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Archives for January 2016

Wedding Competiton etiquette!!
Just wondered if people have entered these from bridal sites/magazines when like me they are cheekily, happily married? I generally find any wedding info (ie dates, location) is optional so it's not like you have to lie but I do feel a bit naughty entering them!! I looked at one the other day and the prize at the value of…
I desperately want to win...
Hi, I was wondering whether anyone has had any success in winning the items they desperately want to win? Or is it that when you want it too much it just doesn't happen? This year I'd particularly like to win a new phone (any brand). Also, id like a new car - but we'll forget about that because that is me really just…
Help
Help! I am totally new to this, haven't a clue what im doing or where to start but want to give it a go. Any guidance would be appreciated.. I have tried one comp but not sure if I have done it right ..thanks:rotfl:
Daily Mail deal or no deal
Does anyone have the amount for today 31/01/
newbie
Hi people!! i have been doing comping for a week now. I must of entered every competition on this forum!! Ive never won a prize before so fingers crossed i win at lease one before i die!! I'm hooked!!! Any tips for a new guy?? Thank you!!! Jon:beer::D;)
Need Encouragement!
Hello all you compers I'm in need of some ecouragement I started comping properly last year about June and had all sorts of wins my best was a night in a great hotel to see how the other half lives and some jewellery but for the past two months its as if someone has said no more she's had enough and despite trying to stay…
Is the search engine broken?
I keep getting: connection to mse-forums-db.hosted-at.thebunker.net:3312 failed (errno=111, msg=Connection refused)
Tickets Please
I'm interested in only entering competitions to win tickets for events. Is there a way to search for this kind of competitions only as I'm not interested in other types of prizes. I was thinking there might be a way to filter just for tickets. Thank you
Anyone received their Amazon voucher from Smart Money People yet?
Smart Money People were running something where everyone who submitted two reviews to their site would get a £5 Amazon voucher. The MSE post is here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5383421 Has anyone actually received their's yet? I forgot all about it until I saw a comp posted by them earlier!
Thoughts on honeymoon comps.. not married?
Hi guys, I've entered a few honeymoon competition for holidays to places i'd love to go, but I am single and have been for 3 years :eek: I always check T&C's and most of the time, it doesn't state that you actually need to be married or engaged. One I entered that was posted today had an option in the form for wedding date…
What day is it ? Please bump
Ok, if you see it's a national day please add, yesterday was national puzzle day and there was an hourly but didn't find it until late on. I think we have just had national peanut butter day. The other week was national dress up your pet day, you get the idea. You can then search with the # or seek out well know companies…
Funny co#k up on fb
https://www.facebook.com/nikonsingapore/photos/a.168788309841996.46849.164385193615641/945585702162249/?type=3
Winning missed call?
Apologies if I am doing this wrong (long-time member, first-time poster!!) but I was wondering if winning calls can come from mobile numbers? I've had two missed calls from mobiles but no voicemail left. Thanks for your help!
New competition - go enter it!
Check out this Twitter competition, just RT & follow! twitter.com/Devon_Antiques/status/692299924352962561 :j:j:j:j:j
What time of day are you usually informed of wins?
Hi Just wondering what time of day you usually get a call or email about wins. My friend has won 3 or 4 times and says she has always got the emails around 5.00pm. If I am near a computer around 5 I always check just in case! Is this quite a common time to be contacted or does it vary a lot? Would be interesting to know.
Reverse ISMS
This is just a bit of a niggle for me. I'm noticing a lot of reverse isms in competitions recently and wondered if anyone else is concerned. Now obviously predjudice of any sort should not be tolerated and I am in no way making light of the whole idea of discrimination for whatever reason. But.....do these not constitute…
Locked threads on the Regs board
Old threads get automatically locked, although I can unlock them they relock again!! There are lot of locked threads on the Regs board and it would help if people could check every so often if the comp is still running/has changed and post on the thread, so the only way I can see to unlock them and keep them open is to…
Sweepers
Apparently, in the USA people who enter competitions are called Sweepers, and in Canada: Contestors. Interesting article from Rafflecopter about how "sweepers" are despised by marketers, but are actually beneficial to brands/companies. http://blog.rafflecopter.com/2015/08/stop-hating-on-the-sweepers/
Pick Me Up Magazine Issue 5
After I posted the other thread earlier about the Number Fit puzzle, it seems Sudoku also has an error. I've emailed them about this and posted on Facebook so I'm holding off posting it until I receive a reply. :)
Has anyone's profile been changed?
Hi all, I made a comment on a post earlier and i've reverted back to being a newbie who has just made their first post and has never been thanked? Totally confused that I seem to have been wiped out?:(:(

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