date:Oct 17, 2012
When McDonalds promised no purchase necessary for its famous Monopoly sweepstakes, one man took the fast-food chain very seriously.
Brandon Duncombe, a 28-year-old writer from West Palm Beach, Fla., read the rules of McDonalds Monopoly carefully and discovered a no purchase necessary claim in the fine print, Bargaineering reports.
According to lawyer Alan L. Friel, contests and sweepstakes must include a no consideration clause such as no purchase necessary. Otherwise, the contest is consider