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Bier Company - April Fool email [Please Read]
Hi, I know you have helped before but I can't search to check a competition. I know I entered one with the Bier Company and have received a wining email but I wanted to double check, but search doesn't make any sense. Can I have idiot proof instruction on how to use the search function please, the old way was so easy.…
Anybody remember "The Newt"?
Just that really. Sort of a nostalgic flashback brought on by https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/79094387/#Comment_79094387
HELP
An old friend of mine's Facebook has been hacked, or at least there is someone else's photo. Who should she contact and how do you do it?Remember we are not tech-minded so jargon to the minimum, please.Thanks a million in advance!
If you could change one thing about MSE's comping forum what would it be?
Well, apart from a forum that works. I think that's a given! For me it would have to be the addition of a sub-forum for social media only comps. I can't be the only MSEr who gets fed up of trawling through what seems like endless Instagram, Facebook and Twitter comps to get to the ones that are of interest, can I?
Emails
how many emails do you get a day? i must get close to 1000 if not more so today i have clicked on everyone so far and am unsubscribing to mailing lists and will se whether that has the desired effect, it is so annoying and time consuming that it must take me at least an hour each day just checking as don't want to miss a…
Comp wins with no notice
Which magazine comps send out cheques and wins with no notification beforehand?
Problem with Green and Red tick boxes
Good Morning There seems to be a problems with the tick boxes when you tick green to say you have entered and red to say you have skipped. I've ticked several boxes in the actual competition post which appear to have worked as either the green or red is highlighted but when I go back to the main competition list the boxes…
Puzzler Q Wordsearch 568
Can anyone help with this please: What is the missing word: Midnight (*****) Your eyes Thanks for any replies
FB Shares for Additional Entry on Mag Dailies
It looks like they've changed this.Previously as I understand it, if you shared you automatically received an extra entry.Now you only seem to get the extra entry if a friend enters from your shared link :( How to Get More Entries. Step 1 - Invite your friends by selecting one of the share options below. Step 2 - As soon…
Greatest Hits Radio call
Hi, could the call from Greatest Hits Radio Cash Register come up as potential spam on my phone. A couple of times I have received potential spam calls around the time of the Radio calls. Thank you
Anyone experiencing problems logging into some of the MD websites
I am, just wondered if it was just me or affecting others. ThanksMs Choc x
menshealth MD access problem
I can't access the menshealth MD comps for the last couple of days , The login page is constantly switching between the 'accept' permissions popup and 'login' main page so can't login ? (No problem on any other MD sites) Anybody else having problems getting in ? Thanks !
Giving Bank details for a comp win
Hi all, I'm after a bit of advice - I'm not sure if this is the best place but as it's comp related I'll put it here! I had a call ealier telling me I'd own a competition and they wanted bank details to pay my prize - now in this case I'm 99% sure it was a scam so wasn't going to hand anything over but it did get me…
Ideal Home Competitions Club closure
I've just received the following in an email from Ideal Home: Thank you so much for being a valued member of the Ideal Home Competitions Club. The competition section on the Ideal Home site will be closing at 11.59pm on 31 March 2022. However, the main site will continue offering you lots of home inspo, news and shopping…
Brand New :)
Firstly hi everyone! I am completely new to this I am an ex matched better who wanted a new hobby and I came across this! I have set up a new email, insta and twitter which I’ve never had before! I have the hours daily to put in some good grind but I’m wondering whether my strategy is correct? I’ve been using the main comp…
Can someone check this competition ok and post please
Just started doing this and never posted before so don’t want to mess it up, done a search and couldn’t find anything and now on day 5 I think to win toys. good play guide 10 days of give away for 10 year anniversary could someone check and post if ok, sorry I’m useless 🤦‍♀️…
John Lewis Competitions not appearing on your account
Hi All, I like so many of you am not seeing on my John Lewis account their competitions. After a number of emails with them on the issue I got the unsatisfactory response below (along with my response to them) and all I can suggest is that if you are not seeing the competitions on your account is to complain to them as if…
Comps with Effort
I enjoy comps that require effort, but I can't seem to find any right now. Does anyone have any tips for finding them?
Is this legal?
https://www.facebook.com/colourwithclaire/posts/500096628151029 You could win a competition but have no idea how much postage will cost you? Never heard anything like that. Apparently the comp will now close early due to the organiser getting overwhelmed with numbers :/…
No more sharing Social Media Handles
If you have been a member of the forum for a long time, you will know that there were threads created for sharing your social media handles. Fb Comps - Friends wanted Twitter Competitions Instagram - can anyone follow? Well this is no longer allowed, assuming it may not have always been allowed [Although looks like rules…

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