Comping for Christmas

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  • angiecupcake
    angiecupcake Posts: 20 Forumite
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    I'm trying my best to comp for Christmas but not overly having much luck this year! I have quite a few people to buy for and a 3 year old and two 8 year old's to buy for (nieces and nephews).
    I did quite well last year but no luck so far this year, my niece's birthday is 2 days before Christmas too!

    I think even winning the basics such as toiletry sets reakky helps as I find they all add up!
  • compingtinkertink2010
    compingtinkertink2010 Posts: 427 Forumite
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    The last few years I had managed to win a fair bit towards xmas. This year nothing till the other day when I won £200 Amazon vouchers which has helped. Hoping and praying for some decent wins otherwise xmas may be cancelled lol
  • toniq
    toniq Posts: 29,340 Forumite
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    The last five advents I've won xmas in it's entirety but I think this year as comping has changed so much I have zero chance x

    I will still batter the advents as per usual but not expect it to sort xmas out, saying that I do a xmas box all year round and have a few bits for everyone in it, just need to keep going x
    #JusticeForGrenfell
  • bullshot
    bullshot Posts: 4,028 Forumite
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    A few years ago I won a great competition it was called " Win Christmas on the Post Office" ...it was to publicise the fact that the Post Office could supply and deliver everything for Christmas. They had produced a catalogue from which I chose stuff worth £650.I chose a Karaoke machine for my grandchildren,a wine hamper, a huge food hamper and a couple chocolate hampers.Christmas Crackers and quite a few other smallish gifts.I won it in October, chose all the stuff by mid November and then ' foolishly' relaxed as I had done all my Christmas shopping apart from fresh food and a few other bits and pieces and the prize would be delivered on Xmas Eve in order to make it a lovely Christmas prize...( don't forget , the comp was to promote the fact that the Post Office could take care of Christmas). I was in the supermarket the day before Xmas Eve when I got a call on my mobile from someone from the PR company to inform me that they could not deliver any of the stuff ' at all ' ( never mind in time for Xmas)and they would give me gift cards to the value of the prize plus £50 extra as compensation!!!! You couldn't make it up!!! So it was a mad panic getting everything I needed in 1 day.I received Saving Stamps( not gift cards) to spend in the Post Office....so the following year it was Fishing licences, a TV Licence, stamps and currency .......Great Xmas prezzies....don't you agree?
  • hamsterfan1
    hamsterfan1 Posts: 8,280 Forumite
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    I don't have a wishlist or such but I put any wins that I think would makes useful presents to one side, not got as many this year though because it's been a pants comping year
    proud gran to 4 lovely boys and one little girl
  • jsol
    jsol Posts: 196 Forumite
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    bullshot wrote: »
    A few years ago I won a great competition it was called " Win Christmas on the Post Office" ...it was to publicise the fact that the Post Office could supply and deliver everything for Christmas. They had produced a catalogue from which I chose stuff worth £650.I chose a Karaoke machine for my grandchildren,a wine hamper, a huge food hamper and a couple chocolate hampers.Christmas Crackers and quite a few other smallish gifts.I won it in October, chose all the stuff by mid November and then ' foolishly' relaxed as I had done all my Christmas shopping apart from fresh food and a few other bits and pieces and the prize would be delivered on Xmas Eve in order to make it a lovely Christmas prize...( don't forget , the comp was to promote the fact that the Post Office could take care of Christmas). I was in the supermarket the day before Xmas Eve when I got a call on my mobile from someone from the PR company to inform me that they could not deliver any of the stuff ' at all ' ( never mind in time for Xmas)and they would give me gift cards to the value of the prize plus £50 extra as compensation!!!! You couldn't make it up!!! So it was a mad panic getting everything I needed in 1 day.I received Saving Stamps( not gift cards) to spend in the Post Office....so the following year it was Fishing licences, a TV Licence, stamps and currency .......Great Xmas prezzies....don't you agree?


    Bullshot I am gobsmacked!! cant believe they would do that!
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  • toniq
    toniq Posts: 29,340 Forumite
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    Ohhh they do, I won a £500 xmas hamper which arrived well after xmas.
    #JusticeForGrenfell
  • lucinad
    lucinad Posts: 5,274 Forumite
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    ha ha i wish i comped for christmas! if we relied on my wins for christmas it would be a very sorrowful day! lol
    Compers challenge 2024 wins!!!!....
  • ikkle87
    ikkle87 Posts: 8,449 Forumite
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    I've also won christmas hampers that have come after christmas.

    I've got all my sons christmas presents they are all hidden in a cupboard out of the way. All from wins and I know he will be made up with them. Have also got a pressie for me mam that I won and me nans pressie has been pre-ordered with amazon vouchers I've won. Just got 4 blokes of the family to get pressies for and I'm done x
    You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

    xx Mama to a gorgeous Cranio Baby xx
  • etc28
    etc28 Posts: 8 Forumite
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    Will certainly be trying to comp for Christmas but unfortunately I haven't had any wins this year so I wont be holding my breath
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