Bonnie,

You guys advertise the give and get I thought what a great idea, I went on and registered everywhere I needed sat with my computer for 1 1/2 hours waiting for the item to become available to get for the $10.00 donation. You guys should just say good luck to one person the item finally was there to bid on then wouldn't let you bid on it then it was no longer available what a scam I should have know to good to be true. All I did is waste several hours of my time..... Lisa

Very disappointed won't try this anymore....

Hey Bonnie,

I love the fact that you put the Menorah on your desk today next to Baby Jesus. I would like you though to add a Crescent to include all the Muslims out there. It just happens to be a time of celebration for us too. I am a muslim and I enjoy your show very much. I watch you every single day.

you are great

I've been trying to bid on the coffee maker for today and it keeps saying that there are no items available even though it doesn't say the item is sold out. EBay is new to me. Please explain if you have to be a member or not. Of course, I am not a member.

I love you and your show. I'm from Chicago too and really enjoy hearing about you having grown up there.

Hello!

We love the show! It is really a bright spot on television today....

Like so many before me on the comment line, we were unable to "bid" exactly at 6:oo pm EST. I think someone has crashed the system with your wonderful idea!

Have a blessed Christmas!

Cindy
Howell, MI

Dear Bonnie
Thanks for a great time in the afternoon. I enjoyed you with Steve Martin in Cheaper My the Dozen. Now it is fun watching you with your own show. You and your staff really do a terrfic job. With the economy being so sad some times, it is nice to tune in to your show. Just to laugh, you all look like your having a great time. Keep up the good work, hope you feel better. Best Wishes for the New Year.

Sincerly Linda Perrine

I love the show!
After seeing the Give & Get, I decided to try for it. Every time I click on the gift of the day I get a message on ebay saying:

0 items found in Bonnie's Give & Get
View: All Items | Auction only | Buy It Now only | On Sale only
There are no items in this category.

I have been there several times and still get this message even at 6pm straight up!

What gives?
donna j

This is absolutely ridiculous...The Ebay thing is a JOKE! And to the viewer who says we do not know Ebay I am an active member and I am doing everything right and I still can not get in on the sale!!!! As soon as I log in it says "0 items in The Bonnie Hunt Give and Get" "There are no items in this category".
We go through all of this to donate $10 to get this item but yet the audience just sits there and there are enough products for each and everyone of them to take home for FREE!! But there are not enough on Ebay for us to purchase! Yea right!!!!!

Hello Bonnie,
I have always enjoyed your work-you are so talented and beautiful. Anyways, as you say enought of the 'buttering up stuff'. lol
I tryed and tryed and tryed to get one of the Nescafe Dolce machines..I finally got to click on 'buy now' and whammo bammo...just as I clicked, it popped tp another box and said sold out! I was so dissapointed. I love your show and should of been in the audience-I for sure would of gotten one-lol. Win some lose some I suppose. Thanks for the great show-keep up the good work.
Marilyn

I love your show. I'm out of work as of a week ago. I was excited to get my new niece the elmo doll but it was gone in seconds all three times. I then tried for the coffee maker but it was gone in 3 seconds all three times during the day. I am computer savey so I don't get it. Is there a way of blocking people who buy more than one. I have high speed fios and a very fast computer. It is very frustrating.
Judy

Bonnie- I think the Give and Get is a good idea. But something isn't right. I was logged in and ready. I clicked on the item at the exact second it went on sale. Then 2 quick clicks later it said None Available. It would be impossible for anyone to buy them all that quickly. Earlier today it led me to believe I had gotten one and then at the end it gave me an error. I know they are limited but this is crazy! Love your show! Diann

I waited all day just like others. When I clicked on to buy I was just in time but then ebay told me I had to register and lost out on the item. I hope now I'm not overloaded with emails from ebay because I'm registered now!

I WANTED TO TELL YOU I SAT AT MY COMPUTER FROM 2:30 TIL 3:OO TODAY WAITING FOR THE GET & GIFT THING. AT 3:OO IT CAME ON AND I PUNCHED ON AND IT SAID ALL THE COFFEE MAKERS WERE GONE! I DID IT THE SECOND IT CAME ON! HOW COULD THEY BE GONE THE SECOND IT CAME ON. IT SAID THEY WOULD BE GIVING THEM AWAY AT 11, 3 AND 6:OO. SOMETHING IS WRONG SOMEWHERE!! PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I AM DOING SOMETHING WRONG OR IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YOUR SYSTEM. THANKS. ANNE MARSELLA ADARWIN@AOL.COM

Love your show thank you for the great entertainment.

I'm not happy about the give and get feature thou I tried a couple of times to donate/purchase the item but I was not allowed to and the reason, I was blocked, is it because i'm Canadian? The Ebay site had 100 available at 3 and at 6 and it wouldn't allow me to complete my transaction, i have pay pal...

So sad...

Bonnie you stink! I think you are an awful person to pretend to have a charity auction. You really shouldn't continue your Give and Get hoax. You don't have enough quantities of the items to even have an auction. The auction ended in 12 seconds. If you really want to do good, you should think of something that is actually going to work. To get people excited only to have them wait by the clock to bid and then there are only so few. You have a nationwide audience. I think that you should think twice before posting your contests. That's what you get hiring a staff of "friends." You guys obviously don't have any voice of reason on your staff. This contest is a mistake in more ways than one and it just is not working. You really should admit your contest failure and think of a contest that would work. I'd like to donate to your charity, however, I feel conned at this point and it is really reflecting badly on your charity. You should really think things through before you have contests!

Hi Bonnie,
I love your show and I am a faithful watcher. I put the kids down for "Quiet Time" and I am ready watching with laptop ready to go. As soon as you showed the "Give & Get" I quickly am ready....except something is wrong! I click on the nescafe dolce gusto and it says there are no items posted!!!! OK I know you showed it on TV how to do it and I did...but nothing happened! What's up? Should I email and ask YOUR MOM? Please...I really want to GIVE!
Blessings,
Peni
Ravensdale, WA

Love your show thank you for the great entertainment.

I'm not happy about the give and get feature thou I tried a couple of times to donate/purchase the item but I was not allowed to and the reason, I was blocked, is it because i'm Canadian? The Ebay site had 100 available at 3 and at 6 and it wouldn't allow me to complete my transaction, i have pay pal...

So sad...

Bonnie,

Your Give & Get is a great idea! I personally am having a hard time trying to get in on this. Once, I selected the item and hit the pay button, but was denied. A message saying that the item was gone....less than 10 seconds after it was listed.

If you have so many people trying to get in on this, a suggestion.....Why not create a lottery to obtain one of these items. You could charge a nominal $1 fee to enter the lottery which I believe would raise additional money for charity. The winners would then each pay $10 for the item if they won.

Thanks and Happy Holiday's

P

I was logged on to ebay ..clicked and entered buy and it was gone have done it 3 times..if you look the same people are buying..they have some kind of software that is keeping all of us out ...not cool

I don't like to complain...but i signed on BEFORE 6pm EST....the coffee maker still showed available but when I clicked on it...zereo items showed up...!!! what's going on??..I'm frustrated like alot of other viewers....but I won't stop watching your show!!..haha...Love you and your show!!..Keep up the great job!

Bonnie,

I am wondering if you can tell me/the listeners how realistic it is to obtain a Give & Get item? I attempted to buy an item both at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. today. I litterally was clicking back and forth into ebay at 2:59 and 5:59 until the exact second the item was listed at 3p.m. and 6 p.m. Within the three seconds it took for me to click 'buy it now' and 'commit to buy' it said that the item had been 'ended', which I assume means sold out. I was a listener today on your show when you said you had only a limited number of items, and I completely understand and am thankful that the Give & Get is even happening- but is there any way to clarify if there is a very low number of items (like 3 per release?) released at each time- therefore VERY unlikely that multiple people will have the opportunity to actually purchase? I am guessing there are several people wondering the same thing as they eagerly are waiting at their computers laughing at themselves as it has become cut-throat on bonniehunt.com.