Possession Obsession In An Apartment
08.27.07 By Deanna DahlsadMore than 40% of U.S. households have collectors in them — but what happens when you live in an apartment? Does that make for a household with more than the house can hold?
Well, maybe not literally, but living in an apartment can make for more challenging collecting.
Apartment dwelling collectors likely need to be more creative with storing and displaying their goodies, fitting their growing collections in a smaller space. They must have a sense of humor about articles which tell them to keep those horizontal surfaces clean to create the illusion of larger space too.
And the folks at Apartments.com are counting on it.
With their first-ever Possession Obsession Contest, Apartments.com is not only asking folks who live in a rental apartment to show off what they’ve got (allowing the rest of us to rubber-neck and enjoy the videos), but they’re going to give away large sums of money to the folks who show off their smaller abodes loaded with collectibles.
Just how much money? Well, one lucky Grand Prize winner will receive $20,000 in cash and the two runner-up finalists will each receive a cash prize of $500.
To enter, each contestant should send in a one-to two-minute video that shows their “Possession Obsession.” Each entry should include how their collection began, reveal ways the collection has come to life in their apartment, and illustrate the funniest situations brought about by the collection.
Your video:
* May not include footage of any person other than you;
* Must include footage of you;
* Must include a statement within the first 20 seconds stating that the video is being submitted for the Apartments.com Possession Obsession Contest;
* May not include unsuitable or offensive content;
* May not contain content that is in violation of or infringes third party intellectual property rights including, but not limited to copyrights, including music copyrights, trademarks, and rights of publicity; and
* May not contain content to which you do not own all right, title and interest.
Collectors can submit videos online through September 10 on the contest Web site.
Then a team of judges selected by and including experts from Apartments.com will select three potential finalists based on the originality of expression based on the following criteria:
(10%) how your obsession began
(30%) how your possessions/collection are taking over your apartment
(30%) how extreme your obsession is
and (30%) the funniest experiences you’ve had because of your possession obsession.
Between September 17 and October 19, the finalists will be posted to the contest Web site where the general public can view the submissions and vote for who they think should win the Grand Prize.
The finalists will also have the opportunity to be featured here at CQ — so it’s really fame & fortune that awaits you. But you’ve got to enter to win. So, if you live in a rental apartment, what are you waiting for? Cash, our admiration, and a few shared giggles await!
To enter the contest or for more information and statistics about America’s possession obsessions, as well as the official contest rules and guidelines, visit www.apartments.com/possessionobsession.
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September 9th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
I recently entered the contest at Apartments.com With all of my frogs. I
am a huge frog fan. Please go watch and vote for my video Froggie
Friends. Its really Cute!
http://possessionobsession.apartments.com/contestant/32
Thanks So Much!!!
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