If I had more than 20p to my name I'd enter.
Although I don't actually want the bear - I just want to win something :-p

I want my tickets to come!! :-) xx

Tickets arent being posted out to people, just being entered into a computer draw...

it said so like, 2 pages ago

the site cant afford to send out tons of tickets to people buying them *shrugs*

Everyone who buys a ticket or tickets will have them entered in the draw but it would be unnecessarily expensive to send them to all those buying them. No- one will be left out and no-one will be cheated.

Tony.

Just to reassure you all, there will be no mistakes - the draw will be made using software, selecting randomly from the entries in our order database for this product.

The more orders you have, the greater your chances of winning him! :)

*needs to buy tickets and will this week*

Haha!

ohhh okay :-D I cant wait :-D so how will it work on sunday?
xxxx

^

Another wee bumpity (as they might say in the Far North) to remind people that the raffle takes at midnight on Sunday 6th April, UK time.

If possible, we'll list the site names of all those who have bought tickets and who'll be entered in the draw - but I'm going to be in the hands of James and Harley regarding this.

I'm also going to suggest to Harley that after it's all over we announce the amount it made for RYL. It won't be big bucks but it'll help keep the wolf from the door for a bit. And we'd like to stress how grateful we are to all those of you who've entered - many of you have very little money and are being most generous in taking part at all.

Meanwhile, Charley Bear is sitting on my desk looking a bit worried - rather like a dog who knows you're going on holiday but can't work out just how it'll affect him. I do keep reassuring him but I suspect he's worrying about future rations of hunney.

And there's still time to buy a ticket if you haven't done so already ... !

Tony (who's going to miss him).

Tony, take a picture of you with him (and make sure to post it here!!), it'll give you something to remember him by *nods*

I got paid tons today, so Im gonna buy a few more tickets just now -)

Thanks, just-a-girl, but photos of we who are old and smelly (me, not Charley) are definitely not part of the deal!

But you might like to know that I feel really shitty trying to persuade people to buy tickets which they can't really afford for the raffle. Only one person can win him and there'll therefore be a lot of disappointed bunnies on Sunday night - sorry.

And it does occur to me that perhaps in the future we might sell RYL Bears in the shop, if we can get deep enough into stem cell research!

Tony (in lateral-thinking mode).

*sulks* I'm sure you aren't old and smelly -/ and I can make you the profile pic on HB's bebo if you give me a pic =P

Yea, if I hadn't got paid tons and wasnt getting my student loan on monday I wouldn't have bought more tickets -/ the tenner I already spent made me skint!! (yay for paydays though!!!)

maybe give a few bears away :P

Oooo I would definatly buy a bear from the shop if it was to sell them!

Mine would be Sharley Bear©! The first female bear!

As you can see I've copyrighted the name so you shall be killed by myself if it is used... By Sharley bear herself... =D

Hey, Bleeding Angel, I wish we could afford to. This is not a bleeding charity - though at times it feels like one!

Tony.

I might buy some tickets tomorrow. =)

*coughpoundlandcough*

Well they have lots of things in there :P

but yeah got my tickets, i dont mind either way since the moneys going towars this place :)

*bump*

Tickets tickets tickets!

Chloe x

Mine would be marley bear! :-D lol It'd be sooo cool if u sold RYL bears! xx I'm worried now...If i was to win, which i prob wont, what wuld I say to my parents when the bear came?!?! lol xx

An "old and smelly" mans bed? Or just a factory.

Chloe
(hoping Tony knows that I would never call him old and smelly, only quote him as it)

Maybe say a friend of yours sent it you?

=D I got an e-mail from Harley!! yayayayay (I feel all special now!! even though probs everyone gets one -/ )

Yeah, okay :-)

you could say you brought it off ebay.

well i didnt so:thumbup:

hmm, might be cos i bought tickets twice or something *shrugs*

I'll go reply to him now then (didn't want to incase he had sent tons and got floods of emails or something -/

I've been quite rightly press-ganged by Harley and James regarding the draw for the raffle of Charley Bear. They point out that many (perhaps the majority) of those who've bought tickets are UK based and will therefore have to be up for work, uni lectures and so on, on Monday morning. So, understandably, people won't want to stay up half the night awaiting the results.

We are therefore moving the goalposts and bringing forward the draw to 6 pm, UK summer time, on Sunday next (6th April). I hope we'll then be able to announce the site name of the winner very shortly afterwards and no-one will have to stay up too late on our account. Charley will then be posted on on Monday morning.

And there's still time to get a ticket or three between now and then. But, while the proceeds will go to RYL and will be very welcome, we don't want anyone to beggar themselves (still less bugger themselves!) buying tickets which they can't afford. RYL is here to help, not to penurise.

Tony.

by Sunday next, do you mean tomorrow?

Yes, Just-a Girl, tomorrow, April 6th (I should perhaps have included the word tomorrow in my post - sorry. But I thought the date would do ... )

Tony.

yea, I thought it was tomorrow, just 'Sunday next' I would've thought was the 13th

sorry if I'm being a pest

I won't be in tomorrow, so can I congratulate the winner just now?

James tells me we'll get a list of names of all those being entered in the draw posted by about 5 pm tomorrow afternoon - and we'll post the results as soon after 6 pm as possible. Good luck to y'all!

Tony.

Must remember to find my UK bank card!!

Ahh I'm going out at 20 to 6 today arghh lol I wont find out then I'm out tomorrow...is Harley still thinking about the bracelets to everyone who bought £5 over worth of tickets? lol xx good luck for everyone who has entered! xx

Eep!
*hops*

I've bought another 5 tickets :)

If Hazel looks back at this, I'll tell you who the winner is, cause I should be on RYL :D

Oh, um, also, question..

I bought five a week or so ago, but I'm not sure if it went through cause the page went "page cannot be displayed". If not, I've just bought five now so.. I guess it's not a problem..

Not to be picky here, sorry if someone has already mentioned it, but why is it that in the picture, Charlie's name is spelt Charlie, and in the description bit, it's spelt Charley?

Hehe. I'm just wonderrring :]

Fingers crossed I just bought some!!

Charley is generally thought as a female version of Charlie. As the bear is Harley's brother, the version Charlie should be correct.

However, you could argue that because Harley is spelt that way that Charley is the correct spelling. (Because they are identical brothers.)

So really it doesnt matter, it's up to the new owner whether they want to spell it Charlie or Charley.

I bought my tickets a couple of weeks ago.

Hi everyone!

Well, James and Dad both cannot make it until later, so it has come down to me to gather up the names and do the draw!

I am busy doing that now, and I will be uploading the pics (I am photographing to draw!) and announcing the winners in about ten minutes or so!

I am also busy sending out a thank you email to everyone who bought tickets, which is something I want to do before the draw. I am so very grateful to all those involved - it has made for a wonderful competition!


See you in a few minutes!


Harley

I wasn't picking holes, I was just saying. Sorry. I didn't mean to sound rude.
& I can't wait. Well done to everyone and such :]

*jumps up an down*

*also jumps*

Results are currently being uploaded...

Harley

Way to go Harley, whether I win the bear or not I would like to thank you Harley. You must have but so much work into this.

Thanks also Harley's Dad and James.

I second that!

Ok Everyone!


The draw for the raffle for Charl(ie/ey) bear is now complete! Everything was made as fair as possible, and every step of the way was recorded so that it could be shared with you!

First, I loaded the ticket orders into "The Great Machine of RYL'ness" (TM)

This printed out all the tickets, and then printed them all again for good luck :)





Then they were loaded into "The Fantastic Tub of Fantasticness" (TM)

And given a jolly good shuffle!




And then another...jolly good shuffle!






And then I threw my hand in there, shuffled it about a lot more - and pulled out....





Well done insignificant_one!



Ok now - runner's up prizes! As a bonus I had already decided that everyone who bought more than ten tickets should automatically win a prize bracelet - so well done you guys! I also decided before the draw to up the runner's up prizes from two to 5! So here goes!


I go back to the The Fantastic Tub of Fantasticness and give it a jossle and a shuffle and a wiggle and a jiggle and throw my hand in again - this time I brought out....




Well done Syrup!

Ok - another four to win!

Back to the tub and....











Well done DreamCatchMe, one_step_closer, justa_girl, interupted and all-hope.lost.forever!




Thank you again so much to all those members who joined in, and Charley Bear will be on his way to his new home tomorrow! All those who won bracelets - no need to do anything, I already have your addresses from the orders so we will send them right out!


Well done again guys!



Harley, Dad and James

well done insignificant_one.
well done everyone!

OMG I didnt expect to win, I just entered to give RYL some money.

I will definitely post some pics when he comes to his new home.

Well done :]