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Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

Online/e-mailed entries will be subject to standard Internet access and usage charges imposed by your Internet service provider.

1. Sweepstakes Period: The WeShop “Consumer Power” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on October 6, 2009 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on December 14, 2009 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

2. How To Enter: To receive your first Weekly and Grand, First and Second Prize entry via the Internet, you must perform the action described in section (A) following, plus at least one of the actions described in section (B) following. To receive additional entries, you must perform one of the actions described in section (B) 1) thru 6) for each additional entry. SECTION (A): visit http://www.weshopnetwork.com/sweepstakes/consumer-power (“Site”) or click on a banner or other link that leads you to the Site, and create a WeShop email account by following the instructions on the site. SECTION (B): 1) Each time you use your WeShop email account to make any online purchase, you will receive one (1) additional entry. 2) Each time you forward an online purchase confirmation from a pre-existing email account to your WeShop email account, you will receive one (1) additional entry. 3) With respect to any physical receipt of any date from any store in an amount greater than $0.99 (even those from prior to the Sweepstakes period), if you (a) e mail a scan or photo of such receipt to your WeShop email account, or (b) mail such receipt (with your WeShop e mail address and desired username written on it) in a hand-addressed, stamped envelope, to: WeShop Consumer Power Sweepstakes, PO Box 7867, Melville, NY 11775 –7867, you will receive one (1) additional entry for each physical receipt emailed or mailed as described above. 4) If you sync your pre-existing Gmail account to your WeShop email account, you will receive one (1) additional entry for each online order confirmation or other retailer/merchant communication transferred. 5) Each time you receive an email to your WeShop account from an online retailer/merchant, you will receive one (1) additional entry.). And, 6) You will receive one (1) additional entry for every entry earned by a friend or family member that you refer to WeShop. You can refer friends and family members by completing the Referral Form at http://www.weshopnetwork.com/sweepstakes/consumer-power/friends. Each additional entry described in SECTION (B) constitutes one additional chance to win in both the Grand, First and Second Prize drawing and the applicable Weekly Prize drawing corresponding to the date of such additional entry. To enter via mail for both the Grand, First and Second Prize drawing and the applicable Weekly Prize drawing corresponding to the postmark date of such entry, without including any receipts: Mail your name, full address, date of birth, daytime telephone number, and your email address and the username you would like to use for your WeShop email account (both in capitals and underlined), on a plain 3” x 5” paper in a hand-addressed, stamped envelope, to: WeShop “Consumer Power” Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 7867, Melville, NY 11775-7867. Limit one mail-in entry per envelope. Please note, a WeShop email account will be setup for each initial write-in entry only. If the username you provide is not available, Sponsor will assign a similar username and you will be notified thereof in an email to your primary email account. Mailed entries (with or without receipts) must be postmarked during the dates listed in the chart below during the Sweepstakes Period and received not later than seven (7) days later, to be eligible for that corresponding Weekly drawing only. All mail-in entries must be postmarked by December 14, 2009 and received by December 21, 2009 to be eligible for the Grand, First and Second Prize drawing and the final Weekly drawing. All e-mail entries must be submitted and confirmed by 11:59:59 p.m. ET during the dates listed in the chart below during the Sweepstakes Period, to be eligible for the Grand, First and Second Prize drawing and the corresponding Weekly drawing. All email entries must be received by 11:59 P.M. ET on December 14, 2009 to be eligible for the Grand, First and Second Prize drawing and the final Weekly drawing. Entries in any Weekly drawing will not be carried forward for subsequent Weekly drawings. Mechanically reproduced or automated mailed entries, or those generated by any automated e-mailing program, script or bot are not eligible. All entries must be complete to be eligible. All entries become property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.

3. Eligibility: Open only to legal residents of the United States, who are 16 years of age or older (18 for residents of ME) as of date of entry. Employees of Sponsor, Administrator, their respective parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, advisors, advertising and promotion agencies, their immediate family members {parents, siblings, children, (natural, adopted, foster) and spouse}, wherever they reside and/or those living in the same household (whether or not related) of each are not eligible.

4. Random Drawings: One (1) potential Weekly Prize Winner will be selected in each of 10 separate Weekly random drawings (as defined in the chart above), from among all eligible entries received or postmarked during each Weekly Period listed in the chart above. One (1) potential Grand, First and Second Prize winner will be selected in a separate random drawing on or about December 24, 2009, from among all eligible entries received. Drawings will be conducted by Administrator, an independent judging organization whose decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Entries will not be carried forward for subsequent weekly drawings. Odds of winning a Weekly Prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received/postmarked during each week’s Weekly Period. Odds of winning a Grand, First or Second Prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited and subject to all federal, state and local laws.

5. Prizes: Grand Prize (1): $2,500, awarded as a check. First Prize (1): $1,000, awarded as a check. Second Prize (1): $500, awarded as a check.. Weekly Prize (10, 1 per week): $100, awarded as a check. No substitution or transfer of a prize by winner is permitted. Winners will be notified within 4-6 weeks after each drawing date. All applicable federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the individual winners (or parent/legal guardian if a winner is a minor).

6. General Rules: The winners of the Grand, First and Second Prize and any Weekly Prize (the “prize”) or parent/legal guardian if winner is a minor, will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, liability/publicity release (except where prohibited by law) within ten (10) days of notification attempt or such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. If prize or prize notification is returned as non-deliverable, the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected. All material submitted becomes the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission to Sponsor and its agencies to use winner’s name, biographical information, pictures/portraits, submitted receipts, likeness and/or voice, for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By accepting the prize, winners agree to hold Sponsor, its respective parents, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, assigns and Administrator, harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of use of the prize. By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the judges. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an online entrant, the authorized account holder of the WeShop e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. “Authorized account holder” of an e-mail address is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, illegible, mutilated, mistranscribed, misdirected, incorrect, incomplete, ineligible, unintelligible entries or postage-due mail; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software program, network, Internet or computer failures or difficulties; (iii) errors in transmission; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond their control that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by a prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or (vi) any printing or typographical error in any materials associated with these Official Rules or the Sweepstakes generally. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel/modify the Sweepstakes or disqualify entrant if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy the integrity of the Sweepstakes as determined solely by Sponsor. In the event of termination, a notice will be posted and a random drawing (for applicable Weekly Prizes and the Grand, First and Second Prize) will be held from all eligible online/e-mailed/text entries received prior to the time of termination and all eligible mailed entries received. Any attempt by an individual or person to deliberately damage the site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal/civil laws and should such attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such individual or person to the fullest extent of the law. Sponsor not responsible for any liability for damage to any computer system/wireless device resulting from participation in, accessing or downloading information in connection with this Sweepstakes. As a condition of entering the Sweepstakes, participant agrees that: 1) under no circumstance will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential or any other damages, other than for out-of-pocket expenses; 2) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and 3) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys fees.

7. Winners: For the names of the winners, available after January 21, 2010, click on the winners link at the Site.

8. Sponsor/Administrator: The Sponsor of the Sweepstakes (“Sponsor”) is Advanced Commerce Strategies, Inc., 555 8^th Avenue, Suite 1902, NY, NY 10018. The Administrator of the Sweepstakes (“Administrator”) is Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, NY 11747.