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Archives for June 2016

Help please ;)
I have a mountain of Spar receipts as it is our local shop. I want to enter the Spar competition, but there are so many numbers on the receipt and I don't know which one is the receipt code. Can anyone help please? :o Also can you only enter this comp once a day?
Help find this please
https://www.facebook.com/KissFMUK/photos/a.204568696250016.52309.197948390245380/1221544774552398/?type=3&theater Looks like a daily, but can't find any terms
Purely Creative Card
On Saturday I was handed a envelope with cards in when I spent over £5 in pound world. The envelope is black and has could you have won a million pounds written on the front. When I opened it there were two small cards with symbols on them one had three black cats and the other two boats. The card states to see what you…
Thank you to lilias, not a win but ......
Wanted to say thanks to lilias, for posting all the Best loved hotels comps. Well I just had the "For competition entrants only:Special offer" e-mail, which they send to all people who enter. This one was for The Castle Hotel in Taunton, which we happen to be staying at this Friday night (a fab birthday treat for me from…
On or inside envelope?
I want to enter competitions by post namely the itv good morning Britain ones where it says on or inside an envelope ..I don't want to enter on a postcard where my name and phone number can be seen so want to enter by envelope however unsure if when they say on or inside an envelope do they mean writing my details on a…
How many comps do you enter?
Just wondering how many comps people enter per week? Not that quantity matters just a wonder? :) Thanks to all who post x
Walkers Comp - couple of questions
Hi Guys I only decided to start entering this comp yesterday because I bought a multi-pack while shopping and thought I might as well try. I've read about the K, C and D being the rare letters and I know the chances are slim but today I saw a screenshot on FB from somebody that got a K this week and is off to Hong Kong!…
Best Comping Browser for Android Tablet
I have an Acer Android tablet which only has chrome on it and I'm looking for a different browser as find it quite slow when opening multiple windows. I'm trying firefox but can't find an inbuilt formfill option, and also Dolphin but when I open alink in a new tab it takes me straight to that tab which is annoying and I…
feel unique #holygrail comp
Did anyone else win this competition. I won back in May and was told to send an email with my address i had no reply. I was away so assumed when i got back 3 weeks later they may have arrived, but havent. I have answered my winning tweet but no reply - i have emailed them again and tweeted them again but nothing. I know…
Who still enters the ITV comps?
I'm just wondering, who still enters the ITV orChannel 5 comps? If you enter, what route do you use and how many entries per comp? I use the postal route and usually enter 3 times per comp, maybe more if it's a really big prize. EDC x
Bauer money comps
Normally the capatcha shows up as numbers but the CLYDE and Rock FM and now letters which are actually impossible to get right! Anyone know how to swap back to numbers?
Groupon Comp
I entered a group on comp a few weeks ago to win Sunborn Luxury London SuperYacht Hotel Did anyone else enter? I am confused as it looks like this is now showing as a voucher in my groupon account - When you click to print the coupon it says the value in £0.00 Has anyone else entered and got this in their purchases? or…
Mag dairy video problem
Hi, I have problem with some of Mag dairy video not playing and forcing my monitor into sleep and freeze. I have to force shut computer and restart again. Does anyone else has this problem or just problem with my computer system?
Letter from Bauer, not sure what i have won?
Got a letter saying i had won the Towels Up Clips competition from Issue 243 2016 issues (Media Group says Yours). Does anyone know which comp i have won, I enter so many Bauer ones (like all of you lol). Thank you.
Missed Delivery
I moved house a few weeks ago... got a parcelforce missed delivery through the door while at work - went online to track parcel and the tracking number was not correct... arrrghhh!! Rang parcelforce and the O in the tracking number was actually a Q! its being re delivered tomorrow as I have the day off! The lady on phone…
Farmers Guardian Phonecall
Hi, Came home from work to a voicemail from someone at Farmers Guardian, didn't say what it was about but asking me to call them back. I cannot for the life of me find any comp this could be related to that I would have entered - I don't enter their caption ones and can't see that they've run any other since December last…
Twitter competition
Hi! I know it will sound silly but I wanted to ask. Twitter competitions: has anyone ever won something on twitter? Any advice or tips? I am new to competitions so apologies for such a silly question! Many thanks in advance! :j
Social media weekly live chat comps please take over posting and searching
Mondays around 4pm you must answer every question on fb https://www.facebook.com/Hamleyslondon Tuesdays around 11am on fb https://www.facebook.com/disneyjunioruk Wednesdays 1-2 tw https://twitter.com/MumsnetBloggers Thursdays 1-2 tw https://twitter.com/tots100 I'm sure there's more If you know anymore please add as I…
Trusted Reviews competitions
I can't enter any Trusted Reviews competitions. Is there anyone who can give me an idea on what's wrong please. http://www.trustedreviews.com/competitions I choose the answer, Enter my first name, last name, email address. I then tick the t&c's box Then I press enter competition. But I get "Invalid data. Please check the…
E liquid - anyone else win??
got this email today: You have been selected for the final competition winners, all you have to do to verify your sample is follow the steps below. 1. Visit Tmbnotes.co 2. Create an account 3. Add your desired sample to your shopping cart (please note you will only be sent 10ml as per the competition) 4. Reply to this…

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