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Thought I had a WEM
Jones Bootmaker and I have won You won! Free delivery coupon inside
I'm new here hi everyone
Hi everyone good luck with the compototions I'm new still learning
Not received prize?
I entered a competition on GoodHouse Keeping, received an e-mail from DRMI saying that I had won. Dated 16/09/22, I waited for 28 days, but no prize, contacted GoodHouse Keeping. NO response. Tried there Facebook page, No response. Sent a e-mail to DRMI, then received an e-mail, saying they would try to contact GoodHouse…
End 11/11/22 4pm Win £125,000, Absolute, Magic radio etc
Friday - presenter - someone will win £125,000. 1st call - 4 rings gent answers hello, presenter you’ve just won £125,000, gent you are kidding, presenter not kidding, think gent said from Crosshillton, gent desperately trying hard not to swear entering this competition so long never going to win, saw call not going to be…
What Daily comp winds you up when entering.
The Gordon Ramsey comp on the mag dailies I am glad to see the back of, that phot was horrendous. Won't complain if I win a voucher though.
WHY do they do it?
Email from World of Cruising... "Thank you for entering the competition to win a 14-night cruise for two to Spain, France and Portugal with Princess Cruises. We have news about your entry. Click here..." I click and get... "Great News. You're in the draw. The competition closes on 21st December 2021 and we will make the…
NO BEST MAGAZINE THIS WEEK.
It was a double issue last week.
Current Comping Scam warning
Today I got a FB friend's request from 'Green Thumb Lawn Treatment'. I won't bore you with all the details, just to say, they said I'd won an iPad (by FB messaging). I proceeded very cautiously, Googling links, etc before clicking, as we sadly have to. But it did seem plausible. I got to where I was supposed to register…
Closes 8/10/21 5pm Win £75,000,Magic Radio, Absolute radio etc
If I manage to listen to the winning call for this Comp that closes on Friday 8th October at 5pm.
Skimlinks
Just noticed the "Display Skimlinks?" box in my profile has ticked itself - don't know if this is common or not but it can lead to issues with some competitions (such as the topcashback hummingbird)
Payday Payout - Questions/Answers/Comments
Please use this thread for the new Hits Radio Network Competition Payday Payout which starts on Monday 26th April. All the details are here... https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6262014/e-30-04-win-payday-payout-starts-26-04-10-entries/p1?new=1
E: 00/00 'Enter Once' ongoing comps moved
These comps are now on the first few pages, when sorting by date order. I've added a random date in 2023 to stop them being closed or moved to Game Over.
PlayStation 5 contest scam
I came across this article earlier and thought I would share as a warning. https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/scam-with-playstation-5-giveaway/39089/
Product of the Year 2021
Please post comps here. Really want one as they have dodged me so far!! https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6247764/e-04-04-md-win-product-of-the-year-goody-bag-x10-ldp#latest
Radio Times Christmas Picture Quiz 2020 Answers
If you would like to know the answers to the 2020 Radio Times Christmas Picture Quiz. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6222052/e-12-01-win-a-tv-blu-ray-dvd-player-and-dvds-radio-times-christmas-2020-picture-quiz#latest Somone has posted the answers on the Lucky Learners Facebook group.…
Accessing magazines online for free via local libraries
I don't know whether this is useful to anyone but thought I would mention it particularly for those who post the magazine puzzles. I access a lot of magazines online via my local library service for free (you just need to have a library card - also free). It will of course depend on your local library service as to whether…
Compers Covid Christmas Carol
Every 2-3 years I get the inexplicable urge to write a comping Christmas Carol. This year, with comping no longer the most influential C-word, I've changed tack and gone for a Covid Christmas Carol, with Santa Claus is Coming to Town Stuck in Lockdown. Happy Xmas all! (right-click and Open Image in New Tab, or zoom your…
Anyone else gonna be happy when Christmas is over so that we don't have to enter the Advents?
It is first proper year in years doing the advent comps, and I know why now. I've only done like 30 a day (mostly the non-social media) and it has become a chore. Hats off to those that enter every single competition!! I've had no luck over this christmas period, apart from a stork cookbook that everybody seems to have won…
Hover button!!!? Is this ever going to be fixed?
Still after all this time I find it really annoying that they took away the hover facility. Having to click on posts to see what it is is time consuming and irritating. When the upgrade!!!! occurred many months ago now it was said these problems would be fixed. So far nothing happened Does anyone else find it annoying and…
Help please
Trying to do the sun's sports quiz with great difficulty today. They are notorious for getting it wrong though. Can anyone help? If you want to post that's fine

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