How To Enter : Visit http://www.facebook.com/staples/app_619768321414659 and follow the instructions.
Eligibility : Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. and Canada (excluding Quebec), who are 18 years of age and older as of date of Contest Entry (as defined below).
Timing : The Staples Make Your Idea Happen Contest (the “Contest”) begins 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET“) on January 10, 2014 and ends 5:00 p.m. ET on February 3, 2014 (the “Contest Period”). The Voting Period, which will consist of a Voter Sweepstakes (“Voter Sweepstakes”) begins at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 3, 2014 and ends at 5:00 p.m. ET on April 16, 2014.
Limit : Limit of one (1) Contest Entry per person/email address regardless of method of entry. Limit one (1) Voter Entry/vote per person per day, regardless of method of voting.
Prize (s) :
Grand Prize [one (1)]: US$25,000 towards Staples products and help from Staples to bring winner’s Make Your Idea Happen vision to life, awarded as a US$17,500 Staples gift card and a US$7,500 check to defray taxes and a Sponsor-specified series of consultative phone calls with a panel of third party experts to help winner Make Your Idea Happen (based on their availability). The ARV of the Grand Prize is US$25,000.
1st Place Prize [one (1)]: US$15,000 towards Staples products and help from Staples to bring winner’s Make Your Idea Happen vision to life, awarded as a US$10,500 Staples gift card and a US$4,500 check to defray taxes and a Sponsor-specified series of consultative phone calls with a panel of third party experts to help winner Make Your Idea Happen (based on their availability). The ARV of the 1st Place Prize is US$15,000.
2nd Place Prize [one (1)]: US$10,000 towards Staples products and help from Staples to bring winner’s Make Your Idea Happen vision to life, awarded as a US$7,000 Staples gift card and a US$3,000 check to defray taxes and a Sponsor-specified series of consultative phone calls with a panel of third party experts to help winner Make Your Idea Happen (based on their availability). The ARV of the 2nd Place Prize is US$10,000.
Runner-up Prize [seven (7)]: US$5,000 towards Staples products and help from Staples to bring winner’s Make Your Idea Happen vision to life, awarded as a US$3,500 Staples gift card and a US$1,500 check to defray taxes. The ARV of each Runner-up Prize is US$5,000.
Voter Sweepstakes Prize [three (3)] – A US$100 Staples gift card. The ARV of each Voter Sweepstakes Prize is US$100.
