How a failed giveaway resulted in Artesian Builds allegedly laying off their entire staff

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Artesian Builds, a custom PC company with a relatively good relationship with the online world, has frozen all of its assets after a failed giveaway. The event took place in late February, leading many to speculate that the company would be shutting its doors for good.

But how did one event cause the company to go under? This article will take a brief look at the events that may have led the company to fire all employees.

Everything started after they held their monthly custom PC giveaway, where anyone who is an ambassador for their company is elligible to win a completely free PC. The giveaways usually go great, with the winners being chosen by a raffle held by the CEO of the company Noah Katz.

However, this raffle would be quite different than the others, as the CEO claimed that the streamer who was picked was "too small" to win the giveaway, causing many to become confused with the reasoning. The contest had no rules about how big a creator had to be, the only requirement to win was to be an ambassador, which the streamer was.

The streamer took to Twitter to share her frustration, along with a clip of the giveaway livestream in an effort to spread awareness that the company did not keep its word.

Naturally, the online community was furious with the behavior exhibited by Artesian Builds, creating a large conversation about the company and their previous misdealings. Many complained that they faced similar experiences with the company, while others claimed that their products were subpar at best.

The following day, the streamer group One True King, one of Artesian Builds' biggest partners, announced that after the events of the giveaway, they decided they would no longer be doing business with the company.

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