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Competitions Discussion Thread Part 3

This is a continuation of the old thread here.

The old thread was getting very long and very messy so a nice new shiny thread for you lot to mess up!!!! :D

Please post any questions, tips and discussions about anything comp releated in this thread.

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How many comps did you enter before your first win ?. 319 votes

1-20
15% 50 votes
20-50
10% 32 votes
50-100
10% 34 votes
100+
31% 100 votes
Not won anything yet.
32% 103 votes
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Comments

  • hjb123
    hjb123 Posts: 32,002 Forumite
    yeh, thanks divadee, just wanted to be the first to mess it up! hehe
    Weight Loss - 102lb
  • Barks100
    Barks100 Posts: 139 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Me too! Never been able to post at the beginning of a thread before!

    Just want to say thank you to everyone who posts on here. The advice, the support, it's all very welcome.
    I'm a newbie comper but whenever I feel I'm not getting very far I just have a browse through the posts and feel so much better. 2 wins so far since starting mid August. Shrek DVD and Tefal Actifry(makes chips with just a tablespoon of oil!). Some days do loads, other days nothing. But with the encouragement of all those who do post on here hopefully I will go on and win the big one! Could do with a new car. Mine's 10 years old in January but still going well!
  • theshyguy
    theshyguy Posts: 151 Forumite
    thought id poke my nose in sum where thanks for everyone thats given me encourment to carry on come on good luck fairy

    *sean opens the case of beer who wants one*
    Starting comping late sept 2007

    wins so far: 08/10/07 shrek backpack 08/10/07 2000 piggy points 10/10/2007 kate walsh tickets

    piggy points 2830 - only gotta get to 3500 to i can get my six bottles of wine :)

    win a wii by christmas member no 61
  • ginjim
    ginjim Posts: 10,078 Forumite
    ok whats the score with the emap sites/magazines good to know stuff.loaded nuts etc etc
    a few of them are owned by the same company and run the same competitions

    have many people won from them by entering the same competion on the similar sites?
  • catz747
    catz747 Posts: 20,381 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Mmm I haven't won from any of them but I do enter them all :)

    Fortean times and bizarre are the same but different, I enter both of those too.

    I don't enter the newspaper same ones though, like metro & the other same ones.
  • I wonder if my address effects my chances of winning on these comps, (its a very welsh address)

    So im going to convince my OH to start entering with her address while I enter with my Parents address.

    Be intresting to see if there is a connection
    Debt : 10500 MNBA CC =£3000 EGG CC =£1500 Overdraft = £1500 Loan = £6000
    LBM2 = May 08 - The internet is not serious business :)
  • divadee
    divadee Posts: 10,609 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    im sad, i love the community that this board has become it is fantastic but now it is so busy i dont have the time to enter the comps anymore.


    so i am asking noone to post any comps for 2 weeks so i can catch up :rotfl:

    i need to win some prizes!!!!
  • catz747
    catz747 Posts: 20,381 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    divadee wrote: »
    im sad, i love the community that this board has become it is fantastic but now it is so busy i dont have the time to enter the comps anymore.


    so i am asking noone to post any comps for 2 weeks so i can catch up :rotfl:

    i need to win some prizes!!!!

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

    :starmod:
  • theshyguy
    theshyguy Posts: 151 Forumite
    lol im deperate to win a big prize but i guess youve got similar odds to win the lottery :confused:
    Starting comping late sept 2007

    wins so far: 08/10/07 shrek backpack 08/10/07 2000 piggy points 10/10/2007 kate walsh tickets

    piggy points 2830 - only gotta get to 3500 to i can get my six bottles of wine :)

    win a wii by christmas member no 61
  • VelvetGlove
    VelvetGlove Posts: 12,008 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    divadee wrote: »
    im sad, i love the community that this board has become it is fantastic but now it is so busy i dont have the time to enter the comps anymore.


    so i am asking noone to post any comps for 2 weeks so i can catch up :rotfl:

    i need to win some prizes!!!!

    Here divadee, take a seat, have a glass of your favourite tipple & kick back & relax for a little while.

    *hug* Thanks for making our little corner of MSE a fun & friendly place to frolic :)
    Sad because you don't know what to do? :sad: Comping question? Take a look in the Comping Guide to find out :smiley:
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