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Down on love this Valentine's Day? Seize the day for love cynics everywhere.

Enter the CafePress Anti-Valentine's Day Contest
Top 3 Sellers win iPods*!

Last year, Anti-Valentines were hot sellers on CafePress. So use that angst, humor, or cynicism to start creating your Anti-Valentine design and plan your selling strategy.

Tip: It's your independent marketing as well as Tags and keywords that will really help drive your sales.

• Prepare your Anti-Valentine design.
• Once your Anti-Valentine image is ready, be sure to Tag it to rock your sales.
• Important: To be included in the contest add Tag code: AVC2006
• To be included in Marketplace Search add Tag: Anti-Valentine.
• Finally, promote like crazy to get the word out about your Anti-Valentine stuff.

If you don't yet have a shop, click here to open a shop and begin designing.

How will CafePress determine the contest winners?
CafePress will determine the 3 top-selling winners by base price revenue. This will ensure that your final sales result isn't complicated by promotional coupons or discounts. For more information, please read the Official Rules

Can my customers still use promotional discounts and coupons to purchase my Anti-Valentine's products?
Yes. Your customers can use promotional discounts and coupons without negatively impacting your final sales results.

Can I enter more than one design?
Yes. You can enter as many designs as you like, but remember, your sales are determined by calculating base price revenue per design. Entering multiple designs will not result in cumulative base price revenues to better your odds.

Since there is such a diversity of products and a great variance of base prices, what is the best merchandise to compete in this contest?
We suggest adding a variety of products featuring your Anti-Valentine design. Offer products that appeal to everyone in all price ranges.

My markups won't count in this contest?
No. The contest qualifying revenue is calculated excluding Shopkeeper commissions.

When and where will winners be announced?
Contest winners will be announced on the CafePress.com web site on March 31, 2006. This is to honor customers' 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee and gives us 2 weeks to make adjustments for Returns and to calculate all contestants' final sales.

How will customer Returns be handled?
Returns will be deducted from your final contest base price revenue results.

How will the winners be notified?
Winners will be contacted by phone or email notification.

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1. HOW TO ENTER: This Contest begins at 12:00 AM PST on January 13, 2006 and ends at 11:59 PM PST on February 14, 2006. To participate in the Contest, you must first visit www.cafepress.com and set up a free or premium shop (if you do not have one already), complete the online registration process, and completely and accurately fill out the Payee Information for the account. To enter the Contest you must:

1. Have an existing or open a new CafePress.com shop (link start selling)
2. Create an image with an Anti-Valentine's day theme and upload it to your account. Your image must comply with the CafePress Content Usage Policy. For more information on how to create an image click here. CafePress reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any image from the Contest at any time, that it believes does not comply with the Content Usage Policy, the terms of these Official Rules, the CafePress.com Terms of Service, the CafePress.com Shopkeeper Agreement, and/or does not relate to the Anti-Valentine's day theme.
3. Tag the image with Contest Tags "AVC2006" and "Anti-Valentine". Click here to learn more about Tags.
4. Create products with the image and start selling. To learn more about creating products click here.

2. WINNER SELECTION: One Grand, First and Second Prize will be awarded to each of the contestant(s) who have submitted one of the three images that generate the most base price revenue (excluding returns) during the period between 12:00 AM PST on January 13, 2006 and 11:59 PM PST on February 14, 2006, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the Official Rules. In the event of a tie at any prize level, the tied contestants at any prize level will receive the same prize. Winners will be notified by telephone and/or email at the contact information provided on the registration form and in the Payee Information of the applicable account. Winners will also be posted on the CafePress.com Web site on March 31, 2006.

3. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the U.S. (excluding territories, possessions) who have reached the age of majority in their state of residence at time of entry. Void in Arizona, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Vermont, Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. Employees of CafePress.com, its parents, Affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers (and members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same household of each) are not eligible.

4. PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE: ALL TAXES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.

• Grand Prize: 60 GB iPod* (Approximate retail value $399.00 USD)
• First Prize: 4 GB Nano iPod* (Approximate retail value $249.00 USD)
• Second Prize: 2 GB Nano iPod* (Approximate retail value $199.00 USD)

5. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Winners may forfeit prize if CafePress.com is unable to contact him or her within 7 days of first attempted notification. Any prize/prize notification returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Winners may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility/Publicity/Liability Release within seven (7) days following attempted notification. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. CafePress.com reserves the right to substitute prize for an item of equal or greater value if the offered prize is unavailable. The prize is awarded without warranty of any kind from CafePress.com, express or implied, without limitation. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Contestants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules, the CafePress.com Terms of Service, the CafePress.com Shopkeeper Agreement and by the decisions of CafePress.com, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. Although contestants may submit multiple designs, each contestant may only win one prize. In the event that a contestant has won more than one prize they will be given the prize of greater value. In the event that more than one contestant submits the same design, only the first entry received will be eligible for the Contest. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for CafePress.com and its agencies to use winners' name, likeness and Contest images for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. By accepting a prize, winners agree to hold CafePress.com, its respective directors, officers, employees and assigns harmless for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Contest. CafePress.com is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prizes. CafePress.com is not responsible if prizes cannot be awarded due to travel cancellations, delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of terrorism.

6. INTERNET: CafePress.com is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by CafePress.com or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, CafePress.com reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. CafePress.com reserves the right to select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date. CafePress.com further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. Caution: Any attempt by a contestant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, CafePress.com reserves the right to seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent of the law.

* iPod is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Apple is not a sponsor of, a partner in, or affiliated in any way with this promotion.

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