Win a Ticket to BlogHer 2010

Want to attend BlogHer 2010, but can't find a ticket? Look no further! Sears Portrait Studio is giving away a two-day, full conference pass for one lucky mom to attend BlogHer in New York City, August 6-7, 2010.


Enter today for your chance to win! Just follow the entry requirements to get started. But hurry! The ticket giveaway ends at 5 p.m. CDT Wednesday, May 5, 2010.


Entry Requirements

  1. Follow @SearsPortrait on Twitter
  2. Tweet this — @SearsPortrait is giving away a #BlogHer ticket to 1 lucky mom! Read details and contest rules: http://tinyurl.com/288wchh/ #blogher10
    [NOTE: Tweet must be original. Re-tweets (RT) don't apply.]
  3. Write one blog post on why you want to attend the conference and why you love professional portraits. You must include the key word "Sears Portrait Studio" in the context of your post and incorporate a link to www.searsportrait.com.

Earn an extra entry

If you're not already a Sears Portrait Studio fan on Facebook, become a fan at http://www.facebook.com/SearsPortraitStudio and leave a comment on our wall about why you want to attend BlogHer!

Contest Rules and Requirements
  • Entries will be accepted from April 22, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) until May 5, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. CDT. Entrants must use the original tweet supplied by Sears Portrait Studio. Re-tweets do not count as an entry.
  • By entering this contest, entrants hereby grant permission for Sears Portrait Studio to contact them by telephone, e-mail or mail with respect to their entry and comments. Entrants further agree to abide by the contest rules and the decisions of Sears Portrait Studios, which are final.
  • No purchase necessary.
  • Must be a legal resident of the U.S. or Canada.
  • Must be at least 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.
  • Must not be an employee of, a member of the immediate family of, or domiciled with an employee of Sears Portrait Studio.
  • The winner must agree to be featured on the social media outlets managed by Sears Portrait Studio (Facebook and Twitter) without further remuneration or the prize will be forfeited.
  • ELIGIBILITY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW AND OUTSIDE THE U.S. VOID IN FLORIDA, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, TEXAS AND PUERTO RICO. Employees and directors of CPI Corp., Consumer Programs Incorporated d/b/a Sears Portrait Studio (the "Sponsor"), Sears, Roebuck and Co., and their respective parents, affiliates, promotion and advertising agencies, subsidiaries, contest judging organization and affiliated and related corporations (collectively "Promotion Parties") and the members of the household and immediate family of each of the above employees and directors are not eligible to participate. For these Official Rules, "immediate family" means mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, husband, wife, wherever they reside. Participation in this event constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to the Official Rules and Sponsor's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Enter to Win BlogHer 2010 Ticket Giveaway.
  • ALTERNATE FORM OF ENTRY. You may also enter by mailing a postcard with your name, street address, city, state, country, ZIP code, phone number including area code, and e-mail address to: Consumer Programs Incorporated d/b/a Sears Portrait Studio, ATTN: Marketing - Enter to Win BlogHer 2010 Ticket Giveaway Event, 1706 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103. Requests must be postmarked by May 1, 2010 and received by Sponsor by May 5, 2010 by 5:00 p.m. CDT. Requests for prepaid postage entry forms that are postmarked after May 1, 2010, and that are received by Sponsor after May 5, 2010, by 5:00 p.m. CDT will not be acknowledged, honored or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for late delivery of postcard requests.
  • PRIZES. The potential prizes, their Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") and the odds of winning are as follows: Grand Prize (1) two-day, full conference pass to BlogHer 2010 in New York City, August 6-7, 2010. ARV $300.00 Odds of Winning: 1/1,200,000* * Odds of winning are approximate and dependent upon the total number of entries received
Conference Pass Winner
  • The Winner will be selected using Randomizer, an online tool that generates random numbers. Sears Portrait Studio will make a screen capture of the result available for viewing (e.g., Web page or social network).
  • The Winner will be announced on May 6, 2010 on Sears Portrait Studio’s Facebook fan page and Twitter account. Sears Portrait Studio also will contact the winner directly.
  • The Winner will be required to release CPI Corp., Sears, Roebuck and Co., Sears Portrait Studio and their respective directors, employees, agents and representatives from liability with respect to the contest and the prize.
  • The Winner will receive a two-day pass to BlogHer's 2010 annual conference in New York City, August 6-7, 2010. A full conference pass includes admission to all conference programming, meals and cocktail receptions on Friday and Saturday, August 6-7. The prize does not include travel and accommodation or incidental expenses. Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal monetary value, in Sponsor's sole discretion, in the event that for any reason, Sponsor is unable to provide the two-day pass to BlogHer's 2010 annual conference in New York City, NY, scheduled for August 6-7, 2010.
  • This prize is non-transferable and non-negotiable.
  • CONDITIONS. The Sponsor, Sears, Roebuck and Co. and their respective agents shall not be responsible for lost, incorrect, incomplete, illegible or inaccurate information, which may limit the ability to play or participate, or for human error, which may occur in the processing of entries in the Enter to Win BlogHer 2010 Ticket Giveaway Event. If for any reason (including but not limited to, unauthorized intervention, fraud or any other cause which affects or corrupts the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes) the Enter to Win BlogHer 2010 Ticket Giveaway Event is not capable of being conducted as described in these Official Rules, Sponsor shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes at any time. If due to a printing, production, electronic or any other error, more prizes are claimed than are intended to be awarded per the above, the intended prize will be awarded in a random drawing from any and all verified prize claims received for that prize level. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded.
  • RELEASES. By participating in this event, participants agree to be bound by the Official Rules. By entering this contest and/or accepting a prize, the winner agrees to release the Promotion Parties, their respective directors, employees and agents, including without limitation their advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability, loss or damage incurred with respect to the awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any prize awarded herein or in connection with participation in any prize-related activities. The winner acknowledges that said parties have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guaranty, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including, but not limited to, its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose. By participating in this event, winner agrees that her name, address, type of prize and the value of the prize may be reported or posted in Sponsor's studios, or as may be required pursuant to law.
  • LIST of WINNERS. The Sponsor will maintain a list of the winner(s) until January 15, 2012. To obtain a list of the winner(s) or a copy of the Official Rules, send your request and a self-addressed envelope with the proper postage affixed to: Sponsor: Consumer Programs Incorporated d/b/a Sears Portrait Studio, ATTN: Marketing – Enter to Win BlogHer 2010 Ticket Giveaway Event, 1706 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103. Winner's list request will only be accepted and provided after the drawing date and until May 6, 2011.
  • DISPUTES. Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Enter to Win BlogHer 2010 Ticket Giveaway Event or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri or the Missouri Court located in St. Louis County, Missouri and entrant waives any and all claims of forum non-conveniens and hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for purposes of this contest only; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Enter to Win Blogher 2010 Ticket Giveaway event, but in no event, attorneys' fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives any and all rights to claim indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. The laws of the State of Missouri apply, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Missouri.
  • SPONSOR. The Sponsor of the Enter to Win BlogHer 2010 Ticket Giveaway Event is Consumer Programs Incorporated d/b/a Sears Portrait Studio, 1706 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103.