Any advice?

[ann-jen]

Nearly 6 months ago I entered a competition in one of the monthly riding magazines and won. I was over the moon because part of the prize was a lesson with one of our top riders. Since then I feel like I have been constantly badgering the company arranging the lesson to try and find out when it is going to be and all they say is they should have a date for me within the week or they will call me back and so it goes on. I have even contacted the magazine and received assurances that I will hear something soon and now we are 6mths down the line and still nothing. I even emailed the said riders website and got a nice reply from his PR lady saying he was competing abroad and would sort something out when he got back - but that was nearly a month ago now.
I know I'm probably very low on the list of all these people's priorities but winning this lesson meant the world to me and I feel so despondant that its never actually going to happen.

I worry that if I keep badgering these people I am going to end up annoying the life out of them and they will be even less inclined to do anything but if I don't do anything I think I am going to miss out on something that literally would be the opportunity of a lifetime.

Any advice what to do?

 

[annunziata]

write a letter to them explaining this!! Dont back down you won!!!!

 

[crazyponys]

yes write to them explaining you dont want to hassle them but on the other hand you did win the competition !!!!!!!!
good luck

 

[ann-jen]

I think that is what I'm going to end up doing - its whether to write to the company organising it, the magazine or both. I have to say the organisation has been very disappointing.

 

[kerilli]

i'd wait a week, then call again, and ask the PR lady when he is back in the country and has a spare window that you can all aim for, as this really means a lot to you. it sounds as if the magazine are being rubbish at organising it so you might have to be a bit more proactive. i think i'd make a pointed joke too, something along the lines of "at this rate i'm going to be having my lesson on a geriatric!..."