Ripley’s Believe It or Not! wants to know: What’s the weirdest thing you can mail to us?

July 23, 2013 - PRLog -- ORLANDO, Fla.  – Ripley's Believe It or Not! (http://www.ripleys.com/) is always looking for weird items, but the company’s  Ready Set Mail contest is putting a new twist on its search for the strange, the odd and the unusual.

For the Ready Set Mail contest, Ripley’s wants to see what weirdness people can send to its corporate headquarters in Orlando; but there’s a catch. No packaging is allowed – that means no box, no envelope, no wrapping of any kind. The postage and address must go directly on the item.

Ready Set Mail is about creativity - and the willingness to pay for postage!

So far, entries have included a toilet seat, an inflatable monkey, a lemon, a bar of soap, a fake piece of cake and a hat shaped like an alligator.

“The Postal Service gets its share of criticism, but you have to applaud them for delivering items this way,” said Edward Meyer, Ripley’s VP of Exhibits and Archives. “Most people don’t realize that if you can put an address and postage on it, they’ll usually find a way to deliver it.”

Ripley’s has a long legacy of receiving unusual items through the mail. Robert Ripley once received more than a million letters in a single year, including letters written on wood, glass, rocks, bones and even a grain of rice.

There are prizes for the best Ready Set Mail entries. A weekly winner gets a copy of “A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert ‘Believe It or Not!’ Ripley.” A grand prize winner will get their choice of an unbelievable prize – a sculpture of either Captain Jack Sparrow or a Bumblebee Transformer. Each is made entirely from recycled car parts, stands over three feet tall, weighs more than 200 pounds and is worth $1500.

The contest runs through September 4. For the mailing address, contest rules and other details, entrants should first visit: http://www.ripleys.com/mail/

Media Contacts

Edward Meyer          

VP, Exhibits & Archives

Ripley Entertainment Inc.

407-345-8010 – office

407-492-8256 – cell

meyer@ripleys.com

Frank Wolff

Wellons Communications

407-339-0879 – office

407-637-6000 – cell

Frank@wellonscommunications.com

About Ripley Entertainment          
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Orlando is part of the Ripley Entertainment Inc. (www.ripleys.com) family of worldwide attractions, the global leader in location-based entertainment.  More than 12 million people visit its 90-plus attractions in 10 countries each year.  In addition to its 32 Believe It or Not!Odditoriums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions that oversee projects including the syndicated Believe It or Not! television show, best-selling books and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in 42 countries. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.