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how to enter no purchase of any kind is necessary to enter or win the "does philosophy make you smile?" contest. a purchase will not improve chances of winning. promotion begin on march 1, 2005, and ends on april 1, 2005. log on to www.philosophy.com/laughinggas to access and complete the submission form. submit your story in 500 characters or less; any story that goes over the word limit will not be eligible to win. entries will be accepted beginning 12:01 am et on march 1, 2005, and ending 11:59 am et on april 1, 2005. entrants may opt-in to register and receive email updates from philosophy. you may unsubscribe from philosophy emails at any time. philosophy will not share, rent, or sell your personal information with third parties, unless required to do so by law. the shopping spree must be used in its entirety at the time of redemption and the winner will have until August 31, 2005 to redeem their prize. return of any prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. if a winner is unreachable after 48 hours, or if a winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner may be selected at random from all remaining eligible entries received. only the winner may redeem the prize. prize certificate may not be sold, bartered, transferred, or exchanged. winners 1 grand prize winner will be selected by a panel of judges on or about april 30, 2005, and will be notified by e-mail or by telephone. the prize is (1) $500 shopping spree on www.philosophy.com, with an approximate retail value of $500. winners list for a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: does philosophy make you smile?, philosophy, attn: michelle thomas, 4602 E. Hammond Lane, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, after april 22, 2005. see additional sweepstakes rules below. additional contest rules one entry per person/e-mail address. entries that are lost, late, misdirected, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason, including by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at sponsors' servers or elsewhere, will not be eligible. philosophy and its sponsors, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to disqualify any person suspected of tampering with the entry process, the operation of the website or otherwise in violation of the rules. sponsors further reserve the right to cancel, terminate, or modify any promotion not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, or technical failures of any sort. all decisions of the judges are final. income and other taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winners. all entries become the property of philosophy and will not be acknowledged or returned. philosophy reserves the right to use or edit any part of the story submitted and by entering the contest, you waive inspection or approval of the finished product and release philosophy, inc. from any claim of alteration. you agree to all of the terms and conditions set forth by philosophy and that you will not be compensated for any submission and will not seek royalties. if you do not want your e-mail address used for future marketing purposes please check the appropriate box on the submission form. eligibility the contest is open to legal residents of the 50 united states and district of columbia, 18 years of age or older at the date of entry. employees of sponsors, participating companies, and their immediate families are not eligible for these offers. subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. void outside the 50 united states and the district of columbia, and where prohibited. the odds of winning depend on the number of entries received. prizes not transferable. no substitutions for prizes except by sponsors in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be substituted. all entries become the property of sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned. except where prohibited: (i) acceptance of prize constitutes consent to use winners' names and likenesses for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes, without further compensation; (ii) winners may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release. affidavits and releases must be returned within 30 days of attempted notification or an alternate winner may be chosen.