Wedding Competition, false advertising or breach of contract ?

[karl t]

My girlfriend has entered a competition in a local paper to win a wedding that was advertised as having a value of 5000 pounds for her daughter, to win the competition she had to buy 1000's of papers and whichever couple had the most votes would win.
Her daughter won the competition by a long margin manly due to the 100's of pounds spent on papers ... the hotel that was to host the wedding and therefore getting the advertising has given her daughter the list of what the prize comprises of and it only come to a value of 2000 (according to the current price list on there web site) , the hotel says the paper was not told it was a value of 5000 and the paper is not going to provide the shortfall.
My girlfriend has tried to come to an agreement with the paper but is not getting anywhere,...... where does she stand legally with this and how do you think she should proceed ?
any help would be helpful
thanks
karl

[charitynjw]

Re: Wedding Competition, false advertising or breach of contract ?

Hi karl t, & welcome to Legal Beagles.

Any chance of a peek at the T&C's?

[labman]

Re: Wedding Competition, false advertising or breach of contract ?

I think that's what we need to see - the advert and Terms and Conditions of it. £2000 towards the cost of a wedding is not to be sniffed at mind, even though £5000 would be better.

[Inca]

Re: Wedding Competition, false advertising or breach of contract ?

I've learned a very very good saying on here (thanks PTnumbers)..'THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL'........post up the whole kit and kaboodle (without identifying details) and let the :doggieyes:' find any clauses.
I personally guarnatee...if it's there,,they'll find it

[CleverClogs]

Re: Wedding Competition, false advertising or breach of contract ?

5000 pounds for her daughter

Is she really worth that much? :rofl:

to win the competition she had to buy 1000's of papers and whichever couple had the most votes would win.

That does seem a most peculiar competition or contest, especially as it seems to have been so very easy to shorten the odds in one's favour.

Her daughter won the competition by a long margin manly due to the 100's of pounds spent on papers ... the hotel that was to host the wedding and therefore getting the advertising has given her daughter the list of what the prize comprises of and it only come to a value of 2000

Whilst it might have been false or misleading advertising, I rather doubt that a binding contract was formed regarding the value of the prize(s).

My girlfriend has tried to come to an agreement with the paper but is not getting anywhere,...... where does she stand legally with this and how do you think she should proceed ?
any help would be helpful

I believe she may have the traditional choice of "like it or lump it".