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Archives for April 2005

I've won 25 grand or 50 grand!
Only problem is, I never entered, I've gotta call a 0906 number and it seems too good to be true...... :mad: https://www.falcontelecomgroup.com Anyone know them?
I've won a DVD
Just had a DVD ( Bride and Prejudice) arrive today from The Times Film First competition. Well worth signing upto the Times Web site, plenty of competitions...
Girls Aloud tickets!!!
I won 2 tickets to see Girls Aloud at Manchester!! It was from TMF website. Gotta figure who might actually want to go with me now!!!
I won PS2 Punisher game and other goodies
:j I won loads of goodies hope they can deliver (As they have asked if I could pick up my prize as it is such an awkward shape) I am registered disabled and wouldnt be able to go myself!!!! :beer:
I WON I WON a Legend of Kay PS2 Game
Came home from work and was greeted by this message: Thank you for entering our Legend of Kay competition. I am delighted to inform you that you are a WINNER! You have won: Legend of Kay for PS2 gaming! Your prize will be sent to you within the next 28 days. Northcliffe Electronic Publishing cannot be held responsible for…
The Ones to go for........
Regarding competitions, I only enter competitions where its the price of a stamp or a cheap phone call - never, where the phone-line charges are high - I have recently entered a lot of local newspaper competitions, and the magazines you pick up on railway journeys, where the uptake is fairly low, I suspect, unlike "Take a…
I winned but didnt get me prize
I know its only a small win, but after years of playing and all that, i won a £5 cd-wow voucher on tombola around the 7th jan 05, i clicked on the confirmation link and filled me details, and heard absolutely nothing! constant checks of my spam folders etc... emailed tombola plenty of times, i dont even get a reply! any…
I'm a winner .... at last!
I had an email this week to say I'd won a basket of Lavendar products from https://www.all-wrappedup.co.uk. See email below:- Many thanks for entering our website competition to win a lavender gift basket. I'm pleased to tell you that you've been drawn as one of the lucky winners. If you can email me back with your full…
I won a VIP weekend and a pair of GHD straighteners!!!
I won the straightening irons a few weeks back, in an email of the month competition ... The site said that the winner would get £50 worth of vouchers, but after I won they gave me the option of having the irons instead ... WooHoo!!! My winning email More recently I have won a Flora Family Marathon VIP weekend in London,…
I won a years Hairdressing worth £480!!!! Yippee
Well blow me down. Had a call from my local paper saying that i`d won a years free hairdressing at one of the `oh so swish` salons in town. I entered on the website and forgot all about it. I went for my first hair do on Thursday and had my picture taken for the local rag, which went in on the weekend !! The prize is worth…
Competition Form Filling Software (free)
Hope this will be useful and apologies if I've put this is the wrong place. Alot of the time when entering competitions you have to put in your usual details. To save time- especially useful if you are looking to enter lots of competitions ;) I use this form filling software: https://www.RoboForm.com It is free. It can…
I won £50!
I've just found out that I've won £50! I started to feel that I'd never win anything when a got an email then a phone call from GFK media telling me about my win. I do a survey for them everyday about the tv programmes I watch and what I think of them. There is a draw every month - the top prize is £1500. It will take up…
I Won 2 Tickets to the Vitality Show
Just had an email to say I'd won 2 tickets to the Vitality Show in London from the 7/10 April. Use this site and another one to find competitions so not sure where I got it from. It was a So Organic competition. Also their is some beauty stuff to go along with it. Unfortunately I'm not able to use the tickets.

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