negativity from others

Over the years I've read so many posts just like this and it makes me so sad that some compers have experienced this kind of reaction to their success.

I, on the other hand, would just like to say that I have only experienced positive responses to my comping efforts. I've been comping for around 15 years now and got rather good at it. I have never, as yet, had a negative response from anyone I've told. In fact, I'm asked all the time what I've won lately and often feel really guilty if I have nothing juicy to report. Some people look seriously disappointed when I say I haven't won anything. At one point I almost felt like a minor local celebrity, so far had the word spread about what I was up to.

Recently I've taken a step back from comping while I concentrate on other things and I can tell you the only pressure I've felt about this is from the people around me. They hate it. I've come to think that my little tales of good luck give people a bit of hope. I don't know. But the fact I'm not entering so many comps seems to be bothering other people more than it is me.

It's a hobby, enjoy it. If you are lucky, you'll do well. Worse case scenario is that you'll join a community like this with like minded people who all plod on in a hobby that occasionaly brings fantastic results.

As for the people who react badly. Do what I do, offer to teach them all about how to do it. Explain facebook, twitter, MSE, roboform, email signatures, dailies, purchase required. Really go for it. Hammer in how long this all takes. I guarantee you, before your coffee cups are cold most people will be revising their opinions of whether you are just a lucky moo or whether you actually deserve winning that weeks supply of ......... for all of your efforts.

As a final thing I'd just like to add that sometimes even the most sceptical people can benefit from your comping if you just keep trying. I entered into a comp for a holiday for 8 people worth £12000. If you didn't win but your referral did, you won a holiday for 2 worth £3500. So I badgered all my work mates, about 8 in total to enter though my referal link. None of them particularly wanted to, but they did it to keep me happy. You can imagine how happy I was then to ring my colleague one night to say K have you checked your emails only I've got one that says you've won first prize £12000 hoiday, I have second prize as your referrer. How awesome is that!!

It doesn't matter what you do in life, someone will always find something negative to say about it.

F!!k em

That's bizarre - why shouldn't you enter competitions to win for yourself anyway!!? I enter for myself, my family and for presents etc.

I haven't exactly had a negative response, although I suspect they probably think I should be doing something else with my time. I'd rather be sat comping in the evening, than sat watching the TV!

People don't like what they don't understand - I basically don't tell anyone anymore, because it's none of their business. The only people that I may talk to about it are my very close friends and immediate family.

I gave up for a couple of years until last month and haven't won anything this month so far, so I have nothing to talk about with it right now anyway haha....

I'd say it's best to not bother talking about it --- but anyone that suggests you should donate your wins to charity is plain rude and should be told as much!

Why has it got anything to do with anyone else? Can't understand people that feel the need to make nasty comments other than jealousy maybe.

I don't really tell many people that I do comping apart from my close family and friends and they all seem happy enough if I win something nice for them. And by the looks of it one of my daughters has inherited my love for comping, although she is only 13 she looks for comps she is allowed to enter and today her very first win came through the post. A lipstick from a youtuber she is over the moon and I'm excited with her.

I believe in karma! what goes around comes around!

If you are negative, clicky, unsharing and miserable then that is what you will get!
If you are happy, generous and go lucky then that's what will happen to you!

I comp to my own rules, I don't enter for things me or friends or family can not use or things I don't like!
I try and share comps if I can!

as long as I'm happy with what I do I don't care what others think! and neither should you!