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 Is anyone else bothered by how some of the entry forms are really hard to fill out. Say the tab won't forward to the next space, or the phone number needs to be in a wierd context ( ) or no dashes, or you need to go to 3 different screens. I understand the need to prevent auto enties, but it seems to me that a sponsor would like an entrant to leave with a good feeling rather than frustratied about how long or how hard the entry is. I tend to look more favorably towards an easy entry sponsor/product than a difficult one. As a matter of principal, the easier the entry, the more likely I am to let the e-mail offers pour in by not opting out. A difficult entry, I'll spend the extra time to opt out.  Anybody agree?

Agree!

I call them pita sweeps. I agree

weedpindle: If you are using RoboForm to fill out your entries it will help you to eliminate 90 percent of the problems you stated. Simply do this. Fill out thesweepstakes entry form and click or unclick the boxes to your personal satisfaction. Then, BEFORE hitting the Submit button, look up on your RoboForm bar and click on SAVE. Then hit the Sweeps Submit button.The next time you go that particular sweep you will find that all or most of your selections will be entered automatically . Do this for any sweep that you need to save info on. Hope this helps. Happy and Successful sweeping to you.

 AGREE

Just as I was saying and thinking.  They need to know we're their best friends and not trying to be sneaky.   You may have put it in better words than I did.

 I agree as far as resenting the sponsors for the pita forms.  But as to e-mail, I rarely opt to accept, no matter what the entry experience is like. 

It bugs me when they force you to take it and tell you that you can opt out later--JUST GIVE ME THE CHOICE AT THE BEGINNING!  See, that's how much it bugs me.    

Weed - I agree with you and Walt also. Those not using Robo really owe it to themselves to check it out! GSTY!

walton39:

If you are using RoboForm to fill out your entries it will help you to eliminate 90 percent of the problems you stated.

True, Walton, but on some of the ones the OP was talking about, Robo doesn't work.  MAJOR "PITA".   On the up side, tho', I think the PITA sweeps probably get fewer entries, so if it's something I really want, I'll put up with it...but I'm always glad when they end!

Agree!

Also, hate difficult CAPTCHA's and entry forms where you get stuck in endless loop trying to find out if you have registered before, and your email/password doesn't match etc, etc!

How about the ones that force you to use another or their password?  Luckily, not too many.