SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Overstock.com, Inc. announced today that Melissa Morgan-Foster of Smith, Alabama is the day seven winner of the 10th Anniversary "Daily Dig" sweepstakes. Melissa won a $5,000 shopping spree on Overstock.com. Also, Geraldine Rodriguez of Boca Raton, Florida is the day seven winner of the "Twitter Like it's 1999" online Twitter sweepstakes. Geraldine received a Serta 8-inch Queen-size memory foam mattress. To enter the sweepstakes visit http://www.overstock.com/
"There is no way to fully repay our customers for 10 years of great loyalty. We truly appreciate their giving us the chance to provide them quality products at bargain prices. Thanks for celebrating with us," said Overstock.com Chairman and CEO Patrick Byrne.
"Daily Dig" contestants still have the opportunity to win a $5,000 jewelry package, a dream vacation package worth $5,000, and a Grand Prize of a 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid, to be announced on October 12.
The "Daily Dig" sweepstakes participants can visit http://www.overstock.com/ to find a link to the contest page where contestants are given one clue each day to the "Daily Dig." The daily clue will guide them to search and find a specific product on the Overstock.com site. That day's specific product page will feature a 10th Anniversary logo with a link to enter to win that day's prize. Also on the contest entry page, participants can share the contest with friends and family.
As part of the "Twitter Like it's 1999" sweepstakes participants will need to visit http://www.overstock.com/twitter1999 each day to see what prize is up for grabs, and how to enter. To enter participants will need to follow Overstock.com on twitter (@overstock), and visit http://www.overstock.com/twitter1999 each day from October 1-10 to see that day's 1999 Twitter theme. Users are then asked to tweet what they were doing in 1999, according to that day's contest theme and being sure to include the contest link and the #In1999 hash tag.
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Overstock.com, Inc. is an online retailer offering brand-name merchandise at discount prices. The company offers its customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering its suppliers an alternative inventory distribution channel. Overstock.com, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System and can be found online at http://www.overstock.com/. Overstock.com regularly posts information about the company and other related matters on its website under the heading "Investor Relations."
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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the course and process of the Sweepstakes. Our Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008, our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, or any amendments thereto, and our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections, estimates or forward-looking statements.
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