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Entered/ skipped button missing?
Is it just me or has the entered/skipped button gone missing, have tried to log out and back in but still not there just wondered if its just me as when I post I seem to have an odd symbol by my posts like a settings icon but as it hasnt caused an issue I can live with it.
Be aware of "you've won" on FB sharing competitions
This as happened the other day a(Bowes )just now on Bigfoot Sausages. They announce "you win. Check my profile" They have subtle differences in names ( - for instance in the name) Unsure if it's the same person keeps changing names.
Dodgy email? Congratulations "Nnnn” qualified for a Caribbean Cruise holiday!
Received an email today saying I had been preselected as a potential winner of a 7 night Caribbean Cruise for two. Click here to confirm details.The email came from <aventura_post_gmbh@mail.vresp.com>And the link starts: cts.vresp.com/c/BrightonHoldingsLLCI daren't click on it.Anyone else had this?
LIDL Clean Competition
Does anyone have a qualifying receipt for the LIDL Clean competition as I have received a winning text and I cannot find my receipt. It has to show any Airwick, Vanish, Finish or Cillit Bang product and be dated before 29th Feb. I would be willing to share any payout.
Can't access site with ipad
Just wandering if anyone else uses an iPad to enter the mse comps, since we went to the new version I can't access the site with JavaScript on, it just shows a blank screen? So I have to turn it off, but then on most of the competition links I can't access them with JavaScript off? Does anyone know what can I do, I'm…
Surveys slowing up, so joining you guys
*waving* Have been an MSE'er for donkeys (over 15 years) but had to open a new account as mine didn't manage the switch over to the new forums (still trying to get it back). I normally do surveys throughout the day, but they seemed to have slowed, perhaps its because so many places are closing due to the Covid virus as I…
Issues with the new Facebook timeline (not for "new friends" search)
Please help if you understand about these issues:I just received a message from Facebook saying: "26 friends posted on your timeline..."YET I cannot see them, the link above is not clickable. How do I go about to see them? Another issue is if I want to post from MY timeline I cannot see the post until after I click the…
Issues with MSE competition forum tonight
When i tried to load the MSE competition forum page late this night, it kept telling me Oops something went wrong, please try again later. I just tried just now and it’s working again, but have noticed all my green entered button and red miss button has disappeared, this is how I keep track of which competition I have…
SEARCH FAULT - 10/03 Appears to be working OK
No posts since about 8:30pm on Wednesday 26th are being found by Search. This has been reported to MSE. Beware of Dupes - we have already had a few.
Gleam Issues
I've recently changed my e-mail address. I've successfully registered it with gleam. I've updated Twitter and facebook links. However whenever I try to do any tasks. I either get messages such asyou have already registered with this e-mail address please try a different one or you need to link your Twitter account. When I…
Chrome MSE site access problem
Anyone else getting a Cloudflare CNAME Crossuser banned error with Chrome when trying to access anything but www.moneysavingexpert.com? Site seems ok in Firefox."You've requested a page on a website that is part of the Cloudflare network. The host is configured as a CNAME across accounts on Cloudflare, which is prohibited…
One-Eye's TEMPORARY SEARCH LIST
This contains lists of the Titles of all Comps posted since Search stopped working on 26th February. Use Ctrl+F to Search Every 10-15 comps there is a time stamp so you can estimate when a comp was first posted You have to search on both page 1 and page 2 Page 1 - 26/02 to 05/03 Page 2 - 06/03 onwards It's quicker than…
Oh dear...
I can't be the only one who's popping back less and less often now. Compared with other competition sites this one is now simply non-functional. Compers like an efficient system to comp by, something almost akin to a time and motion exercise! Sadly this no longer possible here.
New comp, Can someone post it for me if it hasn't been posted please , my laptop playing up, Thanks
https://planetradio.co.uk/absolute-radio/competitions/win/pay-your-bills-march-2020/ Absolute Radio Pays Your BillsFind out how you can get your hands on £30,000... Pay Your Bills is back! We guarantee that this Friday someone will win £30,000 to help pay off all of their debts.So, that’s your mortgage or rent, weekly…
Holiday Comps
Have you stopped doing them be cause of Coronavirus?
NEW FEATURE - Linking to an individual post
See next post as it's easier to demonstrate.
Do you get any spam mail to your home from competitions?
Hi fellow compers! I like to enter competitions where you just need (e.g.) a name and an email to enter, but I'm reluctant to use my actual address for competitions, for fear of receiving lots of spam mail. I was just wondering if anyone on the forum has started receiving spam from competitions, or if I'm just being…
Love it Fuzzy celeb
Anyone have any idea who the fuzzy celeb is in the new issue please? It's a man of course but no idea who it is.
WARNING to End Date Compers - Missing Out on Comps
With Search not having worked properly for 5 days now, End Daters are starting to miss out badly. I have added the following to the Site Feedback fault report:
help please
Wonder if someone would mind posting a link to a gleam comp for me? I am new and did post but got 5 compliments and 5 spam so must have done something wrong! Thanks

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