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Archives for February 2022

2022 Product of the year Goody Bag
Had a surprise parcel this afternoon - one of the of the 2022 Product of the Year Goody bags!
Three-course Jellyfish Tasting Menu
Won two prizes this month, a hamper from Hi-Q Tyres, full of delicious stuff and a bottle of wine. I also won this... https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/kraken-rum-delivers-romantic-jellyfish-feast/1739774 Yes, a three-course jellyfish tasting menu from Kraken rum. It looks like an amazing prize, there are kraken…
M and S hamper
Woohoo Haven't won anything in ages and thought the email looked a bit suspect but my prize arrived tonight a fancy m and a hamper. It was the competition via hallmark for the festive present job game!
Wine Win
E: 31/01 Win a dozen classic wines — MoneySavingExpert Forum Thank you so much for posting this comp @superhez. I had an email yesterday to say I was the winner
£100 Sun Crossword Win
Thanks pa2539. I've just received a WEM from the sun informing me that I was the lucky winner of £100 in one of their crosswords.
Surprise win!
I've just received a Soup Chef Pro in the post, which I definitely haven't ordered. I haven't had any emails or phone calls to notify me of a win but assume it must be from this post https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6319516/e-09-01-md-win-a-soup-chef-pro-from-drew-cole-this-winter. I know JamboDP has now…
Scams
Hi everyone, I received a cheque through post for £25 today from Unity, World Animal Protection for a lottery win. Had anyone heard of them? Is it a scam? Thanks in advance for any info.
I won a £1000 tech bundle with Kiss radio
Thanks to @Comping_Rich for posting all the radio comps. I never thought I'd win anything like this. I was so nervous waiting on hold to be put through to speak to Jordan and Perry, thankfully I didn't have to do much talking! The only problem is, the 55" TV may be a tad big for my living room. I might have to rename it…
I was live on magic radio this morning! Thankyou comping_rich!
am im still cringing hahahahaha when i lost hope after being shortlisted, magic radio called last night to say Ronan Keating would be calling me live on air this morning for the phantom of the opera competition for valentines day. I had to tell the story of how i met my partner and they told me i had won tickets to phantom…
First time winning!
A bottle of Red Door gin just showed up at my door today! I had entered 1000ish competitions since I started at the end of last year and was kind of giving up after not winning anything so this was really nice! :) Thank you if this comp was posted here!
Won a shaving set :-) from Supersavvyme
Won a King C. Gillette Compact Styling Gift Set from Supersavvyme's Xmas advent calendar. Was notified by WEM on Wednesday and received the prize today! Thank you to all who post.
Two Surprise Wins Today
I had two surprise wins arrive in this morning's post. The first was a copy of Collins Scots Dictionary from here. Huge thanks to @AC55 for posting. The second was a copy of Black & British by David Olusoga. I think its likely to have come from this competition so big thanks to @TheMoneypit for taking the time to post.…
I won
Received wem to say you are the lucky winner that has won our fabulous 6 month subscription box of chocolate bars worth over £180. 80Noir Ultra -delicious. Not sure who posted but thank you, and thank you to everyone who posts :)
Thanks AC55 Scottish Dictionary win.
Turned up in the post. Did a quick search and you posted it. Many thanks 🙏
Won a tech bundle & supermarket voucher
Thanks @Comping_Rich - had a WEM this evening to say I won a TV, Soundbar, Speaker, tablet, earphones and a £250 supermarket voucher from this post: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6324855/e-31-01-win-the-ultimate-at-home-sports-experience-all-thanks-to-betfair I've also 'won' a 6 month Bauer ban :') So…
Mugshots & John Lewis Vouchers win
I received a WEM yesterday to say I was one of the winners from the Womens Weekly competition to win a month's supply of Mug Shots and £100 in John Lewis vouchers. Huge thanks to @JamboDP for posting the competition B)
Thank you One-Eye! Hotel Win
Thank you so much to One-Eye for posting the below competition to win an overnight break to Hawkstone Hall in a luxury suite with 3 course meal and breakfast, this is very special and the best timing as its our 40th birthdays this year and 15 year anniversary!…
Duck Tape
just received a package with 5 rolls of duck tape inside,nothing else so i dont know where it came from ,thanks to whoever posted the comp
My wins and thanks (2022)
* 🎮 AMD Radeon 6750 XT graphics card (off-site) * ⚽ Continental-branded mini football (thanks @diddlydoop) * 🎞️ Parallel Mothers (2021) on DVD (thanks @McLennan) * 🎞️ Gift Horse (1952) on Blu-ray Disc (thanks @McLennan) * 🎞️ Cinderella (2021) on DVD (thanks @McLennan) * 🎞️ Babylon Berlin (series 1-4) on DVD (thanks…
Thanks to redfox5
I had a call yesterday to say I’d won this http://www.mums-dads.co.uk/competitions/win-a-family-ticket-to-see-northern-ballets-pinocchio-at-buxton-opera-house/ looking forward to it as it’s such a long time since I’ve been to a theatre!

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