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Archives for September 2014

facebook analytical data - what does this mean
Am entering a competition on facebook and under the details of the competition it states that the winner will be "the person with the most amount of shares on the Facebook analytics data" - what does this mean?
Thornton cake off has not turned out well
https://www.facebook.com/Thorntons.Official?fref=nf Glad to see all the runners up were made winner, after the outing
ITV Postal Comps
"Up to 37 entries per phone number. Maximum 39 entries per person, per entry method (Online/Text). In the case of multiple entries received in an envelope or postcard, only one entry will be entered into the Prize Draw. Sufficient postage must be paid " i wonder what they would say if i sent them a parcel with 37 separate…
Baylis & Harding prizes not sent.
They did a competition end of August on Facebook. There were 10 winners every day for 5 days, so 50 winners in total. I was one of the winners on Day 3 of the competition. They requested that all winners contact them via Facebook by September 10th with postage details. Since then nothing. I have sent them a private…
anyone else have problems on Twitter today?
Is anyone else having problems retweeting pictures attached to the comps on Twitter today? I can't seem to retweet manually with a picture.
Best magazine/Yours magazine
My newsagent had a problem with deliveries today.I have not received my copies of Best or Yours. Hopefully will get them tomorrow, then I will post them.
Has This Morning itv stopped doing online entry?
I stopped comping for 6 months after entering so many and not winning anything (I'm guessing due to the huge surge in people entering the last few years) but have returned and can now only see how to enter itv this morning comps by text or postcard. Can I just not find it or have they stopped? Thanks
E: 30/10 Mag Daily Win! A luxurious bedding set from Slumberdown (Example)
CHAT MAGAZINE NOW MAGAZINE PICK ME UP WHATS ON TV WOMAN MAGAZINE WOMAN’S OWN MAGAZINE WOMAN’S WEEKLY MAGAZINE What tog is the Slumberdown Sleepwell duvet? 4.5 10.5 :) :):) 13.5 link added to mag dailies
How long did it take you to win your first prizes?
Just being nosy .. how long did it take everyone to win their first prizes and what was it? I have been doing this for a month or so now, and no luck as of yet, but just curious to know how long ittook everyone and what was it! :) xx
What can you do if you cannot contact anyone about missing prize?
I had a winning e.mail from FHM click to wins 29th July, waited 6 weeks e.mailed the address they gave in e.mail for queries, this keeps bouncing back, e.mailed a Bauer address I found this one keeps bouncing back (Mail Box full) found an address for FHM, but have had no reply to this one, this was a nice prize that I was…
Blimey, busy day today
Had a relatively quite weekend (It's a bank holiday in Glasgow (Monday)), so figured I'd come in and catch up on the comps that are closing today (Tuesday) ... what the? ... Took me about 5 hours, there's like [STRIKE]50[/STRIKE] 64 pages of comps ending on the 30/09 (and Im pretty selective about the ones I enter) :|
Faulty prize
A few months ago I won a baby changing bag from bababing via pushchair trader. I noticed today that the outside pocket has developed a tear which is not what I would expect from a product that sells on their website for £65. Should I accept it as just one of those things or should I make a complaint? And who should I…
Prize issue
Around over a month ago I won a prize off a blog which I was really looking forward to, I got emailed about winning on 1st Sept and I picked my prize and got confirmation that my details and prize details had been passed on to the company sorting out the prize. Three weeks passed so I emailed the blogger just politely to…
Finding comps ending on a certain date
I am trying to find all the comps that are ending tomorrow. I have done a search in competition time for 30/09, but I am only getting 12 pages of results with most of those results coming from posts in the last few days. I am sure there are more comps ending tomorrow than i am finding. Help me out! Thanks guys
AdBlocker Plus help with Captcha Please
Hi Can anyone give me any advice about ABP? It seems to block all videos but only the first few captchas on each site. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
"The Peoples Friend"
Sorry folks, there are no comps or give-aways in this weeks "People's Friend"
Help
Hi, Can anyone help me, sorry if this is the wrong place to post but I am unsure where best place would be. I found a link the other day to a comp to win a holiday, you had to play a game though it was guiding a diver (like pacman) I didnt have time to do it then and now cant find it. Thank you
Prize (?!) nightmare! NOW RESOLVED!
Hi there compers! EDIT - NOW RESOLVED! I've got a bit of a situation going on here over a potential prize and was wondering if anyone has won with Panasonic before and might have a contact name or number for a department that sends out prizes? I got a card through the door on 9th Sept from City Link about a parcel. I…
Will the winners emails go in to junk mail? & what would the subject be?
If you win and they let you know on email? what do they usually put as the subject... and does it often go into trash? New to all this, and want to know what to look out for. Been entering comps for a month now, and no luck.. I know i'm impatient.. but hoping this is normal :) Thanks all! xx
0777 number spam?
Had a call early this morning from 07773426119, had a quick look on google but can't find any comments for this number, also read that 0777 numbers can be disguised as mobile numbers but charge you when called back. I think this is most likely spam, no voicemail but thought it would be best to check just in case it could…

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