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Chat about expired and live competitions, share your comping tips and hints, and ask any questions you have about the world of entering competitions.

Instagram
Is anyone having problems with Instagram ? It keeps on saying there is suspicious activity on my account.It let me back on after doing one of those click on the x photo montages.But now it has totally blocked me.It asked me for my email to send a code to which I successfully completed.Then it asked for my mobile phone…
Hurst Media/Checklist
Has anyone heard anything about this site? Has it closed? It is currently down with the message Error establishing a database connection
Ad Blocker issue
I've been using Ad blocker for a while on Chrome. Today I keep getting videos from Marie Claire in the bottom corner of screen on Woman/Womans Own/What's on TV etc websites. There is a cross in bottom of the video to stop it, but it just keeps coming back. Anyone else had this issue please?
Am I due a big win? What am I doing wrong?
I have been entering competitions for years, and once many years ago won a box of muesli about 2 years ago I starting comping almost daily (if I know I've got a busy week I'll enter all the competitions due to end that week in advance and then just drop in daily for any that have been added on the day). I have entered…
white bar keeps getting in the way
Hello ages ago i remember there was a way to stop the white bar at the top going over everything all the time which i did but ive just got a new laptop so its back and cant find the old thread about it. Does anyone remember how to get rid of it please?
Giving holiday (and other prizes) to family.
There are lots of holidays and trips for families. I live alone but would love to be able to give them to my son and his family. Most rules say that they aren't transferable (I assume that's to prevent people from selling them on) but I wondered if anyone has given their meals/trips/holidays away with no problems? Thanks
Can I enter Bauer radio comps more than once across different networks?
Feeling confused about entering comps like this one: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6530364/e-09-06-win-a-stena-line-ferry-trip-plus-2-000-cash Are entries eligible if made once on each network? Or, are they considered duplicates and are therefore disqualified? I thought that it's not possible to make dupe…
Suspicious thread filters
Anyone else having fun with the forum today? I've just tried posting two threads only to receive the following: 'Whoops, your thread has been caught in on our suspicious thread filters! If you think this is a mistake, please email ForumTeam@MoneySavingExpert.com with details of the threadBack to the discussions list.' I've…
Question about a winning email
I just received a winning email from hearst magazines that states to claim my prize I have to enter details into a new HSBC's Beneficiary Self Management system that they now use to issue winnings, this is new to me as previously it was just a cheque in the mail, can anyone just confirm that this is genuine please?
comping fatigue
Been doing comps for a good few years and had some lovely wins but I seem to have been hit with what I can only describe as 'comping fatigue', I think it's come about because of a fairly lengthy dry spell and it's becoming a chore to enter the comps! Anyone else had this before?
Hellmanns bucket hats competition
Has anyone won from this Hellmanns competition https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6522319/e-29-05-hellmanns-euro-24-bucket-hat-opens-01-05 which leads to here https://www.hellmanns.com/uk/win-UEFA-EURO-2024-bucket-hats-Tesco.html? Just received an email saying I have won and need to claim by clicking what…
Cosmopolitan MD daily - "unsupported" protocol
Hello everyone. The usual link for this: comps.cosmopolitan.co.uk doesn't seem to be working. Does anyone know what's happening with the Cosmo daily site? It's saying "This site can't provide a secure connection" Been down for several days now. Advice gratefully received! Thank you
Help with not honouring a prize
Can anyone help me? I took part in a recent Goodfellas competition where you visit the website given from purchasing one of their pizzas. When I revealed my prize it stated I had won a £1000 love2shop voucher. The website then glitched and would not let me upload my receipt, just went on a constant loop of reloading the…
Anyone using Lastpass or Bitwarden for automatic form filling?
I currently have Lastpass and Bitwarden installed. The issue I have with Lastpass is that it adds a +44 to my phone number when I use the autofill. This leads to me getting errors on forms saying the number is too long. Haven't found a way to turn this off. The issue with Bitwarden is that it doesn't seem to have any…
Time out loading with MSE
Anyone else having probs accessing the site tonight? It sometimes loads, slowly, but also I'm often getting... GATEWAY TIME-OUT The web server reported a gateway time-out error. * Ray ID: 884dbe57e8878865 * Your IP address: 87.114.29.29 * Error reference number: 504 * Cloudflare Location: London Blu XXX
Entered/Skipped search
Hi everyone. Is there a way I can filter to show all standard competitions that I've not clicked as entered/skipped? I've spent the last 2 days entering (and skipping) competitions, I now seem to be up to date but wondered if there was a way to check. Thank you
Mag dailies issues
Afternoon. I keep being logged out when trying to complete the mag dailies. Is anyone else having trouble or is it just me? Thanks
Sun Concert Week competition help
According to The Sun's Bizarre column they're running a comp to win gig tickets as part of Live Nation's Concert Week (May 8-14). I've tried using the link they've given in the paper, thesun.co.uk/concertweek, but it returns an error message. Searching their website and Google I've been able to find the Ts&Cs, but nothing…
Asda Daily Baby Competition
Hi did anyone else win on the Asda daily cashpot competition? I won £100 but it hasn't been added to my cashpot. Have got the email.
I am home
A big thank you for the good wishes, I am now back home and drugged up to the hilt and have to rest. Dave

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