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Archives for June 2019

House raffle "competition" Fails story in the DM today
Owners REFUSE to hand over £2m Kensington two-bed flat after £10-a-ticket raffle raises just £227,000 with entrants offered cash prize instead - in latest property competition to end in failure https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7195017/Owners-REFUSE-hand-2m-Kensington-flat-10-ticket-raffle-raises-just-227-000.html
Bumping dailies
Recently it seems that there is a new trend to bump comps which can be entered once a day on the main board. I've always understood that these comps are marked as a daily when they are posted on the main board and then added to the daily thread and left alone. The only exception would be where the answer changes. Just…
Instagram following issue
Anyone having issues following any sites on Instagram? I can enter the competitions but when I click on the page to follow the little blue follow button isn't there 🤔
Mag win
I had an email to say l had won £250 online Christy vouchers and l have inadvertently deleted the email. I think it was House Beautiful but l might be mistaken does anybody have any ideas
Radio stations daily cash competitions
Having sorted out which I can enter, living where I do, I have one that calls between 3pm and 4pm and others that call after 5pm. Do the callers say who they are calling from so I can avoid giving the wrong amount of money in my answer. I have the stations on my note but I'm sure I wouldn't recognise presenters names if I…
Problems logging in
I used log in through Facebook but the button for this seems to have disappeared, so I was unable to log in. When I clicked on forgotten password it tells me my email is not registered? Anyone else have this problem? I had to register a different email and username and I have to start again as a newbie and start all over…
Compers around Manchester area. re County
I'm just curious to know from my fellow compers who live in and around the Manchester area what you put down for your County? Do you put Greater Manchester or Cheshire/Lancashire etc? I.m based in Stockport and I've usually put Cheshire down but Stockport is actually one the towns that make up the County of Greater…
Text competitions on radios...
Hey I could be reading into this too much, but given winners are selected by computers my question is this - If the presenter says text “keyword” plus your answer (A, B, C) to a number does that mean keywordA or keyword A. I never know whether to put a space or not! And they never make it clear either! What do we think?
Notification I've won! But no prize....
Hi Hope it's ok to post. I have been notified that i am the lucky winner. The company asked me to choose a prize. Yay! But then nothing. I emailed the company back asking if there was anything else they needed but no response.... is there anything I should do? Thanks in advance. (It was for a kids puddle suit)
Sun comps
Sorry to ask but have I missed the 2 £50 & the £100 comps that are on here every week think from the Sun? Cant remember who posts them!!
is it worth it recently...
I’m contemplating getting back into comping, I’m an oldie here but with 3 girls and a small petting zoo ;) It is a very time consuming hobby for me. That being said I have won some wonderful prizes over the years (big and small) and my compy feet are feeling a bit twitchy. How are the wins going, are people feeling they…
Blog competitions
Just wondering if anyone else enters blog competitions and thinks "Your child looks a brat " or "your recipe looks disgusting", etc. but enters anyway as the prize is good. (Please keep this thread light. Don't name any bloggers.)
Pick me up
Just read on another site that pick me up will be just for fun after week 26. gutted
Magic Cash Vault Daily Amount Thread
Hi, is there a thread with the amount for the Magic cash vault comp please, like the cash register one? Thank you in advance.
The Post, phone & text comps Board/price of text
The Post, phone & text comps Board Hi, i have not been on this board for a while and have just been on and i was surprised to see that the price of how much the text were costing is not at the end of the competition.I have stopped doing the premium priced ones due to financial reasons.I know you have stated that they will…
Any new Twitter unfollow tools please?
Since ManageFlitter stopped at the beginning of the year, I've used UnTweeps. I hope the site hasn't gone forever as I've been getting Service Unavailable The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later. Apache/2.4.18 (Ubuntu) Server at…
Has anybody ever won on the ‘lucky dip’ style competitions?
Hello! I hope I’m not posting in the wrong area! I saw some of these earlier today where you either select three numbers or click lucky dip & it chooses them for you, and I was wondering if anybody has ever won anything with these or if they are a waste of time? Thank you!! :)
Graffiti Recruitment
Would recommending blacklisting this company from any competitions. I've had it out with them this morning for announcing a winner, to which they quickly announced a males name Lee McDonnnell, quickly deleted it and announced a female name Mia Rice. Upon letting them know no such name had entered their competition they…
Facebook comp etiquette on tags/comments
Hi all, I have a FB profile for competitions and have several MSEers as my friends. But I often wonder on the etiquette when one of them tags me in a post/competition. Is it sufficient for me to like their tag, or should I comment on it too? I don't want to be bumping their notifications with me just saying thank you. I…
Autofill and winning?
Hi, i have won other competitions but don't seem to have much success on form filling entries nothing won so far? Is it because i autofill? I know some sites say not to use it but do you think we get filtered out somehow for using? Thanks BTD

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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to cut overdraft rates for millions but hike them for others – here's what's happening and full help
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
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Martin Lewis: At last a chance to fix Council Tax flaws impacting millions – debt collection, difficulty challenging your band, discounts and more
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Energy complaints to be dealt with more quickly and Energy Ombudsman to get new powers under Government plans
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
Around 2.7 million more households, including 900,000 families with children, will become eligible for the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter, as the Government has confirmed it will remove the existing 'hard to heat' eligibility criteria. The extension has only been confirmed for winter 2025/26, with further changes possible for future years.
Base rate held at 4.25% – here's what it means and when it might be cut next
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Applied for South West Trains 'boundary fares' compensation? Act now to claim it
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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payment this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.

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