Editorial > Giveaways

Dear TNT, here's a cookie (it's asparagus flavored!) I had this idea, and I was wondering if it's allowed, I was thinking I would go on the boards, ask people what Neopets item they want for Christmas, then use my Neopoints to buy the gifts that a few asked for. There is no scam or anything, I just wanted to make sure this is allowed. Is it, or will I get frozen? I would not ask for anything in return, I just thought, since it's Christmas, it would be nice to do. Thanks! ~[removed]

Another kind Neopian! Very cool.

This is basically a giveaway, which is not allowed. You'll also be spammed with beggars requesting super-expensive items and the like, which we wouldn't wish on anyone (that's why we removed your username). So, we would advise instead searching the Neoboards for users you think are nice or helpful and checking out their user lookups or wishlists to see what they like. We've found this to be quite fun in itself, and the fact that you're giving gifts to other good Neopians instead of random people makes it even better.

(We realise that simply giving out items to people like we suggested sounds an awful lot like a "giveaway," but there is a difference. For example, kinduser123 posts that they're giving away free items and asks for users to post what they'd like to receive. Other generous Neopians will jump in and give kinduser123 items as thanks just for being so nice. In reality, though, kinduser123 never actually gave anything to anyone. It was a ploy to try and get free items from the real generous Neopians. That's why Neoboard "giveaways" are banned completely. Simply giving items to your fellow Neopians, however, is still definitely allowed.) (Issue 321)