. More often than not the winners do not respond within the 48 hours and I have to choose someone else. And sometimes the new winner wont reply either.. it can be very frustrating dealing with these kinds of things in my already stressed life. I am a navy wife whose husband is gone all the time, I don't have any family here and only a handful of friend, plus all the bills, 2 kids, 2 dogs, 3 hermit crabs.. and I have my hands full.. its not that I am not passionate about blogging. I am. But this kinda stuff makes me seriously consider switching to reviews ONLY. I think I will start to make that transition slowly and eventually there wont be any any more. While were on the subject.. guys- if you enter giveaways.. check your spam.. please!


How I moderate Rafflecopter entries.. your about to get a sneak peek into the behind the scenes of bloggers.. LOL
Here's this guys horribly fake entries.

HOW ENTRIES SHOULD LOOK! (below)

How to win my blog giveaways

I do check to make sure entries are legit.

I know all this sounds intimidating and complicated but its really not. The better you understand it, the better chance you have to score some really awesome prizes!
I will go through the most complicated things for newbies now.


The first thing you need to know in order to enter is how to leave a comment on a post. To enter you will need to make a comment on the giveaway post. Scroll down to the bottom of the post describing the giveaway and look for the spot where it says "Post a comment".  There should be a big blank box for you to type in.  Once you've typed out what you needed to say for your entry click on "post comment".

This is what I mean by comment box. Type your comment/entry in here.
And by the way I love comments on my non-giveaway posts too!  

If you are on the front page and not on the specific page for the post that box at the bottom won't be there.  Instead you can scroll down to the bottom of the post and at the very end, just to the right of the time stamp it will say "# comments" (eg. 25 comments, or 0 comments).  If you put your mouse over that text you'll find it is a link and clicking on it brings you directly to the comments section of that particular post.  If there are bunches of comments, as there normally are on a giveaway, you'll still need to scroll to the bottom to find the Comment Box.

Click on "115 comments" to get to the comments page.

Okay, so now you've figured out how to leave a comment, what should the comment say?  Well most of my giveaways have multiple ways to enter.  You can do any or all of them.  You can enter just one time, or many. It's up to you.  Sometimes one of the entry types will be specified as the Mandatory Entry, in which case be sure to do that one first. Then you can go on to do as many of the optional or bonus entries as you desire.  I'll break down each way you can enter and exactly what you need to do. (you do not have to do all) But instead-- you can always pick and choose any entries you choose to use. or none. You might choose #3 and #8. But if it says "Mandatory" you must do that one thing, first.

  You must be a public GFC follower to win.

What is GFC?   

 Google Friend Connect. It says "Join this Site"

Next...
 You will need to read (and more importantly) FOLLOW the directions and read the entire post.






Then,
 Do what the task says. If it says "Tweet this giveaway by cutting and pasting"  You do just that. Cut & Paste the tweet, and then you will need to prove you did this. 


How will you prove it?
 You will need to cut and paste the URL of the TIMESTAMP.

 Like so.. above.. where it says 24minutes ago...
Click it and it will take you to a page with a PERSONAL DEDICATED URL  

Like so!  Then you will need to cut and paste the url of that post....


What/Where is the URL?

 Share the url on facebook.


Again, you will need to prove this by using the time-stamp. You cannot just say you did it.


If it says
Follow on Twitter or "Like" On Facebook.. you cannot just say you did it, you have to leave the display name of Facebook as well as claim you did it, so it can be proven by checking their "likes" or follows..
If you follow on twitter, you need to leave your Twitter username. Mine is @1caseycolette (in that fashion)

Lastly..
  Everyone has different rules for their giveaways.
Most everyone knows that you need to leave your email address in order to be contacted in case you win.
Most blogs require you leave it in every comment
I think thats over the top and silly.
You can do so if you wish, or you can leave it in one comment.
A lot of people leave their email with space in between the @ and. com
like so! :

blahblahblah at yahoo dot com

That way you don't get spammed by Spambots. (To find out what spambots are, click the word!)

^^^   Funny pic, ... Huh???   ^^^

If you don't want to leave your email on the comments (I don't blame you! I HARDLY ever leave mine when I enter!) Then, just be sure your public blogger profile has a public email listed. That way when your comment number wins.. and I click your name.. it shows me your email address.
This is what it should NOT look like.

That profile is empty.




How do you fix it?
 Easy! I'll show you in pictures! 
First go to blogger.com . 
You might think you don't have a blogger Account. You do! If you have a google acct.
So go there. (to blogger.com)

Now,
  (Now that you've clicked it..) Fix it!

OK! ALL DONE!


This is correct:

GOOD LUCK GUYS!
If you have any questions please feel free to ask me!