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Archives for February 2017

Odd email
I just had a really odd email.. addressed to an email account I hardly ever use. I used to used that one for comps but switched to gmail a couple of years ago ?? It has my name address and phone number correct ? The order information bit is a clicky link. Search doesn't find any Bob Marle links at all ?? Dear mrs Sue,…
Facebook gone dodgy?
Been out for the day and just catching up on things when I discovered a good comping friend appears to have blocked me or for some other reason I can't see her page. Wondered what I'd done to upset her. But now I discover an actual family member's page and a page I won a prize with very recently have also been 'blocked?'…
Has anyone won with Auto Trader before? not getting any response to my emails!
Hi, was wondering if anybody else had a win with Auto Trader, I got email on 17th Feb saying I won a weekly prize draw for £200 worth of driving lessons and that I had to reply by 3rd March. I've replied twice now and what with it being March tomorrow I'm starting to worry they won't honour the prize (though I've replied…
Does anyone else et really excited
On the evening of the last day of the month... I always expect the wins to come flooding in - not that they do but u like the excitement, like Christmas every month! :rotfl:
Application Error
When I try to go into the cluck to win magazines it keeps coming up with a blank page saying Application Error, is anyone else getting this? Does anyone know why this is happening? When it was working the captcha haven't been loading for me either, I am using an iPad and safari, i don't know if f that is the problem. Any…
Dropped call
Just had a call on my mobile that rang off after one ring. It was 07830 219582 and a name of Andrea Batchelor. I don't know anybody of this name. When I tried to call back it wouldn't connect! Very strange!
Question about mag dailies
Hi all...I. Enjoying my return to comping, no wins are not as common as they were back in the day but it's still lots of fun.. But doing the mag dailies has changed...it won't seem to let me share on facenookwhen I click the button basically nothing happens,..does anyone else have this issue? Also it used to be that you…
I've won $720,000
I can retire all over again. You Have Won (US$720, 000.00) Sweepstakes National Lottery Award That's all it says in the email, but it does have a very nasty looking attachment.
Click2Win Captchas
Anyone else getting Captchas on certain click 2 win sites? I keep on wondering if it's something I've done that make them appear (On computer settings, not just general behaviour etc...), and if there's a way to get rid of them.
Facebook competitions - how to find wins?
Hello! I enter a lot of Facebook competitions but have noticed that a lot of pages don't tag people when they've won but just comment the name...so don't have a clue if I've missed any wins or not! Does anyone have any tips (other than checking pages again and again) to know if you've won or not? Also are there any…
Green ticks
The green ticks that tell me that I have entered a comp have stopped working. When I click on them they turn green but when I return to the previous page they don't save. Has anyone body any ideas what is wrong? Thanks in advance of any replies.
Easy video editor free
So I finally won myself a camcorder, which I'm just getting to grips with (video comps yeah :D ) - can anyone suggest a free, easy to use video editor which supports mp4 please? I only really want to do very basic stuff like cutting.
That's life mag daily
The space to enter the password is missing on my thats life page so I cannot sign in..Has this happened to anyone else?
Daily Mag wins, do they generally take a while to arrive?
Only won once on them so not sure... i'm guessing it differs if the prize is coming direct from the company. xx
Really sorry
Hi everyone really sorry to have to do this but I am going to have to stop posting for the foreseeable future as things are worse than we expected with Mr nellies health with what looks like lots of hospital appointments and also no help as yet on the benefit front as we saved :wall: I have seen that on this site…
When a prize win is maybe not a prize win!
In September 2016 I won a one week all-inclusive holiday to Barbados for 2 in a major Sunday newspaper which was sponsored by Tropical Sky. The prize has to be taken between 1 May 2017 and 20 December 2017 and the hotel is The Sands, Barbados. The major problem with this prize is that The Sands hotel has been a concrete…
Confessions of a new comper!
Hi everyone I'm a new comper (approx 2 weeks) and here are some confessions I'm hoping others did the same when they first started. :) After thinking what the heck I'm going to try and win something I put maximum effort into entering anything and everything. I then sat back just waiting for my phone to ring and checking my…
Thoughts - possible scam or win?
Posting for a friend as she can't get past the captcha! EDITED TO ADD: Having had a bit of a google it's spam - but will leave this post up in case anyone else gets something similar. My friend has had an email from this email address servicecustomer@glautobodyparts.com Thank you for placing an order with us. Just to…
Your experience with holiday wins
As you may remember I won a holiday late last year. It's been incredibly slow going getting the details of the holiday ironed out. Basically the promoter Global Radio handed me off to the airline and to the tourist board (well their Euro rep anyway). The flights I got sorted quickly, although tickets arent coming until…
Has anyone won on the instant wins?
Has anyone won on the instant wins where you pick 3 numbers and if they match you win? Just wondering if I'm wasting my time doing these types of comps

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