Revenge of the "Westgard Wear" Raffle

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July 12, 2013

Revenge of the "Westgard Wear" Raffle

Posted by Sten Westgard, MS

As we near the annual AACC/ASCLS convention, it's time for our annual contest to rear its ugly head again: The "Westgard Wear" Raffle:

Our annual tradition is to offer visitors to our booth a chance to win a piece of "Westgard Wear":

See more details after the jump...

For those win, fellow Laboratorians may envy/pity you for these obscure garments. Certainly, owning one of these rare items (not sold in stores - because no normal store is willing to sell them) is the quickest way to tell others that you are a quality geek.

But a new annual tradition is that we make this raffle available to those who can't attend the AACC/ASCLS convention. There are two ways to enter this online raffle:

Join the membership of Westgard Web. Anyone joining during the month of July and August will be eligible to win.
If you are already a member, just email [email protected] to indicate your interest in being considering for part of the raffle. You can mention the "Westgard Wear" raffle in the subject line or the content of the message, and we'll count you in.

Now, the fine print on this online: ends on August 30th, 2013 at midnight [Special Extension: until September 30th, 2013 while we await the final delivery of Bobbleheads], only 3 prizes will be awarded, void where prohibited, not open to previous "Westgard Wear" winners, nor to people who took part in the "live" version of the raffle. Odds are unknown, but probably pretty good, like 1 in 750. The winners will be announced in September.

Also note, as a teaser, that we will be introducing a brand new "Westgard Wear" raffle prize this year, something we've never offered before. We won't announce what this prize is until the actual convention.

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