Weekly Pick: Official Rules
How we pick one story a week from the wall, and what the winner gets. No purchase necessary.
No purchase necessary
No purchase or payment of any kind is needed to enter or win. Buying something does not improve your chances.
Who may enter
Anyone who follows the wall’s rules can send a story. To be eligible for the prize, you must: (1) be signed in to an account on this site when you send the story; (2) be a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia; and (3) be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority where you live if that is older (19 in Alabama and Nebraska, 21 in Mississippi). Employees of World Plush Inc and the people who live with them are not eligible for the prize.
Entry period and deadline
The promotion runs in weekly periods. Each week starts Monday at 12:00 a.m. and ends Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The first week began Monday, September 21, 2026. It continues week to week until we post an end date on this page, at least 7 days in advance. Each week’s story is picked before that week ends, from the stories on the wall during that week.
How to enter
Sign in, then send your story from the wall’s share page. Entering is free. Your story must pass our review before it goes on the wall; stories that don’t are not entered. You can keep your byline anonymous — your account’s email address is never shown on the wall. Each story can win only once. There is no limit on how many stories you send, but each one must be your own and must not include anyone else’s personal details.
How winners are selected
This is not a random drawing. Each week, our editors read the eligible stories on the wall and pick one. They weigh three things equally: how honest it feels, how many people could see themselves in it, and how well it is told. The editors’ decision is final. If no eligible story is on the wall in a given week, or none is suitable, we may not pick one that week.
Prizes and approximate retail value
One prize each week: one plush toy from our current collection, chosen by World Plush Inc. When it is in stock, we usually send the character matched to the winning story. Approximate retail value: up to US$29.95. The prize cannot be exchanged for cash or another item and cannot be transferred, except that we may substitute an item of equal or greater value if the chosen one is unavailable. We pay standard shipping to a U.S. address.
Telling the winner and claiming the prize
We email the winner at the address of the account they were signed in with when they sent the story. To claim the prize, the winner replies within 14 days with a U.S. shipping address and confirms they meet these rules. If we don’t hear back within 14 days, or the winner is not eligible, the prize is forfeited and we may pick another story from the same week. The winning story is marked on the wall as the week’s pick, with the byline its author chose; we don’t publish the winner’s name or email address.
Odds of winning
Winning does not depend on chance. Your odds depend on how many eligible stories are on the wall that week and how they compare under the criteria above.
Taxes are the winner's responsibility
Any taxes on the prize are the winner’s responsibility.
Eligible regions and exclusions
Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Void outside the United States and wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Prizes ship only to U.S. addresses.
Changes and general conditions
We may change or end these rules for future weeks by posting the change on this page at least 7 days before it applies; a week that has already started follows the rules in effect when it began. We may disqualify a story that breaks these rules or does not pass our review, or that we reasonably believe was sent in bad faith (for example, someone else’s story). How we handle personal information is described in our Privacy Policy.
Sponsor
This promotion is sponsored by World Plush Inc. Questions: peter@plushitos.com.