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Archives for April 2020

Instagram ban
Over the past few days I've had intermittent bans. Some only last a few minutes, this current one started yesterday afternoon after only entering about 5 comps and I still can't tag now. Are they onto me now? Will I continue to be monitored? Really, really annoying, especially when I use it for personal stuff as well.…
Instagram (Suddenly LOADS of them,) comps open in a new tab.
For a long time now, I've been used to right clicking on the link in order to get comps to open in a new tab. However, I'm noticing that Instagram ones do so automatically - or is it just me? Anyone know why? And how are there suddenly so many more Instagram ones than we used to have? A huge proportion! Maybe more than…
When will they add the tick and cross buttons back?!
In the old forum, you used to be able to at least put a cross on posts without having to actually click on them. This made going through the forum much easier and quicker. Since they've redone the forum I asked about this feature and they said it was being worked on, however months later and it's still not there and it's…
Instagram comps
It seems that most of the comps on here are instagram comps. the thing is Ive been doing comps for mnay years and nver won abean from insta comp. So I tend to avpid them but then there doesnt sem much left. any ideas, any hints tips, advice? many thanks be kind.
I won a Currys compeition, but received nothing
Hi guys. I'm new here so first post, not sure if this is the best place for it or not? I'll try and keep this short as possible, so....I bought a TV from Currys online, and had it delivered. I then got an email from them saying that if you enter there is a 1 in 10 chance of getting 50% of the cost of the TV back. For me…
A win is a win when?
I used to count a win a win when i got the email/message to tell me i won. Now i only post about my wins when the item i have won has turned up. A few times i have been told i am a winner and not had my prize and then also been told i am a winner along with everyone else that entered the competition. When do you post about…
Bring back the 'Skipped' button
Please can we get the 'Skipped' button back on the main page. Would make skipping so much easier, rather than having to go in to each post.
gaminggiveaways.co.uk
A few posts gone up for a site called gaminggiveaways.co.uk Brand new site with quite high cost prizes and a lot of which are raffle style "competitions" The site doesn't sit right with me, am I being over cautious or is it dodgy? To add to my suspicions on their Facebook live winners reveal tonight somebody won, who has…
Mag Daily Videos
Is anyone else having issues with entering Mag Dailies? I just keep getting "While we confirm your competition entry, please take the time to view the video promotion below. Your entry will be automatically submitted when the video ends. If a video does not appear please click here" But no video loads and the page does't…
Issue with search
Hi all, Is anyone else having issues with the search function? It was working fine yesterday, but now when I search for comps by date it's only showing 1 or 2 comps. TIA
Feeling sad
I am feeling very sad, all my Russian female suiters have stopped emailing me for the last 3 or 4 weeks they must all be suffering with Covid 19.
Planet Rock Voice of Rock - Wrong guesses, possible names etc.
Thought it would be best to set up a chat thread for the Voice of Rock competition on Planet Rock, https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6125901/e-24-04-your-chance-to-win-thousands-of-pounds-6-entries-daily/p12
Forum still not up and running properly?!
Popped back this morning to see if the updates have been made to the site yet such as the red/green boxes on the main page but still nothing has changed! I used to love this forum and found comping so easy on the old website. Do we have any idea if this function will ever be added? In the meantime I have switched to…
If you win a Facebook competition how do they get in touch if you win
I’ve had a voicemail on my “bat phone” saying I entered a comp on Facebook to win a thousand pounds and saying they need to ask me some question. I think the company name was Switchb. Sound s a bit dodgy?
how can I stop page sweeping across from right to left on comp pages on MSE?
every time I move off a page on MSE comps, when I press the back button, the page sweeps across from right to left. I find this annoying and time consuming if I am doing a few comps. Can anyone tell me how to make this stop please
Is this a win or a scam?
I’ve had an email from an address newsletter@fanaticalarticle.com saying congratulations to our HiFi contest winners and telling me I’ve won a Sonos Play 1 WiFi speaker. However it gives me a Link to click to claim my prize which makes me suspicious. I've done a search and I can’t find a competition that relates to this.…
Dodgy radio station competitions name change?
I can't remember the name of the station but they had a lot of comps running on Twitter. I think they deleted some before deactivating the account. This one has popped up on my timeline and seems very similar. It shows me as following them and I'm certain I didn't. I was however still following the original account.…
Subscribing to mails and marketing?
Hi, I firstly want to say this forum is great :smile: Apologies in advance for the newbie question - Do you think competition winners are chosen from those who opt in for marketing material / newsletters etc, should I always be selecting these? or are winners selected from everyone who enters? (sorry if this has already…
A question for some of the regulars - HELP
I found a whole lot of DVD comps on Golf 365 which I posted today. Now I see an identical set of comps on Teamtalk http://competitions.teamtalk.com/competitions I think they are both owned by Planet Sport publishing. I cant see why you couldnt enter both but could someone check for me please I am happy to do the listing…
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